After Falling for My Brother's Political Rival

Innocent, brother-obsessed young lady x a deeply possessive, gloomy man

One day, while taking shelter from the rain at a temple, Jiang Xiaoning met a refined young scholar from a poor family. He looked rather pitiful, so she gave him her umbrella and went home sharing one with her maid.

Little did she know that the moment she turned away, he fixed his eyes on her.

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Her favorite second brother returned from the battlefield, and Xiaoning happily went to welcome him. She had thought her brother had earned great merit and would rise quickly through the ranks, but instead a petty man brought him down.

Xiaoning was furious on his behalf and secretly cursed the man, wishing he'd get hit by a carriage. Just after cursing him, she was walking down the street when she nearly got hit by one herself. At the last moment, someone saved her.

She recognized him as the scholar.

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She fell in love with the scholar, but he was her brother's political enemy, so she wanted to cut ties with him.

But she couldn't escape him.

1. At its core, this is a coercive romance.

2. The male lead is no good. At first, he only pretends to be innocent in front of the heroine.

3. The heroine is obsessed with her brother, more than romance. Once she learns the male lead's identity, she starts to hate him.

April 10, 2026

Theme: Respect is the foundation of love