Reborn + the whole family gets their comeuppance + younger brother-in-law romance + possessive pursuit
Clear-headed, cool beauty X obsessive tycoon who goes mad for love
To repay a debt of gratitude, Bai Yanning marries into the Pei family to bring good fortune to the dying young master. But on the very day she enters the household, she becomes a widow.
At the funeral hall, Old Madam Pei produces an enormous debt note. "My dear, from now on, you're the matriarch of the household. The Pei family is in your hands."
From then on, Bai Yanning manages the household inside and out, holding the entire Pei family together.
Just as she finally pays off the debt, someone frames her for adultery. Not a single person in the Pei family speaks up for her, and they watch coldly as she is drowned in a pond.
After being reborn, Bai Yanning comes to her senses and decides to live for herself.
Her stepson, the eldest young master, breaks his earlier betrothal to a girl from a prominent family and insists on marrying a delicate little white flower. "Even if I have to carry sandbags every day, I'm going to marry her!"
Bai Yanning takes over the entire wharf and tells him to carry as many as he likes.
Her stepdaughter, the second young miss, rejects a top-ranked scholar and insists on eloping with a money-grubbing actor. "Even if I have to eat wild greens every day, I'll stay with him for the rest of my life!"
Bai Yanning takes over an entire barren mountain and tells her to dig as much as she likes.
The Pei uncles have long relied on the main branch and wallowed in pleasure. Most of the debt notes were their doing.
The uncles: "Cancel our birthday banquet? Where does that leave the Pei family's reputation?"
On the day of the celebration, Bai Yanning sets up a soup kitchen, winning the Pei family a good name.
She sees through her mother-in-law, who has been using her while hiding her true intentions, and settles matters with a dependent relative who cannot care for herself. She keeps only one sweet, obedient little child by her side.
This household is much easier to manage now.
The Third Young Master Pei, who ran away from home in her previous life, returns.
He is cool and elegant, like a solitary moon that has lingered in the sky for ages, calm and self-possessed. He also comes to her aid several times.
Bai Yanning, who had been on guard, is relieved. At least there's one normal person left in the Pei family.
On the day she prepares to leave the Pei family, Third Young Master Pei bursts through the door, his eyes dark as an abyss. "Sister-in-law, you said you'd be part of the Pei family for the rest of your life. If you want to marry again, why not consider me?"
Only then does she realize that this man might... not be quite so normal either.
One-on-one romance, both leads are virgins, happy ending.
Theme: If someone holds me back, I'll leave them behind
