[Entirely fictional setting + reborn + revenge + satisfying revenge + scheming heroine + pursuit] Reborn on her wedding day, Shen Heng’s first act is to poison the nuptial wine.
In her previous life, she gave him all her wealth and paved his road to power. The day he rose to the top, he forced poisoned wine down her throat and wiped out her entire family. Before she died, he even said, “You’re too fiery. She’s much more gentle and obedient.”
When she opens her eyes again, red candles glow all around them. He raises his wine cup and calls her “Madam,” his expression as tender as ever.
Shen Heng smiles and drains her cup. The poison hidden beneath her fingernail slips silently into his.
This time, she’ll make him pay back everything he took, with interest.
But the Prince of Zhenbei, whose marriage contract she tore up in front of everyone in her previous life, keeps showing up at her door. On her wedding day, he sends her a sharpened dagger with a note: “Returning this to its rightful owner.” Later, he pins her against a wall and says in a low voice, “Shen Heng, you tore up my marriage contract back then. How are you going to settle that debt?”
She looks up at him. “How would Your Highness like to settle it?”
“Marry me.” His thumb brushes her jaw, his eyes filled with an obsession he cannot hide. “This time, let me be the one who begs.”
[Clear-eyed, ruthless legitimate daughter × cold-faced, devoted prince; reborn for revenge + marriage first, love later + a tortuous campaign to win her back. She shows no mercy to scoundrels, and makes no compromises when it comes to sweetness and affection.]
