Tales from the Lin Residence

Blurb

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"Scheming mansion owner vs. voluptuous beauty, Seventh Concubine

Rekindled love / younger woman / she runs, she pursues / ensemble cast"

Blurb:

After her father dies, Lin Shujun cuts short her five years of studying abroad and boards an overnight ferry home to attend his funeral.

After five years away, when she stands once more at the gates of the familiar mansion, the first person she sees in the crowd is a petite, slender woman:

Xue Tangli.

Her father's seventh concubine, and her former lover.

Five years ago, Xue Tangli rejected her plan to elope. In a single night, she burned every letter they had exchanged, then climbed into the bridal sedan bound for the Lin residence, becoming her "mother" in name.

Lin Shujun's heart was shattered. On her wedding night, she took only a small suitcase and boarded a ferry to America, crossing the ocean to a distant land.

She thought she would never return here for the rest of her life. But her father's sudden death forced her to come home and take charge of the Lin residence, which was barely clinging to life.

Sitting aboard the ferry, she thought she could never fall for Xue Tangli again. But the instant their eyes met across the crowd, she felt her long-dormant heart begin to beat once more.

She knew that no matter how many years passed, she would never be a match for Xue Tangli. She would always willingly become the beauty's devoted admirer.

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When she heard that Lin Shujun was coming back, Xue Tangli even considered taking her belongings and running away.

But with war raging everywhere, where could a fragile woman like her, unable to lift a hand or carry a load, possibly go?

So she could only stay at the Lin residence, living under the same roof as Lin Shujun.

Five years had passed. Lin Shujun had shed her youthful innocence and become the tall, poised mistress of the Lin residence. She was very different from the girl she had been five years ago, more composed and mature.

Xue Tangli thought they could live together in peace, but one blow followed another.

A murder by gunfire shattered the mansion's outward calm:

The Fourth Miss's parentage, the eldest son-in-law's car accident, and the true cause of her "husband's" death all became mysteries.

Everyone inside the mansion had their own schemes, while those outside eyed it greedily.

She had no choice but to stand with Lin Shujun and defend the long-decayed Lin residence together.

Their repeated battles side by side made her mistakenly believe that the grievances between her and Lin Shujun had ended, and that they had reconciled.

Until she was accused of murdering her husband, and Lin Shujun, acting completely out of character, used her father's name to issue a letter of divorce and drive her from the mansion.

Only afterward did she slowly learn that Lin Shujun had been waiting a long time for this day.

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Outside the window, pear blossoms whitened every tree. They were Xue Tangli's favorite.

Inside, Lin Shujun sat by the bed, gazing at Xue Tangli with a tender smile:

"Xue Tangli, this time, you won't be able to push me away again."

Recommended BGM: "Red and White" by Huang Shifu

Both leads are romantically inexperienced, one-on-one, happy ending

A slow burn. The romance begins only after the familial relationship between the leads has ended.

The plot-to-romance ratio is seven to three.

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