How Long Does It Take to Go from Hating Her to Loving Her?

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Bai Yu accidentally stumbled into the scene of the true heiress, Li Qingwan, being murdered.

She knew she was doomed, but when she opened her eyes, she was still alive, and had become the fake heiress who had taken someone else's place.

Threatened by the villains, she didn't dare run away and could only grit her teeth and keep up the act in front of everyone.

Bai Yu thought, it's really hard just trying to stay alive.

After becoming a rich young lady, Bai Yu not only found herself with a husband out of nowhere, but also saddled with the reputation of being a vicious demoness.

The original owner had first cried and begged to marry Zhao Changjin, but after their wedding, she became entangled with the playboy Zhou Haocai, tossing Zhao Changjin aside like trash and letting everyone laugh at him.

Then she went even further, cutting ties with her parents so she could marry the playboy Zhou Haocai.

Everything from beating servants to strangling the child Zhou Haocai had with another woman had to be pinned on her, the fake heiress who had taken someone else's place.

Bai Yu was so frightened that her legs nearly gave out, especially when she saw her husband glaring at her with a sinister look...

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She'd thought that with a personality as detestable as hers, Zhao Changjin would be like some underworld demon king and take her life on the spot.

But she was wrong.

On the city walls, the rebels forced her to watch the bloody corpses below and witness the Zhao army's complete annihilation.

Everyone thought the Zhao army would lose, and she was no exception.

But she saw Zhao Changjin, covered in wounds, fighting the enemy for a day and a night to rescue her from the rebels, all so he could take her home.

The enemy forces were overwhelming, and the Zhao army was on its last legs.

When the rebels drew their bows and aimed at Zhao Changjin's brow, she didn't hesitate. She pulled out her silver hairpin, drew a line of blood across her neck, and threatened the rebel leader.

"If you want his life, take mine first."

A little scene from the male lead's perspective:

Recently, Li Qingwan had been acting very strangely, as if she were a different person.

Everyone said she'd fallen and lost her memory, which explained her sudden change in personality. It was only natural that she'd become gentler and more docile.

But Zhao Changjin sensed something was wrong. He would recognize that vicious woman Li Qingwan even if she were reduced to ashes.

At first, he only suspected something, so he pretended to get close to her. As they spent more time together, he finally became certain: the person before him was an impostor, and she was definitely not his enemy, Li Qingwan.

But that wasn't good news, because he had developed inexplicable feelings for this gentle, vulnerable stranger.

One day, she drank too much and hooked an arm around his neck, her voice sweet and alluring. "You look like you'd be a good kisser."

Her words left him flustered, and when he saw her blushing face, she looked so adorable that he lost his composure.

Bai Yu nestled against him. "We're married, aren't we? Do you really feel nothing for me?"

Zhao Changjin wiped the sweat from his brow. "I do."

Just as he thought things might go further, she looked up at him with a bright smile. "My little wife, hurry up and go to bed with your husband. Don't waste this wonderful opportunity."

Zhao Changjin froze. Little wife?

1. The story is set in a fictional world, among merchant families. There are no emperors or court officials, and business is the main focus.

2. The rebels oppose the peaceful prosperity brought by commerce. The villain has ambitions to become emperor, proclaim himself king, and establish a new regime.

3. A young woman is forced to impersonate someone else, and fights to protect herself and change her fate.

4. Mutual healing, marriage before love, happy ending, sweet romance.

My new story, A Love Letter from a Past Life, is now open for follows. If you're interested, check out my author page and add it to your library. Mwah!

Theme: Who says the lives of all creatures are insignificant? They have flesh and bone just like us.