Reckless Desires

Shen Zhi was frail and sickly as a child, but fortunately, she met her master. She followed him as he traveled far and wide, treating the sick and saving lives.

When she came of age, her master left her a letter and told her to return home and reunite with her family.

Shen Zhi packed her belongings and walked alone along a mountain path.

She found a gravely injured young man, his blood mingled with dirt, looking as wretched as could be.

Sigh, what could she do? She had a heart of gold!

Shen Zhi saved him.

The young man woke up, much to Shen Zhi's delight.

To her surprise, his injuries had left him blind.

Shen Zhi thought that was all the better. Good deeds should go unrewarded. That was what her master had always taught her.

So, when the young man had nearly recovered, she quietly left.

When Shen Zhi returned home, she saw her loving parents and adorable younger brother. She also met... her betrothed, Zhu Yan.

Who would have thought that an imperial decree would directly betroth Shen Zhi to the young general rumored to have returned from the dead?

The Shen couple wept every day. Rumor had it the young general had been gravely injured and was even blind. Wouldn't their daughter suffer if she married him?

Shen Zhi, however, accepted the decree calmly.

On their wedding night, when her red veil was lifted, her eyes went wide.

Wasn't this the young man she'd saved on a whim?

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After the wedding, everyone thought Shen Zhi's life was miserable, but only she knew how comfortable it really was.

Eating, drinking, and having fun every day, carefree and happy. This truly was the happiest way to live.

There was just one invalid in the household who needed her personal care every so often, and she couldn't leave him alone for too long.

One day, she came across Zhu Yan collapsed in the street. Since she had found him, she couldn't just leave him to die.

She took him back to the Zhu residence, but when she left at dusk, she saw her husband, who usually never left the house, waiting beside her carriage.

Pei Yuci concealed the darkness in his eyes and curled his lips into a smile. "My lady, I'm here to take you home."

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