The Possessed Widow

Liu Yingniang was an utterly ordinary woman, honest and timid, quiet and reserved. Her husband died. She had no children and no desire to remarry, content with her lot and widowed for many years. Until the Madam, remembering their old affection, summoned her back. The Madam intended to arrange a new marriage for Yingniang. After remarrying, she became the wife of an important court official from a distinguished family, with a son and a daughter. She would be their stepmother, so there was no need for her to bear children. But her husband was rather strange. By day, he was very cold toward her. At night, he tormented her relentlessly, licking her face like a beast, with a frightening ferocity, as though he wanted to devour her whole. Yingniang couldn't understand. Why was her husband so different by day and night? It wasn't until she accidentally learned that her husband was afflicted and incapable of intercourse that she wondered... Who was the man sharing her bed every night? The Son of Heaven saw a plainly dressed woman in a temple tower. Smiling, he tilted his head and gazed down at her without looking away. His fingers resting on the railing twitched. His trusted aide hurried off to find out who she was. The man who returned reported that the woman was surnamed Liu, a widow betrothed to the Vice Minister of Rites. The two families would be joined in marriage in two months. The Son of Heaven's smile turned inscrutable, and his eyes darkened at once. . Someone advised him to simply take her by force. So what if she was another man's wife? But the Son of Heaven had never liked forcing anyone. Thus, he disguised himself as a scholar and deliberately approached the young widow, making several attempts to win her heart. But the woman was stubborn to a fault. She kept emphasizing to him that she was about to remarry. Even though she didn't like that old man, she was still going to marry him. Stubborn, dull, uninteresting, and utterly oblivious to the situation. The Son of Heaven grew annoyed and suppressed his frustration. She was only a woman, and an old woman nearing thirty at that. Later, the Son of Heaven set aside all dignity and status to whisper his deep feelings into her ear again and again. He even bared his heart and begged for her affection, but she never looked at him. The Son of Heaven hated her. He hated her gentle, forgiving nature and her coldhearted cruelty. He hated that she didn't love him. One-sided obsession, forced possession, unrequited love Blurb to be revised A young widow and the new emperor. A madman falls for an honest woman. The heroine is twenty-nine, gentle and honest, and easily bullied. She has no marital relationship with the male supporting character. The hero is a fake gentle-hearted scoundrel who falls in love with the heroine at first sight. He's intensely possessive and controlling, so insane he'd like to exhume the heroine's late husband and whip his corpse. A strong man and a weak woman, with a dog-training, trashy Mary Sue vibe. The heroine has a sexual past; the hero does not. The heroine is nine years older than the hero. Theme: Follow your heart and live for yourself