A forced-marriage, domineering pursuit romance. A forced-marriage, domineering pursuit romance. A forced-marriage, domineering pursuit romance.
Blurb:
Liang Yi and Ruan Qing are siblings with no blood relation. Liang Yi himself doesn’t know when he began to desire his younger sister and take her to heart.
At the time, he had yet to take charge of the family. He hid it well, burying all his burning desire beneath the care and affection an older brother showed his younger sister. But as time passed, his feelings inevitably began to stir and show through.
Ruan Qing had lived under someone else’s roof since childhood. She was perceptive and always thought things through. She deliberately kept her distance and tried to retreat, but she couldn’t afford to offend Liang Yi. So she used the words he often said, “I’m your brother,” to soothe and deceive herself.
Later, Liang Yi took control of the entire Liang clan and became its true head. He could take whatever he wanted from anyone in the Liang family, let alone an orphan who depended on the Liangs to survive.
He no longer forced himself to hide his feelings, but he wasn’t in a hurry either. As he watched her act cautiously and congratulate herself on being clever, thinking she could escape, he never set her straight. Like a cat toying with a mouse, he teased her as he pleased.
But even cats doze off, and the little mouse ran away.
Reading guide:
1. This is a forced-marriage, domineering pursuit story. If that isn’t your thing, don’t read.
2. The leads are not related by blood.
3. The female lead gets a happy ending. Things end badly between the male and female leads, and he doesn’t win her back, even after a long redemption arc.
4. It’s possible she ends up with the second male lead.
Theme: Keep your heart turned toward the light. Never compromise.
