[Alternate Republic-era setting + He chases her after losing her + Both leads have only loved each other + Clear-headed beauty + Not a mindless wish-fulfillment story]
After her grandfather dies, Ye Mian’s uncle sells her off as a bride to the foolish son of the Su City Chamber of Commerce chairman.
Clutching a token of identity, Ye Mian goes alone to the Haicheng Military Governor’s residence to seek protection. There, she becomes engaged to Lu Zheng, the young marshal of the household.
But he sees her as a scheming woman intent on attaching herself to the powerful. In front of everyone, he treats her like dirt. “A woman like that can be paid off and sent away. You think I’d marry her?”
Clear-headed and self-reliant, Ye Mian saves lives with her medical skills and breaks through one predicament after another with her intelligence. She blossoms in the face of adversity, eventually ending the engagement and becoming the adopted daughter of the Military Governor’s household.
Yet Lu Zheng finds himself increasingly captivated by the beautiful, resilient figure who endures in silence.
When Ye Mian is about to give her heart to Haicheng’s rising star, Gu Jiuzhou, Lu Zheng’s eyes redden. “Ye Mian, I’ll give you everything you want: power, status, myself, my heart. I’m only asking you to turn back and look at me once…”
I've finally finished a book, and I have a few things to say: Let's start with the female lead, Ye Mian. She survives in a precarious situation. To stay alive, she initially resists with some leeway in order to gain protection. However, once she kills her enemies and her survival is no longer threatened, she grows further and her resistance becomes more thorough.
The author's writing style is a bit immature and needs improvement, but the story is well-structured, with conflicts and grievances unfolding one after another, yet it's not too angsty and is even somewhat satisfying. Five stars for the engaging plot alone.
Ahhhhh!!! Who understands?! The author is so good at writing about the male lead's physical attraction to the female lead! I wonder when they'll get together, I'm so excited! (✧◡✧)
It's so good! I rarely read stories set in the Republican era!! The writing is excellent!!! Please update more often, author! 💕
It's so good! The male lead was so mean to the female lead at the beginning, it's a bit overwhelming. I hope the author will torture him a few hundred times, make him suffer and not be able to eat or sleep properly, and please don't let them get together so quickly.
It's a great read, not too long, which is exactly my style; I finished it in two or three days. The story is original, the plot is logical, and it's definitely worth watching.
I like this kind of female lead. It's a pretty good novel set in the Republican era. I recommend it.
It's a great read. The characters are well-developed and believable, and the writing is excellent.
It's a really good book; I read it in one go. Don't be fooled by the ratings.
So beautiful, I love it!