The Gu family of the capital is a distinguished scholarly clan, wealthy beyond measure.
Today is the betrothal ceremony of Gu Linzhou, the Gu family's only son, and his cousin, Liu Ruoxu.
Red silk hangs everywhere, guests fill the halls, and everyone says this is a match made in heaven, a union that will bring the families even closer.
Yet amid all the celebrations, only Liu Ruoxu's sworn elder brother, Lu Daoqian, stands out like a thorn. His features are handsome, but his eyes hold a sinister softness.
Every move he makes carries an indefinable strangeness, as though the ones at the center of this joyous occasion aren't me and Liu Ruoxu on the dais.
Everyone thinks it's simply a case of deep sibling affection, but I sense the rotten stench of danger, something on the verge of turning everything upside down.
A carefully orchestrated humiliation is using this grand ceremony to quietly raise its curtain.
