[Pretends to be sweet and obedient, pampered heiress x powerful, ruthless younger uncle]
[Capital City big shot + powerful man bowing his head + older man raising a younger woman + universally adored heroine + ensemble cast]
Su Hao was cherished like a jewel for four years, then spent two years as a discarded wife from a wealthy family.
After turning eighteen, her life revolved around one name: Bai Xiuyuan.
He had raised her like a jasmine flower, but she married his nephew and endured two years of a loveless marriage.
Su Hao was tired, and had grown strong enough to spread her wings.
She wanted a divorce, to leave the Bai family, and to leave him too.
*
Bai Xiuyuan was her younger uncle. He raised her, protected her, and spoiled her.
As the most powerful man in the capital, he was naturally cold and restrained, as if he had no desires.
In truth, he suffered from a severe personality disorder and an intensely intrusive form of obsessive-compulsive disorder.
“She was young and naive. She was led astray and married someone else. I can accept that.”
That was what he said on the surface. In reality, he sent her husband away, took over every aspect of her life, and became obsessively controlling of her food, clothing, housing, and transportation.
*
Two years later, at the divorce proceedings, Su Hao was resolute about leaving. She wanted nothing to do with him either.
She settled every last account with him, one by one.
Bai Xiuyuan's eyes narrowed. With every word she spoke, his gaze grew darker and colder.
That night, Su Hao woke to find herself held down beneath him. The golden chain at the head of the bed gleamed with a chill as the man kissed her until she could hardly breathe.
“If you don't want me as your uncle anymore, then I'll be your new husband.”
Bai Xiuyuan: “To put it another way, my wife is someone else's wife. Doesn't that make me the poor one here?”
