The Tyrant's Gentle Trap

Abandoned and dumped into the sprawling, opulent Huo family estate, 15-year-old Lin Xun was just another pitiful orphan. Invisible to most, a burden to others, she learned to be small, to blend in, to survive. But then she met Huo Zai, the family’s golden child—gentle, perfect, adored. Everyone saw an angel. Lin Xun, however, saw the slithering shadow beneath the charm, the venomous predator hiding behind a flawless smile. Her keen instinct was her only weapon in this gilded cage. She thought pleasing him was the path to safety. She was wrong. Because the more she tried to escape his subtle influence, the more he tightened his coils, whispering, \"My sister doesn't love me, why is she smiling at me?\" What price must she pay to truly break free from the perfect monster?