If she hadn't looked a little like her elder half-sister, Le Han would never have had the chance to marry into the Duke's mansion as a concubine-born daughter.
She became the first wife of Wei Zheng, the heir to the title.
After their wedding night, Wei Zheng sat by the bed, slowly fastening his clothes with his long fingers. His eyes were cold, showing no affection.
Le Han wasn't jealous. She knew Wei Zheng had married her because two great clans needed to form an alliance, and she looked the most like her elder half-sister.
Wei Zheng was cold by nature. Le Han thought if she kept warming him, little by little, she might eventually melt his heart.
She already loved him, and after they married, she was endlessly accommodating and tender. Anyone who saw her would say, "The heir's wife is so good-natured. She always puts the heir first."
Gradually, Wei Zheng came to respect Le Han and stopped treating her coldly.
Life improved and settled into a comfortable routine. Le Han thought she'd finally warmed Wei Zheng's heart, until her elder half-sister suddenly returned after divorcing her husband.
With tears in her eyes, the woman told Wei Zheng she regretted her decision.
Le Han watched from a distance as Wei Zheng slowly pulled his sleeve from her elder sister's grasp, and breathed a sigh of relief.
Thank goodness Wei Zheng had stayed calm and hadn't rekindled their old love.
But the man's next words sent Le Han's heart plummeting.
"You can stay for now."
Le Han's temper flared at once.
If all the effort she'd put into their marriage couldn't extinguish his old feelings, then there was no point in continuing this life together.
After that, people noticed the heir's wife had changed. She no longer had eyes only for the heir. She often left him red-faced with anger, then coolly remarked, "If your husband doesn't like it, you can always divorce me."
The husband chases his wife after driving her away.
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Cover art by Jiuxiangcun Lanlan
Theme: Honesty
