On the night of a lunar eclipse, Xie Wan was marked as the ill-fated lone star.
Growing up in a Taoist temple, Xie Wan returned home to find herself without her parents. She faced external threats from vicious wolves while dealing with younger brothers crying for food.
To make matters worse, her biased grandmother had her heart set on driving Xie Wan out of the residence.
A certain man said, "Enough with the preambles, get to the point!"
"Oh," Xie Wan smiled faintly, "the point is, I've taken a liking to someone. I'll plan step by step, enticing him, using his influence to establish my family's power, and employing his help to uncover the truth."
The man wasn't pleased, "Aren't you supposed to seize the opportunity and take me down?"
Xie Wan replied calmly, "No hurry, no hurry. What's in the bowl won't go cold, even if we wait to eat it later."
The man retorted, "I feel pretty urgent though."
Xie Wan: ...

The Marquis's Daughter Seduced the Prince, and He Can't Resist Anymore

Some things were better left unthought of. Moreover, Xie Wan didn't want to keep changing herself. Li Yu had called her a dog trainer. If she kept changing her mind, wouldn't she be confirming his words?


Besides, Li Yu had helped her so much already. She was willing to take this gamble and risk. Xie Wan took a deep breath, calming herself down, and shifted the conversation back to Sun Mei.


In her view, the Empress Dowager's involvement in everything was excessive, reminding her of those busybodies who intervened in other people's business in the online world of her previous life. If such a thing happened in modern times, it would undoubtedly attract criticism. But in this era, such actions were considered normal.


A Bundle of Dogtail Grass