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

In the end, as Xie Wan confessed truthfully, her desire to acquire property was mainly rooted in her belief that security came from the fruits of her own efforts. Furthermore, she wanted to leave something behind for Xie Lin. Only then did Li Yu retract his previously deducted words.


Yet he couldn't fathom why she insisted on procuring her own ventures to find that sense of security.


His brow furrowed as he questioned, "If only you had devoted half of the thoughts you put into acquiring property to me, you wouldn't be in this predicament now."


This marked a divergence in ideologies.


She couldn't possibly tell him that this was an awakening of feminine self-awareness?


To possess her own enterprises was to possess confidence, something irreplaceable by his contributions, no matter how abundant.


Unpleasant as it may sound, in case they ever quarreled someday, she could boldly retort, "Why raise your voice? I haven't relied on you for my livelihood!"


Yours and Yours Alone