Chen Que spent the first half of his life following the rules, restraining himself and observing propriety. He had never once made the slightest misstep.
But when he fell on hard times, a woman abducted him by force, leaving a stain on his life.
She was crude, frivolous, and shallow. Simply because she was infatuated with his looks, she resorted to any means to get him.
At first, Chen Que hated being sullied, and naturally despised her.
So on Qixi, he rejected her heartfelt invitation.
Who could have guessed that in a side hall of the temple, he would see two figures entwined on a lotus throne?
The jade arm that had embraced him just yesterday now hung bonelessly over another man's shoulder, poised to brush away the cassock he wore.
The man was distinguished and noble, and his features bore an eight-tenths resemblance to Chen Que's, especially his eyes.
Couldn't catch him, so she went looking for another substitute?
Chen Que's scorn only deepened. He deliberately meant to warn the other man not to be deceived by Yu Mi, that wanton, wicked woman.
He arranged to meet him at a teahouse. Before he could say a word, the other man spoke in an unhurried voice.
“I'm sorry. You really do look a lot like... my wife's late husband.”
*
Not long before Yu Mi's wedding, her fiance had died on the battlefield.
Perhaps heaven took pity on her, for she saw the shadow of her late husband in another man.
No one could be a better replacement for the moonlight in her heart.
Yu Mi did everything she could to win him over.
Until, on Qixi night, it seemed she'd found an even better candidate...
Her younger brother-in-law, who had always treated her with respect and courtesy and seemed to have seen through the vanity of the world, actually took advantage of her drunkenness to lift her fingertips, his gaze clinging to her as he kissed them one by one.
“Sister-in-law, I'm clearly the one who looks most like my brother. You like him, so why can't you like me?”
Content warning: triplets
The female lead is unmarried
Theme: Face yourself honestly
Don't Bully the Puppy!
Who Doesn't Like a Green Tea?
Everyday Life of a Socially Anxious Mind-Reader
Marrying My Black-Bellied Younger Cousin
The Ruthless Sword Lord Is Carrying My Child
After Marrying My Black Lotus Husband
I Accidentally Flirted with the Villain in Disguise as a Woman
After Raising the Immortal Venerable, I Became My Own Substitute