A Fake Monk Sets His Sights on a Real Blockhead

Fake ascetic monk × genuinely wooden heiress

1.

Overnight, Jiang Xianyue became the family's cast-off. Her father brought her a bowl of almond porridge.

It was sweet and soft, but laced with poison.

Months later, she woke up at her maternal grandfather's home, with a new appearance and a new identity: Yun Chao.

To protect her, her grandfather sent her up the mountain in a small sedan chair.

2.

As soon as she arrived at the temple, she deliberately broke the rules to get sent back down the mountain as soon as possible. The old abbot had been entrusted with her care, but instead of getting angry, he played chess with her.

A monk appeared and changed the course of the game, which had been just one move away from her victory. She lost.

Only then did she learn his monastic name was Nian Yi.

Though Jiang Xianyue earned a bad reputation at the temple, no one dared treat her badly. So the months passed as she bickered and tussled with the monk.

Then one day, they encountered danger in the mountains. Injured, Jiang Xianyue lay groggily on top of him, and began to suspect that the monk's feelings for her were different from other people's.

But Nian Yi had already fallen for her. She was the one who didn't understand.

After recovering from her injuries, Jiang Xianyue learned that Nian Yi had also been hurt. She didn't dare visit him openly during the day, so she sneaked into his meditation room at night.

"How bold of you. Of all the things you shouldn't have done, the worst was barging into this temple and disturbing my peace of mind."

In the midst of their argument, their clumsy yet impetuous kiss fell, making her realize beyond a doubt that, at some point, she'd started wanting him all to herself.

She thought, Now that he's broken his vows, he'll leave with me, won't he?

But when she went to find Nian Yi the next day, he treated her with cruel words.

"Last night, you overstepped and behaved discourteously. In view of your innocent nature, I will let it pass, but I ask you to show some restraint. Do not indulge your desires with a monk like me. It will only end in regret."

But he was the one who crossed the line first...

3.

The next time she went to the temple was to choose an auspicious wedding date with her fiance. After going down the mountain, she'd agreed in a fit of pique to let her grandfather find her a suitable husband, hoping to provoke the monk. But she searched the whole temple and couldn't find him.

Later, she heard that the monk had committed an offense and asked to be expelled from the temple. He'd left just before she arrived, and she hadn't even seen him one last time.

The wedding was still arranged.

On the wedding day, after General Qin finished the ceremony, an imperial decree summoned him back to the army. Jiang Xianyue waited a long time, only for Nian Yi to arrive in his wedding robes.

Reading guide:

1. Both are each other's first and only, 1v1. The setup takes a while, so please be patient. Bows.

2. The heroine has a marriage in name only with the second male lead, with no actual marital relationship.

3. Open the cover for a surprise.

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Theme: Grow together through understanding and love.