[Pretend Pure Love + Coercive Possession + Groveling to Win Her Back + Palace and Household Intrigue + All Male Leads Are Pure]
A sickly beauty is forcibly loved by one obsessive man after another. At first, they all want to be her master. In the end, they all turn into dogs begging for scraps.
From the start:
After her family is destroyed, the young heiress travels to Yangzhou to seek refuge with her fiancé. He sits astride a white horse, handsome and carefree, and rejects her: "The reputation of the Liu family does not allow me to marry a helpless orphan like you."
Su Wanqing turns and walks away, no longer pursuing him.
When they meet again, he gently coaxes her: "A young lady as beautiful as you would make a perfect concubine. Why not be mine?"
From then on, she avoids him like the plague, wishing never to see him again and focusing only on uncovering the truth behind her family's murder.
But he pursues her relentlessly, using both tenderness and force, even resorting to taking her by force to rekindle their relationship.
After failing again and again, Su Wanqing finally escapes her cage as she'd wished, only to fall into an even deeper whirlpool.
This time, she changes her name and identity, enters the palace, and vows to uncover the whole truth.
Later, after avenging her family and regaining her freedom, she happens to look back and discovers countless threads of affection trailing behind her.
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Obsessive ex-fiancé: "I'll find you, even at the ends of the earth."
Proud Sixth Prince: "Everything was my fault. Please, take responsibility for me!"
Gentle former brother-in-law: "It's always been you. Be good, and tell me you want this..."
Modest top scholar: "I'll stain my hands with blood and overturn the world for you. All you have to do is wake from your dream, brew tea, and wait for me to come home."
Devoted fake guard: "What do I lack? None of them deserve you!!!"
Proud younger uncle: "Why are you always so disobedient? I told you to take good care of yourself. And we're not even related by blood..."
The pool of suitors may keep growing. We won't know the ending until the very end...
(If the pacing feels slow, you can start with Volume Two.)
