“I’ll bet five jin of grain! Boss Shen’s delicate little fiancée won’t last a week before running away!”
“I’ll bet ten jin! Just look at her soft skin and tender appearance—the winds of the Gobi Desert could probably blow her right over!”
Rumors about Wen Zhiyu spread like wildfire. No one believed that this girl, reputed to be too weak to even lift a hoe, could survive the harsh life on the Gobi frontier.
Only Wen Zhiyu herself knew why she had come: she had a clear goal—to break off the engagement.
But who could have predicted that her intended fiancé, Shen Lifeng, would be gravely wounded, hovering between life and death, and suffering from a deadly poison?
Fine, she thought. She would treat his injuries and cure the poison, then use it as a way to put an end to this absurd engagement before leaving for good.
What she didn’t expect was how attentive the man would be during her treatment of him.
When sandstorms blew, he stood in front of her to shield her.
When supplies were scarce, he saved the best for her.
Even when she casually mentioned wanting fresh vegetables, he remembered and found ways to get them for her.
Quietly, Wen Zhiyu began to change her mind.
This man seemed far more worth keeping than breaking off the engagement.
Later, the young woman once mocked as “delicate” amazed everyone with her extraordinary medical skills…
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