Height difference, skin-tone contrast, instinctive attraction, love at first sight, marriage before love, a slow and steady romance
A lovely beauty × a young general
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The day she was granted in marriage to Xiao Linye, Jiang Yingtang knew they probably wouldn't be able to live like an ordinary married couple.
Though she was a noblewoman from the capital, she was still an orphan, while he was a young general with a distinguished military record.
She had nothing to offer him, and might even be a burden.
On their wedding night, everything seemed to go as she expected: Xiao Linye didn't consummate the marriage with her.
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Now that she was married, Jiang Yingtang still wanted to make the best of it.
She took on the responsibilities of running the household, but day by day, things became less and less like she had imagined.
After practicing his sword, Xiao Linye would come over and ask her to wipe his sweat.
On his way back from the training camp, he would bring her little gifts.
After she finished her medicine, he would pop a candied fruit into her mouth.
When she was tired, he would massage her lower back.
Jiang Yingtang felt a little dazed.
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One night, drunk, Jiang Yingtang clung to Xiao Linye and wouldn't let go.
Her eyes were red, her voice soft as she asked him,
"Xiao Linye, why are you so good to me?"
His usually stern face broke into a smile. He tapped her nose and replied, "We're married. Being good to my wife is only natural."
"Then how about we become a real married couple?"
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Reader's guide: No angst, all sweetness. A little sugary romance with no grand ambitions, just the everyday love story of a married couple.
