Dohan arrived at the wedding venue after 1 o’clock.
Following Taehoon, today was the second time a university friend held a wedding ceremony.
Seeing the frequent news of marriages, it seemed they were already at that age.
At first, Dohan considered it early at thirty-one, but as news of his classmates getting married kept coming, Dohan’s thoughts gradually changed.
Every time he imagined love and marriage, his heart pounded, and his lips curled up.
But now, he was troubled only by the woman he left on the mountain.
Did she enjoy the duck baeksuk?
Did she really have a glass of beer?
He couldn’t call and ask, and sending a message to confirm seemed ridiculous.
Even after the ceremony moved to the feast, Dohan only thought of love.
“Taehoon hyung, do you feel good now that you’re married?”
Jaeseong, sitting at the same table, asked Taehoon.
It seemed he had many questions since it was their first meeting after Taehoon’s wedding.
“Of course. It’s the honeymoon.”
“Don’t people fight more during the honeymoon?”
“How long have we been married? And these days, I’m busy with work, so we don’t even have time to fight.”
“You mentioned that your sister-in-law works at the same company, right?”
“Yeah. Although our departments are different, both sides are short-staffed, so we almost work overtime every day.”
Taehoon, who was tasting the buffet food on his plate, shifted his gaze to Dohan sitting next to him.
Ignoring the food and focusing only on playing with the soju bottle on the table, a friend was quite annoying.
“Do you want to drink?”
“I brought the car.”
Taehoon also had no intention of drinking because of driving.
He was planning to suggest meeting up for a drink soon, but Dohan picked up the soju bottle and opened it.
“What’s this? You said you brought the car.”
“I’ll call a substitute driver. It’s nothing.”
As he poured soju into a paper cup, Jaeseong swiftly intercepted the bottle and poured more.
“What’s wrong, hyung? Why are you drinking in broad daylight?”
Without answering, Dohan emptied the cup. Taehoon also looked at Dohan’s face with a worried expression.
He wasn’t a friend who usually shared his concerns, so it was unclear what was going on.
“Kim Taehoon.”
“Huh? What?”
“When you were dating, did you keep it a secret at work?”
Out of the blue, Taehoon hesitated for a moment before opening his mouth a bit late.
“At first, yes. Because my wife absolutely didn’t want it mentioned. It made her uncomfortable to see people.”
“Until when?”
“Until the talk of marriage came up. When I proposed and set a date for the introduction ceremony, I told people at work.”
“When did you talk about marriage?”
“About a year into dating? But why… Are you planning to marry out of the blue? Do you want to marry for love, by any chance?”
Taehoon’s words made Jaeseong, who was drinking water, choke consecutively.
After coughing for a while, he finally turned his head to Dohan with a surprised expression.
“Hyung, is it true? Are you really marrying her?”
Whether the term “her” bothered Dohan or not, his gaze sharply changed.
Surprised, Jaeseong quickly corrected himself.
“No, Miss Love. No. I mean, that person.”
There was no need to call her sister-in-law.
Calling the senior’s girlfriend something appropriate wasn’t coming to mind.
Ignoring Jaeseong’s awkwardness, Taehoon interjected, “No way, right?”
“I proposed to her.”
“What?”
“Huh?”
Taehoon and Jaeseong simultaneously opened their mouths.
“So, what did Love say?”
“She dislikes it.”
In this situation, laughing was inappropriate, but Taehoon and Jaeseong couldn’t contain their bursting laughter.
It wasn’t that Dohan’s rejected proposal was funny, but his serious expression was noteworthy.
The laughter emerged from disbelief that Dohan, usually intense, was making such a face because of a woman.
“Of course, she would say no.”
“Why is that obvious?”
“How long has it been since you two reconnected? Already talking about marriage? When I brought up marriage a year after dating, my wife thought it was too fast and said she didn’t like it.”
“Love says the same. She thinks we should date for at least three years.”
“That’s normal. You’re the odd one.”
Frustrated, Dohan brought a soju bottle and drank continuously alone.
“Since you work in the same office, keep it a secret. She says if we break up, I have to quit. That’s why I wear the couple ring alone.”
In a voice mixed with resentment, Taehoon and Jaeseong looked at each other in surprise.
With five bottles of soju, there was no way Dohan could be heavily drunk, yet he was doing something unexpected.
And he was venting about a woman problem—a side of Dohan no one would believe.
“Well, okay. I can understand that. But another guy is showing interest. Being friendly with everyone, who wouldn’t find that attractive? Today, I’m going to the mountains with a manager from another department. We drank together before, and she even called me oppa.”
Dohan took a deep breath of frustration and drank again.
Male lead Asks for a Divorce Every Day
It’s not often you come across a plot like this in the female-dominant genre — make sure to check it out!
This is a novel I’m planning to reread as well.
The male lead is strong, skilled in martial arts, and not the usual fragile type you often see in matriarchal novels.
Meanwhile, the female lead is a scientist—rational and logical. Even when she falls for the male lead, she doesn’t let her emotions cloud her decisions.
If you push through the first few chapters, you’ll gradually find the story really intriguing.
It has a mix of mystery, detective elements, and romance.
The author’s writing style is like crafting a puzzle—except they deliberately leave out a few pieces, making it hard to predict what happens next, yet keeping you hooked.
In the end, everything will come together and be explained.
One-sentence summary: Wife, stop playing with beakers and look at me!
In a laboratory accident, research scientist Zhu Wansheng accidentally travels to a matriarchal world. The original owner of the body is an eighteen-year-old only daughter of a wealthy rouge merchant, already married with a handsome young man.
Zhu Wansheng grins: Nice! She always said she was heaven’s favorite granddaughter. After a life of toil in her previous life, she can enjoy blessings in this one.
However, her joy lasts no more than three seconds as bad news arrives: the original owner’s family is about to go bankrupt, and her husband wants a divorce.
Even worse, she’s stuck with a research system full of restrictions.
Zhu Wansheng: ? Is this the destiny of a research dog?
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Faced with this mess, Zhu Wansheng pours herself a bowl of wine to drown her sorrows. In her drunken haze, her husband arrives.
His figure is imposing, holding a long sword, with a dignified air that captivates Zhu Wansheng.
Gu Yingqing, however, looks at the alcohol-reeking Zhu Wansheng with undisguised disgust and coldly asks, “Divorce or not?” The intoxicated Zhu Wansheng mumbles vaguely, “I think… it’s not… it’s not… impossible!”
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The next day, after sobering up, Zhu Wansheng is full of energy, rolling up her sleeves ready to make a big move. As for yesterday? She has no memory of it.
Zhu Wansheng is ambitious; a research dog fears nothing!
Upgrading rouge, extracting fragrances, producing perfumes, researching lipsticks… all shall bow to the power of modern technology!
The original owner’s dying rouge shop is revitalized. Her mother is pleased and with a wave of her hand, passes on the family business to her. As she takes control and her experimental results gain popularity, it’s the pinnacle of her life…
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But there are always those who can’t stand to see her doing well. Jealousy, scheming, assassination attempts – they want nothing less than her life.
The person who has always kept his distance from her suddenly holds her tightly in his arms, eyes full of concern.
She is unharmed, but he falls into a pool of blood…
Zhu Wansheng feels guilty, “I can grant you one wish.”
Gu Yingqing tentatively circles his arms around her, carefully resting his head in the crook of her neck, pleading softly, “I regret it. Can we not divorce?”
Zhu Wansheng: ? When did I agree to a divorce?
[Small Theater]
The newly developed rouge is beautifully packaged, and Zhu Wansheng is eager to try it.
Gu Yingqing suddenly appears: “My lady, may I apply it for you?”
Cool fingertips lightly brush her lips. His Adam’s apple bobs as he leans in for a light bite.
Zhu Wansheng: ?
Gu Yingqing: It smells so good, I wanted to taste it…
On a warm spring day, Zhu Wansheng tries a new perfume: “Spring Night.” Gu Yingqing corners her against a wall.
Warm breath lingers on her neck.
“My lady, from now on, may I test the fragrances for you?”
[Humorous female scientist vs scheming live-in son-in-law male lead]
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