Whitney exited the ducal mansion with the excuse of wanting to read a book, feeling exhausted. As she boarded the ducal carriage, her mother, sensing her unease, assigned a knight to accompany her.
The problem was that the knight had no respect for his mistress. She deliberately ignored the knight’s blatant stares.
Her status in the ducal mansion was no different from that of the maids, so it was obvious how the knight viewed her.
‘Assigning such a knight… It’s as if someone is hoping for a scandal.’
Whitney looked out the window. Provoking the knight in such a confined space would do her no good.
It was better to arrive quickly at her destination, a place within sight of others.
The carriage stopped at Poltroli Street in the city. As the door opened, the knight naturally got out and extended his hand to escort Whitney.
Reluctant to accept his hand, she attempted to disembark on her own. However, the knight, offended by her refusal, forcefully grabbed her hand.
“Refusing an escort, my lady? A lady should accept a man’s assistance. Who else but I would escort you?”
Chuckle.
At the knight’s lowly laugh, Whitney felt humiliated. She tried to withdraw her hand, but froze as he coarsely touched her knuckles.
“Ugh!”
Whitney turned her head when she felt the knight’s hand suddenly release hers. He was now groaning on the ground.
“Stop obstructing the way and move aside.”
“……Oh! I’m sorry.”
Realizing she was blocking the entrance to the bookstore, Whitney stepped aside. Her hand, which the knight had grabbed, throbbed, so she wrapped it with her other hand.
A man, his face hidden under a cloak, casually walked towards the bookstore as if nothing had happened.
“Hey! You should apologize for knocking someone over!”
The knight’s voice halted the man’s steps. He made no reply and tried to enter the bookstore.
“Do you not hear me?! Thinking you can assault a knight of the ducal house and get away with it!?”
“Forget it. Causing a commotion in the city will only get you punished by mother.”
“Me, punished? Not blaming the lady who caused this uproar?”
At the knight’s sarcastic words, Whitney sighed deeply.
“Shameful. Acting like this in front of others. Do you intend to disgrace the Orleans ducal house?”
The knight’s eyes bulged, ready to draw his sword as if to duel the man.
‘Is he going to duel this man?’
Whitney was anxious. If this escalated and she was forbidden from going out, it would be a problem. Although brief, she had seen the cloaked man trip the knight.
With a flat tone, the man rebuked the knight.
“Blame your weak legs. Seeing a knight with such feeble strength, it seems the knights of the Orleans ducal house aren’t so impressive.”
“How dare you insult a knight’s honor?! Uncover your face and reveal your identity boldly!”
The knight was fuming, oblivious to her words. Whitney was embarrassed by his huffing breaths.
‘How could such a person be appointed as a knight?’
Thinking of others gossiping about this scene gave her a headache. It seemed faster to stop the cloaked man than to calm the knight. So, she grabbed the man’s hand.
“I’m sorry. It seems more reasonable to talk to you. Were you going into the bookstore? Please, go ahead.”
“Lady, are you siding with someone who insulted not just a knight but our house?! I will report everything to the duchess.”
Whitney scoffed as the knight mentioned the word ‘lady.’
At the knight’s words, Whitney turned her head and gave one last warning.
“Knight. If you raise your voice again, I swear I will strip you of your knighthood.”
Though Whitney knew this threat would have no real impact, it was all she could do in public. The knight scowled at her words.
“You’ll regret this. You’ll surely regret how you’re treating me now!”
He ground his teeth in anger.
“Return to the ducal mansion first. I’ll find my way back.”
With a throbbing headache, Whitney frowned and entered the bookstore with the man.
“Sorry for involving you in this mess. And thank you for your help.”
“I didn’t help. Just got rid of an annoyance.”
The man passed Whitney and headed deeper into the bookstore. A scent carried by the wind filled her nostrils, turning her head towards the man.
‘No way, it can’t be.’
The prince at this old bookstore? It seemed unlikely.
Shaking her head, she picked up a random book and went to the counter. There were many wrapped books there. Looking towards the door, it seemed the knight had already returned to the ducal mansion.
‘Better this way. It’ll be easier to move around.’
After checking the ducal carriage was gone, Whitney left the bookstore with her packaged book.
Upon arriving at the small Lucia Salon tucked away in an alley, she cautiously entered. There was no staff to greet her.
“We’re not selling the shop!”
As she entered, ringing a clear bell, the man who burst out shouting stopped in his tracks, eyes widening.
“……I came to have a dress fitted, but it seems like a bad time.”
“No, not at all! Please, come this way.”
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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