Bride for Hire
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Wei Xing had always been a wild card in the Wei family. Beautiful, bold, and always scheming, she found a lucrative niche in the underground world of brides for hire-a discreet service for women wanting to skip arranged marriages or buy time. Her older brother, Dr. Wei Wuxian, a respected pediatric specialist with no patience for his sister's antics, preferred to keep his life surgical, sterile, and scandal-free.
That peace shattered on a spring morning when Wei Xing overbooked herself-three weddings, one day, all non-negotiable. And one of them? A prestigious, high-profile engagement to none other than Lan Wangji-a stoic, impossibly upright man from the revered Lan clan.
Panicked, Wei Xing begged her brother to fill in just once.
"You just have to show up, act distant, and leave," she promised. "He's expecting a runaway anyway."
Against all better judgment-and several glasses of wine-Wei Wuxian agreed. After all, no one ever followed through on fake weddings... right?
Wrong.
Lan Wangji was not the one who hired Wei Xing. His fiancée had orchestrated the swap in a desperate bid for freedom. But Lan Wangji, a man of honor forged in ritual and principle, believed in commitment, not convenience.
When the ceremony ended and Wei Wuxian awkwardly removed the bridal veil, expecting chaos, he was instead met with a calm nod.
"I said my vows," Lan Wangji said. "I meant them. So did you."
"I didn't-" Wei Wuxian stammered. "I was pretending!"
"You said them. I heard. I accepted."
Now, Wei Wuxian-a no-nonsense doctor with a sarcastic streak-finds himself the accidental spouse of the most rigid man in Gusu. As Wei Xing flees town to avoid lawsuits and angry clients, Wei Wuxian is pulled into the serene, rule-bound world of the Lans, where loud laughter is forbidden, touching after midnight is discouraged, and lying is a punishable offense.