The Dangerous Shadow Guard Is a Little Sweet

[On the outside, a gentle and dignified black lotus of a sister with a brilliant mind, on the inside a crazed schemer VS a cold and heartless man to others, but a pure-hearted, old-fashioned loyal puppy of a younger brother] Qin Zhu was the boy Lin Jianwei rescued from a wolf's jaws. The boy carried a peculiar medicinal scent that soothed the restless blood in Lin Jianwei's veins. She liked it very much, so she found a way to keep him by her side. She tied up his hair, bought him clothes, taught him to read and write, and showed him how to identify the herbs growing along the road... * At first, the boy was wary and guarded, his sword always ready to leave its sheath. He always felt that her intentions weren't entirely proper. He had to preserve his virtue and not give himself to her too easily. * Later... One handsome man after another appeared at Lin Jianwei's side, inviting her to enjoy the lake and moonlight, attend a poetry gathering in the western suburbs, and join a flower banquet... Qin Zhu hid in the shadows, staring after them with jealous eyes, fists clenched, his gaze practically glued to their backs. * Drunk out of his mind, Qin Zhu stumbled into the curtained room with a dagger in hand and collapsed at Lin Jianwei's feet. She stepped on the dagger, bent down, and smeared the paint in her hand across the corner of his eye, drawing a magnificent streak of red that swept up toward his temple. Her fingers traced his jawbone and held his chin. Her lips brushed the corner of his mouth. "What, have you finally decided to kill me?" Qin Zhu's pupils widened, and he pressed his lips together. Lin Jianwei straightened, but he caught hold of her sleeve. His voice trembled slightly as he clutched the edge of her sleeve in his hand. "You kissed me. You can't abandon me now." * [Little Scene] At first... Qin Zhu tightened his belt, glared at her, and ground out through clenched teeth, "You libertine!" Later... Qin Zhu wore Western Regions-style clothes, his hair loose and tied in braids, decorated with golden bells. His black-and-red garment had a wide, open collar, leaving his neck and chest bare down to his waist, with little in the way of adornment. His ears red, he pulled a black-and-gold collar hung with turquoise beads from behind his back and held it out to Lin Jianwei. "The clothes of the Western Regions are so complicated. I can't put this on." "Sister, teach me." "Will you?" * [Reading Guide] 1. This time, the setting is entirely fictional and not meant to be historically accurate. It's just a sweet romance about a young man and woman breaking free of their fates and falling in love. The story mainly focuses on their subtle feelings for each other. Both leads have had no previous partners, and it has a happy ending. 2. The male lead is one year younger. He's the younger brother. At first he's cold and dangerous, in the middle he's a jealous, loyal puppy, and later he's a clingy little wolf-dog. He's highly skilled in martial arts. 3. The female lead is very possessive of the male lead and extremely calculating. Extremely, extremely, extremely calculating. Theme: Don't give in to adversity. Fight for a way to survive.