A calculating wastrel general × a virtuous young lady from a distinguished family
In the eyes of the world, he is a dissolute, unruly general. In truth, he is a strategist with hidden claws.
She is a young lady from a distinguished family, navigating danger alone to clear her father's name, and also the first piece he chose for his chessboard.
His rescue of her in the city and his teasing remark about a “childhood betrothal” at Fuyuan Temple are all part of the snare he has carefully woven.
At last, outside the Yun residence, he leans close and murmurs, “Why don't you marry me?” This is no spur-of-the-moment joke, but a contract he has calculated will leave her nowhere to run.
She thinks it is a transaction in which each gets what they want, unaware that she has already fallen into the gentle trap he has laid, step by step.
He thinks he has everything under control, until feelings begin to stir and he realizes that his once-stony heart has already begun to race for her.
When the hidden danger comes to light, he cuts off every avenue of retreat and shelters her beneath his wings:
“From now on, your safety is my responsibility.”
