The Warlord’s Exclusive Darling: The Young Marshal’s Substitute Bride

(Domestic intrigue + miracle doctor + play the fool to catch the tiger + substitute marriage + sweet romance + fictional Republican-era setting) He is a young warlord with power over the region, the living King of Hell feared by everyone in Beicheng, yet he is afflicted with a deadly poison no one can cure. They say he is ruthless, cold, and cruel, a patricidal, fratricidal killer, and a short-lived man who despises women. She is a helpless girl with neither power nor influence, a lowborn daughter abandoned by her family and bullied by everyone. Yet she is a gifted young doctor, secretly descended from a family of traditional Chinese physicians. A marriage of substitution makes her his wife. After the wedding, he says, “I'm not interested in women.” Then he leaves her behind at the mansion, spending his days amid wine and women and paying her no attention. Six months later, she suddenly becomes a guest of honor to the commander and starts a business with students who studied abroad. She shoots mutineers without batting an eye, and she's also a master of medicine and poison: the peerless young physician the young marshal has been searching for for years. A whole crowd of handsome young men follows her around, eager to win her favor. The young marshal panics. He corners her against the wall. “Shen Tingwan, it's time you fulfilled your duties as my wife!” The helpless girl's eyes turn innocent as she gazes at him aggrievedly. “Young Marshal, I know you're not interested in women!” Lu Chenxiao's tall figure pulls her tightly into his arms. “I'm interested in you now!” She nestles her soft body against him, gentle as a kitten. “Then please be tender with me, Young Marshal...” From then on, the living King of Hell, feared by everyone, would gladly give his life to his darling wife. Everyone knows the young marshal's mansion keeps a wife pampered like a princess. He treats her like the apple of his eye, afraid she'll break if he holds her and melt if he keeps her in his mouth...