amertarmizi
In the modern corporate jungle, Xi Zuan was a predator. But after a fatal betrayal, her soul awakens in the body of Duchess Xi Huan-the "vile pearl" of the Ming Empire, destined to be executed in thirty days.
To rewrite her death sentence, the CEO executes a high-stakes trade. She approaches Prince Li Xian, the "Weak Prince" who hides a lethal shadow empire behind a mask of frailty. She offers him a cold, calculated merger: The limitless wealth of the Savaro House in exchange for his absolute protection.
Xi Zuan treats the marriage as a business contract to secure her survival. What she doesn't realize is that for Li Xian, this isn't a transaction-it's the culmination of a decade-long obsession. He has loved her from the darkness since childhood, and now that he has her "signed" to him, he has no intention of letting the contract end.
As political daggers fly and the "heroine" of the original novel reveals a murderous streak, the Duchess must navigate a court where gold is a weapon and love is the most dangerous liability.
The mandate is simple: Secure the throne, liquidate her enemies, and try not to fall for the wolf she just bought.