Lin Lening was in a car accident on her way back to school to submit her thesis, and woke up as a young lady born to the second branch of the Duke Dingguo's family.
Lin Lening: Since I'm here, I might as well enjoy myself. I worked myself to the bone doing research and writing papers in my past life. Now that I've been reborn as a noblewoman, it's my turn to live it up.
Lin Lening grew up carefree and happy until she was sixteen, when it was time to find her a match.
Her mother had her eye on Chen Jiyi, the promising second son of the Minister of Personnel.
Just as they were about to finalize the engagement, the household of the Grand General Who Assists the State got there first and obtained an imperial decree betrothing Lin Lening to their eldest son, Jiang Xingzhou.
As the Grand General's legitimate son, Jiang Xingzhou was not only too frail to practice martial arts, but had no aptitude for studying either. He was nothing but an idle, sickly wastrel.
People in the capital secretly felt it was a shame that a beautiful, virtuous, and gracious young woman like Lin Lening would marry a wastrel like Jiang Xingzhou.
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When Lin Leyan came of age, she learned how to manage a household and handle its inner affairs, but she couldn't find a match as good as the one her elder sister Lin Lening had.
So Lin Leyan schemed to ruin Lin Lening and Chen Jiyi's engagement, successfully getting her sister married to Jiang Xingzhou, a wastrel with neither literary nor martial talent. Lin Leyan herself also got her wish and married Chen Jiyi.
A few years into their marriage, Chen Jiyi did indeed become ambitious, so ambitious that he wanted to divorce his wife and marry someone else for the sake of his future.
It had all come to nothing, and Lin Leyan bitterly regretted turning herself into a joke!
Meanwhile, Lin Lening's wastrel husband had become remarkably successful and remained devoted to her. Lin Lening became the envy of everyone in the capital!
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Before marriage, Lin Lening had a reputation as a virtuous and gracious young lady of the capital, while Jiang Xingzhou was known as a sickly wastrel who was good for nothing.
Lin Lening thought having a wastrel husband would be great. She didn't enjoy socializing, and she wouldn't mind lying flat together as a married couple.
Jiang Xingzhou thought Lin Lening was virtuous and gracious. He was in need of a capable wife to manage the household.
Not long after marrying, they realized they'd both been deceived: she was lazy and wanted to enjoy life rather than strive for success, while he was far too ambitious, accomplished in both literature and martial arts, and a master of hiding his talents.
Lin Leyan, Jiang Xingzhou: To avoid being surprised by a spouse who turns out different after the wedding, remember to do your background checks beforehand!
(One-on-one romance, both leads are virgins, married first and fall in love later, fictional setting, sweet happy ending)
Theme: Be careful when choosing whom to marry
