My Wife and I Were Meant to Be

Shang Yueying was beautiful and graceful. While spending the summer in Yangzhou, she fell for a handsome young man who was blind. She grew deeply fond of him and couldn't help dreaming of spending her whole life by his side.

But then she overheard him deliberately hiding something from her. She regained her composure, withdrew in time, and left Yangzhou without a word.

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The eldest son of the Xue family had left home in a fit of youthful anger. When he returned with military honors, he had risen to the highest ranks of the court. After an accident left him blind, and with his fellow officials in court watching him like hawks, he made his way to Yangzhou to recover.

The young woman next door was like a little songbird, chirping away. "My lord, is the medicine too bitter? Would you like a piece of malt candy?"

From then on, he had someone to care about.

But then she suddenly vanished. Unable to see, he nearly lost his composure, and for days he couldn't find any news of her.

Only after his sight returned and he stepped into her home for the first time did he finally realize she had abandoned him.

He sneered. What did she take him for?

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After returning to the capital, Shang Yueying's mother urged her to consider a marriage match. Hoping to forget the young man from Yangzhou, Shang Yueying agreed to meet the man her mother had suggested.

The two got along fairly well, but then an imperial decree came down, ordering Shang Yueying to marry Xue Zhan, Commander of the Left Army.

She'd heard that Xue Zhan was ruthless and no gentleman. Shang Yueying trembled with fear and nearly cried her eyes out.

The glowing lanterns illuminated their wedding night.

Her husband lifted her veil and said coolly, "Raise your head."

Shang Yueying lifted her eyes in a daze. The moment she recognized his face, she was almost speechless.

After a long while, she found her voice. "...It's you?"

Xue Zhan watched her with a distant expression. He had barely said a few words before she slapped him.

Angry, she gathered up her skirts and ran outside, shouting that she wouldn't marry him.

At that moment, Xue Zhan became even more certain that he and she were destined to spend the rest of their lives together.

· A slow-building romance, with both leads pursuing each other after reconciling

· Bittersweet and sweet. If that's not your thing, please click away

· Fictional setting, 1v1, both leads' first relationship

Theme: Love should be sincere. Give sincerity in return