A Grand Wedding

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Summary

Ran Xixi was once a pampered heiress, but after her father's company went bankrupt and he took his own life, she returned from America in disgrace—only to be targeted in a Manhattan bombing. When she wakes, she lives on as "Diao Ranran," a professional perfumer and daughter of the Diao family, drawn into the family's tangled web of interests. She discovers her marriage was schemed for a purpose: her rare blood type makes her a tool for producing an heir, and behind the glittering wedding lies murderous intent and calculation. Armed with a keen sense of smell and shrewd instincts, she navigates between rival factions while investigating her origins and the truth behind the attempt on her life, fighting for her own destiny amid clashes of conspiracy and emotion.

Editor's review

This is a typical long-form rich-family rebirth romance: the opening uses bankruptcy, ruin, and an explosion murder to build suspense, then drives the forced-marriage and conspiracy threads through the perfumer identity and rare blood-type setup. The pace is fast, the conflicts dense, and the emotional tension strong, suited to readers who enjoy immersive binge-reading. Weaknesses include obvious formulaic traces, frequent ad watermarks and the author's embedded promos, and some melodramatic turns that are unfriendly to readers who demand rigorous logic.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Readers who enjoy rich-family romance and rebirth themes
Readers who like forced-marriage and bittersweet storylines
Web novel readers who enjoy long serials with tight pacing

Not a good fit for

Readers who dislike melodramatic formulas and forced-marriage plots
Readers who prefer literary quality and rigorous logic

Reading tips

Skip the author's promos and site ads at the start and begin from Chapter One
Pay attention to Diao Ranran's origins and the blood-type clues, which tie the main thread together
The book is long; read in volumes or story arcs to avoid binge fatigue

About the publisher

17K Novel Network

17K Novel Network (17K小说网) is a publishing platform centred on online literature, with 10,912 titles in its catalogue; publicly available information is limited, and its founding background and country or region are not confirmed. Judging from the existing titles, its publishing scope covers common categories such as male-oriented fiction, Eastern fantasy, urban fiction, female-oriented fiction, time-travel and alternate-history stories, and selected fiction, spanning male-oriented cultivation and urban-life themes as well as female-oriented time-travel and quick-transmigration narratives. Representative titles include Deities: Recruiting Earth Players from the Start, Rebirth of the Nine-Tailed Superstar, Quick Transmigration: When a Max-Level Boss Becomes a Toxic Dad, Supreme Pill King, My Beautiful Wife, Chaos Tang, Wind Howling through the Jianghu, and Great Qin: My Inner Thoughts Overheard by the Ancestral Dragon from the Start, most of which unfold with the length and pacing of online serialization. Representative authors include Yang Zhizhi, Yuyi Tingbing, Xuanyuan Lvedan, Zhenyong, Manyu, Wuweijiu, Meng Qingxuan and Tianyan Junran, reflecting a publishing approach built on contracted online authors and organized by genre.

FAQ

Is this a rebirth novel?

Yes. The heroine is reborn under another identity, with rebirth and stand-in elements.

Is the romance between the leads sweet or angsty?

Bittersweet, with both forced possession and doting passages.

Which chapter should I start from?

Start directly from Chapter One, the explosion incident, and skip the earlier promos.

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About the author

Zui Shimian Author

Zui Shimian is a Chinese author of online romance fiction. Her public profile is limited: her nationality, birth and death dates are not stated, and five works by her are currently known. Her writing centers on premium fiction and emotional romance, spanning both ancient and modern romance settings. Representative titles include Sweet Crush: My Love Story, Proud as a Beloved Wife, Grand Wedding, Setting Fire to Oneself, and After Rebirth, My Seven Sons Exposed My Secret Identity. Judging from the titles and categories, she builds her plots around romantic relationships, often adding popular narrative devices such as rebirth and the dramatic unmasking of hidden identities to heighten conflict and emotional tension. Words such as “crush,” “setting fire” and “grand wedding” suggest an intense, passionate tone, while her parallel use of ancient and modern settings indicates that she appeals to a range of reading tastes among fans of women's fiction.