[Reborn] [Glamorous, High-Maintenance Heroine x Unhinged Marquis] [Devoted Leads] [Powerful Man Bows to Love] [Intense Push and Pull] [Forceful Possessive Love]
In her previous life, Xu Yunchao pretended to be the real heiress.
Her stepmother forced her to marry the sickly eldest son of the Xiao family.
On their wedding day, her husband-to-be died.
Desperate for someone to rely on, she kept trying to get close to her dead husband's younger brother.
When her true identity was exposed, Xu Yunchao was driven from the family home and reduced to begging.
On the day the Marquis became engaged to the real heiress, she was consumed by hatred and conspired with bandits to kidnap the bride.
Xiao Qingyan stabbed her straight through and had her corpse thrown into a mass grave.
When she opened her eyes again, Xu Yunchao was unfastening Xiao Qingyan's clothes.
Her fingers were still resting on his waist.
She quickly apologized and begged for forgiveness. From then on, she kept her head down and behaved herself.
Whenever she saw the Marquis, she went out of her way to avoid him.
But why was it that the more she tried to avoid him, the more often she ran into him?
In this life, Xu Yunchao has learned one thing for certain:
It's better to rely on yourself than on a man.
She throws herself into reading and writing, learning to manage a household and keep the books.
She turns her little shops into thriving businesses.
Her properties spread across nearly half the capital.
Now that she has money, Xu Yunchao waves a hand and buys a mansion, setting up a household of her own.
Suitors arrive at her door one after another.
Even her former mother-in-law personally visits with gifts.
"My eldest son was frail and short-lived. He made you miss out on a fine match for nothing."
"But Qingyan and you have a history together. That would make this a doubly happy occasion."
Xu Yunchao waves her hands repeatedly. "What history? Don't make things up."
In the dead of night, a man climbs over the wall and demands answers.
"You were the one who made the first move. Why claim there's nothing between us?"
"I'm neither short nor weak."
"Please, give me a chance."
