Chen Yuan knew that ever since her birth mother died, her father had become rotten to the core.
So when she learned that he and her stepmother planned to marry her off to a widower as his second wife, she left without a second thought and went to seek help from her maternal aunt, who had married into a family in the capital.
Unfortunately, she didn't have much money with her. With no other choice, she "borrowed" some travel expenses from a young gentleman she met on the road.
Half a month later, however, when she was acknowledging her relatives at the Duke of Zhenguo's residence, the heir, Lu Huai, returned from a case and jingled the money pouch in his hand. A glint of inscrutable amusement flashed in his eyes. "This young lady looks familiar. I feel like I've seen her somewhere before."
Chen Yuan: "..."
My cousin, whom I've never even met, got his money pouch stolen by me, and now he's about to expose who I really am. What should I do?
Lu Huai knew that the cousin who had come to stay with his family was nothing like the meek, harmless girl she seemed.
Ordinary young ladies from respectable families didn't have the skill to pick his pocket.
Just wait. Sooner or later, he'd get to the bottom of everything and let everyone see her true colors.
Later, he did uncover everything about her, but he didn't want anyone else to see.
Screenshot taken December 20, 2020.
Theme: Your fate is in your own hands.
