‘What are you doing, Duke Luxus?’ Ollentia demanded, trying to pull away. But Luxus only licked his dry lips, his eyes clouded and unfocused.
‘It’s destiny that we be together. Why resist?’
‘What do you mean? I have no intention of marrying you!’
‘Heaven has blessed this union, Lady. Even your delicate flesh longs for me.’
His words were as cheap as they were distasteful.
Feeling nauseated, Ollentia gathered strength in her hand.
Just then, Count Soco descended the stairs. Ollentia looked to him for help, hoping he would intervene. But Soco only laughed heartily, extending his hand to Luxus.
‘Ha-ha! My cousin has caught your fancy, Duke?’
Her memory of what followed was hazy, overwhelmed by the shock of that moment.
Now, with Kikogellia before her, Ollentia’s head spun with confusion.
“You’ve truly crossed the line. Was there a need to go this far? Even when we are living well. Do you really want to sell someone off like this?” Ollentia shouted coldly at Countess Kikogellia, who simply shrugged her shoulders.
“Why don’t you ask around, Miss? Apart from the Grand Duke Bellial’s family, find me another house in the Bonnus Empire that can match the prestige of the Armerniaca Count’s family.”
Countess Kikogellia of the Armerniaca, different in style from the former Countess Marissa, was wearing a dress replete with lace. While Marissa preferred satin, velvet, and other elegant materials, Kikogellia fancied lighter fabrics with extravagant decorations.
Observing that her attire matched her personality, Ollentia asked, “Does it have to be measured so simply?”
“There’s only Duke Luxus’ family, right? I have chosen the most suitable match for you. You should be thankful,” Kikogellia asserted.
After saying her piece, Kikogellia left Ollentia’s room. Left alone with Bobby, Ollentia clenched her teeth in frustration.
“Can you believe this, Bobby? Duke Luxus? They must have discussed my inheritance with the Duke.”
Bobby’s eyes welled up with tears, showing his agitation.
“We can’t send Miss to such a scoundrel!”
“Of course not. The thought of marrying Duke Luxus is horrifying.”
“What are you planning to do?”
“I need to talk to Count Soco, my brother. I need to find out if he applied for it and what’s going on. I have to confirm everything.”
Ollentia suspected that Count Soco, her guardian, had applied for the special marriage permit. Since Kikogellia’s opinion was essentially his, it seemed likely. But she needed to confirm his intentions and understand his attitude.
A day earlier.
After purchasing all the new dresses showcased by the tailor, Kikogellia headed to the tulip garden of the Armerniaca Count’s estate for lunch, a pride of the residence.
The tulips, blooming in a multitude of colors, painted the ground in a vibrant palette.
She often dined in the garden with Count Soco when the weather was pleasant.
Count Soco was already in the tulip garden. He wore a white vest with a navy blue frock coat over it, looking intellectual and neat.
As the spring breeze blew, Kikogellia’s well-combed hair, glossed with camellia oil, fluttered beautifully.
She sat down with a pleasant expression and sipped her aperitif.
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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