She exited her apartment, took the elevator down, and started walking towards the park’s walking trail near the apartment. The hellish events of yesterday kept disturbing her mind.
She started to walk at a fast pace, then started to run. She was crying so much that she wondered if she had ever shed so many tears in her life.
As she ran and cried, her chest kept feeling tight and her breathing became faster. She found it increasingly difficult to breathe. Unknowingly, she stopped in her tracks, but she couldn’t calm her breathing.
Tears kept flowing from her eyes, wetting her face. So Myung began to feel very tired and dizzy.
Unaware, she collapsed on the ground, gasping for breath. Then a worried voice reached her ears.
“Are you okay?”
She could only feel the presence of a man, as her vision was blurred.
Do Ha was doing his morning routine of jogging. Although he hadn’t lived here long, this park had satisfied him. He was a fitness enthusiast.
Exercising relieved his stress and allowed him to start the day in a fresh mood. While enjoying the morning air, he had been running for a while when he saw a woman gasping for breath in the distance.
He thought she had overexerted herself running, but eventually, she collapsed to the ground. It looked like something was wrong.
Do Ha quickly ran over to her side. The moment he looked at the woman on the ground, gasping for breath, with a worried expression, his mouth dropped open in surprise. It was the woman he had met at the farm yesterday.
‘What a persistent connection…’
But she didn’t recognize him, and she was gasping for breath with cloudy eyes.
Do Ha approached her, crouched down, quickly grabbed her arms with both of his hands, and swiftly helped her up.
He picked her up and started running like a madman. Fortunately, there was a large hospital right next to the apartment. He thought that this would be faster than calling an ambulance.
Only after he brought her to the emergency room of the hospital could he finally relax. His entire body was soaked in sweat, and he was still breathing heavily.
The doctor who examined her diagnosed her with hyperventilation syndrome, and the nurse gave her a bag. With trembling hands, she barely took the bag and began to breathe slowly.
After repeating this behavior several times, So Myung’s breathing gradually stabilized. As her breathing stabilized, she seemed to relax and lay down on the bed to rest. As soon as the nurse hung up the IV, she fell asleep instantly.
Do Ha didn’t feel good looking at her sleeping face. The words of the doctor he heard earlier were on his mind.
“Overstress can cause hyperventilation syndrome or panic disorder, and it seems like that’s what the patient has. You don’t need to worry too much. It’s important that the patient doesn’t get stressed.”
The sight of her struggling to breathe earlier flashed in front of his eyes. He, too, had been sick before, so he thought he knew that pain.
He looked at her sleeping face, got up from his spot, made the payment, and thought for a while.
‘Who did she say she was? The design team leader?’
Do Ha called his secretary, asked about the design team leaders, and found out Ji Sung’s phone number.
His secretary felt it strange that the CEO was making a call this early in the morning.
‘He should be finishing his jog and getting ready for work by now……’
Do Ha began calling Ji Sung. After several rings, Ji Sung picked up the call.
[What?] “She collapsed from difficulty breathing while exercising this morning.”
[What?] “She’s lying in the emergency room, I think you should come.”
[Ah, yes. Thank you for calling.] After calling Ji Sung, Do Ha quickly left the hospital. His secretary was waiting for him at the front of the hospital. He opened the door and immediately sat in the back seat.
Looking at Do Ha, his secretary asked respectfully.
“Sir, what were you doing at the hospital?”
“Let’s say I did a good deed.”
“Pardon?”
“Why so surprised, Secretary? Can’t I do good deeds?”
“No… not at all. But, sir?”
“Hmm?”
“Today’s schedule starts in a little while, but you haven’t prepared for work yet……”
“Is that so? Then how much time do I have?”
“If you let the car wait at your home, about 5 minutes……”
“5 minutes?”
“Sir, if you take one or two hours to get ready today, it’s going to be a big problem. It’s already a fixed schedule, so it’s absolutely impossible to cancel.”
His secretary explained the situation as clearly as possible, taking note of Do Ha’s reactions.
“Got it. Let’s try it then.”
“Do you want me to come up and help with anything?”
“No. I’m fine.”
Do Ha promptly declined his secretary’s offer. Soon, they arrived at Do Ha’s apartment’s underground parking lot, and he quickly got out of the car and started running towards the elevator.
Upon arriving at his home, he quickly stripped off his clothes and started showering at a rapid pace.
After showering, he ran straight to the dressing room, put on the first shirt and suit that he could grab, picked up a tie, and put on his socks.
And without properly putting on his shoes, he got on the elevator, taking deep, hurried breaths.
“Whew…whew.”
Do Ha always needed about an hour to prepare before going to work, and he was the type to place a lot of importance on fashion and physical appearance. He considered this part of his job.
It was his first time ever experiencing something like this riding the elevator with wet hair, shoes crumpled at the heel, and without a tie.
He always took his time to prepare, and being late was something that could not be tolerated. His secretary, anxious, was lingering in front of the elevator.
Do Ha had just stepped out of the elevator in front of his secretary, who was checking the time. Seeing him, the secretary broke into a smile.
“Sir, you’re really amazing. Truly.”
As soon as Do Ha and his secretary got in the car, his sedan sped out of the underground parking lot at an astonishing speed.
Do Ha tied his tie in the car, lost in thought.
‘I’ve experienced all sorts of things in life.’
As he was about to leave the apartment parking lot, So Myung caught his eye. His eyes automatically widened, focusing on her.
His secretary, finding Do Ha’s sudden action strange, cautiously asked him.
“Sir? Is something wrong? Did you perhaps forget something?”
“Ah… No.”
“Yes, understood.”
He managed to respond to his secretary while still keeping his gaze fixed on So Myung, lost in his thoughts.
‘Ah, living in our apartment.’
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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