There seemed to have been a lot of stairs. How many floors did I have to climb? It’s driving me crazy. How can I bother like this! Is your knee okay, Duke Salisbury?
Feeling sorry, I fumbled a little to get out of Grayan’s arms. But he adjusted me to make me more comfortable in his arms and strengthened his arms.
“……??”
I blinked in ignorance. Uh, now it’s time to put me down…?
“It’s okay, ma’am. I’ll take you to your room as you are.”
No, I’m not okay!
However, Grayan moved his steps ignoring my childlike protest. I looked up at him with my mouth flapping. At the corner of his mouth… there was a slightly mischievous smile.
“……”
Misunderstanding… right?
This person, he’s not enjoying seeing me in trouble, is he?
We arrived at my room in no time. As soon as he entered the room, Grayan finally put me down, and I hurriedly stood away from him with the rabbit in my arms.
Looking at me, Grayan showed a somewhat dumbfounded expression. I avoided his gaze and tried to calm my mind.
‘Well, anyway, I have to say thank you properly. It’s no different from saving my life…’
A little calmed down, I carefully opened my mouth.
“Thank you so much for saving me, Duke. Thanks to you, I survived. And April… thank you very much, April.”
When I looked down at the bunny stroking the storm, April whined a little. ‘You’re welcome.’ It seemed to mean.
While watching the cute April and faintly smiling, I glanced at Grayan and made a suggestion.
“If you don’t mind… wouldn’t you like to have a cup of tea?”
I had an idea to ask him to have tea. First of all, I felt too sorry to just send Grayan back…. The other reason was to ask him something I was curious about.
“I’m glad you’re safe, ma’am. I just did what I had to do, so don’t feel burdened.”
Across from me, Grayan raised his teacup and said with a smile. The tea was a blend of rose petals, peppermint, and lavender green tea. The faint floral scent was very nice and had the effect of relaxing the body and mind.
“I found out that you were in danger thanks to April. So I could rush to save you.”
“…Thanks to April?”
When I asked in surprise at the unexpected news, Grayan glanced at April instead of answering. The rabbit was washing her face with her two front paws as if she hadn’t heard our conversation.
‘That guy…’
It’s suspicious after all. What secret is she hiding?
“I was working in my office when April suddenly opened the door and told me you were in danger.”
After taking a sip of his tea, Grayan told his story. His voice was always appropriately weighty, leisurely, and calm.
“According to April… she heard a scream in the corridor and ran to check it out, but when she got there, there was no one there, so she found it strange. She remembered that the corridor was a restricted area, and thought that the owner of the scream was probably you, so she came to me and delivered the message.”
I nodded silently, drinking my tea. It was a plausible story. Although it was somewhat suspicious that April happened to be near that corridor.
The rabbit was now up close to the dessert plate, nibbling on a madeleine. …That sight was slowly becoming familiar. Whenever I saw the rabbit with blood around its mouth from eating a rare steak, I still felt startled.
“I should have personally informed you about the restricted areas in Salisbury Castle… it’s my negligence. …I apologize, ma’am.”
“It’s not your fault, I’m also to blame for wandering around without knowing where I was.”
I shook my head, and gave him a reassuring smile. I didn’t blame Grayan at all. He must have thought the housekeeper had given me a thorough tour.
Therefore, I didn’t need to accept his apology. But… I was quite curious.
While observing Grayan’s expression, I tentatively posed a question.
“But… what exactly are those wolves? It’s a bit strange that such wolves are in the basement of Salisbury Castle.”
Moreover, those wolves seemed to be locked in the basement. To anyone, it would seem suspicious. Especially since this plot wasn’t even in the original work.
‘There seemed to be a secret about Grayan.’ Such an ominous description appeared a few times…
‘Did the author leave some unresolved plot point in the novel?’
“….”
Grayan remained silent for a long time without responding to my question. The rabbit, who had finished off a madeleine, looked at the two of us alternately. After a long moment of silence, Grayan finally opened his mouth.
“I apologize. I can’t… talk about that.”
“Ah….”
I was unable to hide my disappointment at not being able to hear any story. However… it’s expected. He wouldn’t reveal the family’s secrets to someone he’d recently married.
“If it’s hard for you to talk about, it can’t be helped.”
I gave an awkward smile and took a sip of tea. Somehow, the tea tasted bitter.
[This is the time separator]Later, when I heard the story, the butler was severely reprimanded because of me getting lost in the restricted area.
It was hard to imagine Grayan, who was scolding someone else. He always seemed to smile generously and let things pass.
‘The mystery of the Salisbury family…. what could it be?’
I racked my brain thinking there might be some content in the original work that I didn’t remember, but nothing came to mind.
It’s certainly hard to remember all the details of a novel that I read to pass the time…
‘Besides, April has a secret, too. …And I’m also hiding the fact that I’m a possessor from everyone. I’ve got secrets everywhere.’
What were the basement and the wolves trapped there? Would it be… wrong to investigate secretly?
‘But I’m just too curious. Is there any way to find out?’
I was racking my brain, leaning my chin on my hand.
Suddenly, there was a knock from outside the door, followed by a servant’s urgent voice.
“Madam, there is an urgent matter. You need to go to the knight’s training ground immediately.”
Ex-husband Wants Reconciliation
One-line summary: Chasing the wife to the crematorium (making an effort to attract someone who has become indifferent), the female lead doesn’t look back, the second male lead takes the position.
Intro:
To repay the kindness of the older generation, Su Mu crossed into a female-dominated world and became a live-in daughter-in-law of the Yan family, single-handedly saving the Yan family from fire and water.
But her husband, Yan Jiyue, the eldest son of the Yan family, treated her with sarcasm and never showed her a good face.
It wasn’t until after Su Mu’s death that this pampered and arrogant young master shed a few fake tears and pretended to want to die for love.
This life’s kindness was enough. If there was a next life, she would definitely kick Yan Jiyue away.
Who knew that the heavens would be so kind as to allow her to be reborn, returning to the time when she had just married into the Yan family.
Su Mu glanced at the Yan eldest son, who still spoke coldly to her, and threw a divorce letter in front of him.
“Let’s divorce!”
***
Yan Jiyue never imagined that he would be reborn. He happily went to find Su Mu, wanting to make up for the mistakes he had made in his ignorant youth.
Wasn’t the reason the heavens allowed him to be reborn to let him reconcile with Su Mu?
But when he pushed open the door to Su Mu’s room, the person lying on the bed was another man.
Su Mu’s personal attendant, Xie Yi.
Yan Jiyue hated him so much that his teeth itched. In front of Su Mu, Xie Yi was a gentle and considerate whisperer of sweet nothings, but in reality, he was vicious-hearted and deliberately sabotaged their husband and wife relationship.
In the previous life, it was he who secretly hid in Su Mu’s coffin and committed suicide, stealing a step ahead of him to be buried with Su Mu.
Yan Jiyue’s eyes were filled with hatred as he cursed, “What kind of thing are you? Your background is lowly, what right do you have to occupy Su Mu?”
Xie Yi looked at the sleeping Su Mu and no longer pretended to be a whisperer of sweet nothings.
He proudly stuck out his belly, “I have the right because my belly is capable of giving the Wife-master a daughter.”
***
Yan Jiyue was consumed with jealousy. He spread rumors that Xie Yi had once been branded with the mark of a “harlot” on his chest.
But on the night Xie Yi cut off the flesh bearing that mark, Su Mu suddenly realized something was amiss.
“How did you know the exact moment I was poisoned? And why did you show up a month early?”
Xie Yi remained silent, blood from his wound soaking through his robes. His sapphire eyes brimmed with anguish – or was it just a flawless act?
Between a once-arrogant husband now seeking redemption, and a gentle soul willing to die for her – who truly held the darkest secrets? And could it be that Su Mu and Yan Jiyue weren’t the only ones given a second chance at life…?
[Reading Guide]
1. True divorce, chasing the wife to the crematorium, the female lead doesn’t look back, the male lead is Xie Yi.
2. The ex-husband did not cheat, he just realized too late and didn’t realize that he liked the female lead.
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