The Caged Sparrow Is Ravished by the Man at Her Feet

[Rugged hero + devoted couple + coercive possessiveness + possessive streak + size difference] Gu Yuyao had been the darling of the heavens, cherished by her family since childhood. She was as radiant as a flower, her every frown and smile stirring a spring breeze through the capital. The pampered jewel of the Gu family had never known hardship. Then, overnight, the Gu family’s century-old legacy came crashing down under accusations of treason. Her father and brothers were found guilty, and the whole family was exiled. The heavenly beauty fell into the mud. Just as Gu Yuyao was about to end her life, Huo Shiyan, a lowly servant raised in the Gu household, saved her. After injuring her leg, she had planned to use him and then leave. But she unexpectedly learned the truth about his background. From then on, the haughty young lady, as lofty as a celestial maiden, would occasionally smile at Huo Shiyan as he knelt before her, bowing and scraping. She leaned her soft body against him and said, “If you can clear the Gu family’s name, I’ll marry you.” Huo Shiyan, usually stern and silent, with handsome brows and bright eyes, was indeed willing to give his life for her on the spot. War was brutal. Huo Shiyan nearly died several times on the battlefield for her, but thinking of his beloved girl, he gritted his teeth and endured. But after he crawled out of a mountain of corpses, earned military honors, and cleared her family’s name before the throne, he rode up on a tall horse carrying her enemy’s head, only to hear that she was engaged. At that moment, Huo Shiyan felt like a fool. He stormed into the grand red wedding hall, fierce and ruthless, to seize her. The man who had once so carefully sought her approval bared his fangs. His bloodshot eyes seemed ready to tear her apart. “Yaoyao, have you forgotten what you promised me?” From then on, every night, delicate cries rang out from the inner courtyard of the marquis’s residence.