After the Substitute Marriage, I Fell for My "Wife"

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The Ning family, one of the four great families of the Ai Kingdom, held immense power. The Cen family, newly risen from humble beginnings, planned to marry their concubine-born daughter off to the Ning family's sickly, useless second son as a concubine. But the girl ran away from the wedding.

The bridal sedan was waiting, and Master Cen was frantic. Just then, he spotted Cen Xiaokou washing clothes in the back courtyard and put a hand on her shoulder.

"What's wrong, Master?"

"Xiaokou, would you like to eat better rice?"

"Yes!"

"Good. From now on, I'm your father!"

Tricked into it, Cen Xiaokou married into the Ning family and became one of young Master Ning's four concubines.

The inner courtyard was full of intrigue. She was dragged into the mess without understanding how, and offended someone almost as soon as she arrived, leaving her with nothing but steamed buns and pickles to eat.

Just as she was growing frail, the young madam she'd once helped came to her rescue again.

"She" was still as beautiful and kind as ever. Cen Xiaokou felt deeply wronged.

"Madam, the second young master is awful. Taking so many concubines, he's such a womanizer."

Fake Madam Ning Yan's hand shook as she held her teacup.

"Well... he has his reasons."

[Little Scene]

"Madam, I really don't have the slightest interest in the young master. Please don't misunderstand."

Ning Yan: ...

"The person I like most is you, Madam~"

Ning Yan: ...

There's a chance, but not quite.

* A straightforward girl and a fatherly boyfriend. A sweet and adorable love story.

Coming next: The Blind, Sickly Villainess Who Transmigrated into a Story and Forced the Antagonist to Marry Her

Shen Yuan was an outstanding antagonist. Not only did the male and female leads get a bad ending, he also made it to the very end with a smile.

His only blemish was that, when he was young and down on his luck, a female bully forced him to marry her.

When Yu Qingxia transmigrated into this woman's body, she'd just tried to force Shen Yuan to consummate the marriage, and he'd poisoned her, blinding her. The original host had been blinded, but Yu Qingxia could see everything clearly.

Shen Yuan sat across from her, calmly sprinkling some powder into a cup before placing it in her hands. "You must be tired from all that walking. Have some water."

She tried hard to stop her hand from shaking. "Um, I'm not really that thirsty."

Her husband was suspicious, so she had to put on an Oscar-worthy performance. On top of that, she'd been bound to the [Save the Bad Ending] System and had to revolve around the leads. The original host also had a terminal illness. She could only regain her health and freedom by completing the mission and waiting for the original host's body to "die of illness."

With nothing to lose, she joined a sect with Shen Yuan and ventured into the martial world. The more time passed, the more she felt something was off about him.

Wait, why didn't he join the demonic cult? Why did he join a righteous sect instead?

Wait, why didn't he choose a long whip? Why was he practicing the sword he hated most?

Shen Yuan: She said she likes young heroes who roam the world with a sword, so I'll reluctantly show her what that looks like.

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Little Scene:

"You found me."

Yu Qingxia dropped down beside him. "I really don't understand you tragic, gorgeous, powerful villains. You're clearly good-looking and talented, but you think you're awful every single day."

Shen Yuan ignored the strange label. "Do you really think that highly of me?"

"Not exactly."

Shen Yuan fell silent.

"You're even better than I said." She smiled and ruffled his hair.

Theme: Being able to eat well is the greatest happiness.