Long Huayin has a young husband back in her hometown.
His family is so poor that, to raise money for his education, she, with her impressive strength, has no choice but to work as a maid for a wealthy man with a mercurial temper.
The master's estate is huge, but she's the only one he hired to do the work.
Long Huayin is delighted. The work is tiring, but she gets paid more.
It's just that the master's... special tastes are a bit much.
A woman with money is bound to go bad!
Long Huayin stares at the handsome young man sleeping beside her,
feeling as if she's plunged into an icy abyss.
He must look too much like her young husband.
Otherwise, she wouldn't have made such a mistake.
Oh no, now she's lost both her money and her man.
She'll have to go back to serving the ill-tempered master
so she can earn money to put her young husband through school...
And somehow, life goes on in this bizarre fashion.
Long Huayin is terrified that the three of them will cross paths,
and she'll pay dearly, in both money and favors, to ward off disaster.
Then, one day, just as the truth is about to come out,
she hides on the roof, at a loss for what to do,
and accidentally hears them say...
They both call her their wife,
and say something about being the same person.
Long Huayin doesn't understand,
but she breaks out in a cold sweat.
Three similar faces turn to look at her all at once.
☆ Time-management master: Long Huayin
At noon.
Long Huayin emerges from the cornfield drenched in sweat.
Exhausted and panting, she climbs into the car by the roadside and reaches for some water.
The master tosses aside his cane and personally gives her a drink, mouth to mouth.
When the kiss is over, Long Huayin rests against the master's abs, catching her breath.
His large hand, rough with calluses, gently rubs her back again and again.
His voice is low and hoarse. "What took you so long to pee?"
Long Huayin shivers all over and stammers, "I stopped to pick some corn. This field happens to belong to my family."
The master holds her a little tighter, his gaze sweeping over the cornfield belonging to his sixth uncle.
"Is that so? What a coincidence."
At midnight.
Long Huayin unlocks the handcuffs chaining her to the master.
Just as she steps out of the old manor's front gate, she spots a figure standing on a covered boat beneath the bridge.
Moonlight falls across his face. His longing gaze makes her heart skip a beat.
It's a tough business. She really can't tell who is taking advantage of whom.
With sweat glistening on their skin, the boat rocks from side to side, ripples spreading across the water.
Before he loses consciousness, he says something that leaves Long Huayin dazed:
"Have I... become the kind of person you like now?"
At dawn.
Long Huayin is on vacation back home, fast asleep.
Outside, her mother-in-law bangs things around and makes pointed remarks.
A tall, slender young man stops her.
After persuading his mother to leave, he takes out a chicken leg he's hidden away
and quietly pushes open Long Huayin's door.
They haven't seen each other for half a month, and she looks even thinner.
He hates how slowly he's growing up.
He isn't even capable of keeping her by his side.
He takes off his shoes and lies down beside her, still dressed,
curling up next to her and staring at her without blinking.
His gaze travels down from her neck, and then he sees it on her collarbone:
several overlapping kiss marks, in a place even he has never touched.
His throat bobs. He tries again and again to hold back a sob.
"Have you... stopped wanting me too?"
The eldest husband: 40+, 188 cm, fine lines beginning to show beneath his eyes, a slight limp, quiet and taciturn, like a mellow wine that leaves a lingering impression.
The middle husband: 25, 190 cm, taut muscles, like chewy gummy candy, full of energy, sunny and cheerful.
The youngest husband: 18, 185 cm, a delicate, pale, slender boy with pretty features who blushes easily, a pert bottom and pale legs.
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Blurb archived on 26.4.3
Premise: Love is precious, but life is worth even more.
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