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1.
Tan Yining, a prodigy from the Academy of Fine Arts, vanished from public view for three years. When he finally reappeared, he was caught up in another scandal involving imitation paintings sold as originals.
His hands could make magic with a brush, yet he gave up painting to cook for his husband, becoming the impeccable daughter-in-law of the Pei family.
Everyone knew he was desperately in love with Pei Xi.
His husband treated him with utter coldness, and even as Tan Yining collided headfirst with the ruthless Pei family, Pei Xi wouldn't spare him a glance. Tan Yining had no dignity and accepted everything passively. Outsiders trampled him into the dirt, yet he stubbornly refused to divorce.
All it took was one look from Pei Xi for him to be willing to return to the art world.
Then the Pei family's youngest son returned from abroad. "Sister-in-law, you have such beautiful hands. They were made to serve a man, weren't they?"
Tan Yining aimed his gun at Pei Yin. "What do you think they're for?"
Later, he said, "Then, sister-in-law, could you show me some affection too?"
2.
Everyone in Jiangcheng knew that Pei Yin had been crazy since childhood. If he wanted something, he always got it.
No matter whose hands the colossal Pei family passed through, it would ultimately end up in the grip of the youngest son.
Except for Tan Yining.
His sister-in-law was beautiful and fragile, a pushover in the Pei family whom anyone could trample without fear of reprisal. Even his big brother showed him no tenderness... Yet away from the Pei family, he wore a mask and shone at the shooting range, hitting every target and casually winning million-yuan jackpots.
He uncovered his sister-in-law's secret, and now he had a secret of his own involving him. If his big brother refused to love him properly, what gave him the right to claim his wife?
He and his wife were both so innocent.
[Side Story 1]
When word got out that Tan Yining and Pei Xi were getting divorced, all of Jiangcheng waited to laugh as he was thrown out of the house.
Pei Yin pulled the half-asleep Tan Yining into his arms and maliciously asked what he thought.
"Pei Xi's life is in your hands now. How about making him kneel down and put your shoes on?"
In his palm, the porcelain-white, soft and slender hand held a delicate beauty, its bones and flesh perfectly proportioned. One hand could encircle it twice, and the slightest pressure would leave an intimate red mark.
Pei Xi had Tan Yining step onto his palm, then changed his mind. "I've changed my mind. I'm the only one allowed to touch you here."
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[Side Story 2]
To marry the woman he had always loved, Pei Xi had once perjured himself and framed Tan Yining, clipping his wings so he could turn him into an obedient bird in a cage, a faithful stand-in for his beloved.
But after his beloved returned from abroad, he couldn't let go of Tan Yining. He even secretly paid a fortune to buy back one of Tan Yining's old paintings, then hung it in the most prominent place.
He believed that Tan Yining had once obeyed him in everything because he loved him desperately. If only he admitted his mistakes and apologized properly, Tan Yining would surely return to his side.
He planned to stage a chance encounter near Tan Yining's studio, but the first person he ran into was his half-brother.
His smile was warm, but his eyes held none of the warmth one would show a living person. "Choose, big brother. Stay in the Pei family and behave like a good watchdog, or have your reputation ruined and go fill in the sea."
Theme: Reclaim the old kingdom and become its master.
