Heartless

#A servant wrongs his master, then they reunite after a breakup#Female lead not a virgin, male lead a virgin#Older woman and younger man#

#Cool, beautiful clan matriarch x scheming, lustful, mad dog#

[Coldhearted, widowed clan matriarch x lawless, rebellious emperor in exile]

You Huashuang was born into a prominent family. She married at fifteen and was widowed at seventeen.

For the next ten years, she swore never to remarry and raised her young brother-in-law and sister-in-law alone. Amid the chaos of the times, she kept the clan thriving, earning a reputation as an exemplary matriarch of the Jiang family throughout the capital.

There was only one stain on her solemn, careful life.

The dynasty was faltering and wars broke out one after another. When rebel forces advanced on the capital and the entire Jiang household fled to their country estate, a servant forced his way into her bed.

After months of frenzied entanglement, peace returned to the capital.

Everything was about to return to its proper place, and their shameful affair had to be buried forever.

Before returning to the capital, You Huashuang wanted to nip the problem in the bud and kill the vile servant who had dared to violate his master, once and for all.

But dozens of people still couldn't bring him down, and he managed to escape. Before fleeing, that evil servant vowed he would come back one day, and then make her wish she were dead.

You Huashuang was furious and terrified. After that, she was plagued by nightmares, all of them featuring a pair of wild, unrestrained eyes.

People said dreams meant the opposite of what they showed, but that wasn't true for her.

Time flew by. The rebel army, now growing powerful in the province, returned, and this time the imperial court failed to keep them out of the capital.

The dynasty fell. The city was taken.

You Huashuang was captured on the road as she led her family in flight to the southwest.

The ones who came for her were the most elite troops in the rebel army.

She was escorted all the way into the rebel army's main tent. Kneeling, she raised her head and saw the face she least wanted to see in her life.

[Reader's Guide]

1. The female lead is not a virgin, while the male lead is. She is three years older than him.

2. One-on-one romance, devoted to each other, happy ending.

3. The female lead is cold and detached, puts survival first, is no saint, and fiercely protects her own.

4. The male lead is a vicious, rebellious dog: brutal, violent, lawless, and a mad dog hiding behind a human face.

5. Angst, childbirth, running away, and a love full of hatred and heartbreak.

6. This story is extremely, extremely, extremely melodramatic. The chaotic era setting includes cruel scenes, abuse, and intense emotional push and pull. It's highly intense, so read with caution. This is not a sweet romance.

Synopsis completed on September 7, 2025, and saved as a screen recording.

Theme: Life is precious.