Two years after their wedding, her husband suddenly dies, and Song Qiushui is branded a "husband-killer" and thrown out by her in-laws.
Timid by nature, she doesn't dare fight back and slinks home to her parents. Her stepmother can't stand the sight of her and dumps all the household chores on her. Song Qiushui grits her teeth and puts up with it.
But when they force her to marry again, Song Qiushui finally snaps.
"He clearly had indecent intentions and tried to assault me, and you want to force me to marry him?"
"You're a widow, and you still think you can be picky? You should be grateful anyone wants you!"
Her stepmother makes snide remarks while her useless father stays silent. Together, they try to tie her up and force her into the marriage.
Under cover of night, Song Qiushui runs away.
She finds the younger brother she once helped raise and begs him through tears to take her in.
"Xiaoshan, you're all I have."
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Song Hanshan was an orphan no one in Songjia Village wanted. The childless Song Laobie took him in and raised him for a few years. Once Song Laobie married a new wife and had a son of his own, he naturally tossed Song Hanshan out.
That was fine. Life in the Song household hadn't been good anyway.
He moved to the mountains alone, spending his days hunting and reading. He was content enough on his own.
Until one rainy night, when Song Qiushui arrived at his door, covered in bruises and crying.
After mulling over the past, Song Hanshan decided that this makeshift older sister of his had treated him reasonably well, so he reluctantly agreed to take her in for a few days.
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On countless later nights when her senses were clouded by passion, Song Qiushui would regret having walked right into the tiger's den. Song Hanshan, however, was glad he had given in to his soft heart in that moment.
He was destined to rise to the heights. The higher he climbed, the colder and lonelier it would get, so it was only right to have her by his side.
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1. No romantic feelings are depicted while they are still related by adoption.
2. The female lead is not a virgin; the male lead is.
3. Younger man, with a three-year age gap.
4. Honest older sister x younger brother with eight hundred tricks up his sleeve.
Theme: A family that helps one another.
