Breaking the Golden Branch

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In her previous life, Dou Mingyi counted the days in the palace, and died before she turned eighteen.

After being reborn, she had just one wish: take revenge on those who wronged her and live to a ripe old age.

One day, the short-lived, arrogant heir of a noble family in the capital dumped two wild geese in front of her house, making quite a show of himself.

She asked coldly, "What does this mean, Young Master?"

He grinned cockily. "I want to marry you."

Dou Mingyi thought she'd have a short life this time, too.

*

Qi Jin remembered it to his dying day.

In his previous life, she had gifted him an embroidered handkerchief with a plum blossom motif in the snow, and after she died a violent death in the palace, his hands were stained with blood.

The moment he saw her again, fire flared in Qi Jin's eyes.

That fire was the long-awaited, frenzied obsession.

#She wanted to break off her golden branch, so he would place every golden branch in the world in her hands.#

Clear-headed, wealthy young lady x short-lived, obsessive heir

Description captured on 2021.8.22

Please note before reading:

1. One-on-one romance, both leads reborn, slow burn, and the male lead has been plotting for a long time.

2. Family intrigue, political machinations, revenge.

2. Original title: After Being Reborn as an Obsessive Man's Unattainable First Love

3. Cover from [Majiang Studio]-Tiaotiao

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The Cui family, a ducal house in the capital, welcomed a cousin who had come to stay under their roof. Beautiful and gentle, she had been engaged to the family's third son from an early age.

Everyone in the household knew the engagement wouldn't last. The third son, Cui Ziqi, and County Princess Chaohua were already in love. They were a match in talent and status, and belonged together.

After losing her position, Pei Lingyi came to the capital to seek refuge with the Cui family. She knew they were an eminent family and that she could repay their debt of gratitude to her family through the marriage contract. They would never agree to break the engagement easily.

In her previous life, she and Cui Ziqi had grown up together. She had looked forward to a marriage filled with affection and mutual respect, but in the end Cui Ziqi held her hand and begged her to give up her position as his primary wife. He promised he wouldn't mistreat her, and that he would take her as his secondary wife.

Everyone said County Princess Chaohua was generous for letting her husband's family take a secondary wife on the wedding day. Only Pei Lingyi lived like a joke.

After being reborn, she decided to find a way to secure her own future.

The Cui family's Fifth Master, Cui Yanzhi, was Cui Ziqi's fifth uncle and the youngest elder in the family.

He had left the capital on a case, then vanished without a trace. He died unmarried.

Marrying him would mean becoming a widow before the wedding, and spending her whole life chaste in his memory.

Pei Lingyi thought, "I'd be free and unrestrained. Nothing could be better. I must marry Fifth Master Cui!"

*

Later, Fifth Master Cui was found, but carried back home.

The man, crippled in both legs, returned in a wheelchair, only to see his nephew's cousin approaching with a smile to push him. Her graceful figure was like a newly opened flower bud, and he couldn't take his eyes off her.

Upon returning to the capital, he found himself with a young wife out of nowhere.

She called to him, "Husband, I'll take you."

The usually aloof, intimidating Fifth Master, who kept women at a distance, gave a rare reply.

Nearby, his nephew Cui Ziqi ground his teeth in frustration. Cui Yanzhi's gaze darkened. The young wife the Cui family had found for him was a splendid choice!

Theme: Love and respect others at all times, and you will receive the same in return.