His Only Bride by Arrangement [Republican Era]

Blurb:

*Raised to the standards of the old days, Yue'er is a courtesan trained to make every smile and frown exactly what men like. She thought that in these chaotic times, she could simply rely on a man's affection to survive.

But one day, she was sold off to take the place of a fashionable rich family's daughter as a bride, becoming a legitimate wife in her own right. Trembling with anxiety, Yue'er learns French, runs a business, studies modern theater, and becomes a fashionable lady, terrified that her husband, who also studied abroad, will see through her disguise.

And yet... it doesn't seem quite so nerve-racking. Is my husband spoiling me too much?

*An encounter aboard a passenger liner returning from France shattered all of Han Jiangxue's romantic fantasies about his fiancée. His heart had turned to ashes over marriage, and he no longer dared hope for love.

But at the wedding, when he saw the bride who had been switched in for the original, Han Jiangxue's heart skipped a beat. So love at first sight wasn't just a fairy tale.

Reader's guide: One-on-one, single-couple romance. The bride substitution is central to the premise. If that's not for you, just click away. Please don't leave complaints, thanks.

Recommended: My good friend's novel, Plastic Couple of the Rich Family Lose Their Memories by Chi Mang

Qin Qing had a crush on Qi Yanzhou for seven years. After graduating from college, they married in a business alliance. After the wedding, the man was embroiled in one scandal after another, and they slept in separate rooms.

Before their wedding anniversary, the two finally got into a little car headed for the Civil Affairs Bureau, to collect the little papers that would send them their separate ways.

Looking at the elegant, indifferent Qi Yanzhou in the driver's seat, Qin Qing said, "Hah. Even if I spend the rest of my life unable to get married and die alone at home, or jump out of this car, I, Qin Qing, will never look at you again!"

Heaven must have heard her earth-shaking cry and decided to grant her wish on the spot.

Bang! #Luocheng's Richest Qi Family Heir and Wife Qin Qing In Car Accident# shot straight up the trending list.

Qi Yanzhou had loved Qin Qing for years. He finally got to marry her, only to hear the girl say, "Let's get a divorce."

The man smoked all night. At dawn, his eyes were bloodshot behind his silver-rimmed glasses, yet his lips twisted into their usual mocking smile. Leaning casually against her doorway, he said, "Let's go, then. Just don't regret it."

The moment the accident happened, Qi Yanzhou thought the only thing he could do for her in this lifetime was hold her in his arms and protect her one last time...

Half a month later

Their friends looked at the two of them, finally awake. "Are you two still getting divorced?"

Qin Qing & Qi Yanzhou: "Divorced? Have the results of our second-year high school class placements come out? Which class are Qi Yanzhou/Qin Qing in?"

Their friends: "...? What the heck? They lost their memories? And both of them did?!"

Even novels wouldn't dare write this :)

Little bonus:

Qin Qing and Qi Yanzhou finally began to recover their memories. Only after experiencing their sweet romance during this time did they realize just how awful they'd been before.

The couple, each thinking the other still had the memories of a seventeen-year-old, made the same decision in perfect unison: I have to keep my secret identity hidden. I can't let them know I've gotten my memories back! Before they remember, I'm going to make them love me so much they can't get away!

#This world gave me no second life, but it gave me another chance to love you properly#

A proud, dashing young master X a beautiful, wild little peacock

One-on-one, first love for both, happy ending

Also known as: Lost Our Memories and Returned to Seventeen, While Others Were Dating Young, I Was Already Married

Theme: Inspirational