After that accident, Li Jinghe knelt for three days and nights before the grave of his stepmother, Madam Shu. He felt he had failed the woman who had treated him like her own son.
He had once promised her that he would love his stepsister, Shu Yue, as if she were his real sister. But somewhere along the way, he began to harbor a greed he shouldn't have felt.
He longed for Shu Yue's eyes and her closeness, and countless times gave in to improper fantasies.
He wanted to keep her by his side, together in life and death!
Fortunately, he hadn't made a terrible mistake. His moon hadn't been sullied by him, and there was still time to set things right.
After returning, Li Jinghe decided to choose a husband for Shu Yue.
Shu Yue was timid and meek, so after searching high and low, he finally chose a man with a good family, a handsome face, a gentle temper, and an easygoing nature.
On the day they exchanged birth-date cards, Shu Yue bowed gracefully to him in the study. "Thank you, big brother, for finding Yueyue such a suitable husband."
She pulled the jade hairpin from her bun. "When Yueyue marries, my husband will remove my hair ornaments with his own hands."
She took off her necklace, then let her fingertips fall to the silk sash at her waist and tugged gently. "He'll untie Yueyue's clothes."
Ignoring Li Jinghe's increasingly bloodshot eyes, she continued, "My husband and I will embrace every night, our hearts in harmony."
"He'll reach... the place big brother only got halfway to that day."
With a snap, the finest wolf-hair brush in Li Jinghe's hand broke.
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Shu Yue was the only daughter of the Shu family and held control over its vast fortune. But she wasn't afraid at all, because she had the best big brother in the world.
Her big brother protected her, doted on her, and loved her.
But now her big brother wanted to marry her off. He said the man was an excellent husband.
Was he better than her big brother? More handsome? More learned? Could he last a few moves against her big brother? Was his embrace as warm?
The finest husband in the world? The only one she would accept was Li Jinghe!
[Reading Guide]
1. The leads are not related by blood and are not registered in the same household. The heroine's mother registered her as a separate household to protect the Shu family's assets.
2. A spoiled little green tea x an aloof beauty.
3. Both leads are sexually inexperienced.
4. I'll add more if I think of anything.
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Theme: I'll think about it.
