After her husband died in battle, Dai Li had nowhere to go with her young daughter, so she sought refuge with her cousin, a high-ranking official in the capital.
Her cousin was handsome and taciturn, the most outstanding heir in the main branch of the clan.
Though they were cousins, Dai Li had only seen him once.
That year, he returned to his hometown to pay respects to his ancestors. She was still an unmarried girl, when she heard people say that Huan Shilang, the eleventh young lord of the Huan family, had come back.
Huan Shilang, Huan Xi, was the most dazzling jade of the Huan clan. The emperor favored him from his teens, and he entered the imperial council to serve at the emperor's side. He was destined to reach the highest ranks of the court.
Compared to him, she was like mud beneath the clouds: an orphan from a collateral branch who did not even know who her biological father was.
She smiled and lowered her head to continue embroidering her wedding dress. When someone offered her a cup of fruit wine, she drank it without a second thought.
When she woke, the world had been turned upside down.
Huan Shilang, peerless in all the world, was as handsome as the rumors said. His eyes were dark, framed by thick lashes, and his body was cold as ice. When he picked her up, even his fingertips carried a chilly touch.
The clan head flew into a rage, caught the person who had drugged her and Shilang, and punished them in public.
From beginning to end, Dai Li sat dazed on the very last chair, her fingertips digging into her palm, without saying a word.
But then it was her turn.
Someone asked,
...Dai Niang, what should we do?
Everyone's eyes were fixed on her. Her heart twisted into a knot, and when Huan Xi said he would marry her, she refused without a moment's thought.
She turned down Huan Xi's proposal, choosing instead to marry an ordinary man.
Her husband was a good man and did not hold it against her that she had lost her chastity, but their happy days did not last long.
When she saw Huan Xi again, he had indeed risen to the highest ranks of the court and wielded immense power. In his purple robe and jade belt, he still had the same eyes, dark and framed by thick lashes, but he was even more untouchable than before.
His gaze fell on her, unfathomable.
"Come in."
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An explicit, very weak heroine story. The heroine is gentle and timid, a beautiful young mother, and gets bullied relentlessly for being a pushover. The male lead will have his way with her.
The heroine is not a virgin; the male lead is.
Blurb dated 2025/11/20, screenshot saved.
Theme: Pursue healthy relationships and be emotionally mature.
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