Mandarin Ducks in the Wrong Pairing

Sun Lanying had known since childhood that she was promised in marriage. Half of a jade pendant in her room served as proof of the engagement. She had never even met her betrothed, so Sun Lanying had no intention of honoring the arrangement. But when a villain set his sights on her, with no one to rely on, Sun Lanying could only steel herself and seek refuge with the man who held the other half of the pendant. Her fiance was the bandit chief of one of the Eight Strongholds. Sun Lanying regretted coming as soon as she reached the stronghold's gate. But the gates stood wide open, and when the handsome young man inside came out, Sun Lanying still blushed. Shyly, she offered him the token and called him, "My lord." He indulged her in everything, even agreeing to her unreasonable demand that they marry within ten days. On their wedding night, beneath the red veil, Sun Lanying's cheeks flushed as she spoke in a soft, coquettish voice: "Eldest Brother, my father asked for this auspicious wedding date for us before he passed away. Thank you for making it happen." The jade-faced young man was strikingly handsome. He lifted the veil with a finger, then moved his hand lower. "You'd better not regret this, little bride." The deed was done, and he treated her with such tenderness. What was there to regret? She had heard that Eldest Brother had a younger brother who would come live with them in a few days. Sun Lanying got the room ready, but no matter how long she waited that day, the second brother never came. "Could Second Brother have gotten lost in the mountains?" Worried for her husband's younger brother, Sun Lanying went to find Eldest Brother and discuss what to do. But as she rounded a corner, she saw a familiar figure. He had one foot on someone's head, and the person beneath him struggled and shouted: "You killed my elder brother and stole my sister-in-law! Even as a ghost, I won't let you get away with this!" Ling Liulang's family was destroyed by villains. Later, he killed his enemies with his own hands. With blood still on them, he was preparing to kill again when someone came to his door. He never expected it to be a sweet young woman, calling him Eldest Brother. Eldest Brother, Zhao Dalang, the man who killed his parents! Ling Liulang hid his bloodied hands behind his back. His eyes lowered, brimming with hatred, as he smiled at her. "That's right. I'm Eldest Brother." He used another man's name to live with her, thinking that one day he would tell her who he really was. He never expected that day to arrive so suddenly. Screenshot updated on January 8, 2024. Theme: Break through the fog and understand your own heart.