Noble young woman × scheming younger man
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Pseudo-siblings with a sister-brother dynamic | Mild coercion
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Shen Yunting was born into a prominent family and grew up adored by everyone. She had never lacked affection.
At the age of sixteen, she received an imperial marriage decree and wed the newly appointed top scholar.
The top scholar was refined and bright, of noble character, learned, and highly favored by the emperor.
Everyone in Bianjing praised theirs as a rare and happy match.
Except for her younger brother, that pretentious, ungrateful white-eyed wolf.
She had taught him to read and write since childhood and loved him like a real younger brother. But before her wedding, she caught Shen Qingxi doing something indecent with her handkerchief.
Shen Qingxi held her hand to stop her from leaving, telling her of the love and desire he had harbored for her all these years, greed in his eyes.
On her wedding night, she thought she would finally escape his clutches. But when she lifted her veil, she saw his face again.
“Were you waiting for me, Sister?”
“Your dear husband is dead. Why not marry me instead?”
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Her wedding was ruined and the dynasty fell into turmoil. Shen Qingxi, who seemed harmless, kept her locked in the bridal chamber and greedily took whatever he wanted from her.
Shen Yunting tried everything to escape, but failed again and again.
The last time, she finally succeeded, but they both ended up badly hurt.
When she fell gravely ill, he cut his own wrist and used his blood as the medicinal ingredient to save her.
His voice was like a murmured curse. “Sister, even as a ghost, you won't escape me.”
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Shen Shanyue fought his political enemy to the death. The enemy's family was punished and exiled, and blood flowed through their estate.
Meanwhile, he rose through the ranks, made his fortune, supported the new emperor, and advanced without a hitch.
But Shen Shanyue never expected the emperor to balance the court by ordering him to adopt his enemy's child, still an infant.
Fifteen years ago, the Chu family fell into ruin, and everyone avoided them. Fifteen years later, the young man kicks down the plaque over the Shen residence, determined to make them pay for their blood debt.
“Father raised me. I can't be so ungrateful as to forget what I owe him.”
“Why not marry Sister to me, then?”
-The outcome is already set, but I insist on turning heaven and earth upside down.
Fictional setting, with lots and lots and lots and lots of original worldbuilding.
The leads are not blood-related. The male lead and heroine fall in love after he regains his identity.
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Theme: Work hard and head toward a new life!
