The Substitute Bride

Liu Zhiyu was sickly, and because of her frail health, she was raised in the countryside from a young age.

When she returned to the capital, it was because her elder sister had died unexpectedly. Her family couldn't bear to give up the good marriage match their ancestors had arranged for her sister, so they made Liu Zhiyu take her place and marry into the family to preserve their own glory.

After marrying, Liu Zhiyu lived in constant fear. She faced one hardship after another, yet never revealed her true identity to her husband or his family, terrified that she would bring trouble upon her own family.

But in the third year of their marriage, her identity was exposed all the same. Her family cast her aside, and her husband's family would no longer tolerate her. A divorce agreement forced her out of the house. On her way back to the countryside with a fortune in wealth, she met with an accident.

When she awoke, it was the first year of her marriage into the Marquis's household.

Given another chance, she refused to be her elder sister's sacrificial replacement. The first thing she did was find her useless nominal husband, tell him who she really was, and then divorce him so she could live a good life.

Pei Xuan, heir to the Marquis's household, was born into luxury and had enjoyed a life of fine clothes and fine food since childhood. As a result, he grew into a spoiled young lord.

In his previous life, he married a daughter of the Liu family because of an engagement arranged by their ancestors. His wife was so frail that he didn't dare so much as touch her finger. So he studied day and night and passed the imperial examinations, hoping to protect her better. But after he finally earned his degree, his wife met with an accident, and he never married again.

Reborn, Pei Xuan vowed to protect his wife. He proposed to her early, and they were very much in love at the start of their marriage.

Then one day, his wife told him she wanted a divorce.

The smile slowly vanished from Pei Xuan's face.

[Delicate beauty, graceful as a willow in the wind VS a seemingly spoiled but secretly ambitious heir to a marquis]

Note:

1. Pei Xuan is the male lead. There is no picking sides.

2. The leads have no romantic history with anyone else. After being reborn, the heroine won't let herself be mistreated.

3. Includes a husband pursuing his wife after losing her, along with all kinds of dramatic romantic entanglements.

3. Blurb dated December 24, 2025. Weibo: @Jinjiang Qiao Yan

Theme: Wishing you peace and happiness, and joy in all things.