Ah Yun

As the daughter of a condemned official, Ayun was fortunate that Lu, a young gentleman whose family had once received academic guidance from her father, took her in and made her his younger sister. She escaped death on the road to exile. Unfortunately, as a little girl who didn’t know any better, Ayun had teased the “older brother” with the highest standing in the family relentlessly. Before he became her brother, he had never shown her the slightest kindness. It was clear he detested her. Knowing her place as a dependent, Ayun kept her head down and pretended to have turned over a new leaf, acting sensible and obedient: When her brother wanted to practice calligraphy, she found him a hidden copybook by a renowned calligrapher. When her brother fell ill, she fussed over him and personally brewed his medicine. When her brother came top in the provincial examinations, she racked her brains to praise his literary talent... In short, she absolutely could not let her brother find anything about her even slightly annoying. By the time her brother passed the highest civil service examination, became famous throughout the capital, and rose rapidly through the ranks, Ayun felt her hardships were finally over. Delighted, she planned to benefit from her brother’s status and marry a handsome husband. From then on, her future would be smooth sailing. But her dear brother merely smiled as he wiped down his sharp sword. “You want to marry someone else? Then I’ll kill him.” - Lu Wenzhou hadn’t liked the little noblewoman from the prefect’s family who used to follow him around. But for some reason, when he saw her suddenly orphaned and left all alone, he couldn’t help taking the risk and bringing her home. He frowned and said sternly to his overjoyed mother, “If we raise her in our home, she’ll be my own little sister from now on. Mother, don’t get the wrong idea.” But the little girl grew taller day by day, becoming more and more beautiful, with skin like ice and bones like jade. She was still as gentle and obedient as when he’d first brought her home, and meekly agreed to the match someone else arranged for her. After returning from court, the top-scoring scholar, Lord Lu, sent the matchmaker away without a word. His expression unchanged, he used his warm fingertips to smooth his sister’s loose hair. “Ayun, are you still half asleep? You were raised in the Lu family, so of course you can only be my wife.” His younger sister’s eyes widened. (1) One-on-one, both leads are each other’s first love, a sweet childhood-friends romance where they raise each other. (2) They call each other brother and sister, but they are obviously not related by blood. (3) The idea that she’s too frail to take care of herself is purely the male lead’s sister-complex filter. Theme: Couples who grow together go further