I Woke from a Dream and Tried to Run, but the Cold Young Master Forced Me to Marry Him

I gave my heart to the moon, but the moon shone on a ditch instead!

The heroine was born to a concubine, with a lowly status and a naturally good-for-nothing constitution. Unable to bear seeing her mother despair every day over her status as an outsider, she agrees to marry off in place of her legitimate older sister, to a young master who has lost his power.

For two years, she works tirelessly for her fiancé without complaint, enduring hardship with no regrets. When he finally rises to prominence, she thinks better days are ahead. But then her lowly status is brought up again, and her fiancé just watches coldly from the sidelines. Her heart dies.

She wants nothing more than to leave, but her mother uses the poison afflicting her younger brother as an excuse to make her give in once again.

She puts on a mask and plays along. Before she knows it, her heart has fallen for him all over again.

But her beloved’s childhood sweetheart returns in triumph. Heartbroken, the heroine tries to escape, only for the hero to imprison her! He gives her wealth and splendor, but the smile has vanished from her face. Her fiancé cannot understand why. She tells him,