The Ruthless Hero Doesn't Know His Wife Is Beautiful

A fake sweet-and-innocent bride in a substitute marriage and a domineering hero who has no idea how beautiful his wife is (size difference)

Li Qingye had been the eldest daughter of the Li family of Yanzhou for over a decade. Before Li Mujin was found, she had never imagined she wasn't truly one of the Li bloodline.

To make it up to Li Mujin, everyone took back the wealth and privileges Qingye had once enjoyed, one by one. Even the lowliest servants could order her around.

Having known luxury, how could she resign herself to a lowly life? Then an opportunity presented itself.

Her adoptive mother said, "Qingye, after all the care I've taken in raising you for over a decade, help Mujin out."

Her adoptive father said, "Marrying into Jizhou on behalf of the Li family is the best choice you have."

Her adoptive brother said, "If little sister has to marry a savage who lives like an animal, she might as well let her big brother have her first..."

She agreed to the marriage.

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Wu Xun, Jizhou's little tyrant, was a notoriously unruly brute who knew nothing but war. They said he could knock a tiger down with one punch, and that every meal had to include blood and raw meat to satisfy him.

On their wedding night, the moment their eyes met, she trembled with fear.

Wu Xun frowned. How could a frail girl like this possibly be a match for his wife?

They slept in separate beds, and the next day he went straight to the military camp.

After that, every time he came home, a young woman would be there to greet him:

"Husband, are you tired?"

"Husband, my heart aches for you. I can't bear to see you get hurt."

"Husband, does it hurt? Let me blow on it."

Wu Xun had always gone back and forth between the military camp and home. He'd never seen her act so... so clingy and sweet.

She was like tofu, ready to crumble at the slightest touch.

Whenever Wu Xun saw Li Qingye, he got goosebumps.

That is, until the Hongyun banquet, when she threw herself into his arms with tearful eyes and clung to him, as if he were the only one she had.

One-line summary: A story about a hero's tough exterior melting into tenderness, only to discover that his feelings were met with false affection.

Blurb written: 2024.5.19 (Revised, but the core idea remains the same)

Theme: Pursuing a better life