Joy with You

Blurb

Song Jin had been Li Chengye's fiancee for three years: gentle, well-behaved, and obedient.

People laughed at her. "What's the use of being so good-tempered? You're just an illegitimate daughter from out of town. Young Master Li won't marry you."

Song Jin paid them no mind. Li Chengye had proposed the engagement himself, so surely he had feelings for her.

Only later did she learn that he had long loved someone else. He had asked for her hand merely so he could take her services for granted.

On Qixi, Song Jin invited Li Chengye to celebrate the festival, but he turned her down, claiming he didn't celebrate. That very night, however, he was embracing another woman on the Magpie Bridge.

At that moment, Song Jin's heart finally died.

Half a year later, the Crown Prince's wedding sent the whole city into a frenzy.

A breeze lifted the bridal veil, and Li Chengye saw Song Jin in her wedding dress, as beautiful as a goddess and perfectly matched with the Crown Prince beside her.

Consumed with jealousy, Li Chengye chased her all the way to the bridal chamber. "A Jin, come back with me."

Song Jin didn't even look at him. "Guards, throw him out!"

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One night, Song Jin was traveling after dark when she accidentally injured someone. His leg was broken, leaving him unable to walk, and he latched onto her.

With no other choice, Song Jin kept him in her small courtyard and cared for him every day, hoping he would recover soon.

At first, the man often made bold declarations. "As soon as my leg heals, I'm leaving. I don't want to stay in this dump another moment."

Then one month passed, then two.

Then three...

The man's leg still showed no sign of getting better. Song Jin fretted over it until one day she saw him kick a shuttlecock straight into a basket.

Song Jin: You lied to me?

Furious, Song Jin insisted on throwing all his belongings out.

The man pounded on the door from outside. "Song Xiaojin, open up! If I hadn't been worried you'd be here alone, feeling wronged and with no one to comfort you, I would have left ages ago!"

#The trashy ex gets his comeuppance, and the second male lead wins#

#The male lead has a sharp tongue, but he falls hard and means what he says#

#The male lead is wonderful, a man of action who gives the heroine the best love and sense of security#

Theme: There's always someone who will go through fire and water for you