Clear‑headed, rational heroine VS proud, scheming hero
(Both male and female leads are “clean” + marriage before love + the powerful bowing their heads + forceful possession)
Xu Shuyao’s parents died young. To secure protection for herself and her little brother, she had no choice but to travel to the capital and seek refuge with her aunt—whose husband’s family is none other than the illustrious Duke Cheng’s household.
On arrival, she is cautious and calculating, smooth yet rational, her true thoughts impossible to read.
He, meanwhile, watches coldly from the sidelines, sharp‑tongued and arrogant. He seems indifferent, yet in truth, she has already taken root in his heart.
Love is difficult. But once doubts are cast aside, it becomes warmth and tenderness—soft jade in fragrant arms, the bedcurtains glowing like hibiscus, and dewdrops blooming upon peonies.
Adapted as a short drama.
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