Nah. Ah Chou had no choice but to take Wei Rao’s place. She was forced by Wei Rao (later renamed Jun Dai) because…
Whether Lu Zhuo lived or died, Jun Dai and her “aunt” still would have killed Ah Chou to erase all traces of their scheme. They literally trapped her. They gave her no choice but to take Jun Dai’s place, then planned to discard her afterward. There was no way that deal would have ended with Ah Chou unscathed, especially since Jun Dai and her aunt clearly held the upper hand. They were powerful people whose only problem was not having enough status to stand above everyone else.
So yes, Ah Chou did everything to survive.
Jun Dai being bratty and selfish wasn’t used solely to justify Ah Chou’s actions. Some people are simply like that, and that’s exactly the kind of behavior the story is trying to critique.
There’s also the whole “they look alike” aspect, which is basically the biggest plot point in the story. Ah Chou is where she was always meant to be.
Nah. Ah Chou had no choice but to take Wei Rao’s place. She was forced by Wei Rao (later renamed Jun Dai) because…
I’ve read the book, but the drama made significant changes to the original story. Tbh, glad they did that bcs the novel didn't grip me as much as the script did.
Major spoiler: Ah Chou and Jun Dai look alike because they’re actually cousins who were switched when they were kids. Ah Chou is the REAL Wei Rao, so in a way, she just ended up where she was always meant to be.
Is this story about stealing someone’s life and then making the person whose life was stolen the villain?
Nah. Ah Chou had no choice but to take Wei Rao’s place. She was forced by Wei Rao (later renamed Jun Dai) because she didn’t want to be a widow. They were so sure Lu Zhuo was going to die, lmao. But Lu Zhuo suddenly woke up from his coma, and Jun Dai couldn’t accept that Wei Rao (Ah Chou) had taken her place.
Well, bottom line is that everything Ah Chou did was for survival. Jun Dai has always been bratty and selfish, even before the switch. She did some awful things.
So yes, Ah Chou did everything to survive.
Jun Dai being bratty and selfish wasn’t used solely to justify Ah Chou’s actions. Some people are simply like that, and that’s exactly the kind of behavior the story is trying to critique.
There’s also the whole “they look alike” aspect, which is basically the biggest plot point in the story. Ah Chou is where she was always meant to be.
Major spoiler: Ah Chou and Jun Dai look alike because they’re actually cousins who were switched when they were kids. Ah Chou is the REAL Wei Rao, so in a way, she just ended up where she was always meant to be.
Well, bottom line is that everything Ah Chou did was for survival. Jun Dai has always been bratty and selfish, even before the switch. She did some awful things.