The Fair and Noble Lady Is Actually a Sweet-and-Sour Madwoman

[Sweet on the Outside, Dark on the Inside, Unhinged Noblewoman + Cold, Sharp-Tongued Chancellor’s Son + A First Love Who Returns from the Dead (But Is He Actually a Brooding, Obsessive Creep in Secret?) + A Love-Starved, Yandere Heir]

[The Second Male Lead Wins + No Other Romantic Partners]

The story of a noblewoman trapped in a quagmire who saves herself.

Xiang Yu spent four years wandering and begging as a child. After her family found her and brought her home, she fell into even greater hardship. Hiding her sharp edges and pretending to be weak was how she protected herself; revealing her madness and striking ruthlessly was also how she protected herself. She used every resource available to pull herself out of danger, escaped her birth family, established her own household, and forged the life she wanted.

The heroine is calculating and self-serving, willing to do anything to achieve her goals. Her gentleness, obedience, kindness, and approachability are all an act. She loves only herself; everyone else is useful to her, but she has no genuine feelings for them, with one exception.