After the Mute Beauty Was Forced into a Substitute Marriage

[Gentle, Sweet-Mannered Mute x Dark, High-Needs Crippled Man] (They both get better!) Lu Li is a mute whom neither his father nor mother loves. After his head is covered with a bridal veil, he takes his younger brother's place and marries into the Du family to bring good fortune to their gravely ill eldest son. The eldest son, Du Siqing, has a disability in his legs. Perhaps because he has been bedridden for too long, people say he is gloomy, eccentric, and mean-tempered. His disposition is terrible. But kindhearted Lu Li doesn't hold it against him. He works diligently and never complains. When Du Siqing is thirsty, Lu Li brings him water. When he's hungry, Lu Li feeds him. When he's tired, Lu Li puts him to bed. Before long, they start kissing. The man is fierce through and through, while the poor little mute can't speak and can only gesticulate wildly with his big, watery eyes. Du Siqing pretends not to see any of it, simply picking up his adorable little husband and gently rocking him. Later, Lu Li finds his own little corner of the courtyard. He farms, gathers herbs, raises chickens, ducks, fish, and geese, and even opens a clinic. Their life is warm and comfortable. Du Siqing's legs gradually recover. He takes the imperial examinations, comes first, and rises to the highest rank in the court. His future is boundless. Everyone says that a country bumpkin of a young man, a little mute who can't even speak clearly, could never be worthy of the brilliant and upright Du Siqing. They assume he will soon be thrown out of the house. But the high-ranking Grand Tutor is crouching in front of his little husband, gently helping him put on his shoes and socks. "You are not allowed to leave them off." Lu Li gives him a resentful look. "But... you bit my feet... until they hurt." Du Siqing smiles faintly. "Then next time I'll bite somewhere else." Lu Li: "..." When Du Siqing was fifteen, an accident left both his legs paralyzed. A doctor declared that he wouldn't live past twenty. All he did each day was count down the days until his death. But before death came a beautiful bride with a face like a peach blossom. A pair of little dimples brimmed with sweetness, their dazzling smiles lighting up his heart. Du Siqing found something to look forward to, and his health improved day by day. A title, status, and position: he gradually claimed them all. He helped the new emperor ascend the throne and raised the young crown prince. He became immensely powerful, and his colleagues all said he would divorce his husband and marry a princess sooner or later. Du Siqing scoffed. Those fools didn't know how wonderful A Li was. The next day, Du Siqing went before the emperor and declared solemnly, "I rose from humble beginnings and was brought low by illness. Only Li never abandoned me. As the years pass, I will never let you down." He secured an imperial title for Lu Li and finally settled into a cozy life with his wife and children. Coming soon: Who Exactly Is Your Husband? He Xiaozhou's husband is sickly. His husband's family watches his belly every day, but it remains empty. One day, He Xiaozhou overhears his mother-in-law saying that if he still doesn't conceive, they'll sell him to a human trafficker. Terrified, He Xiaozhou pushes open the door to the eldest Sheng brother's room in the middle of the night. Weeping pitifully, he begs, "Eldest brother, please, just do me this kindness and give me a child." * Sheng Beiqiu married the little husband chosen to bring good fortune to his younger brother. The boy is handsome and refined, timid and shy, and needs someone to protect him at every turn. But one day, this very boy grows bold enough to climb into his bed, all for the sake of finding a reason to stay in the Sheng family. Sheng Beiqiu gives him that reason. That night, He Xiaozhou cries until he is spent, but Sheng Beiqiu has no intention of letting him go. From then on, he works at it day and night, laboring away without pause. * He Xiaozhou gets what he wants, but once he's used Sheng Beiqiu, he runs away and deliberately keeps his distance. Sheng Beiqiu simply ties him up and keeps him by his side, pointing to the sickly Sheng Nanchun in bed. "Look carefully. Which one of us is your husband?" [Both are inexperienced; the older man is ten years older] Coming soon: The Traditional Husband Is a Little Stammerer Lu Zhilu, who does business in the capital, is called back to the Lu family by a notice that his father is critically ill. Only after opening the door does he discover that there's a little wife in the house now. The little wife is beautiful. He wears a flowing blue gown, has a graceful figure, and a red beauty mark beneath the corner of his eye that draws the gaze. Sadly, he stammers. Lu Zhilu has nothing but contempt for an arranged marriage. But the little wife only sits at the foot of the bed, spring fever in his watery eyes, his pale fingers clutching Lu Zhilu's sleeve. "Don't... send me away. I'll be... good and listen." Lu Zhilu stares, unable to look away, and can't help but consummate the marriage. The poor little stammerer can't even manage a complete sentence before his voice is shattered by each thrust. * The Zhuang family has fallen on hard times. His father works himself to exhaustion to make ends meet, his mother has strained her eyes, and Zhuang Tingyu has to shoulder the burden, hawking goods in the streets from a young age. The old master of the Lu family is in poor health, so he chooses someone to bring him good fortune and takes an immediate liking to Zhuang Tingyu. Sixteen-year-old Zhuang Tingyu is brought into the Lu family. He manages the household while waiting for his husband to come home. But his husband isn't as gentle as he imagined. He's cold and hard-tempered, proper on the surface, but wicked to the core, and he loves to tease and torment people. Night after night, Zhuang Tingyu is turned this way and that. Before long, he's carrying a child. After ten months, the baby is born with a loud cry. Zhuang Tingyu soothes the baby to sleep and tells Lu Zhilu, "Father said that if I had a baby, he'd let me go home." "Go home, my foot. You're my wife. You're staying with the Lu family for the rest of your life." Zhuang Tingyu is frantic. "N-no, you can't take back your word!" Coming soon: The Feudal Patriarch's Little Servant Yun Su's family is poor. His mother is frail, his father has a bad leg, and his younger siblings are still small. He struggles through life like this for eighteen years. Then one day, someone from the city arrives and tells him that he is the real young master who was switched at birth. Yun Su suddenly becomes a young master who wants for nothing. But life in a wealthy family isn't easy either. His parents think him uncouth, his older siblings call him timid, and the fake young master constantly mocks him. Yun Su remains miserable. Later, a powerful man comes from the city, and Yun Su is sent away as a gift to curry favor with him. Rong Qihe is gentle and humble on the surface, but wicked to the core. He loves tormenting people and is incredibly difficult to please. They say plenty of servants have gone in, but hardly any have come back out. Forced to become his personal servant, Yun Su reads to him every night. From the Four Books and Five Classics to strange tales and erotic stories, his voice grows softer and more breathy with every page. Later, a well-defined hand reaches out from between the layers of bed curtains and pulls Yun Su powerfully onto the bed... * Prince Rong, Rong Qihe, passes through the area and finds a scrawny young man in his room. The boy's eyes are bright and lively, and there's a stubborn streak in them. He keeps him around on a whim, just because he's amusing to have. Gradually, Yun Su is pampered into a beautiful, sleek-furred cat, adorable and precious. His temper grows, too, until he even dares to climb all over his head and throw his weight around. "Rong Qihe, you bit me again! You're not allowed to sleep in my bed anymore!" The bristling cat glares at him with round eyes. Rong Qihe smiles and pulls Yun Su into his arms, soothing him gently. "All right, all right, it's my fault. Be careful with your belly, don't startle the little one." Coming soon 2: Falling for the Beautiful Widower with a Child [Resilient beauty bottom x rough general top] When Liu Yuzhao wakes up, he finds a hungry baby by his side and a memorial tablet for his "late husband, Bai Yuanzheng." But he has lost his memory. In a time of turmoil, a widower is hard-pressed to survive. Liu Yuzhao has to fend off the advances of various men while looking for work to feed his child. Then one day, he is dragged off to treat General Shang Huanke, who has pacified the northwest. Shang Huanke is tall and powerfully built. His fists are so large they could kill a man. Liu Yuzhao serves him nervously and carefully. Beauty alone can bring disaster. Even a heroic general is no different from an ordinary man when faced with the daily temptation of a beauty before his eyes. Shang Huanke draws closer, looking Liu Yuzhao up and down. His eyes are full of undisguised desire. "Where's your husband?" "He passed away." "How did he die?" "That's rather an impertinent question." Shang Huanke chuckles and keeps Liu Yuzhao confined by his side. Holding his child, Liu Yuzhao is helpless. "General, I have a husband and a child." "He's already dead." Shang Huanke looks at the child, who resembles him in six or seven ways, and smiles playfully. "You and the child can both be mine." Shang Huanke lusts after Liu Yuzhao's beauty, while Liu Yuzhao seeks his protection. He is pushed onto the bed, powerless to resist. But one day, a portrait falls from the cracked memorial tablet of his late husband. Liu Yuzhao is instantly horrified: the man in the portrait looks exactly like Shang Huanke! Theme: Cherish the person in front of you.