Marrying the Male Lead's Older Brother

In the final battle against the zombies, Ling Shenyi chose to perish with them.

When he opened his eyes again, Ling Shenyi found himself in a book as a cannon-fodder male supporting character with the same name. His family forced him to marry the male lead, but the male lead only had eyes for his beloved. Once he'd used Ling Shenyi, he divorced him, driving the Ling family into bankruptcy and leaving him with a tragic fate.

Having been given another chance in a beautiful world, Ling Shenyi now treasured his life. Naturally, he wouldn't get involved with Yi Zisheng again. But the family alliance still meant he had to marry someone.

Then Ling Shenyi had an idea. If he had to marry, why not marry Yi Zisheng's older brother?

A car accident cost Yi Zixu the use of his legs. From then on, he was paralyzed from the waist down, lost his status as the Yi family's heir, and grew ever more gloomy.

The servants who looked after him didn't dare get too close. They said he took pleasure in tormenting people.

After Ling Shenyi married into the family, everyone waited for Yi Zixu to humiliate him in every way imaginable.

But the vicious, volatile man not only recovered the use of his legs, he also kept Ling Shenyi by his side and cherished him like the apple of his eye.

So happy this is out of the paywall! Recommending the ongoing yuri novel Difficult to Entice GL

When Qin Ning learned that the Qin family was on the verge of bankruptcy, she was in a bar, spending a fortune on champagne towers. She had just taken a sip. The scarlet wine swirled in her glass, and the dim bar lights made her features look cool and distant.

Countless people had tried to get close to the wealthy eldest daughter of the Qin family.

As she looked at the eager faces before her, Qin Ning put away her phone, her expression unruffled.

She didn't want to go bankrupt.

So what could she do to save the Qin Corporation?

Luo Dieying was the dazzling jewel of a prominent family. She had a pair of alluring eyes but a heart untouched by emotion. Having seen plenty of loveless marriages among the wealthy, she naturally had little hope for love.

She never went to social events, and few people knew who she was. She'd thought she'd spend the rest of her life painting.

She never expected to meet the carefree Qin Ning outside a counseling office.

Rain poured down beneath a sky of dark clouds, yet Qin Ning's face looked almost frighteningly beautiful in the storm.

Luo Dieying watched Qin Ning's damp hair and her eyes, and felt her heart begin to tremble despite herself.

Their eyes met. Qin Ning glanced at her shabby clothes and, without hesitation, held out her umbrella.

"It's pouring outside."

"Here, little one. Hold on to the umbrella."

Later, she shielded Qin Ning from the wind and rain and cleared every obstacle from her path, all so she could see Qin Ning keep smiling freely after the storm had passed.

Meanwhile, another figure watched Qin Ning without showing a hint of it.

That was Gu Shi, the cast-off daughter of the Gu family. She had intended to use Qin Ning to reclaim her family, but before she knew it, Qin Ning's bold, unrestrained nature had stirred her heart.

One was a refined, romantic "poor painter," aloof and proud, yet full of vulnerabilities that made people want to tease her.

The other was a cold, shrewd heiress with a dark disposition. She'd smile and offer to work together, then turn around and drop more than a dozen contracts on Qin Ning.

One said, "Want to restore the Qin family? Sure. I'll help you."

The other said, "The Qin family? If you help me crush those people in my family, I can buy it for you."

They were each more formidable than the last, while Qin Ning kept "pretending not to understand."

She still had a little use for them. She could put on a convincing CEO persona and hold her own in high-society circles.

She used the winning odds she'd bluffed her way into at the gambling table, the deals she'd secured over banquets, and the glamorous image she'd faked at parties to scrape by, trying to save the Qin family’s last glimmer of hope.

But I never expected that after pretending for so long, they would see through my act and make me face the most pathetic version of myself.

In the end, I wanted to preserve the Qin family's dignity, but all they wanted was to protect me.

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