The Reborn Substitute Bride

[My upcoming novel Marrying My Ex's Uncle is also a delight. Here's the blurb. Please click and bookmark it!]

[Marriage Before Love]

Mature, seemingly cold older man VS clever, beautiful young darling

Jiang Yan was betrothed to the eldest son of the Chen family from childhood. But on the day of the engagement, someone caught her in bed with her fiancé's third uncle.

Her original engagement was replaced with a marriage to Chen Xun.

Jiang Yan was famous for being a stunning beauty with a delicate constitution.

As for Chen Xun, he was a taciturn, battle-hardened, rough-edged general, a full twelve years older than her. With a reputation for bringing bad luck to his wives, everyone wondered how long she would survive after marrying him.

After the wedding, she diligently managed the household, cared for the elders, and searched everywhere for renowned doctors to treat the ailments he had suffered since his youth.

But no matter what she did, Chen Xun remained a man of few words who avoided her whenever he saw her.

Jiang Yan went to see him every night.

Under the bright moonlight, her skin was as white as snow. Smiling, she shared the day's amusing stories with him.

Yet he remained nonchalant, only occasionally offering a few perfunctory words.

Later, Jiang Yan grew annoyed and stopped visiting him. She even stopped sending him the tonics she had prepared each day.

Unexpectedly, one night, a knock sounded at the door of her usually quiet courtyard.

On a whim, Jiang Yan got up and opened it herself. Seeing his cold, rigid expression, she asked irritably,

"What are you here for?"

Chen Xun lowered his eyes, still looking aloof and silent, but his voice held an unusually hesitant note. "I heard a few amusing stories today. I thought I'd tell you about them."

Jiang Yan: ...

Old man, have you changed your ways?

[Marriage Before Love] (Blurb for this novel)

Yue Jiao married the heir of the Li family, who was gravely ill and had little time left to live.

Everyone pitied her for leaping into a fire pit. Li Yanzhi was notorious in Danzhou for his rakish nature. Not only would married life be miserable, she'd end up a widow before long.

But she didn't care, because she was reborn.

In her previous life, she learned she was the long-lost daughter of a duke's family. After returning home, she helped her family scheme and plot, only to become a pawn in someone else's marriage, endure endless humiliation, and die by poison.

This time, she wouldn't make someone else's wedding clothes.

After marrying Li Yan, she planned to help him mourn as a widow once he died.

Who knew that her husband, who was usually frail and pampered, stopping to rest every few steps and constantly groaning, "Wife, my chest hurts," would grow healthier and healthier?

One day, she saw him vault onto a horse, then watched as he became the bloodthirsty general feared by all.

Li Yanzhi was the youngest son of the Li family, handsome but willful.

He had originally thought their marriage was a mere accident, and if she wanted a divorce, he was willing to grant it.

But then a young woman suddenly appeared in his courtyard. She seemed as delicate as a willow, obedient and sweet.

In truth, her slender, pale hands could both poison and heal.

When she fell into his arms, he looked into her limpid eyes and delicate brows, his hands clasped around her slender waist, and for the first time, he lost his composure.

He realized he wanted her to stay by his side.

Theme: Learn to cherish the person before you