[Brooding, manipulative, possessive younger brother x gentle, resilient, carefree beauty of an older sister]
When her husband suddenly dies, rumors spread that Gu Ruanqing had brought about his death. Her husband's family can no longer tolerate having a widow in their home. With no one in her own family to turn to, she is left alone and helpless. Then a carriage stops outside her husband's family home. The servants say it's the heir of the Shen family, come from the capital.
Gu Ruanqing stares with tear-reddened eyes at the handsome young man before her. He's the younger brother she raised with her own two hands, the only family she had.
But on the eve of her wedding, disaster struck him, and no trace of his body was ever found. Now, somehow, he's come back from the dead.
As soon as she sees him, Gu Ruanqing forgets everything else. Tears well up in her eyes as she murmurs, "A Yan."
"Don't cry, Sister. A Yan came too late. I've come to take you home."
The young man, no longer a child, bends down and lifts her into his arms.
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Gu Ruanqing moves into the Shen residence as a distant cousin. Life there is comfortable, and the servants treat her well. Shen Yan cheers her up every day, and she gradually comes to terms with her husband's death.
Only, at night, she sometimes dreams of making love to someone. She assumes it's because she misses her late husband too much, and blushes the next morning.
Until she accidentally gets entangled with Shen Yan, who begs her again and again.
"Sister, I'm going to die. I've never even experienced love. Please be kind to me."
The widowed Gu Ruanqing's heart softens, and desire blooms.
From then on, the two begin a secret affair.
Gu Ruanqing never meant to hold him back. She plans to end things for good and leave the marquis's residence once Shen Yan marries.
Just as the two are deep in their love, her husband, who was supposed to have died in battle, returns!
She guiltily offers to leave. Shen Yan, who had just agreed gently, locks her in a gilded cage in the middle of the night.
"Sister, you'll always be mine."
The young man no longer wears his gentle smile. His dark eyes are full of malice.
Gu Ruanqing is so frightened that she faints.
"Sister, compared to that good-for-nothing, wasn't A Yan better?"
"Did he ever touch you here?"
"Could he make you feel as good as I do?"
Reader's guide:
They develop feelings after ending their sibling relationship. They are not related by blood.
The heroine has no prior experience; the hero does.
The male lead is dark and unhinged. At first, he acts like a sweet puppy younger brother. Later, when her former husband returns, he snaps and stops pretending, turning into a ferocious wolfdog!
The woman is 19, the man is 16.
Screenshot taken on 2025.12.15
Premise: Notice the person by your side