The Mad Dog Substitute You Shouldn't Have Provoked

[Theatrical, Beautiful and Tragic, Self-Serving Woman VS Aloof, Defiant, Substitute, Noble Heir]

At first, Huo Qingshan didn't believe he had amnesia.

A woman named Wen Wan clung to him, accusing him of seducing her and then abandoning her, leaving his wife and daughter behind.

Ridiculous. As the young master of the Huo family, renowned as cold jade beneath snow-laden pines, he had never been interested in women. How could he not know if he'd slept with someone, let alone fathered a daughter?

He drove her away, humiliated her, looked down on her, and mocked her... The woman only smiled, gentle and beautiful.

Later, he believed everything. He loved her, cherished her, pitied her, and protected her... But he had realized it all too late. She was already on her deathbed, with little time left.

*

Wen Wan was an orphan who had struggled through half her life, and at last, she was going to die.

Heaven really was unfair. Her body was worn down by illness and injury, with only a few years left to live, yet she still had so many regrets.

Lost and confused, she met a man who looked exactly like the man fate had once cruelly taken from her.

If she didn't have long to live, why not enjoy herself while she could?

She made him her substitute.

Wen Wan gave him everything she could. She thought theirs was a fair exchange, never imagining the deal would fall through and leave her giving up her own heart instead.

*

Huo Qingshan eventually found out that she had taken him for a substitute.

That day, he locked her up and gripped her chin hard, his eyes bloodshot as if he were about to kill someone.

She thought she was done for.

But his voice came, cold and steady: "I want you. As for your life, I'll take it up with the King of Hell."

[Abduction and Possession / Marriage First, Love Later / They Make Each Other Suffer Later / The Female Lead Is Not a Virgin and Has a Child, the Male Lead Is a Virgin]

[Please add my new novel, Love in the Wild, to your reading list!]

Lu Wanzhi is the daughter of the Empress Dowager and her former husband. The new emperor found her living with a farming family and bestowed on her the title of County Lady.

She is a stain on the Empress Dowager's reputation, so when the Empress Dowager uses her to seal a political marriage and pushes her into a living hell, she feels not the slightest remorse.

The man is good for nothing except his illustrious family background. He even specifically tells her to learn a few tricks from courtesans so they can have fun together after the wedding.

Lu Wanzhi begs the Empress Dowager to have mercy on her, only to be forced to consummate the marriage with that scumbag ahead of schedule.

*

As a fake royal relative, she is destined to be mocked and abused until the flames of this living hell reduce her to ashes.

One day, as she lies in bed with her heart turned to ash, someone suddenly barges in and beats her foul-mouthed fiance until he can barely crawl.

Lu Wanzhi forces herself to get up and sees a tall, brawny man lower his fists and stride toward her through the wreckage.

She stares at his face, stunned.

*

Back when Lu Wanzhi still lived in the countryside, a boy named Wei Xiao lived next door. He had hard fists and a wild streak.

He always stood up for her.

But she hated his rough manners, and hated even more when he whistled at her.

The year she was taken to the palace, the boy left to join the army.

After five years on the battlefield, he had become a peerless warrior, steadily gaining command of a powerful force and rising to become a fearsome general who dominated his region.

Unfortunately, he returned in triumph too late.

The Empress Dowager had arranged her marriage, and four of the six wedding rites had already been completed.

Wei Xiao didn't care in the least. He pulled her into his arms, his burning breath brushing her ear. "So what!"

He would drag her out of this hellish engagement. As for how he planned to do it...

The method was unspeakable and utterly outrageous.

In any case, after that night, Lu Wanzhi hated him even more.

#A sweet little rabbit who bites the hand that feeds her VS a devoted wife-obsessed man who'd give her his heart

#Childhood friend returns from nowhere, brazenly steals his bride, both are virgins

[Wei Xiao: Hehe, praise me!]

[Lu Wanzhi: Is it really something to celebrate, going from the wolf's den into the tiger's lair?]

My next novel will be How Hard Can It Be to Win Your Heart?

Su Xianqing has had a smooth life.

Her birth family supports her, her husband's family gives her no trouble, and her husband, Prince Su, is a Taoist who spends his time at home. Though he doesn't love her, he respects and honors her.

The couple never consummate their marriage and have no children, so in the end they adopt a son to care for them in their old age.

Unfortunately, they invite a wolf into their home.

After her husband dies, her "son" turns on her without mercy and ends her life early with a cup of poisoned wine.

Reborn, Su Xianqing returns to the fifth year of her marriage to Prince Su.

If a childless prince dies, his fief may be abolished. She could lose her title as princess consort at best, or be forced to die with him at worst.

To hold on to the good life she has, she still needs a "son," but this time she has to choose a different one.

Su Xianqing considers one candidate after another and finds none to her liking. Before long, she decides that a child born from her own womb would be the safest bet.

But she can't have one on her own.

That night, Su Xianqing dresses to the nines and sneaks into Prince Su's room, fighting her nausea as she flirts with him.

Then, smack!

A talisman is slapped onto her forehead.

Prince Su's face turns icy. He forms the Five Thunder Hand Seal and chants, "The stars of the Great Supreme One, ever-changing without pause. Banish evil and bind demons, protect life and guard the body..."

#Ha, foolish fox spirit

#Marriage First, Love Later | Both Leads Are Virgins

Theme: When the road ends at the water's source, sit and watch the clouds rise.