When Wen Jiu was eight, both her parents died. As her father lay at death's door, he entrusted her and the family's immense fortune to a trusted friend.
But the friend turned out to be a wolf in sheep's clothing. He seized the Wen family's fortune and locked Wen Jiu away in the attic.
Ten years later, the Gu family came to honor their marriage contract, and the Song family pushed their own daughter forward to take Wen Jiu's place.
Unbeknownst to them, the Song daughter had a condition that made her unable to consummate a marriage, so Wen Jiu was pushed into the bridal chamber instead.
Night after night, she fulfilled her duty as a stand-in, slipping away quietly after the man fell asleep.
Until that night, when he clasped her hand and held her tight in his arms, sobbing as he murmured, "Jiujiu, is that you?"
