#After Losing Her Memories, She Mistook Her Enemy for Her Brother and Was Stolen Away by Force#
Sima Zhuo had a strange older brother.
He was so fearsome that he could silence crying children, and people criticized his many questionable deeds. Yet with her, he was all bluster and soft-hearted, never refusing her anything.
Until one day, she remembered everything.
Her real name was Wei Xi, the cherished jewel of the Wei clan of Jinzhou, and she had a fiancé she was soon to marry. The brother she trusted completely was her father's and brother's greatest enemy, and the culprit behind her lost memories.
A poor-born illegitimate son, alone and without support. Sima Su had only one goal in life: to climb to the top.
By any means. At any cost.
Until he saved Wei Xi.
Wei Xi was radiant as a lotus and beautiful as snow, with a face capable of captivating a city. Born into a prestigious family, she had already drawn the attention of young noblemen before she had even come of age. Sima Su had always looked down on such delicate, useless women.
Yet after Wei Xi fell into the water and lost her memories, she mistook him for her older brother. With circumstances forcing his hand, Sima Su had no choice but to become her "brother" and play the part of a loving sibling.
At first, Sima Su hated Wei Xi.
He hated that she was born above everyone else and scattered useless pity wherever she went. He hated that she was oblivious to the dangers around her, yet still wanted to protect others. Most of all, he hated her teary eyes, which left him restless and unbearably irritated.
As the days passed and they grew closer, Sima Su thought that since she called him her brother, he might as well treat her a little better. If Wei Xi behaved herself, perhaps he could spare her once he had taken Jinzhou and secured his position.
He believed he had already been more than soft-hearted toward her.
But Wei Xi ran away.
She left without a second thought, alone, and didn't take a single thing from the estate that had once been bought to please her. Sima Su ordered all the things she had used to be burned. Amid the roaring flames, his gaze was sinister and his smile tinged with scorn.
Foolish girl.
If she didn't want to be Sima Zhuo, she had better pray every day that he never found her.
[Bonus Scene]
After yet another failed escape, Wei Xi was utterly exhausted. Her voice softened as she pleaded, "Let me go, Brother."
It was the first time since regaining her memories that she had spoken to Sima Su in such a pleading tone.
Sima Su was unmoved.
His broad palm slowly traced down from her temple. His rough hand brushed her jade-like cheek as he forced her to look him in the eye. "You say your name is Wei Xi, the Fourth Miss of the Wei family of Jiangdong, treasured like a pearl. What kind of siblings could you and I possibly be?"
"If you've changed your mind and want to be my younger sister, Sima Zhuo, then you should stay by my side and behave."
Reader's Guide:
1. A fragile yet resilient noblewoman x a scheming, unhinged stray dog
2. One-on-one, both virgins, happy ending. The male lead is no good, bad and doglike, and loves to intimidate her. Includes old-school tropes like amnesia and confinement.
Theme: Home is wherever the heart finds peace
