Her younger half-sister rescued a frail scholar.
The scholar was learned and refined, as elegant as an orchid or jade, and her sister cherished him dearly.
Gu Tang harbored a grudge. So the more her sister treated the scholar like royalty, the more determined Gu Tang was to grind him into the dirt.
For five years, the scholar lived under someone else's roof, his back repeatedly scarred by the whip.
Those marks were left by Gu Tang.
- -
The scholar disappeared. When they met again, he had become Xie Qiyu, the long-lost son of a powerful minister.
Xie Qiyu had contracted a serious illness and forgotten everything that had happened.
Just then, the Earl's household fell into decline. With nowhere else to turn, Gu Tang had no choice but to reach out to him.
“Have you forgotten, Young Master? I was the one who treated you best at the estate.”
“We love each other. We promised ourselves to one another long ago.”
Xie Qiyu's gaze darkened as he murmured softly, “...Is that so?”
- -
Gu Tang had never liked Xie Qiyu. She hadn't liked him before, and she liked him even less now. Her false show of affection was only temporary. Once the Earl's household was through its difficulties, she would cut all ties with him.
But Xie Qiyu kept closing in on her, refusing to let go and giving her no end of headaches.
Gu Tang thought she had everything under control.
Until one day, she caught him settling old scores with his former enemies. His sword gleamed coldly, and blood stained his sleeve.
“You remember everything?” Gu Tang glared at him.
“What, are you unhappy?” Xie Qiyu's expression darkened. He grabbed her wrist and pressed a riding crop into her hand. “Then let me see what you can do.”
Only by pretending to have lost his memory could he win the beauty's tender affection.
Theme: Happiness
