Mute Darling (Reborn)

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Li Shuyu was a "mute." She never enjoyed the privileges of a princess, yet died in the name of one.

The Jin Kingdom fell into chaos. Wherever the Huo family's iron cavalry went, rivers of blood followed. The head of the Huo family, rumored to have dishonored the empress, personally led the charge into Jinyang City with a blade in hand.

The bloodthirsty general gripped the tearful princess. "I've borne this infamy for eight years. Why not make the rumor true?"

He slaughtered the entire Jin royal family, sparing only Li Shuyu.

On the day the army withdrew, remnants of the enemy forces launched a suicide attack, and Li Shuyu was pierced through the heart by an arrow.

She was reborn at sixteen, when the Huo family had already risen to power.

Li Shuyu was sent to the Huo household to settle old grievances.

On their wedding night, she trembled with fear, but still wrote in his palm:

"I'll be good. Please don't kill me."

He sat sideways at the head of the bed, glanced at her cowering at the foot of it, and reached out to her.

"Come here. Write one more sentence."

Huo Yanshan had indulged Li Shuyu on a whim, but in the end, he couldn't let her go.

After years of battles and bloodshed, he cherished her until she was his most precious treasure.

[Little Scene]

On the vast grasslands, a group of rough men eyed Li Shuyu. "Husband!"

The man who was about to leave froze. Weren't you supposed to be mute?

"Good girl, put down the knife. Let's talk this out."

"You leave me... no... good."

"I want you. Anyone who doesn't is a dog."

Li Shuyu burst into tears.

"You're a dog. It's wrong to leave me."

Huo Yanshan: "...Mm."

Only then did the little girl stretch out her slender arms.

"Then give me a hug!"

Blurb written on November 26, 2020, and saved as a screenshot.

Content warnings:

1. The heroine pretends to be mute; the hero is a shameless old dog.

2. The hero is twelve years older than the heroine. Happy ending.

3. The heroine is weak. She has a career arc, but it comes later.

4. Both leads are virgins. The setting is fictional, so don't look for historical accuracy.

5. Updates follow the rankings before signing; daily updates after signing, at 11:00 p.m.

The blurb was substantially revised on December 29, 2020, and February 8, 2021. If that bothers you, proceed with caution.

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Coming soon: Married to My Husband When He Was Down on His Luck

The richest family in Jiangling, the Su family, and the prominent Wei family, which had produced generations of generals and ministers, had arranged marriages between their families for generations. Su Mian was chosen, and from the day she was born, she had a husband ten years her senior named Wei Chenjing.

There was no love between them, but marriage was inevitable.

For the families' benefit, the Su family sought the Wei family's power and the advantages it brought to business. The Wei family needed the Su family's status to avoid the emperor's suspicion.

In their private lives, Su Mian had a beloved she had pined for over many years, while Wei Chenjing had a moonlight he could never attain.

--No one lost out.

They married when they were seventeen.

New to leaving home and nervous, Su Mian couldn't help hiding away to cry. She never expected Wei Chenjing, usually a man of few words, to comfort her.

"There, there. Don't cry."

"But I'm scared. Really, really scared."

Looking at his young wife, Wei Chenjing sighed and pulled her into his arms. "You little crybaby, there's nothing to be done. We just have to get through it, hmm?"

Su Mian pouted. "All right, then!"

Now that they were married, she would have to get used to her new home. Besides, he seemed pretty nice...

Two months after the wedding, Wei Chenjing went off to war in armor while Su Mian stayed home to care for his parents. She thought this would be how they spent their lives, but then the Wei army was defeated, and the family fell into ruin.

Wei Chenjing was wounded on the battlefield, blinded and left with a lame leg. As people pointed and whispered, he crawled through the streets of Huajing, his shoulder bleeding from the strain, yet refusing to let go of the bodies of his nephews and brothers.

People remembered only the Wei family's defeat, and completely forgot all their victories in the years before.

"Wei Chenjing, get up."

"I'm tired."

Su Mian pulled him to his feet. "There's nothing to be done. We just have to get through it. We're husband and wife. If you can't see, I'll be your eyes. If your leg is lame, I'll bear the burden with you. There's no shame in it."

Wei Chenjing had been a heaven-blessed prodigy, but all his brilliance was extinguished overnight. Su Mian was the one who supported him and brought him home.

At first, Wei Chenjing thought he would only hold her back, so he told her to leave.

"If you want to get rid of me, get better first. Once you're well, you can tell me to go yourself."

Later, Wei Chenjing returned to the height of his power. Beneath the warm curtains of their bed, he heard that she wanted to leave.

His eyes darkened in an instant. "I'll give you anything you want except that. Dare bring up divorce again, and see what happens!"

Theme: Believe in tomorrow. Believe that warmth is waiting for you.