My Cousin Tears Up the Script: The Scumbag’s Downfall Is My Windfall

Only as Lin Yao drowned in a well did she see how heartless her cousin Ji Yunche really was. She had come to him with a fortune, only to become a stepping stone for his climb up the social ladder. Even her mother’s inheritance became the betrothal gifts he used to seek the hand of a county princess! When she opens her eyes again, Lin Yao is back at the crossroads of her fate. This time, she won’t be a pawn for others to move. She’ll be the hunter moving the pieces! Anyone who steals my wealth, I’ll leave destitute! Anyone who deceives my heart, I’ll make regret it for the rest of their life! Remembering his past life, Ji Yunche is consumed with regret. “Yao Yao, I offer the entire Duke’s estate as your dowry gift. Please come back to me!” Before Lin Yao can reply, Ji Mingzhao, the illegitimate son once spurned by the Duke’s household, pulls her into his arms. “Cousin, the coffin’s ready. Do you prefer nanmu or sandalwood?” Ji Yunche turns deathly pale. Lin Yao nestles against the truly devoted, dangerously obsessive nobleman who belongs to her and smiles sweetly. “Cousin gets a coffin, and I get rich. A perfect outcome for both of us.” “My lady,” Ji Mingzhao says, taking her hand, his gaze feverish and possessive. “What about me?”