[Delicate beauty everyone wants to protect x powerful, scheming overlord]
In her previous life, Su Mi'er watched her entire family be executed. After dying, she was reborn as Yulan, the daughter of a farming family.
When her mother died of illness, her gambling-addict father sold her to the Lin family.
Miss Lin, hoping to win favor in the future, took her along to the Duke's residence as a maid in her bridal entourage.
But in her previous life, Su Mi'er had at least been the daughter of an upright civil official. She refused to become a slave or a concubine, and always kept proper boundaries with the young master, Gu An.
All she wanted in this life was to buy her freedom and leave the household, no longer a servant.
Gu Yue was the eldest legitimate son of the Duke's household. After five years guarding the frontier, he returned with immense power.
Handsome and talented, he was still unmarried, and his mother was growing anxious. She planned to find her son a concubine first.
A hundred paintings of beautiful women were presented to Gu Yue, but he paid them no attention and got up to leave.
A breeze stirred as Su Mi'er happened to walk beneath the covered walkway, her features fresh and refined.
Gu Yue glanced up and caught a fleeting glimpse of her. Seeing her simply dressed, he assumed she was a maid in the household. His lips curled into a smile.
"I'll take her."
Everyone gasped. Hearing the commotion, Gu Yue's mother looked over and nearly fainted with anger.
"She's your younger brother's bedchamber maid!"
Gu An did not want to force Su Mi'er. Seeing how honest and dutiful she was, he planned to let her buy her freedom and leave.
Just as she obtained her free status, her elder brother Gu Yue suddenly came to visit.
Gu An tried to reason with him.
"Brother, you don't understand. Yulan has no intention of becoming anyone's concubine."
Gu Yue didn't care. He picked up her certificate of free status and held it over the candle flame, parting his thin lips.
"It doesn't matter."
Reader's guide:
* One-on-one, both leads are chaste, happy ending
* Not a story about a strong female lead
* The male lead takes what he wants by force. He's a ruthless, unhinged man.
* Angsty, melodramatic novel. The author pulls no punches (emphasis!!). If this isn't your thing, proceed with caution!!!!
* No writing advice, and no need to tell me if you drop the novel
#MeetingsBornOfResentment | #LoveAndSeparation | #UnattainableDesire
#AngstyRomance,NoHoldsBarred
#OverTheTopMelodrama
#StealingHisYoungerBrother'sBedchamberMaid
Blurb archived on 2026.01.28
Theme: Have a clear conscience.
