In her previous life, she was gentle and virtuous, dutifully followed a wife's code, drained her million-tael dowry to fill the Marquis household's financial holes, and endured her cruel mother-in-law in silence. She supported her husband as he climbed to success, only for him to cast her aside once he had made it. When he tried to marry into a powerful family, he personally poured her a cup of poisoned wine and forced her to drink it. Only then did she understand: their so-called childhood romance had been nothing but a scheme to steal her money and take her life...
After being reborn, she discovered that her former husband had been reborn too. With him relentlessly pursuing her, she decided to tear his deception apart. Once she had escaped the marriage, all she wanted was to settle down with an honest man or live out her days alone. But a powerful, possessive nobleman seized her list of potential husbands and offered her his overwhelming influence and burning love.
Jiang Yuxue sneered:
“My lord, I've had enough of trying to climb to the top.”
Fu Yunzhou leaned down. “Other men are branches, easily broken and quick to wither. I'm the mountain where you can grow as you please. Climb on me, and I'll kneel to catch you...”
