[Blurb]
Cui Guan lost his mother as a child and his father as a teenager. At just seventeen, he took charge of the marquis's household, a proper and courteous young man.
He and his younger sister, Cui Jianzhen, had relied on each other for years, their sibling bond as deep as the sea.
When she came of age, Cui Guan began looking for a suitable match for her. But she refused to discuss marriage, and whenever she looked at him, her gaze was shy and hesitant.
"Can I stay by Big Brother's side forever?"
Only then did Cui Guan realize their relationship had changed into something else.
When thirty lashes fell, beating Cui Guan until his flesh was mangled, his younger sister cried out beside him, "I was wrong! I won't do it again!"
Covered in blood, Cui Guan walked up to her and gently drew her into his arms.
"Remember today, and remember that I will always be your older brother."
His younger sister really did fall for someone else.
At a flower banquet, he saw with his own eyes as her lips touched a young man's face.
"Ning Lang, I'll wait for you to come marry me."
Cui Guan was overcome by jealousy and hatred. For the first time, he lost control and struck out, but Cui Jianzhen stepped in front of that man to protect him.
"I love Ning Lang. I'm going to marry him!"
The younger sister who had once been so obedient and dependent on him was now rebellious for an outsider, and hurt him with cruel words.
Cui Guan's restraint shattered, and he locked her away at home.
But his younger sister discovered the terrible secret he'd hidden for years.
Cui Jianzhen lit a fire in the pitch-black secret chamber. Its glow revealed Cui Guan's collection, each piece a trace of his cruelty and bloodlust.
Her gentlemanly older brother was vicious as a snake, a demon in human form.
Her brother's voice suddenly sounded in her ear.
"You've discovered my secret. How should I punish you, little sister?"
The older brother who had once seemed every inch a gentleman flicked a bright red tongue like a snake beside her ear.
Seeing the tears and fear on his sister's face, Cui Guan covered her eyes.
"This is who I really am. Are you disappointed?"
Cui Jianzhen thought Cui Guan had gone mad.
First, he imprisoned her, then he decided to marry her at any cost.
She wanted to escape, but the entire Cui household was a net, and every thread binding her was in his hands.
Cui Guan was deeply disappointed by Cui Jianzhen's resistance.
If Heaven hadn't given them a red thread of shared blood, he would make one himself.
He would be her brother, and her husband!
"Reading Guide"
1. Both leads are virgins.
2. A "hypocrite" older brother seduces his misguided younger sister and brings her back to the "right path."
3. The heroine and hero are not blood-related, and do not share a household registration during the development of their romance.
4. [Pretend] A sister with high morals x a brother with low morals
[In truth] A sister with low morals x a brother with high morals
Theme: Even a sea of hatred can become a sky of love.
