A Heart of Iron

Jiang Ning fell in love with Lu Huaiyuan at first sight, drawn in by his looks. The means she used to get him were hardly honorable, either.

The first time Jiang Ning saw Lu Huaiyuan, she used her family's influence to force him to yield and marry her.

After they married, they treated each other with courteous respect. Lu Huaiyuan was always cool toward her and never crossed the line.

She thought their days would simply go on like that.

But then disaster struck the family, and the Jiang family fell into decline.

Only then did Jiang Ning realize that the husband who had once bowed to her was no longer the man he had been. He had become a powerful official who could manipulate the political world at will.

For the first time in her life, she set aside her pride and pleaded with him, hoping he would help the Jiang family.

All she got in return was his icy gaze and the cruel words, “Keep dreaming.”

The once-glamorous young lady was now in a miserable state, but Lu Huaiyuan still seemed unsatisfied.

Lu Huaiyuan brought the woman he had always cherished into his household.

Jiang Ning was furious, resentful, and bitter. At the same time, she regretted using her family's status to force him to marry her.

Even when her life was in danger, Lu Huaiyuan chose to abandon her.

Though Jiang Ning had expected as much, it still felt as if a hole had been torn in her heart.

She had never given up hope, always thinking that she and Lu Huaiyuan would fall in love with time.

But she was wrong. The occasional pity Lu Huaiyuan showed her was only because he was fulfilling his duty as her husband.

Heartbroken and despairing, Jiang Ning suffered an accident and nearly died.

Fortunately, someone rescued her, but she remembered nothing.

She forgot all the pain she had endured, and she also forgot her entanglement with a cold-blooded man.

Though she had forgotten her past, the man who saved her treated her wonderfully.

Later, she married him, and they became husband and wife.

They were perfectly in tune with each other and spent their days like a couple in paradise.

She felt happy to have such a good husband.

Until one day, a strange man with bloodshot eyes grabbed her wrist. His voice was hoarse, full of obsession and madness.

“You are my wife. You always have been.”

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Lu Huaiyuan had always thought he hated Jiang Ning.

She was domineering, unreasonable, and controlling. It seemed she had nothing going for her besides her pretty face.

But when he heard that Jiang Ning had suffered an accident, it felt as if a piece of his heart had gone missing.

Countless nights, he lay awake with only one image turning over and over in his mind: her spoiled, her aggrieved, even her pleading with her head bowed.

Later, he was sent to Wu Commandery. One day, while taking shelter from the rain beneath the eaves, he finally saw the face he had longed for.

The Jiang Ning before him was gentle and quiet, her features soft, utterly unlike the woman she had once been.

But the “husband” she called out to belonged to someone else.

Please note:

1. Both leads are virgins.

2. Both leads suffer.

3. The cherished woman in the blurb differs from the one in the story. There is no rivalry between women.

4. A melodramatic mix of everything, with the second male lead ending up with her.

5. If you don't like it, feel free to read something else, but please don't attack the author QAQ

[Blurb written on 2026.2.20, screenshot archived. Plagiarism will be pursued.]

Premise: Understand your own heart, and don't miss your chance.