(Hypocritical, sweet-faced-on-the-outside, ruthless minister x kindhearted, honest maid / love grows over time / taking by force / chasing his wife / a scoundrel's sincere love)
Qin Su, the daughter of the wealthy Qin family of Bianjing, was betrothed as a child to Lu Xun, the young master of the prominent Lu family of Jiangnan.
After the Lu family fell into decline, Lu Xun took shelter in the Qin family's study. Living under their roof, he devoted himself to his studies, hoping to pass the imperial exams, enter officialdom, and marry his beloved.
Qixin was born into servitude in the Qin household. Always dutiful and reserved, she was assigned to attend to their prospective son-in-law.
He had the bearing of a noble gentleman, pure as jade, and treated everyone with gentle generosity.
Qixin secretly admired him, but never once overstepped her place. She feared punishment from her master and mistress, and feared even more that Lu Xun would despise her.
Even when Lu Xun offended a powerful noble and failed the exams, leaving him dejected and isolated, she did not dare take advantage of his misfortune and confess her feelings.
She only dared to slip the pocket money she had saved into his luggage when he left the capital in disgrace.
When she saw Lu Xun again, he was a trusted confidant of the new emperor, returning as a marquis in all his glory.
Rumor had it that he flattered the emperor, framed loyal officials, and was consumed by lust for power.
Qixin could not understand. The Lu Xun she remembered had been so good. How could he be the treacherous minister everyone described?
Then she witnessed his vindictiveness with her own eyes: he treated human lives like grass, schemed to seize the Qin family's fortune, and humiliated Miss Qin Su.
The flawless jade she had treasured in her heart for years shattered into pieces.
The Qin family fell into decline, and their servants sought new masters to survive.
Lu Xun assumed that Qixin was timid and had nowhere else to turn, so she would have to seek his protection.
He never expected her to avoid him like the plague, preferring to throw in her lot with bandits and brutes.
His heart burned with anguish. Back when he had been destitute and miserable, she had quietly stayed by his side and cared for him.
But now, how could she, how dare she, reject him and leave him, just like everyone else?
That night, he personally raided the bandits' lair, then strode into her room and climbed into her bed.
With gloom in his eyes and bloodlust clinging to him, he wrapped himself around her like an evil spirit from hell.
He shoved the deed of servitude he had bought for a fortune into her mouth, silencing the sobs that had tormented him.
He was done pretending to be a virtuous gentleman.
He did not mind using the most despicable and shameless methods to keep her.
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1. As the blurb says, I just want a taste of a scoundrel's sincere love.
2. Both leads have only ever been with each other. The male lead is a bit of a bastard, but he has kept himself pure, okay!
Theme: The good may be bullied, but Heaven does not turn a blind eye.
The beginning is Time Dafa, I like it