Posing as the Widow of the Male Lead's Older Brother

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Just before she could poison the male lead, Qin Yuehua awakened to the truth.

She was the villainess in a book, secretly in love with the male lead's older brother. Her beloved had died gathering medicine for his useless younger brother, and had asked her to deliver the medicine to him.

Qin Yuehua hated him with all her heart. She'd secretly poisoned the medicine, intending to send him to his grave.

But according to the plot, the male lead already knew she'd poisoned him. He was supposed to catch her off guard and kill her instead.

Before her stood a slender young man with a blindfold over his eyes. He smiled slightly as he thanked her, holding the bowl of poison and preparing to drink it in one gulp.

Qin Yuehua hurriedly knocked it over in a panic, then knelt before him, weeping in grief. She confessed everything and told him about her past. She even took on the identity of the male lead's brother's wife, successfully becoming a sister-in-law who loved her husband to the point of obsession.

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In the book Slaying Demons, Su Yimo is the male lead, a man with few family ties. His parents died when he was young, and his only brother also died saving him.

Born with blocked meridians, he was bullied by the sect's disciples until he went blind. His first half of life was full of suffering, but his second half was like having a cheat code: magical treasures, secret manuals, and cultivation all came easily to him.

Even the heroine, the most beautiful woman from an immortal sect, chose to stay by his side, accompanying him without ever leaving.

Qin Yuehua was terribly envious of his fortuitous encounters.

Using her identity as his sister-in-law, she shed silent tears for her deceased husband while picking up every opportunity along the way.

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Su Yimo had always suspected Qin Yuehua's identity.

After testing her in every way, he finally confirmed that she was his brother's widow.

Because of his brother, she took special care of him.

When he was sick, she would carry the blind young man through the vast snowy night to the clinic in town.

When danger arose, she would stand alone in front of him, covered in blood.

Su Yimo had heard her speak of his brother more than once, with a tender love unlike anything she showed him.

At night, she would hold the jade pendant that had been a token of love between her and his brother, weeping silently and murmuring to herself.

At first, this was simply further proof that she was his sister-in-law.

Later, Su Yimo grew to hate that jade pendant and despise being called her brother-in-law.

He developed a desire for her that he himself found shameful.

He wanted to claim his brother's widow.

Highlights:

1. Both leads are excellent actors, constantly guarding against and testing each other.

2. The older brother really is the idealized first love.

3. The male lead falls first. He becomes obsessive, dark, and utterly unhinged. There will be corresponding sections of angst for him later, so proceed with caution if you're a fan of the male lead.

A bittersweet happy ending.

(Sorry, I was short on inspiration for the original blurb. If that bothers you, feel free to skip it.)

Theme: Everyone is the protagonist of their own story.