My Mad, Ruthless Powerbroker, Go Easy on Me

Coming-of-age story (early stages) + possessive obsession (later stages) + brooding, sinister male lead + feel-good revenge + morally gray characters + fast-paced Mad, ruthless powerbroker ✖ vindictive princess Xie Mingzhao, the orphaned daughter of the Grand Princess. In her previous life, she married the Third Prince, Xie Jiuyuan, and helped him eliminate the legitimate heir to seize the throne. But before long, he started seeing her stepsister, Lin Qing. Xie Mingzhao then joined forces with Ren Wangyu, who had by then become Chief Councilor, to assassinate the emperor... In her new life, Xie Mingzhao returns to the younger days of that aloof Chief Councilor, only to discover that he seems to have fallen in love with her at first sight... She runs, he chases, and she has nowhere to escape... ... (Countless melodramatic twists omitted here.) When Xie Mingzhao is showered with all the love and affection in the world, Ren Wangyu can only watch her from the shadows, secretly coveting her. But one day, this treasure loses her guardian... Ren Wangyu curls his lips in quiet delight... The male lead is a rabid dog: once he sinks his teeth into his lovely wife, he won't let go. He could win her over with his good looks, but instead he schemes and manipulates her, turning what should have been a sweet romance into a coercive one.