Updated daily, 3,000+ characters [Gentle, steadfast older woman x sweet, well-behaved puppy-like younger man]
[Calls her “sworn sister” out loud, but “wife” in his heart | Has coveted her for years, and his secret love comes true]
After placing first in the imperial examinations, the first thing Zhou Shaotang wanted to do was buy the freedom of Su Yingxue, the musician he had admired for years.
But he was too late. She had already given her heart to someone else.
So he could see her every day, he became her sworn younger brother.
He called her “sworn sister,” but in his heart, he wanted her to be his wife.
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Yingxue was the most famous courtesan in the Southern Music Bureau. She hadn't waited for the bridal sedan of her childhood sweetheart before she received the news that Prefect Liu intended to take her as a concubine.
When the prefect came to Springwater House to seize her, a blue roan horse kicked him to the ground.
From atop the fine horse, the newly triumphant top scholar coldly said:
“Get lost.”
The newly crowned top scholar, Zhou Shaotang, was not yet twenty, but was brilliant and dashing. He took Yingxue to the capital to find her former lover, only to run into the man's wedding procession.
On Zhuque Avenue, Zhou Shaotang pointed at the groom and berated him until he covered his face and fled.
His furious outburst became a celebrated tale, and all the court and country wondered: what kind of beauty was this famous courtesan from Xiling?
Just as Yingxue was preparing to return to Xiling and spend the rest of her life there, Zhou Shaotang suddenly came to her door, drunk. He held her tight and said:
“Don't go. Stay with me for a while, all right?”
He kept himself in check and followed every rule, truly fulfilling his duty as her sworn younger brother.
But she still realized that the way he looked at her was not how a younger brother looked at his older sister.
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That year, Yingxue was strolling by the lake with an umbrella when she saw a child holding a stick and writing in the mud. She gave him three taels of silver for paper and ink, never imagining he would remember it for years.
He read her poems, understood her heart, felt her emotions, and loved her for who she was.
She was the dream of his life, someone he would never forget.
◆Please note◆
1. Both leads have only ever loved each other. The heroine has an ex. Happy ending.
2. Five-year age gap, with the heroine five years older than the hero.
3. “Zhao” in the hero's name Zhou Zhao(shao)tang has two pronunciations; it is pronounced “shao.”
[Original blurb: 2021/7/3]
Theme: Study hard, be grateful, and work for the good of all
It warms my heart~
It warms my heart~