The waterway was shallow, but deep enough to soak Hades’ hem up to his calves. Unfazed, he trudged through the waterway, heading straight to the opposite side where Latifa was.
Both Yanan and Lukwan looked at him with surprised eyes, but said nothing.
Only Latifa grinned, teasing Hades.
“You could’ve walked around. Your clothes are all wet now!”
“Can I really make my Frau wait?”
Hades approached her with a mischievous smile. He was pleased to see the elaborately adorned Latifa.
“You’re quite the sight.”
“You’re acting like a god, how embarrassing. You should’ve enchanted Caesar to come along. Then people would only be staring at him.”
Latifa grumbled, and Hades chuckled, touching a loose strand of hair from her twistedup hairstyle.
“One has to dislike it to call it a punishment.”
“Such a clever punishment. But I’ve gotten used to it this morning, so it’s okay now.”
“Okay, you say?”
At the word “okay,” one of Hades’ eyebrows shot up playfully.
Seeing his expression, Latifa had a bad feeling and quickly tried to change her words.
“Ah, no, it’s not okay! Ah!”
Her bad feeling proved right. Hades swiftly picked her up as if embracing a princess.
“Hey, Sister Yanan. Is this, uh, amor…?”
“Shh. Lukwan. If you have any sense, let’s disappear.”
Yanan and Lukwan whispered, then scattered in opposite directions, hiding themselves.
“Yanan! We agreed to go together! Wait!”
As Yanan suddenly ran away, a flustered Latifa called after her. Yanan merely nodded kindly and vanished.
“Does this make you think of it more as a punishment?”
“Aaaah! General Hades! Put me down! Why is someone of your rank acting so recklessly?!”
“Because I’m mad.”
“I know you’re not mad!”
Trapped in Hades’ arms, Latifa blushed and pounded his chest.
“True. But others think I’m mad. I must live up to their expectations.”
“You’re really terrible, you know?!”
“Oh, where can you find someone as goodnatured as me?”
Hades again took strides toward the waterway. Splash, went the sound of water, and as their bodies swayed, Latifa clung tightly to his neck.
“Eeek!”
“You won’t die if you fall in. Stop being dramatic.”
Carrying Latifa, Hades emerged from the waterway onto the opposite bank.
“Put me down, General Hades!”
“If you don’t like it, be more cautious with your life in the future.”
‘Right. This was the punishment for secretly meeting a rogue.’
Embarrassment is still embarrassment.
In her opulent clothes, adorned with abundant jewels and a crown of flowers, and now in Hades’ arms—it was utterly ridiculous.
“The northern lands of the Calleb estate have many waterways, making it a bit cooler. It’s perfect for loafing around, so I occasionally patrol to keep slackers away.”
“Ugh. Normally you walk so fast. Why are you walking so slowly now?”
“You’re mistaken.”
Hades chuckled and continued to walk through the wideopen estate. Passing servants all bowed in shock.
“Really, it’s embarrassing to be like this in public.”
“It will become a daily occurrence.”
“What did you say?”
“Hmm.”
As they bickered and passed, the servants whispered and smiled among themselves.
“Seems like amor, doesn’t it?”
“Ignis and Calende, and now amor.”
“It’s good to see the Calleb estate lively again.”
People who used to recall Hades always shouting with a fatigued expression within Caleb grounds returned to their own tasks, looking pleased.
But their peace did not last long.
[Star Icon][Star Icon]The Grand Bazaar’s royal harem.
To enter, one had to pass through a total of seven doors. Unlike the glamorous and large first door, the seventh door was modest in size, made of wood, quite small compared to the massive, opulent palace.
This was not only to keep men out, as the harem was a female domain, but also a result of the wisdom of the ancestors who intended to make the Sultans wary of their concubines.
The small door allowed for the size of the gift carts sent by the Sultan to the harem to be reduced. It was also intended to humble the Sultan as he passed through the small, petty door.
The current Sultan, Rashid Vasily, sighed deeply as he stepped through the small seventh door and instructed his maids.
“Take good care of Iota. She likes sweets, so send her some southern Akashia honey. If she needs anything, don’t hesitate to inform me.”
“Yes, Sultan. However, Iota is always more concerned for Prince Tarek.”
The chamberlain of Iota spoke respectfully as she saw the Sultan off.
At her words, Rashid stroked his beard and nodded.
“Very well. I’ll send Tarek the same. But that boy has the stamina of a black bull, he’ll get through. Tell Iota to take care and not to get sick.”
“May the desert gods bless you, Sultan.”
Rashid slowly crossed the courtyard of the harem, sequentially passing the sixth and fifth doors guarded by the maids.
And just as he was about to pass through the fourth door, he stopped upon seeing a brownhaired woman distributing pieces of bread to silk koi in a small pond in the corner.
“Ah, Hagno.”
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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