The Cold and Alluring Cousin Miss, and the Cousin Who Is Determined to Have Me

After her parents died, Mu Xining was taken in by her cousins at the Ning'an Marquis's residence.

She thought it was the start of a new life, but instead, step by step, she was led into hell.

Her heartless aunt coveted her vast fortune, while her cruel cousin lusted after her beauty and took her by force.

As she lay sick in bed, the relatives who claimed to care about her pressured her to hand over her wealth to pay for her cousin's dowry.

Before she breathed her last, they wrung out what little value she had left, hoping to secure the Marquis's household a way out. They sent her to Prince Chen, a man who made no distinction between men and women, to suffer his torment.

This time, she would live for herself.

But that rakish, cold third cousin of hers, why was he so different from her previous life? How had he suddenly become the Crown Prince?

In Chu Yunzhou's eyes, Mu Xining was poison, a cup of poisoned wine: once tasted, impossible to give up.

He said his cousin had been different from the very start.

Others called her timid and weak.

He thought she was ruthless and vicious.

Others called her stupid and dull, a piece of deadwood.

He wondered whether that woman, full of tricks, only knew how to use him up and leave him dry.

At first, he used her, craved her, and couldn't bear to let her go. He had always been cold-hearted and ruthless.

Mu Xining thought she was truly tired.

You could never warm the heart of someone who loved another.

When news of her “death” reached him, he panicked...

[The leads are not mutually exclusive. If that bothers you, feel free to give it a try anyway.]

[The male lead isn't a scumbag!! Yeah, yeah!]