On the night the Shen family's legitimate daughter fled her marriage, Shen Hengzhi, the concubine-born daughter, was held against the window by her stepmother, forced to watch her elder sister disappear at the end of the back alley.
Three days later, she put on the wedding dress meant for her sister and was carried into the Lu residence.
They said Second Master Lu was cold and ruthless, decisive in his actions, and the most formidable man in all of Jiangcheng. On their wedding night, he stood before her beneath the bright red candles and asked just one question: “Do you know who I was supposed to marry?”
She knew. But she also knew she had no choice.
She'd thought it would be nothing more than a transaction, each side getting what they wanted: she would fill the vacant place at his side, and he would cover up the Shen family's disgrace. But later, he shielded her from every open and hidden attack, crushed the entire Shen family beneath his heel for her, and set off fireworks across the city for her on New Year's Eve.
Everyone said Second Master had married a substitute and spoiled her far too much.
Only Lu Zhao knew that from the very beginning, she was the only one he wanted.
A very good book, no bloody plot, compact structure, very good