[Pretend Siblings + The Heroine Makes the First Move + The Hero Chases His Wife + Coercive Love + Gentle, Strong-Willed Heroine + Tsundere, Sharp-Tongued, Yandere Hero]
Lou Yang was the legitimate daughter of the prime minister and the most beautiful woman in the land.
After the prime minister died under mysterious circumstances, Lou Yang followed her mother into a new marriage with the Duke's household.
From then on, she was dependent on others, and life in the household was like treading on thin ice.
Xie Yanci, the young duke who wielded great power at court, was especially opposed to her moving in. He threatened her both openly and behind closed doors, demanding that she leave the Duke's household.
As Lou Yang secretly investigated the cause of her father's death, she realized that Xie Yanci, who held an important position, was her greatest ally.
She tried every means to change his opinion of her.
When Xie Yanci came home late from his official duties, she cooked dinner just for him and waited.
Knowing that Xie Yanci felt the cold and would be chilly working through the winter, she stayed up late to make him padded boots and clothes.
When Xie Yanci needed money for his work, she gave him every coin she had earned.
When she heard that Xie Yanci loved someone, she granted every request his beloved made.
She thought that even if Xie Yanci never treated her kindly, at least he would stop targeting her. But all her efforts earned her only one reply: "Mind your own business."
Later, after the cause of the prime minister's death was uncovered, Lou Yang decided to marry her childhood friend.
That night, the young lord pinned her against the doorframe, grinding out through clenched teeth, "You seduced me, and now you think you can marry someone else?"
Lou Yang smiled faintly. "It was all an act, Brother. Don't take it seriously."
Good-looking, good-looking, good-looking, good-looking