The Widow and the Swordsman

A quiet, dependable widow who gets things done X A ruthless, taciturn swordsman

Yang Hui had been married for less than a year when her husband died of illness, leaving her a widow at a young age.

Neither her husband's family nor her own would let her remarry. They only wanted her to endure until she was old enough to earn the family a chastity memorial plaque.

But one rainy night, a swordsman covered in blood suddenly broke into the nunnery where Yang Hui lived.

Xiao Cheng was a swordsman who took people's money to settle their scores.

During a mission, he was set up and injured. He only survived thanks to a woman who saved him.

Once he had recovered, Xiao Cheng wanted to repay her for saving his life. "Is there anyone you want dead? I can kill them for you."

The young woman, timid and honest in appearance, shook her head.

"Then is there anything you want to do?"

The woman twisted her sash in her hands. After a long silence, she finally spoke in a trembling voice. "I... I want a lover no one will find out about."

Xiao Cheng was silent for a moment, then agreed.

At first, Xiao Cheng gave himself to Yang Hui only to repay her for saving his life.

But later, he was no longer content with being Yang Hui's secret lover.

Theme: No matter what adversity you face, never give up on yourself.