Chu Yu, daughter of the Grand Astrologer, was widowed on her wedding night. Her mother-in-law pressured her to continue the family line with her late husband's elder brother, Wei Xu.
Before her mother-in-law could even try all her tricks, Chu Yu eagerly agreed.
Because she had two secrets.
First, she was not really the Grand Astrologer's daughter.
Second, she had coveted Wei Xu for a long time.
Everyone knew that Wei Xu, the eldest legitimate son of the Duke of Zhenguo, was as handsome as a jade tree, unmatched in beauty, and brilliant in both talent and learning. He had once been an extraordinary man.
But after he fell ill and lost his sight, his already distant, aloof nature became even more detached. He seemed to desire nothing and kept women at arm's length.
Chu Yu had long since planned to use her status as his younger brother's wife to watch him from the shadows, follow him, and, best of all, possess and toy with him.
Before she could put those plans into action one by one, her mother-in-law sent her to Wei Xu's courtyard.
Wei Xu was blind, and his mother had dismissed all the unnecessary attendants from the courtyard. As long as Chu Yu didn't speak, she could haunt his side like a ghost.
She watched him secretly from a corner,
hid in the bathhouse to sketch him,
and stole a kiss when he was drunk...
Then one day, she suddenly discovered... he could see!
Torn between fleeing in disgrace and kneeling to apologize, she chose to threaten him:
"If you don't want anyone to find out you're pretending to be blind, then give me what I want."
She thought he would punish her, but to her surprise, he... agreed.
Chu Yu seized the opportunity and pushed her luck. "At least ten times."
Later, Wei Xu gained real power and no longer needed to pretend to be blind. Chu Yu knew her good days were over.
To stay in the Duke of Zhenguo's residence, Chu Yu lied that Wei Xu had no reaction to her and begged her mother-in-law to let her go back to being his late younger brother's widow.
On the day she moved back to her late husband's courtyard, Wei Xu arrived with a cold expression. His eyes half narrowed as he pressed closer, step by step.
"What kind of reaction does my sister-in-law want? Have I still not tried hard enough?"
A creepy, twisted villainess forced into marriage vs. a scheming, blind-by-choice aloof beauty
- The heroine really is twisted and has serious personality flaws!!
- Blurb written on September 24, 2025.
- The title and character names may change after the novel begins.
Theme: Confidence brings opportunity.
