Republican Era: The Sickly Seventh Master Pretends to Be Frail Every Day to Deceive His Wife

In the second year of the Republic, the sea winds rose as Yun Qiao returned home for her grandmother's funeral. On the cruise ship, a strange man took her by force. Her dying grandmother made her seek refuge with the Xi family in Yancheng. But the wealthy household was full of danger at every turn: her stepmother was cruel and her younger siblings made life difficult. With her martial skills, she calmly fought back. By chance, she uncovered the bloodthirsty secret of the ailing Seventh Master, Xi Zhenting. Beneath his gentle facade lay a calculating mind, yet he stubbornly clung to her. He secretly protected her with all his heart, helping her break off a disastrous match and secure her place in the Xi family.