The Madam Is a Little Crazy

Lin Yufan, a refined young lady from a prominent family, is reborn after enduring eight years of widowhood and hardship. She is twenty-three this year. Her clan tells her to choose: either remarry one of her late husband’s cousins, or adopt a son. In her previous life, she chose the latter, but the ending was tragic. Given another chance, she wants to live differently. She won’t choose anyone. Until she sees the list of betrothal gifts sent by the Fifth Branch of the Zhao family… * Zhao Zhiao, the richest and most powerful member of the Zhao family’s Fifth Branch, learns that his younger brother wants to marry a beautiful widow from their clan and vehemently objects! He berates his brother: “You’re a fine young man, yet you’re obsessed with women. This is absurd!” When his efforts to stop him fail, he decisively joins the battle to win the bride, fighting fire with fire. His younger brother: “?? Hypocrite! Shameless! Putting on a righteous act!” The betrothal gifts are simply too generous (not really). Fate has chosen the older brother for her. On their wedding night, the younger brother blasts a famous song next door: “The Righteous Act.” Lin Yufan, drenched in sweat and nearly fainting: “Damn that righteous act to hell.” * Zhao Zhiao plays both sides, has eyes and ears everywhere, and is the most coveted son-in-law among the upper crust of the two harbor cities. No one ever imagined he would marry a widow from his own clan. But Madam Zhao has skin as smooth as jade, and is alluring and graceful. She really is beautiful! Everyone knows Zhao Zhiao’s concubines are willful and difficult. The wealthy wives of high society wait eagerly to watch them fight, but who could have expected every concubine to become a docile cat by the principal wife’s side? Truly! Incredible! After their marriage, Zhao Zhiao is busy with business and often away from home. He assumes his wife waits eagerly for him to return. But every time, she’s playing mahjong with the concubines and having a grand time. Zhao Zhiao calls her into the room with a cold expression. “Your man is hungry.” Lin Yufan, thinking about mahjong: “I’ll tell the kitchen.” Zhao Zhiao locks the door. “I want to eat right now.” After he’s had his fill, Zhao Zhiao strokes his wife’s snow-white arm. “Why did you choose me instead of my brother?” Exhausted, Lin Yufan doesn’t want to humor him. “I flipped a coin.” Zhao Zhiao: dead! * In the eyes of outsiders, Lin Yufan is dignified, gentle, and virtuous. When she turns around, she smiles and strikes with a knife. Some people die. Some people go mad. 1. A two-faced heroine VS a dark, demonic male lead 2. From Shanghai in 1948 to Hong Kong in the 1950s; an alternate setting 3. The concubines are a smokescreen; expect a twist-filled espionage plot 4. The heroine has a complete career arc. Recommended completed novels by the author The Young Lady Is So Fierce [The 1970s]: Beautiful, fierce heiress x obsessive man with a twisted love I Never Meant to Make This Much Money: Flatterer x cool, cocky big shot Hush! I’ll Build the Wealthy Family! [Period]: Ruthless beauty x cold-faced officer The Feng Family Compound: A suspense novel with plot twists Theme: Love is eternal