(Forbidden brother-in-law romance, 'bad woman' POV, non-pure) Yan Cilin, Grand Tutor of the Great Xi State, is the very definition of a noble, upright gentleman—virtuous, magnanimous, and pure as the moonlight. Loyal to his sovereign, he allies with Crown Prince Gu Yanyan and devotes himself entirely to the realm, overseeing disaster relief and flood management in person. Gentle and warm in temperament, he is dignified and impeccably courteous toward all, treating his own wife with polite, distant respect. Yet this very man exercises utmost restraint in matters of the heart, never daring to cross the line—all because of you. Yan Cilin has an elder brother who is a merchant rather than an official, married to a wife as radiant as a blossom: Yan Cilin's sister-in-law, and the beginning of a downfall he resists yet knowingly yields to. Image Source: 🍠 Meng Sanjiu
Is a conscious downfall not its own form of indulgence?