Cherry Blossom

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The Lu family of Jinling welcomed a young cousin, Yingying. With rosy lips, pearly teeth, and a soft, delicate, timid manner, she was doted on by everyone in the family.

Everyone, that is, except the heir, whose heart was like iron and who always met her with a cold glare.

People all said that the young cousin had offended the heir, and that life in the Lu residence would surely be difficult for her from then on.

Orphaned and with no one to rely on, the young cousin trembled at the thought: Of all the people I could have flirted with, why did I have to scratch his palm...

Sure enough, when he returned from discussing marriage prospects, the heir sat by her bedchamber's bedside and looked down at her with a cold smile.

"Jinling is full of talented men. It doesn't matter if you've been spoiled for choice, little sister, but you only have one older brother. Do remember that, won't you?"

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When marriage discussions first began, her close friend from the inner quarters came to ask which suitor Yingying favored.

Yingying was applying lip rouge with her slender fingers raised. At the question, she said with a troubled look, "Eldest Brother is gentle and considerate, and Second Brother is charming and romantic. They're both excellent choices. Then there's Young Master Feng and Young Master Fang..."

"Aren't you going to consider your Third Brother?"

With her lips as red as fresh rouge, Yingying looked impatiently at herself in the bronze mirror. "If Third Brother hadn't begged me, I wouldn't have gotten involved with him."

A figure appeared in the mirror, and her voice abruptly stopped.

The heir, her third older brother, stood behind her holding a marriage contract and looked at her with a cold smile.

1. The male and female leads are not related by blood. A sweet romance.

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Lu Linjiang was young, but held senior rank in the family and had earned illustrious military honors. Everyone who saw him respectfully addressed him as "Seventh Master Lu."

Only the eldest daughter of the Sheng family wasn't afraid of him. Blushing, she followed at his heels and called sweetly, "Seventh Uncle, wait for me!"

As she was his junior, Lu Linjiang took good care of her. There was just one thing that troubled him: it seemed he could hear the young girl's thoughts.

Sheng Li followed him as he studied and learned to read, secretly letting her mind wander. "Seventh Uncle is so handsome!"

Lu Linjiang: ...

When Sheng Li made a mistake, he put on a stern face and corrected her seriously.

She lowered her head and muttered, "Why hasn't Seventh Uncle come to comfort me? He must not care about me anymore."

When he spoke a little too harshly, she began to cry, grumbling inwardly, "Seventh Uncle is so mean. I don't want to marry him anymore."

Lu Linjiang: ?

In short, when Sheng Li cried, he had to comfort her; when someone bullied her, he had to take revenge on her behalf. Lu Linjiang handled all her little troubles, yet used their difference in rank to shut down every possibility between them.

But as she gradually blossomed into a delicate beauty, every time he fended off another unsuitable suitor for Sheng Li, his hard-won restraint wavered, and his jealousy became almost impossible to suppress.

Until she was summoned to the palace. For the first time, the usually proper and restrained Lu Linjiang gave in to his desires and stole into her bedchamber at night.

The young woman protested, "Seventh Uncle, what are you doing? It wouldn't be good if someone saw us."

Consumed by jealousy, he pulled her into his arms. "Call me husband."

He pressed his lips to hers and lowered his voice. "From now on, just tell me how you want me to cherish you. You don't need to keep it to yourself."

1. The male lead is a proper, restrained gentleman who hides his feelings and secretly seethes with jealousy.

Theme: Even in adversity, never forget to strive and work hard for the life you long for, your Back to Field.