Wanwan's Got Nerve: If You Dare Marry Me Under False Pretenses, I'll Leave

Tags: Historical fiction / Romance after marriage / Love of country and family / Female growth / Devoted protection / Choices of fate After Qiao Wanwan’s wedding, she discovered that her husband, Lu Ting, had a “child bride.” She demanded a divorce, but later the misunderstanding was cleared up. She followed him to his military post, clumsily learning how to love him. Just when she and Lu Ting loved each other most, he died in service. Two years later, Ye Yuan-chao entered her life. Little by little, she let go of the past and welcomed a new beginning. Two men loved Qiao Wanwan deeply in completely different ways throughout her life. One was Lu Ting, her star: brilliant, but fleeting. He fulfilled a soldier’s vow with his life, and his final letter paved the way for the rest of her days. His love burned like summer flowers, dazzling and radiant, but was frozen in time at dusk in the southern borderlands. The other was Ye Yuan-chao, her mountains and seas: quiet, yet everlasting. He was her eldest brother’s most trusted friend, a disciplined research officer. Even before Lu Ting appeared, they had shared a fleeting encounter on a train. When a storm of fate swept her into a human-trafficking plot, he was the first to reach the hospital. And when news of Lu Ting’s death arrived and everyone feared she would fall apart, Ye Yuan-chao was the one who understood her best and stood by her most steadfastly. He knew he could never replace Lu Ting in her heart, and had no wish to. That name was a cinnabar mark on her heart, a pain and glory woven into her very blood. So Ye Yuan-chao found a different way to protect her, a quieter, more lasting way. Love takes more than one form: Lu Ting’s love was, “I would die for you.” Ye Yuan-chao’s devotion was, “I will stay by your side as you live.”