The Cousin's Vain Request

Ning Li had been fostered in the Meng household for many years, and the eldest son, Meng Suitan, treated her like a precious jewel. On the night of her coming-of-age ceremony, her soft, boneless arms wrapped around her cousin’s lean waist. She thought Meng Suitan would soften and be unable to refuse her. But Meng Suitan’s slender fingers pried open her pale wrists. Words of utter disappointment struck her heart like a heavy blow: "I never thought I would raise you to be so shameless." The incident spread throughout the household, and in an instant, Ning Li’s reputation was ruined, scorned by everyone. Afterward, she was sent by the head of the Meng family to Puhua Temple for spiritual ...