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Substitute Brides Vengeance
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00:01Adrienne, you really think Evelyn's gonna say yes?
00:08Trust me, I'll make her.
00:12After dating my childhood sweetheart Adrienne for eight years, we were finally getting married.
00:17The night before the wedding, however, I accidentally overheard Adrienne-
00:20Tomorrow, after the fleet picks her up, drive the vintage wedding car straight to the Sterling estate.
00:25The Sterling family?
00:28Adrienne explained in a low voice.
00:30Chloe's family company is facing bankruptcy and owes the Sterlings a massive debt.
00:34Her parents want to offer her in a marriage to the old Lord Sterling to settle the debt.
00:39But how can I just watch her life be ruined?
00:43I have no choice but to wrong Evelyn and put her into this debt settlement marriage as a substitute.
00:48You can't bear to ruin Chloe? So you're gonna ruin Evelyn instead?
00:53Lord Edward is already 90 years old and bedridden.
00:55The family is simply following a fortune mystic advisor's guide to arrange an auspicious match with a young girl to
01:01ward off misfortune.
01:02When he dies in a year or two, I won't mind that Evelyn has been married. I'll still take her.
01:08But do you think Evelyn will just obediently exchange vows with an old man in the chapel?
01:13Tomorrow, I'll have my mother put a sedative in the tea Evelyn drinks. By the time she wakes up, she'll
01:20likely already be in the old Lord's bridal suite. What's done is done. She won't have a choice.
01:24I listened to it all without making a sound, making no fuss and shedding no tears. I simply returned to
01:29my room in silence to wait for tomorrow's wedding.
01:31By the time Adrian came looking for me again, begging to get back together, I was already five months pregnant.
01:37Just as you said, what's done is done. You have no choice.
01:42The next morning, surrounded by his groomsmen, Adrian came to escort me to the wedding venue.
01:47Chloe had tagged along. Seeing me in my wedding dress, Chloe began to cry the moment she walked in.
01:53Evelyn, I'm so jealous that you get to marry the man you love. You're so lucky. Not like me.
01:58To appease their debt crisis, my parents are going to marry me to a 90-year-old man to cover
02:02their debts.
02:04But fortunately…
02:05She dabsit her tears and looked pointively at Adrian.
02:09Someone already went with me to the townhouse today and secretly completed a private civil registration.
02:14The old Lord couldn't marry me now even if he wanted to.
02:18I thought being sent away as a substitute bride was already a heavy enough blow.
02:22I hadn't expected that Adrian had already signed the legal marriage documents with her.
02:28Sophie, my bridesmaid and best friend, had no idea what was really going on.
02:32She leaned in and whispered in my ear,
02:34Today's the big day for you and Adrian. What is she doing here?
02:36Crying on purpose like this? Is she deliberately trying to jinx you?
02:39I patted Sophie's hand.
02:42Today was never going to be my wedding with Adrian anyway.
02:45His escort was nothing more than a charade.
02:48A way to coax me into the car and carry out his bait-and-switch scheme.
02:52Sophie clamored for some traditional bridesmaid games.
02:54Adrian, however, frowned.
02:56We're on a tight schedule. Let's not waste the time. Just find the bridal shoes.
02:59A few of his groomsmen searched the room and quickly found my bridal shoes.
03:03But Adrian took the shoes and went straight to Chloe.
03:07Evelyn, Chloe spained her ankle on the way here, and her shoe broke.
03:10He crouched in front of Chloe and skillfully swapped out her broken shoe.
03:15Chloe grew up sheltered and isn't used to rough shoes.
03:18Let her wear your bridal shoes.
03:21As he spoke, he took a pair of ordinary flats from the shoe cabinet and placed them in front of
03:25me.
03:25They're just shoes.
03:27He said, looking steadily at me, his smile as gentle as ever.
03:32You won't mind, will you?
03:35Adrian, those are her bridal shoes!
03:37Sophie couldn't stand it.
03:39What about them? They're just shoes.
03:40Does it really matter what she wears?
03:42They aren't just a pair of shoes!
03:44Let it go, Sophie.
03:45I stopped her.
03:47Let her have them.
03:48Chloe was the daughter of the major shareholder at the investment bank where Adrian worked.
03:52For the past two years, Adrian had always used the excuse we can't afford to offend her family.
03:57To demand that I constantly compromise for her.
04:00My campaign draw, my pet, my favorite clothes and jewelry were given to her.
04:04And now even my husband was to be handed over on a silver platter.
04:09Eight years, and all I got in return was a meticulously orchestrated scam.
04:13Chloe put on my bridal shoes, her face full of triumph.
04:17Adrian, these shoes fit me perfectly, as if they were made just for me.
04:25Where did you get them bespoke?
04:28Those shoes were made by Adrian himself.
04:30When he was 20, he had taken silk, needle, and thread, and hand-stitched those bespoke satin bridal shoes, one
04:37stitch at a time.
04:38He pricked his fingers countless times in the making.
04:43Evelyn, it doesn't hurt.
04:44When we get married, you'll wear these shoes.
04:47I want to make you a pair of bridal shoes that is utterly unique in this world.
04:54Evelyn, I want to give you the absolute best.
04:57The Adrian back then really treated me well.
04:59He couldn't bear to see me suffer the slightest grievance, and would have given me the world if he could.
05:05But ever since Chloe appeared, everything changed.
05:11While lost in thought, Adrian had already slipped that shoddy pair of flats onto my feet.
05:16The rough material bit into my skin.
05:19The other bridesmaids, completely oblivious to the undercurrents between us, started cheering and chanting.
05:24Caving to the crowd's urging, Adrian leaned in.
05:27But right at that moment, Chloe stumbled clumsily into his arms.
05:31He was pulled forward by her.
05:32Their lips met with perfect precision.
05:35Instantly, the room fell dead silent.
05:37Chloe, you did that on purpose, didn't you?
05:39I'm so sorry, I just lost my balance.
05:42You lost your balance?
05:43You could have fallen anywhere, but you just had to fall into the groom's arms?
05:48Enough, stop arguing.
05:50Chloe sprained her ankle, of course she lost her balance.
05:54Besides, is it worth getting mad over such a trivial matter?
05:58This is not a trivial-
05:59Sophie was so angry, she was about to curse.
06:03But I stopped her.
06:05Over the last two years, Adrian had dismissed far too many things as trivial.
06:10Last year, when Chloe plagiarized the campaign deck, I had spent three grueling months preparing.
06:14Half a year ago, when Chloe insisted on crashing our anniversary dinner at a high-end restaurant.
06:18Trivial.
06:19Last month, when Chloe recklessly fed my pet of six years the wrong food and killed it.
06:24Trivial.
06:24Every time, Adrian told me to look at the big picture and not be petty with Chloe.
06:29This time, there truly was need for me to care anymore.
06:36During the standoff, Margaret walked in carrying a cup of tea.
06:40I've lived long enough to see you all grow up and get married.
06:44Come, drink this tea while it's warm to soothe your nerves.
06:48Your days ahead are bound to be smooth and peaceful.
06:52My parents had died in a car crash when I was little.
06:55I knew what drinking this tea meant.
06:57Yet I opened my mouth and swallowed it anyway.
07:01It's time for the ceremony.
07:03Time to get in the cars.
07:05Adrian hoisted me onto his back and walked downstairs, step by step.
07:10When we were children, Adrian used to carry me like this too.
07:13He had taken my thin hand in his and said firmly,
07:16Evelyn, from now on, my home is your home and my parents are your parents.
07:20Don't be afraid.
07:21I'm here.
07:22I will protect you forever.
07:24His shoulders were just as warm and broad as they had always been.
07:27Only, they no longer belonged to me.
07:31As soon as we reached the ground floor, Adrian set me down.
07:35Evelyn, I'll only walk you this far.
07:38The rest of the way, you're on your own.
07:40Sophie was highly dissatisfied.
07:43According to tradition, the groom must accompany the bride into the main bridal car.
07:48Traditions are rigid, but people are flexible.
07:52Adrian, what is wrong with you today?
07:54Since the moment you walked through that door.
07:57Sophie was shaking with anger.
08:00Are you out of your mind today?
08:03Sophie, it's fine.
08:04I can walk by myself.
08:09Adrian was never my groom to begin with.
08:12In what capacity was he supposed to accompany me into the car?
08:17The waiting vintage Rolls-Royce bridal car was parked a hundred meters away.
08:21Once I walked this distance, the past between him and I would be thoroughly severed.
08:27After I got in, Adrian stood momless by the car door.
08:31Evelyn.
08:32He looked steadily at me, his eyes carrying an explicable emotion I couldn't read.
08:38Take good care of yourself.
08:41What are you still standing there for?
08:43Get in the car!
08:44I'll take that.
08:45Adrian smiled and pointed to the car behind us.
08:47I'll follow behind to see you off.
08:48With that, he slammed the car door shut with a loud thud.
08:52What on earth is going on with Adrian today?
08:54Why is he acting so out of character?
08:57Sophie frowned, the confusion on her face deepening.
09:00Nothing is going on.
09:02He just wants to use me as Chloe's substitute and send me off to a debt settlement marriage.
09:07Substitute marriage?
09:08Before I could answer, Sophie suddenly realized something was wrong.
09:13Wait!
09:13Driver, stop!
09:14You're going the wrong way!
09:15Why are you heading there?
09:16This isn't the way to the church!
09:18Turn around!
09:21Adrian, you really think Evelyn's gonna say yes?
09:28Trust me, I'll make her.
09:31After dating my childhood sweetheart, Adrian, for eight years, we were finally getting married.
09:36The night before the wedding, however, I accidentally overheard Adrian...
09:40Tomorrow, after the fleet picks her up, drive the vintage wedding car straight to the Sterling estate.
09:45The Sterling family?
09:47Adrian explained in a low voice.
09:49Chloe's family company is facing bankruptcy and owes the Sterlings a massive debt.
09:53Her parents want to offer her in a marriage to the old Lord Sterling to settle the debt.
09:59But how can I just watch her life be ruined?
10:02I have no choice but to wrong Evelyn and put her into this debt settlement marriage as a
10:06dubstitute.
10:08You can't bear to ruin Chloe?
10:10So you're gonna ruin Evelyn instead?
10:12Lord Edward is already 90 years old and bedridden.
10:15The family is simply following a fortune mystic advisor's guide to arrange an auspicious match
10:20with a young girl to ward off misfortune.
10:22When he dies in a year or two, I won't mind that Evelyn has been married.
10:26I'll still take her.
10:28But do you think Evelyn will just obediently exchange vows with an old man in the chapel?
10:33Tomorrow, I'll have my mother put a sedative in the tea Evelyn drinks.
10:37By the time she wakes up, she'll likely already be in the old Lord's bridal suite.
10:42What's done is done.
10:43She won't have a choice.
10:44I listened to it all without making a sound, making no fuss and shedding no tears.
10:48I simply returned to my room in silence to wait for tomorrow's wedding.
10:51By the time Adrian came looking for me again, begging to get back together, I was already
10:55five months pregnant.
10:57Just as you said, what's done is done.
10:59You have no choice.
11:01The next morning, surrounded by his groomsmen, Adrian came to escort me to the wedding venue.
11:06Chloe had tagged along.
11:08Seeing me in my wedding dress, Chloe began to cry the moment she walked in.
11:12Evelyn, I'm so jealous that you get to marry the man you love.
11:15You're so lucky.
11:17Not like me.
11:18To appease their debt crisis, my parents are going to marry me to a 90-year-old man to cover
11:22their debts.
11:24But fortunately…
11:25She dabbed sit her tears and looked pointively at Adrian.
11:28Someone already went with me to the townhouse today and secretly completed a private civil
11:33registration.
11:34The old lord couldn't marry me now even if he wanted to.
11:38I thought being sent away as a substitute bride was already a heavy enough blow.
11:42I hadn't expected that Adrian had already signed the legal marriage documents with her.
11:47Sophie, my bridesmaid and best friend, had no idea what was really going on.
11:51She leaned in and whispered in my ear,
11:54Today's the big day for you and Adrian.
11:55What is she doing here?
11:56Crying on purpose like this?
11:57Is she deliberately trying to jinx you?
11:58I patted Sophie's hand.
12:02Today was never going to be my wedding with Adrian anyway.
12:05His escort was nothing more than a charade.
12:08A way to coax me into the car and carry out his bait and switch scheme.
12:11Sophie clamored for some traditional bridesmaid games.
12:14Adrian, however, frowned.
12:16We're on a tight schedule.
12:17Let's not waste the time.
12:18Just find the bridal shoes.
12:19A few of his groomsmen searched the room and quickly found my bridal shoes.
12:23But Adrian took the shoes and went straight to Chloe.
12:26Evelyn, Chloe spained her ankle on the way here and her shoe broke.
12:30He crouched in front of Chloe and skillfully swapped out her broken shoe.
12:34Chloe grew up sheltered and isn't used to rough shoes.
12:37Let her wear your bridal shoes.
12:40As he spoke, he took a pair of ordinary flats from the shoe cabinet and placed them in front of
12:44me.
12:45They're just shoes.
12:46He said, looking steadily at me, his smile as gentle as ever.
12:52You won't mind, will you?
12:55Adrian, those are her bridal shoes!
12:57Sophie couldn't stand it.
12:58What about them?
12:59They're just shoes.
13:00Does it really matter what she wears?
13:02They aren't just a pair of shoes!
13:04Let it go, Sophie.
13:05I stopped her.
13:06Let her have them.
13:07Chloe was the daughter of the major shareholder at the investment bank where Adrian worked.
13:12For the past two years, Adrian had always used the excuse we can't afford to offend her family.
13:16To demand that I constantly compromise for her.
13:19My campaign draw, my pet, my favorite clothes and jewelry were given to her.
13:24And now, even my husband was to be handed over on a silver platter.
13:28Eight years, and all I got in return was a meticulously orchestrated scam.
13:33Chloe put on my bridal shoes, her face full of triumph.
13:37Adrian, these shoes fit me perfectly, as if they were made just for me.
13:45Where did you get them bespoke?
13:48Those shoes were made by Adrian himself.
13:50When he was twenty, he had taken silk, needle, and thread, and hand-stitched those bespoke satin bridal shoes, one
13:57stitch at a time.
13:58He pricked his fingers countless times in the making.
14:02Evelyn, it doesn't hurt.
14:04When we get married, you'll wear these shoes.
14:06I want to make you a pair of bridal shoes that is utterly unique in this world.
14:13Evelyn, I want to give you the absolute best.
14:17The Adrian back then really treated me well.
14:19He couldn't bear to see me suffer the slightest grievance, and would have given me the world if he could.
14:25But ever since Chloe appeared, everything changed.
14:31While lost in thought, Adrian had already slipped that shoddy pair of flats onto my feet.
14:36The rough material bit into my skin.
14:39The other bridesmaids, completely oblivious to the undercurrents between us, started cheering and chanting.
14:44Caving to the crowd's urging, Adrian leaned in.
14:47But right at that moment, Chloe stumbled clumsily into his arms.
14:50He was pulled forward by her.
14:52Their lips met with perfect precision.
14:54Instantly, the room fell dead silent.
14:57Chloe, you did that on purpose, didn't you?
14:59I'm so sorry, I just lost my balance.
15:02You lost your balance?
15:03You could have fallen anywhere, but you just had to fall into the groom's arms?
15:08Enough, stop arguing.
15:10Chloe sprained her ankle, of course she lost her balance.
15:14Besides, is it worth getting mad over such a trivial matter?
15:17This is not a trivial-
15:19Sophie was so angry, she was about to curse.
15:23But I stopped her.
15:25Over the last two years, Adrian had dismissed far too many things as trivial.
15:29Last year, when Chloe plagiarized the campaign deck, I had spent three grueling months preparing.
15:34Half a year ago, when Chloe insisted on crashing our anniversary dinner at a high-end restaurant, trivial.
15:38Last month, when Chloe recklessly fed my pet of six years the wrong food and killed it, trivial.
15:44Every time, Adrian told me to look at the big picture and not be petty with Chloe.
15:49This time, there truly was need for me to care anymore.
15:55During the standoff, Margaret walked in carrying a cup of tea.
16:00I've lived long enough to see you all grow up and get married.
16:04Come, drink this tea while it's warm to soothe your nerves.
16:07Your days ahead are bound to be smooth and peaceful.
16:12My parents had died in a car crash when I was little.
16:14I knew what drinking this tea meant.
16:17Yet I opened my mouth and swallowed it anyway.
16:21It's time for the ceremony.
16:22Time to get in the cars.
16:24Adrian hoisted me onto his back and walked downstairs, step by step.
16:29When we were children, Adrian used to carry me like this too.
16:32He had taken my thin hand in his and said firmly,
16:35Evelyn, from now on, my home is your home and my parents are your parents.
16:40Don't be afraid.
16:41I'm here.
16:42I will protect you forever.
16:43His shoulders were just as warm and broad as they had always been.
16:47Only, they no longer belonged to me.
16:51As soon as we reached the ground floor, Adrian set me down.
16:54Evelyn, I'll only walk you this far.
16:57The rest of the way, you're on your own.
17:00Sophie was highly dissatisfied.
17:02According to tradition, the groom must accompany the bride into the main bridal car.
17:07Traditions are rigid, but people are flexible.
17:11Adrian, what is wrong with you today?
17:14Since the moment you walked through that door.
17:17Sophie was shaking with anger.
17:19Are you out of your mind today?
17:23Sophie, it's fine.
17:25I can walk by myself.
17:28Adrian was never my groom to begin with.