The Widow, the Sibling Dating Show, and the Love Rival Showdown

Shen Songwu was born into a novel and, in the year after her husband's death, joined a dating show for siblings alongside the older brother who had adopted her, playing the role of their relationship's "wingwoman." The elite circles are small, and the male guests from prominent families had all heard of her. Some were even relatives or old friends of her late husband.

She had a beauty unlike any other, yet her husband had never loved her.

Outsiders had mixed opinions of her. Some thought her gentle and poised, and admired and loved her. Others considered her conservative and dull, turning away as soon as they saw her. Still others believed they saw through her disguise and despised her as a hypocritical social climber.

As the show went on, those unable to confess their love grew ever more twisted and unwell. Those who had once been indifferent to her had to bite their lips every night to keep from sighing her name. Those who hated her couldn't stop drawing near, all the while loathing and tormenting themselves.

And then there was her calm, self-controlled fake brother... He was the worst of them all, and the most depraved.

Only Shen Songwu remained unchanged. She was still the same as before.

She loved no one and put her own interests first, yet could so easily attract the feverish, tender attention of predators.

Her late husband, who had once shared her bed and now wandered by her side, knew that better than anyone. Just as he knew better than any viewer how much the men coveting his widow wanted her, and how shamelessly they lusted after her when she couldn't see.

Reader's Guide:

The ex-husband really is dead and will not come back to life. There is no cheating during the marriage.

Theme: Be brave enough to accept love and learn how to love