Slender as Jade, Fragrant as Rich Perfume

[2023.2.89 (forced marriage and possessive love)]

[An innocent, delicate younger sister x a seemingly gentle, secretly dark and obsessive older brother]

Her father is thrown into prison.

Her husband falls into the sea, leaving no body behind.

At the courthouse, Yun Ran spends half an hour freezing in the snow, only to look up and see her second older brother.

He was adopted by their mother and now lives in the family home, preparing for the civil service examinations.

Meng Yanning's expression is gentle as he presses a warm enamel hand warmer into her hands.

"Ranran, even if your husband is dead, you still have me, don't you?"

*

She thinks she is only helping him out, but their frequent visits soon lead people to misunderstand their relationship.

Then an accident nearly brings them together in a night of passion, and her husband's family catches them in the act.

As she sits there, helpless and lost, Meng Yanning slowly approaches with a cup of tea and wipes the tears clinging to her lashes.

"Ranran, the Zhou family is too narrow-minded to accept you, and Mother worries you'll never find a suitable match. Why not marry me?"

He is willing to take responsibility for her and put their mother at ease.

*

It is only when Yun Ran unexpectedly encounters her late former husband, Zhou, that she learns the truth. His fall into the sea was no accident, and the Zhou family's rejection of her was no coincidence. It was all Meng Yanning's scheme!

In a panic, she climbs into a carriage bound for the Zhou residence.

The horses rear and shriek.

Her once-gentle, spotless older brother now looms over her like a storm cloud, closing in step by step.

A silver chain glints in his hand. His pale, chilling fingers brush over her rounded belly as he speaks in a hoarse, unhurried voice.

"Ranran, I've watched you grow up since you were a child. You shouldn't keep thinking about other men."

"Brother Ning..."

"Wrong. Call me husband."

[Tips]

1. Both leads are sexually inexperienced. There is more to the heroine's pregnancy than meets the eye.

2. The male lead was adopted, and he knew it from the start! He and the heroine are not related by blood in any way! Not at all!

3. The male lead seems gentle but is secretly dark, plotting at every turn to take her as his wife. Later, he will force her into marriage and possess her obsessively! The second male lead is still alive and will turn dark to seek revenge.

Theme: Break with convention and pursue a better life.