My Widowed Sister-in-Law in My Arms

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Blurb

[Coercive Romance] [Love and Hate] [Beautiful, Honest Widow Sister-in-Law x Brooding Younger Brother-in-Law]

Three years after the Marquis of Yong'an died on the battlefield, his younger brother Xie Canglan inherited the title and decided to find his widowed sister-in-law, Zhao Zhiwei, a new husband.

Zhao Zhiwei was the beloved pearl of the Minister of Works. Before marrying into the marquis's household, she had no shortage of suitors. Now that the news was out, men came calling in droves.

The very night she took an interest in a certain young gentleman, the portrait beside her bed was torn to shreds, and a man's voice sounded in her ear.

Her usually unfailingly respectful brother-in-law, Xie Canglan, seemed to become another person. He bound her hands and pinned her to the bed, his warm breath making her ears burn.

"Why look so far away, Sister-in-Law? When it comes to looks, aren't I far better than those men?"

"Xie Canglan, look at me. I'm your sister-in-law!"

She resisted with all her might, but Xie Canglan only went further. He tucked a strand of her hair behind her ear and said suggestively, "Then I beg you to show me some affection, Sister-in-Law."

*

As the widow of the Marquis of Yong'an, Zhao Zhiwei was supposed to live quietly, keeping watch over his memorial tablet. But the day she learned the truth about her late husband's disappearance, she panicked and turned to flee.

Xie Canglan only smiled with obsessive determination. He fastened a golden chain around her and kissed her lips. "Sister-in-Law, we will never be apart."

One wanted to leave, the other refused to let go.

Zhao Zhiwei could not pretend nothing had happened. She deliberately overturned a candle in the house and escaped under cover of night, settling in a simple, honest little town as an embroiderer.

She thought she could spend the rest of her life in peace.

But on her wedding day, with everyone watching, Xie Canglan burst in and swept her, still dressed in her wedding gown, into his arms.

He had come to steal the bride!

Reader's Guide

1. One-on-one romance. The heroine is a virgin and the hero is a virgin. The former husband is still alive.

2. The hero uses coercion to win her over. Please read with caution if this isn't your thing.

3. The secondary couple appears later: aloof Crown Prince who pretends to be heartless x delicate, sweet-looking younger sister with a wicked side.

Blurb written on 2025.9.29, screenshot saved as proof.

Theme: Love can overcome every hardship.