But My Husband Is Blind

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Shi Yu'er lost both her parents at a young age and was temporarily raised by her paternal uncle.

Life under someone else's roof was hard. She treaded carefully, doing her best to survive while surrounded by wolves and tigers.

Then one day, she accidentally took an aphrodisiac and slept with the blind tutor who lived at the manor.

When the truth came out, her aunt was furious and wanted to punish her in front of the whole family. Her sinister cousin wanted to take her as a concubine.

Grinding her teeth, Shi Yu'er chose to seek out the blind tutor. She clung to his waist, sobbing. "Teacher, you have to take responsibility."

·

Shen Linchuan entered government service as a young man and rose to become the foremost official in the land, admired by everyone in the capital.

But no one knew that an enemy had blinded him a year ago. To conceal the truth, he could only live in seclusion as a tutor.

During that time, he slept with a woman.

Though blind and unable to see her face, he knew her skin was as smooth as fine silk. She must have been an extraordinary beauty.

Later, he was gravely injured and rescued back to the capital.

Night after night, his thoughts returned to her.

After much deliberation, Shen Linchuan quietly returned to the alley where they had once lived.

A woman dressed as a married lady came toward him. The moment she saw him, she froze, and the wooden basin in her hands fell to the ground.

Shi Yu'er buried her tearful face against his chest and sobbed, "Husband, you're home..."

Shen Linchuan gently brushed the loose hair from her forehead. This time, he could clearly see the caution and fear in her eyes.

He smiled and said warmly, "Whatever wrong you've suffered, your husband will make them pay."

The woman in front of him suddenly stiffened, then backed away as far as she could.

She gazed at him timidly, guilt written all over her voice.

"Y-You're not blind anymore?"

A lofty, blind beauty of a man x a sweet-natured, resilient beauty

Reader's Guide:

1. The leads have a seven-year age gap.

2. The male lead's blindness will be cured.

3. There's plenty in the backlog, so read without worry. It's a sweet little treat, absolutely sugary!

4. Some chapters are being heavily revised. I'll pin a notice in the comments when I'm done.

5. Don't ask how a blind man teaches. The male lead has the whole book memorized!

Third version of the blurb: January 19, 2023

Coming Soon

[Thrifty, lustful little widow x proud, haughty (all bluster) crown prince]

Li Yaoniang married at sixteen and was widowed at seventeen. But after five years of widowhood, she learned that her late husband had a younger brother who had been missing for years.

When she first met Pei Jue, autumn rain was falling without end. He wore an ill-fitting blue robe, his figure tall and slender, and his dark eyes were veiled in a cold haze as he looked at her.

Under pressure from the Pei clan, Li Yaoniang took in this brother-in-law she'd never met before. She had to provide for him and help him establish a family and career.

At first, she was full of resentment. But later, as she looked at Pei Jue's handsome, refined face, she came up with a plan: A brother-in-law as good-looking as him was sure to marry into a nice family. If she took good care of him, she'd have someone to support her in her old age.

But before Pei Jue could marry into a good family, years of loneliness as a widow had already stirred Li Yaoniang's heart.

Her eyes kept drifting toward him. His strong arms, his slim but firm waist... They left her mouth dry and her mind wandering.

Even in her dreams, Li Yaoniang could vaguely see Pei Jue's figure. It made her tremble and yearn for relief after a long drought.

Li Yaoniang had desire but no courage. Fearing Pei Jue might refuse to support her in her old age, she began avoiding him. She failed to notice that Pei Jue's gaze on her was growing increasingly inquisitive.

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As crown prince, Zhao Huai held a position beyond compare. But on his way back to the capital after suppressing bandits, he was betrayed by his own family. He had no choice but to disguise himself as a man who bore some resemblance to him and conceal his identity for a while.

The man's name was Pei Jue. He was of humble birth, and his only remaining family was his widowed sister-in-law, who lived alone.

When he first met Li Yaoniang, her face was fair, and her coarse clothes wrapped around a curvaceous figure. She carried the faint scent of jasmine.

She was vulgar, clumsy, and always thinking about marrying him off for money. Zhao Huai treated her politely but coldly, even finding her irritating. He only wanted to wait for his trusted aides to find him, then give her some money and go their separate ways.

But wherever Li Yaoniang was, her eyes would keep wandering over him, sizing up his hands, even his waist and stomach.

Countless nights, through the thin paper wall, the lonely sounds from Li Yaoniang's room reached him perfectly clearly, stirring his senses.

Zhao Huai couldn't imagine what her loneliness felt like. Yet those feelings were like a fine thread, tugging at his coldness until it turned into a hungry, predatory desire. He wanted to drag her into his bed and give her the fulfillment she craved.

And so he did.

Later, after Zhao Huai regained his identity, he looked at Li Yaoniang, whose body was on the verge of collapse, and felt pleased. If she begged him, he could grant her the title of concubine, since she had served him for a while.

Instead, he heard Li Yaoniang mumble, "Oh no, I knew I shouldn't have been so tempted by his looks... I should've married him off sooner."

Zhao Huai fell silent for a moment, then sneered. What a heartless woman!

Theme: Love requires mutual understanding and compromise.