Raising a Delicate Darling

The first time Lu Lingfeng saw Ye Ying, he frowned. She was so small, spoke so softly it was like a mosquito buzzing, and her eyes went red and teary at the slightest thing. Could she even take care of herself?

The former special forces squad leader, straight-laced young master Lu Lingfeng, had retired and returned home to inherit the family business. When his grandfather handed him the orphaned daughter of a comrade and said she would be his sister, unrelated by blood, Lu Lingfeng accepted her with reluctance.

His little sister was sweet and adorable, gentle and patient. She not only thoughtfully bought groceries and cooked for her big brother, but also helped with his work and washed his personal laundry.

Big Brother: Blushing furiously.

At first: What a pain this so-called little sister is. I'll just send her money every day. She shouldn't bother me.

Later: My little sister is adorable! Anyone who tries to make a move on her will have to deal with my fists first.

Later still, Lu Lingfeng realized he had feelings for Ye Ying that went beyond those of a brother. Just as he was preparing to confess, he discovered that this sister had actually been sent by his family's enemies to get close to him.

Lu Lingfeng: ?

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Ye Ying's family had fallen on hard times, and the family's enormous debts had driven her father to the brink of suicide. To save him, she had no choice but to agree to an immoral contract: she would approach Lu Lingfeng under the guise of being the orphaned daughter of his grandfather's comrade, search for confidential information, and find an opportunity to harm him. Ideally, she'd break both his body and his spirit, leaving him utterly demoralized.

Ye Ying, who had never even killed a chicken, nodded nervously.

She thought, I don't have what it takes to do the last two things, so I'll just try my best with the first two.

Then she secretly took some obsolete trade secrets and gave Lu Lingfeng expired milk to drink... After all that, Lu Lingfeng ended up in the hospital.

Ye Ying: I'm so awful QAQ

Ye Ying felt guilty, so she secretly treated Lu Lingfeng well in other ways to make it up to him.

Later, when Ye Ying's identity was exposed, she ran away in terror, but Lu Lingfeng caught her.

With tears in her eyes, Ye Ying explained, "I had no choice. I didn't really hurt you."

Lu Lingfeng wiped away her tears with his rough thumb. "Now that I've found you out, does that mean you've failed the mission and won't get paid?"

Ye Ying nodded.

Lu Lingfeng: "That's easy to fix. Keep going with the mission. I'll keep pretending I don't know. Just follow the instructions and torture me. Remember, break both my body and my spirit."

Ye Ying: ...

Something about this doesn't seem right.

Timid, crybaby, sweet-and-soft heroine x free-spirited, fake-tough hero

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