The Stepmother Is Pretending to Be Frail Again

In the novel The Second Wife, the male lead gets engaged seven times in a row, and each time his fiancée dies, earning him a terrible reputation. At last, his unrequited love becomes a widow, and he finally gets the chance to marry her.

In this lovesick tale, Qiao Mianliu is the male lead's first fiancée. He already has an adopted son, but is still considered a most eligible match, coveted by every family.

The original owner would rather die than become a stepmother, and perished after accidentally falling off a cliff while fleeing her wedding.

When Qiao Mianliu transmigrates into the book, the original owner is already on the run.

She promptly returns to the mansion. Wouldn't it be better to lie flat, wait for a divorce, and collect compensation?

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Qiao Mianliu has a System that makes her more beautiful whenever she coughs up blood. It came with her when she transmigrated into the book.

The System tells her that if she coughs 9,900 times, her frail body will become healthy, so she takes every chance she can to cough.

She hears that the Duke's wife is strict and loves laying down rules for her daughters-in-law.

On the second day after the wedding, Qiao Mianliu goes to serve tea. Just as her mother-in-law is about to speak, Qiao Mianliu coughs up blood all over the floor, terrifying the older woman into having her carried straight back to her own quarters.

She hears that the male lead's unruly son is ill-tempered and loves playing pranks.

When the boy comes to pay his respects, he hasn't even had a chance to put her in her place before she starts coughing violently. Before any blood even appears, the whole Duke's household is mobilized, and the boy is hauled away by the male lead, whose face has turned livid, for a sound spanking.

Gradually, everyone comes to believe that Qiao Mianliu is on her last legs.

But why does this woman grow more beautiful the more she coughs, until she becomes famous throughout the capital for her beauty?

The noble young ladies of the capital think Fan Yuzhou is cold and indifferent, and doesn't care about Qiao Mianliu, whom his family foisted on him. When they surround her, they never expect that a single soft cough from Qiao Mianliu will make Fan Yuzhou appear out of nowhere, with a carriage already prepared for her. His handsome, aloof face is covered in frost.

Just then, his widowed unrequited love blocks their path, her mournful gaze seeming to plead for a chance to speak from the heart.

Fan Yuzhou gives her a casual glance. She looks vaguely familiar, but she doesn't matter.

He quickly lowers his head and gently scolds the woman in his arms. "How many times have I told you to stay away from people who don't matter?"

Qiao Mianliu: Why don't you take another look at who's standing right in front of us?

At first, Fan Yuzhou feels only a little sympathy for the frail Qiao Mianliu. He figures he should give her some comfort in her final days. He never expects that, as he tries to soothe her, she'll become the apple of his eye, so precious that he's afraid to drop her or even set her down. Later, whenever she coughs, he fears she'll breathe her last.

[For the first time in his life, Lord Fan, who had never known fear, found something to fear.]

[You tricked me into giving you my body and my heart, took everything you wanted, and now you want to leave? That's outrageous!]

[Want a divorce? Dream on.]

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