Casting Nets to Catch a Husband

Reborn after a tragic past where her beauty led to her sale and death in a Yangzhou brothel, Liu Yu finds herself back at fifteen, a month before her parents would sell her. Her sole objective is to secure a husband and escape her family's fate. Using her remaining funds, she approaches a matchmaker, encountering Lu Chengxiao, the third son of the Lu family and owner of Lu Feng Cloth Shop, her third target. Lu Chengxiao is initially captivated by Liu Yu, believing their encounters are fate. However, his admiration turns to suspicion when he carries her after she fakes an injury, only to see her walking normally later. Despite her subsequent attempt to thank him with a purse, he rejects her, citing propriety. Liu Yu then shifts her focus to Chen Sheng, a young man working at a bookshop. Witnessing Liu Yu engineer a chance encounter with Chen Sheng, Lu Chengxiao grows increasingly frustrated. When Liu Yu feigns falling into a river, Lu Chengxiao impulsively rescues her, overwhelmed by a mixture of anger and concern. He proposes marriage, offering her a good future.