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To rescue her father from devastating financial ruin and spare him a prison sentence, Chu Ci finds herself with no choice but to enter into an arranged marriage. Her groom is Helian Lanruo, the frail and sickly young master of the prestigious Helian family. Dark whispers surround his name, with rumors claiming that his health is so precarious he could pass away at any moment. Some even go so far as to suggest that the young master is entirely impotent, casting a long shadow over any hopes Chu Ci might have harbored for a normal married life. Trapped in a union built on desperation rather than affection, Chu Ci quickly discovers that her new reality resembles that of a widow more than a wife. Her enigmatic husband maintains a baffling routine, vanishing throughout the daylight hours and returning only late at night to share their bed. Left alone during the day to navigate the complexities of the Helian household, she is forced to endure the weight of malicious gossip and profound isolation. As she struggles to understand the man she married and the secrets hidden behind his fragile facade, Chu Ci must find a way to survive in a gilded cage where her husband remains little more than a ghost in the dark.
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