The Substitute Bride

Zhou Youning was forced to take her cousin's place and marry into the Marquis of Dingbei's household. She wasn't marrying the powerful Marquis of Dingbei, Pei Yan, but his deceased younger brother. She tried every way she could to prove that she wasn't her cousin, but no one believed her. At last, she found a chance to run away and live the life she wanted. Unexpectedly, that cold-faced menace came after her. Zhou Youning was close to tears. "I'm really not your sister-in-law." "I know. I want you to be my wife." Reading Guide: 1. A fearsome demon king x a seemingly frail girl who's soft on the outside but strong inside 2. One-on-one romance, sweet Completed older works: "Elder Brother Above" "Your Majesty, Forgive Me" - My domineering imperial brother falls in love with me "I Mistook the Male Antagonist for the Female Lead" "A Handbook for Surviving in the Inner Residence" - A martial arts master in the inner residence "After the Female Lead Transmigrated Here" "Quick Transmigration: What a Waste of a Scoundrel" "My Brother Could Never Turn Evil" "He Floated Back After Dying in Battle" In the works: "Provocation" One-line summary: The ex I treated badly has ascended the throne. When Xu Chang'an was fifteen, her secret of disguising herself as a boy was discovered. From then on, her standing in the family plummeted. A few days later, her father brought home an amnesiac boy, planning to adopt him and have him inherit the family business. Xu Chang'an was indignant and deliberately seduced the boy... Four years later, a new emperor ascended the throne. Xu Chang'an, now a female official in charge of medicine, packed her bags and prepared to flee. The new emperor had once almost become her stepbrother, and she'd also dumped him after leading him on. By chance, she learned that the emperor didn't remember their ill-fated romance. Xu Chang'an quietly put her bags away and carried on maintaining her image as a strong widow. Until one day, the emperor cornered her against a wall. "I hear you've been telling everyone that I, the emperor, am dead?" Reading Guide: 1. One-on-one romance 2. The male lead is an amnesiac boy in the beginning and a darkened ruler later 3. The female lead is career-minded "Reborn as the White Moonlight" - Turns out I was so many people's white moonlight "Have We Divorced Today?" - The male lead's daily journey to realize he was wrong "Your Majesty, Spare Me" - After being reborn, my nemesis ascended the throne "I Was Held Hostage in the Capital" "Marrying into the Eastern Palace" - After swapping bodies with the crown prince, I married into the Eastern Palace Theme: