The Elder Brother's False Benevolence

On a snowy day, starving on the streets, she watched him, so aloof and noble, personally kill someone...

In the vast expanse of white, there was only the gradually disappearing hem of his clothes, stained with blood.

For some unknown reason, where did she get the courage to grab his blood-stained hem: "I have no one to rely on, I am orphaned and helpless. Give me ten copper coins as hush money, or I will report this to the yamen."

She watched him turn around, his eyes incredibly cold, and she was terrified, regretting it somewhat. But the next moment, a meticulously jointed hand reached out, offering exactly ten copper coins.

His voice was clear and cold, as if a warning: "If you take it, you must keep my secret well."

"You said you were orphaned and had no one to rely on."

"Then, from now on, can I be your reliance?"

From then on, she went from a beggar to being brought into the Gu Mansion, cherished and raised.

As the years passed and she approached marriageable age, seeing her sisters all had arrangements made by their elders, anxiety began to grow in her heart.

In her worry, she thought of her fourth brother, Gu Yun'an. Gu Yun'an had doted on her since bringing her back to the Gu Mansion and would surely help her arrange a good marriage.

She happily sought out Gu Yun'an, hoping he would arrange a good marriage for her.

"Fourth brother, Xingzhu is of age. Do you think it's time to find a husband?"

She hinted at it in various ways, only to see him completely indifferent.

However, beneath Gu Yun'an's calm demeanor, a storm was already raging. His thumb rubbed against his finger, heating up, and a long-lost possessiveness flashed in his eyes.

After a while, he finally spoke, his voice sounding a little excited, "Yes, Xingzhu should be of marriageable age."

He gently stroked Ruan Xingzhu's face, his voice mild, "Brother will definitely find you a good home."

He spoke to her gently, but in secret, he personally severed one marriage prospect after another.

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Her marriage prospects repeatedly failed. While puzzled, she suddenly saw the Liang family's son, who was a perfect match for her in all aspects, entering Gu Yun'an's study. Fragments of their conversation drifted out.

"Why... are you insisting on obstructing Miss Ruan's marriage?" she only vaguely heard this one sentence.

There was a long silence in the room. Ruan Xingzhu, standing outside the door, felt frozen as if by something. What did it mean to obstruct...

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Later, in his bathing room, she found something that did not belong to her on her long-lost silk handkerchief.

She was terrified and wanted to flee, but he cornered her in the dark and forcibly took her.

Her ever-gentle fourth brother tore off his disguise, his finger tracing over her trembling lips, his voice hoarse.

"Like this... you won't want to run away anymore."

That night, she was tormented for a long time...

From then on, she avoided him, evaded him, and wanted to escape him...

But when her fifth sister sought her help, she walked into the place she dreaded most again.

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1. Grooming/Forced Possession

2. The male lead's gentle facade hides deep-seated paranoia; every step is taken to possess her. He's a deeply affectionate and crazy individual, initially gentle and indulgent, later becoming wildly possessive.

3. The female lead is soft and grows stronger.

A seemingly gentle but truly crazy noble son × a soft, resilient beauty who doesn't realize her own strength.

The female lead eventually succumbs.

—From the day I brought you back to this mansion, you could never have escaped…

Next book opening — —《The Quick Transmigration Villainess Awakens After Being Killed Three Times》

After slapping Yin Jinci, she was killed three times. As a villainess in a quick transmigration story, Qi Shu awakened in her final world.

Facing the man who would later stab her to death for the female lead, Qi Shu decided to strike first and eliminate future trouble!

She gives him to a neighbor who covets his beauty, all for the sake of the 'pheasant' she longed for. Who knew that the man, taller than her, would grab her arm and feign innocence: "Sister, you don't want me anymore?"

At the edge of a cliff, Yin Jinci's deep eyes reflected the shifty-eyed Qi Shu, and he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, acting coyly.

"Sister, you're not thinking of pushing me down, are you?"

When the hungry wolf approached, this fellow acted weak and held onto her, "Sister, you're not thinking of leaving me behind, are you?"

After several failed attempts, Qi Shu was resigned...

Heaven rewards the persistent! Finally, under her flawless plan, Qi Shu sold him for twenty taels of silver.

It was truly a sad and moving tale!

Qi Shu thought she was finally free, but a little over a month later, having just arrived in the capital and not yet found her relatives, she was stuffed into a sack.

Peeking out of the sack, the once down-and-out young man was now elegantly dressed in fine robes, his eyes grim.

Yin Jinci, like a persistent ghost, eerily blocked the exit of the sack: "Sister... long time no see."