Suo Hanzhi

Su Hanzhi is the eldest daughter of the Su family of Jinling. Spoiled by her family since childhood, she grew up with a face that could outshine all others, and there were so many suitors that they nearly wore down the threshold of the Su home.

Then, in the blink of an eye, the family fell into ruin. The world avoided her like the plague, and only Marquis Xiao, remembering the old ties between their families, reached out to help her, arranging for her to stay in a small courtyard. Su Hanzhi was grateful.

Gradually, people began whispering that she was Marquis Xiao’s new mistress. Unable to clear her name, Su Hanzhi planned to thank the marquis and leave. But then disaster struck: Marquis Xiao died suddenly, and before his death he specifically told the heir to bring her to the estate and care for her.

Knowing that Marquis Xiao’s heir hated the concubines around his father, Su Hanzhi was afraid. Even so, she was forced into the marquis’s estate in a small sedan chair.

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When Xiao Xihe first met his father’s “mistress,” he thought only that she was exceptionally alluring, and disliked her from the start. Still, he followed his father’s instructions, letting her stay in the house and giving her food.

Later, at a birthday banquet, she drank until her face flushed with springtime color. She accidentally leaned to one side, her lotus-like arm draping around his neck. The sweet fragrance of her skin wafted into his nose like a drug.

She clung to him and wouldn’t let go, her eyes as clear as spring water. “Young master, you’re so handsome…”

Xiao Xihe’s expression stiffened, his gaze darkening. He drew his hand away from her waist and said coldly, “Lady Su, you’ve overstepped.”

When Su Hanzhi sobered up and realized what she had done, she was so frightened she nearly lost her soul. From then on, she avoided Xiao Xihe.

Xiao Xihe thought her behavior was truly outrageous. Worried she might do something improper and bring shame upon the marquis’s household, he planned to send her away.

But when Su Hanzhi, eyes sparkling with spring, nestled in another man’s arms with a handkerchief in her fingers, Xiao Xihe suddenly narrowed his eyes.

That night, Su Hanzhi had just confirmed her beloved’s feelings. Her face was as radiant as a newly opened lotus when Xiao Xihe summoned her aboard his pleasure boat. When she finally came out, it was already the following afternoon.

Her back and legs ached so badly she could barely walk.

Note: As the blurb says, the heroine and the hero’s father were not involved. Everyone misunderstood.

2022/3/31

Theme: Stand on your own and strive to pursue yourself