[Discontinued. Don’t read.] [Both leads are virgins + sweet romance + healing each other + marriage before love]
(The blurb isn’t very good, so feel free to try the story first.)
Zhao Hexiao is the heir to a prince’s title, but he has always lived in the shadow of his late elder brother. His father has never recognized his efforts, and his mother spends her days lost in grief. He has worked diligently since childhood, determined to become a worthy heir. But when he completes an assignment exceptionally well and still receives nothing but his father’s disapproval, Zhao Hexiao finally loses heart.
At his lowest point, he meets Yun Niang, a poor woman sold into a brothel by her own father. For reasons he can’t explain, he rescues her and secretly gives her a place to live, making her his mistress.
At first, he thinks of her as a cat kept in a separate residence, someone to tease in his spare time for amusement. But as day after day passes, Yun Niang’s tenderness and sincerity gradually make their way into his heart. Seeing that her status means she will forever have to live in the shadows, Zhao Hexiao suddenly decides he ought to fight for her.
