With a motor attached to the sole of his foot and a swift turn of his body, the meeting room door opened with a clunk.
‘Ugh!’
Just as Hyeju was about to slip away, she internally screamed in shock.
Fortunately, the one who appeared before her was Juwon. He nonchalantly opened the office door and gestured towards Hyeju.
‘What happened?’
‘It’s a disaster.’
Hyeju shook her head despairingly. The moment Juwon’s expression crumpled was then.
“Miss Cheon Dahee, something big has happened. Right now, Seungwon…!”
Upon hearing the news of a mission failure, she expected to be scolded or pressured, but why was the sudden mention of Kang Seungwon?
“Why Seungwon? What happened to Seungwon?”
“Seungwon has disappeared from the office!”
“What? Why Seungwon?”
Confused, Hyeju quickly realized that it was Kang Juwon’s improvisation.
Wow, he even broke out in a cold sweat. What a performance!
“What happened, sir?”
Blinking, Dahee urgently asked, and Juwon went a step further, even reddening his eyes.
“It was different from usual since this morning. I heard from Mother, so I kept an eye on him, but…”
“What did your mother say?”
“It’s a bit complicated to discuss here. I’m not sure about anything. Let’s go first.”
“Yes, yes. Let’s go quickly.”
Dahee, who doesn’t hesitate when it comes to Seungwon’s affairs, became contemplative and followed along.
The forgotten phone entrusted to Hyeju had been blackened and neglected for a long time.
[Star Icon]“Seungwon!”
Oddly enough, Dahee found Seungwon as soon as she left the office.
As he walked to the office from the elevator, Dahee became teary-eyed and ran toward him.
“Where were you? Do you know how worried I was?”
“…Huh? Why?”
Seungwon asked stupidly. Though he had an expression of not understanding anything, in Dahee’s eyes filled with concern, he looked completely drained.
It seemed that given his recent unauthorized absence and frequent display of listlessness, it wasn’t unreasonable for her to jump to conclusions.
‘What’s going on? Why is he like this?’
Looking at Juwon with a puzzled expression, Seungwon, however, went one step further.
“Welcome back.”
Thud.
Juwon, standing still, embraced Seungwon, who was staring blankly. Seungwon was startled by this unexpected gesture.
“What’s going on? Why is hyung like this? Where did I go?”
“I received a call from Mom in the morning. She said you were trying to disappear again. If you’re having a hard time, talk to your older brother, you punk.”
“I didn’t talk to Mom on the phone today.”
Thud. Thud.
The sound of Juwon patting Seungwon’s back drowned out Seungwon’s voice. With Seungwon’s shoulders embraced, Juwon threatened him.
“Give me a straight answer.”
Why are they all acting like this? What kind of straight answer are they asking for?
Although Seungwon wanted to ask right away, seeing Juwon glaring fiercely, he wisely kept his mouth shut.
He felt that something was strange, but they probably wouldn’t take his money or extract his organs just because they mixed some blood.
“Seungwon, are you okay? Where were you really?”
Unaware of anything, Dahee asked tearfully, and Seungwon replied dryly while avoiding Juwon.
“Uh… to the rooftop?”
“Why did you go to the rooftop?”
“Uh… to smoke?”
“You quit smoking. How difficult was it to quit smoking, only to start again? What were you trying to do on the rooftop? It couldn’t be, right? Ugh!”
To Dahee, who had already begun to imagine all sorts of scenarios, every answer from Seungwon sounded like despair.
Dahee forgot about the company, grabbed Seungwon, and cried.
“When it’s that hard, you should have contacted me. Don’t quit the company, Seungwon… huh?”
“Uh… yeah.”
“Really?”
“Uh.”
Juwon felt awkward at this inappropriate melodrama.
‘What’s good about hanging onto a man who’s been buried like me, huh?’
Tutting his tongue, he checked his phone and found a message from Hyeju.
[Dash] Mission complete!Finally, they did it.
Juwon patted Seungwon’s shoulder lightly and walked away.
“Good job.”
“What’s this? After putting on this act, you’re just leaving?”
“I confirmed everything was okay. Organize the situation and return.”
“No, hyung! Don’t you have anything to say to me? Hyung! Hyung!”
A perplexed Seungwon called out to Juwon. Juwon chuckled and moved on.
What a kid, worth using after a long time.
[Star Icon]Hyeju, demonstrating a high level of concentration, searched through Dahee’s phone.
Fortunately, Dahee’s social circle wasn’t broad, and she had around a hundred saved numbers.
“Not in the family folder… not a classmate or a coworker. Where on earth could it be?”
Perhaps she didn’t even bother saving numbers.
As anxiety slowly crept up, an unclassified number appeared just as she was about to give up.
[Yangpyeong]This is it!
Hyeju was convinced that the saved number belonged to Gwinyeo.
Since they had been to Sindang together with Juwon just yesterday, there was no mistake. Hyeju quickly wrote down the number in her notepad and sent a message to Juwon.
[Dash] Mission complete!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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