Xiaoman had no parents from a young age. After kindhearted people raised her for sixteen years, her birth parents finally found her and brought her home.
When they saw her rough manners after she entered their grand residence, her parents tried and tried to hold back, but eventually they couldn't help saying, "Xiaoman, you're now a daughter of the Chancellor's household. You must mind your manners. From today on, your elder brother will teach you." Before Xiaoman could reply, her elder brother, seated nearby with a cool, otherworldly air, spoke up. "I'll make sure to teach my younger sister well."
From then on, her elder brother became her nightmare. The words she feared most were the four he would say: "Hold out your hand."
When she couldn't recite her lessons, her brother would say without looking up from his calligraphy practice, "Hold out your hand."
When she couldn't embroider flowers and birds properly, her brother would lightly tap the chessboard with his jade-like fingers as he contemplated a game: "Hold out your hand."
There were countless examples like these, and after saying those words, he would always tap her palm twice with a ruler.
For the sake of a better life, she swallowed her complaints and learned most of the rules for a young lady of a respectable family. Just then, however, a terrible piece of news arrived: someone had made a mistake. She wasn't the Chancellor's daughter after all.
Xiaoman's vision went dark. All those beatings had been for nothing.
1. The male and female leads are not related by blood.
2. One-on-one romance, both pure, happy ending.
Theme: Pursue a better life
