Whoever Wants the Stepson Can Raise Him! I'll Spoil the Young Chief Councilor

[Devoted Couple] [Reborn for Revenge] [Face-Slapping the Ungrateful] [Older Woman, Younger Man] [Nurturing Him]

Only as she lay dying did Shen Yiyao understand that ten years of widowhood had raised three ungrateful brats.

Her husband died in battle on their wedding night. She raised his three stepsons with great hardship, only for him to return with a new bride. His sons made room for their new mother by throwing Shen Yiyao out of the house.

Only her brother-in-law, whom she had dismissed as a wastrel, stood up for her after she died.

Reborn into a new life, Shen Yiyao puts away her maternal kindness.

Her stepsons want to throw their lives away? She applauds them. Her faithless husband wants to reap the rewards without lifting a finger? She will make sure he never knows a moment's peace! The debts of blood from her previous life must be repaid a hundredfold in this one.

Her gaze falls on the carefree young man lounging in the corner: Lu Hongxuan, the only person in her previous life who shed tears for her.

In this life, she will polish this hidden gem and help him rise to greatness.

“Hongxuan, this commentary on the art of war...” She pretends to be confused.

The young man turns away. “Sister-in-law, don't think you can trick me into studying.”

Her eyes redden as she turns to leave. “Never mind. I am all alone in this world, after all...”

“Stop!” The young man grips his book, his ears turning red. “Fine, I'll read it!”

Years later, the young man becomes the most powerful chancellor in the empire.

She has already divorced Lu Hongzhou, severed ties with the past, and resolved to remain alone, but he corners her in her bedroom.

“Yao'er, marry me.”

Before she can refuse, he forcefully kisses her. “In this life, I will marry no one but you.”

Only then does she realize it.

Her frozen heart had melted for him long ago, without her even noticing.