Scheming for Love

[Stealing the One Someone Loves] [Scheming and Coercion] [The Younger Brother's Beloved] [Warning: Low Morals]

At first, he simply couldn't stand this orphan, who used underhanded tactics to flirt with his younger brother.

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Yu Qinghan bid farewell to her late mother, took a marriage contract, and traveled alone to the capital, where she entered the Guangping Marquis's residence.

The Yu family had long since fallen into ruin, so the marriage agreement could not be honored. The heir promised to find her a good match.

Unfortunately, the world was full of snobs. Seeing that she had no one to rely on and suffered from poor eyesight, potential marriages repeatedly fell through.

She refused to become a concubine or let others mistreat her. Wiping away her tears, she set her sights on the residence's two young masters.

The eldest son was aloof and extraordinary. As the heir to the marquisate, he couldn't afford to be careless about choosing a wife. He was also cold, and speaking to him always made her heart tremble. The second son, on the other hand, was a man of fine character, a dashing young man with excellent martial skills and an easygoing personality.

Yu Qinghan made up her mind and, blushing, placed the knotted cord she'd made in the second son's hands.

The next day, the heir summoned her to his study. His slender fingertips, accustomed to holding a jade brush, ran over the soft knot. His expression was indifferent, giving no hint of his feelings.

Yu Qinghan: Σ( ° △ °|||)︴

His chilly gaze fell on her shoulder. The man's voice was low, his tone faintly mocking. "Can you really not tell the difference between him and me?"

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Everyone in the capital knew that General Pei, the young master of the Guangping Marquis's residence, was in love with the young lady staying there as a relative. For her sake, he had even dared to anger the imperial family and submit to family discipline.

They said she was beautiful, with a charming face and figure, and a voice so captivating that anyone who heard it would go weak in the knees.

The only imperfection was her poor eyesight. Her eyes always seemed veiled by mist, like the hazy rain of Jiangnan.

With border battles breaking out one after another, before General Pei set off for war, he entrusted his beloved, not-yet-betrothed, to his ever-reliable and levelheaded elder brother.

Pei Chengzhan was a young man of great renown, steady as a mountain and deep as an abyss, possessing both virtue and refinement. He readily agreed to his younger brother's request.

He had seen from the start that Yu Qinghan was calculating and silver-tongued. She must have some ulterior motive. He absolutely could not let her stay.

Then came the day when the pear blossoms were dim beneath the moonlight. Once again, the delicate woman mistook him for his younger brother. Her soft body fell into his arms, and her flowing tears soaked his lapel.

The upright man, who had always kept himself in check, gave in to a forbidden desire: to claim this orphan who already loved someone else.

Even though she was soon to become his younger brother's betrothed.

This engagement had originally been meant for him.

★ [Alone and Helpless & Iceberg Turns Into a Madman]

The leads are each other's only partners. The male lead acts like a respectable gentleman but is vile beneath the surface, stealing the one someone else loves. The premise is as described above.

The heroine is extremely nearsighted and has poor eyesight. Please take care of your eyes, too (...).

★ Write happily, read happily, and may we all be happy. Hooray!

Theme: Fight for the love you want.