Falling into Your Hands

My husband's first love told me that in a marriage, the person who isn't loved should leave on their own, or things would end very badly. In my previous life, I didn't believe her. I clung to my ex-husband and refused to give up on our marriage. After half a lifetime of struggling, in the end... I believed her. It turns out that not being loved is a sin in itself. There's no chance of winning a battle of wills against a man who doesn't love you. Reborn, I originally planned to give up on the marriage early and let the two of them be together. But his first love was impatient to take my place and kept provoking me. Better to make someone else miserable than make myself suffer. I decided to take back everything that belonged to me, and to become the woman Chi Yanchen could love but never have. Using the memories of my previous life, I always invest first in the projects Chi Yanchen has his eye on. He makes a move, I thwart it. He attacks, I retreat. He retreats, I pursue. I oppose him at every turn. That's business warfare for you! The whole point is to stay within the law while being as underhanded as possible. But what I never expected was that when I showed up with a dowry worth tens of billions, ready to marry someone else, Chi Yanchen would actually panic... Reader advisory: Early on, there is a stark power imbalance between the male and female leads. The male lead is volatile, irritable, and controlling. The female lead grows into a clear-headed woman, but at first she is powerless to fight back. This is not a wish-fulfillment, feel-good romance, though the writing is fairly humorous. Readers who prefer strong heroines and devoted, faithful love should proceed with caution.