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Stuttering, insecure romantic vs. sharp-tongued, flirtatious beauty
# An honest man marries a formidable wife
Zhao Jingnian, the second son of Duke Zhao, stuttered. When he came of age, he married Qi Su, a concubine-born daughter of the Qi family.
A stutterer marrying a concubine's daughter? Everyone said the match was bound to be a disaster.
But Zhao Jingnian spoiled his new bride until she became downright arrogant. Even the sharp-tongued old women who loved to gossip couldn't match her when it came to cursing people out.
His brothers and sisters-in-law urged him, "Stop indulging Qi Su. Keep this up and she'll have you under her thumb."
Zhao Jingnian blinked. "My wife's so fragrant. Wouldn't it be a good thing to have her on top of me?"
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Qi Su thought she was terribly unlucky.
She had been a mixed martial arts fighter in the modern world, but when she opened her eyes, she had ended up in the body of a concubine-born daughter.
And she had married a man who could barely get a sentence out.
Still, her husband Zhao Jingnian was gentle, and he treated her very well.
Everything she ate and wore was the best. He even insisted on washing her underwear himself.
Qi Su had a fiery temper. Whenever someone bullied her, she would either give them a tongue-lashing or roll up her sleeves and fight them.
Over time, her elders grew increasingly displeased with her. At a family banquet, even Zhao Jingnian's great-aunt publicly scolded her for being an unvirtuous wife.
Before Qi Su could say anything, Zhao Jingnian lost his temper, flipped the table, and stopped stuttering as he pointed at his elder.
"How did my gentle and virtuous wife become a shrew in your mouth?"
She smiled softly. This little stutterer really did take his wife's side over what was right.
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Zhao Jingnian had always thought he wasn't good enough for Qi Su.
His wife was beautiful and strong. Whenever someone bullied him, she always stepped in to protect him.
But he stuttered and was timid. Since Qi Su treated him so well, all he could do was repay her by doing little things for her.
He bought her jewelry, treats, and expensive custom-made clothes, but she never seemed all that happy.
One day, he happened to see the excitement in Qi Su's eyes while he was training bare-chested. Only then did he realize that his wife liked his body.
He decided to give her what she wanted, sneaking into her room at night and taking her into his arms.
But when Qi Su's lips met his, his wooden head finally got the message:
His wife didn't just like his body. She liked him, too.
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The thing Zhao Jingshan regretted most in his life was turning down Qi Su and letting his younger brother, Zhao Jingnian, marry her.
At the time, he had looked down on Qi Su for being a concubine's daughter. She was always shrinking humbly into the crowd, and he could find nothing to like about her. So he avoided her like the plague and had Zhao Jingnian marry her instead.
Who could have known that after marriage, Zhao Jingnian would nurse the once sallow, scrawny Qi Su into a plump, alluring beauty with a delightful personality, exactly the kind of woman Zhao Jingshan liked?
He began to regret his decision and resolved to get closer to his sister-in-law.
[Double virgins. The male lead is completely devoted to the heroine and protects her like a demon king. Beware: he's a hopeless romantic!]
[There will be some competition between two men for one woman, but not much.]
[It's a fictional setting, so don't nitpick. This is a sweet romance focused mainly on the relationship~]
The first draft of the blurb was screen-recorded on 2026.08.12
Theme: Love makes the timid brave
