Lan Yanshu was born blind. After his mother passed away, he lived alone in a mountain temple, making a living by gathering medicinal herbs.
Early one morning, just after he opened the courtyard gate, someone suddenly grabbed the hem of his robe.
He smelled blood on the stranger, along with a distinctive scent.
Kindhearted Lan Yanshu tended to the intruder's wounds. The stranger never said a word, from beginning to end, and must have been mute.
He cared for the badly wounded mute until one day, the man left without a word.
They met again at the wedding banquet where he was to marry the eldest son of the He family.
Lan Yanshu was held by his husband, smiling meekly at the guests as they came and went. Then, all at once, he caught that familiar scent again.
"Madam, this is my good-for-nothing third brother. He's still stuck at the Foundation Establishment stage!" The eldest son introduced him proudly.
Lan Yanshu stood there, stunned.
For the first time, the mute spoke to him: "Your foolish younger brother heard that my eldest brother had found himself a lovely bride, so I hurried over to congratulate him. I was careless and forgot to bring a wedding gift. I hope you'll forgive me, eldest brother."
After nightfall.
His husband was still attending to guests at the banquet and had yet to return. Lan Yanshu sat alone in the bridal chamber, head bowed.
A pair of hands carefully lifted his red bridal veil, revealing the shy, lovely face beneath.
The man's voice was as dark as a ghost's, his words clenched between his teeth and steeped in bitter regret, utterly unlike the upright gentleman he had seemed in daylight.
"Sister-in-law."
"Do you know you've entrusted yourself to the wrong man...?"
"Why not marry me instead?"
A black-hearted, obsessive, overpowered dragon-like hero top × a blind, kindhearted, frail beauty bottom
He Chi × Lan Yanshu
Bottom-focused, devoted to the bottom, and the top dotes on the bottom. Kindly avoid this if you prefer mutual devotion or a top-focused romance. The top is a virgin, the bottom is not. High angst and melodrama.
Theme: Change your fate through self-reliance.
