Frozen Vows, Burning Hearts

Frozen Vows, Burning Hearts Plot:

Su Wan had been her husband's "invisible wife" and her mother-in-law's "obedient daughter-in-law" for three years—until her brother-in-law Lu Jingshen saw through her mask. That day, she squatted on the kitchen floor picking up shards of a bowl her husband had broken, her fingers bleeding but not daring to make a sound. Lu Jingshen's footsteps made her hurry to wipe her tears, but when she looked up, she crashed into his burning gaze. Since then, this man was like a ray of light: bringing hot congee when she worked late, standing in front of her when her mother-in-law picked on her, and on her birthday, holding the hydrangeas she'd mentioned and saying, "You shouldn't be buried here." Su Wan tried to run, but every touch of Lu Jingshen burned through her "docile" shell. When her husband brought his mistress home to confront her, Lu Jingshen pulled her into his arms and said, "Come with me—I'll cherish you." Looking at his red-rimmed eyes, she suddenly remembered the first time she saw him: his gaze, like fire, had already burned through her mask long ago……

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