Beauty

[Temporarily on hiatus, but I will definitely finish it. Sorry, my dear readers~]

Shengsheng was born to a concubine. Her mother died young, and her father rarely came to see her.

Just when she was at her most helpless, her legitimate elder brother Rong Heng returned from his sect.

The moment the little girl saw him, she decided she would cling to this powerful protector from then on.

As it turned out, she had chosen well. Rong Heng was not only high-born, but especially gentle with her.

When Shengsheng was sixteen, the truth about her birth came to light.

On the night before she was to leave, Rong Heng, who should have been away on business, slipped silently into her room.

His gaze woke Shengsheng. Though the time and place were all wrong, out of habit she still called him, "Brother."

Her voice was soft and sweet, with a hint of coquettish pleading.

"Shengsheng, if I hadn't come, were you really going to leave like this?" His voice was still rich and pleasant, but there was a strange, sinister note in it that frightened her.

"After all these years, I suppose I've wasted my affection on you."

Before dawn the next day, without waiting for anyone to see her off, Shengsheng begged her biological father to leave at once.

She didn't dare see Rong Heng again.

He was no longer the brother she knew.

Later, her father chose a husband for Shengsheng.

They both had their eye on the young master of the Wei family.

But not long after the two went out together, they were ambushed by martial-world assassins.

Shengsheng woke in Rong Heng's arms. His fingertips gently wiped away her tears,

but his kisses were always forceful and frenzied, as if he wanted to devour her very soul.

"Shengsheng, just tell me what you like. I can give you anything you want."

"Marry me."

"I'll cherish you just as I did before. No, I'll cherish you even more."

Innocent, stunning sweetheart x gentle, possessive man

Reading Guide:

1. SC, one-on-one, nine-year age gap.

2. The male lead knows from the start that they are not blood-related, and neither develops feelings beyond familial affection while their family relationship remains in place.

3. Set in a fictional world. Please don't nitpick the historical details.

4. If you want to leave, there's no need to tell me. Kindly refrain from giving unsolicited writing advice.

Blurb written on September 7, 2023, and a screenshot has been saved.

Theme: Take a step back and the world opens up