After Becoming a Disabled Nobleman's Substitute Bride

A kind, gentle, insecure heroine x a ruthless young nobleman

Jiang Zhiyao had always been in love with Yan Zhenxi.

The dazzling young nobleman of the capital, famed for his brilliance. Who hadn't heard of him?

But she was only a cousin who had come to seek refuge with the Minister of Rites' family, and she could only admire him from afar.

An accident left Yan Zhenxi, once a man with a brilliant future, blind in both eyes. Everyone lamented his fate.

The emperor felt guilty and arranged for him to marry into the Minister of Rites' family. But Jiang Zhiyao's cousin already had someone she loved, so Jiang Zhiyao volunteered to take her place.

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Yan Zhenxi regained his sight and became the young Grand Secretary, a highly sought-after figure in the capital.

But Jiang Zhiyao ran away.

Still, she couldn't bear to leave Yan Zhenxi, so she stayed in the capital. She rented a shop along the route he took to court, just so she could secretly watch him.

Seeing Yan Zhenxi's increasingly elegant hairpieces, accessories, and clothes, Jiang Zhiyao lowered her eyes in dejection.

It seemed he could live just fine without her.

Just as Jiang Zhiyao was packing to leave the capital, Yan Zhenxi burst in, though he should have been at court.

The nobleman who was usually so composed lost his composure for once. He grabbed her wrist, the corners of his eyes red, and asked her word by word, "A Yao, didn't you say you'd always be good to me?"

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Waking in the middle of the night to find the person beside her gone, Jiang Zhiyao instinctively went looking for him, only to find Yan Zhenxi interrogating someone.

His snow-white robe was spattered with bright red blood. The face that had once seemed like that of an immortal was now so cold it made her afraid.

The man who was always gentle with her spoke words that chilled her to the bone.

Jiang Zhiyao suddenly felt afraid, so she went to sleep for the night in the shop she had bought earlier.

When she returned to the Yan residence the next morning, she saw the household in chaos from searching for her. She hugged the man who hadn't slept all night and kissed him.

The man who had been panicking and fuming fell quiet at once.

"I'm back."

The male lead is pretending to be blind.

One-on-one, both leads are virgins, happy ending, sweet romance

Completed sweet romance: "Don't Pick the Wildflowers by the Road"

Core theme: Love makes the proud bow their heads and the timid find their courage