The Marquis’s Radiant Daughter

Qi Yao, the eldest daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo’s household, had already had a miserable enough life growing up among common folk. But after being brought home, she found herself surrounded by relatives who felt no affection for her, a cousin who wanted her dead every day, and a younger brother who kept picking fights just to spite her. She decided she hadn’t come back to enjoy a life of luxury. She’d come back to teach the lot of them how to behave. She took on bullies, beat up thugs, put fake sweethearts in their place, and rooted out the wicked. Not a day went by in peace. And then an shameless rogue threw himself at her?

Chu Beili’s phoenix eyes flashed. “Everyone says I’m born contrary to the world and will ruin respectable young ladies. But you’re not all that respectable either, A-Yao. How about I ruin you?”

Qi Yao gritted her teeth. “Get lost!”

Chu Beili said, “Or perhaps I should let you ruin me?”

Qi Yao drew her blade...