Even though it was their first meeting, Delina could immediately recognize them. The identities of the two approaching figures in the distance. Their appearance closely resembled Decar.
‘The Runean Empire…!’
Upon hearing that nobles, particularly Runean nobles, had come to the gathering, other maids and young gentlemen started to gaze at the approaching pair.
At that moment, as if feeling uncomfortable with the attention, Mayerin began to look down, and Damian, after glancing around, turned his gaze to Sylvia’s table.
“!”
When Damian’s eyes met Delina’s, she abruptly stood up. Curious, Celine, standing beside her, asked, “What’s wrong, Delina?”
Ah.
Not only Celine but also others were giving Delina puzzled looks as they observed her exaggerated reaction. It was only then that Delina realized her own response.
‘Right. Others don’t know about the engagement yet…’
“…We greet the Crown Prince and Crown Princess of the Runean Empire.”
As Damian and Mayerin approached, Delina naturally lowered her head to greet them. Others also stood up and greeted the two.
“It is truly an honor for you to visit our marquisate. Please, have a seat here.”
Sylvia graciously stepped forward and guided Damian and Mayerin to their seats. Delina had to swallow a sigh. Already burdened with many concerns, she found herself with even more to worry about.
‘They do look incredibly alike.’
Seeing Damian, who resembled Decar so much, Delina’s wariness heightened. As someone who had once been abducted by Decar, it was only natural.
“Hello. Nice to meet you. I am Princess Mayerin from the Runean Empire.”
Mayerin introduced herself to the people at the table after taking her seat. However, Damian’s gaze continued to be fixed on one person — Delina.
‘Why is he looking like that?’
Sensing Damian’s overt gaze, Delina’s head drooped gradually, like a withering flower. Then, Sylvia, noticing Damian’s gaze, asked, “Is something wrong, Your Highness?”
Even with Sylvia’s inquiry, Damian only kept looking at Delina. Soon, Damian spoke.
“Ah, excuse me.”
“….”
“Uh, the appearance of Lady Youngae is so beautiful that I couldn’t help myself.”
‘???’
The impact of those words was tremendous. Sylvia and the surrounding maids widened their eyes, Ailey glared intensely, and Gideon spewed out the tea he was drinking.
“….”
Simultaneously, the atmosphere at the table became static. Even Delina herself, the subject of attention, found her mouth sealed.
“….!”
However, the silence didn’t last long. Vincent, who had been sitting quietly at the table, and Noah, who hadn’t lost his smile, were silently glancing at Damian. Capturing that, Delina quickly responded.
“I appreciate the compliment. I tried a slightly different makeup style today, and it seems it resembles the makeup style of the Runean Empire.”
“Oh no, I was talking about Youngae’s face itself.”
“…….”
“Because you’re my ideal type.”
Trying to shift the topic away by casually talking about makeup, Damian unexpectedly dropped a bombshell. Even then, he didn’t shake a bit in his voice and continued to gaze at Delina.
Right in front of him, Gideon, who had to endure his younger brother’s compliments on his sister’s appearance, was so shocked that his hand holding the teacup trembled. Delina wished she could break the window and escape from the gathering.
“Oh, ideal type, you say. Prince, with Floren Youngae’s heavy makeup today, you might not be able to see her bare face well.”
At that moment, Sylvia intervened.
“More importantly, both of you came all this way, so wouldn’t you like to taste our family’s pride, desserts? I don’t know how it compares to the Runean Empire, but our family is known for making excellent desserts.”
Sylvia, finding Delina’s compliment about her appearance quite uncomfortable, was making an effort to steer the conversation. From Delina’s perspective, it was genuinely a moment of gratitude. It was the first time that the two people’s intentions coincided.
“Are you here as a hunting guest for the Helium Empire?”
Noah questioned Damian. Delina, too, was reminded of the term ‘hunting guest.’
The Helium Empire’s hunting guest.
Unlike other empires, the Helium Empire’s hunting guest event was somewhat special. It originated from a ceremony commemorating the founding of the empire by the first emperor, who, just before establishing the empire, personally crossed a rugged forest, defeating enemies in the final war. Subsequently, to commemorate the achievements of the first emperor, they went into the forest to hunt game instead of people.
As it was essentially an event to replace the founding ceremony, guests from other empires or kingdoms often came to celebrate. Seeing Damian, the representative of the Runean Empire, Noah raised an eyebrow.
“The forests of the Helium Empire are so rugged that it could be dangerous. For instance, someone might go in and disappear, ending up being sold as a slave somewhere.”
Vincent also murmured.
“You could be lured into an unknown trap and end up being taken away as part of an experiment.”
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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