Orentia carefully observed the mansion of Count Odor, which she hadn’t looked at closely during her brief previous visit.
There were extremely ornate chandeliers in Count Odor’s mansion, and the pillars seemed to be gilded, shimmering brightly.
Moreover, the most noticeable change was the abundance of decorative ceramics. It was as if someone was showing off, with expensive pottery on display, the patterns intricately and delicately designed, almost dizzying to look at.
After inspecting the state of the mansion, Orentia chuckled and turned to Count Odor.
“Uncle. Did you go to all this trouble just because Duke Belial was coming? This doesn’t seem like the Count Odor’s residence I know…….”
The Count, perhaps embarrassed, scratched the back of his head.
“Is it that obvious?”
“Of course. Some parts don’t quite blend in.”
“I didn’t want to seem inferior. Just ignore it, niece.”
Count Odor’s face was adorably flushed. Unlike his mother, Marissa, he was a man with many flaws.
Orentia found such an uncle endearing.
She laughed and said,
“Haha! Okay. By the way…… where is His Grace, the Duke? Where is he staying?”
She was curiously asking about Dimidius since she couldn’t see him in the mansion. Of course, she didn’t expect him to be out looking for her. She was just curious. What floor was he on, what room? What was his reason for calling her? Was he really worried?
At Orentia’s curiosity, Count Odor tilted his head in confusion.
“Why are you curious about that?”
She had expected this reaction. Count Odor would be puzzled about her relationship with Duke Belial.
Orentia avoided his gaze and shrugged her shoulders.
“Oh, just to avoid any mistakes.”
As they ascended the smooth marble staircase, the Count spoke to her.
“His Grace is on the 5th floor. You will be on the 3rd, so make sure not to make any mistakes. Understand?”
He was very sensitive about mistakes. He probably didn’t reveal why Archbishop Werbu had come to Odor for the same reason.
‘Yes, Uncle will be troubled, and His Grace as well….’
Just thinking about Dimidius Belial made her face subtly flush while her heart sank. It was such a contradictory feeling. It must have been because of the many embarrassing incidents lately. This strange feeling, like being in hot and cold water at the same time, seemed to continue for a while.
Upon reaching the 3rd floor, Orentia, guided by the Count to the guest room, asked,
“How did the negotiation go? Was it successful?”
The Count, surprised, flinched.
“How do you know about that?”
“How? Uncle isn’t exactly friends with His Grace. It must have been about business, right?”
It seemed reasonable to deduce that much.
At Orentia’s words, Count Odor chuckled.
“It went well. I got what I wanted, and so did His Grace. I’m glad it ended well.”
His voice was full of sincerity.
‘If the negotiation is over, His Grace will probably leave soon, right?’
Thinking about Dimidius leaving Odor was a relief. Orentia began to feel more at ease as she examined the guest room.
The room had a bed with a fancy canopy, a quaint table, and a cabinet full of dolls.
It hadn’t changed much since she last visited. This room was almost like her private room whenever she stayed at Count Odor’s mansion.
Feeling a sense of familiarity and comfort, Orentia changed into her indoor clothes and rested as soon as Count Odor left.
She must have been quite tired. As soon as her head hit the pillow, she fell asleep and woke up feeling refreshed. It was nice not to dream.
However, the sun was already high in the sky, and Bobbi hurriedly brought her washing water.
“I deliberately didn’t wake you up, Miss. You seemed to be sleeping so soundly.”
At Bobbi’s words, Orentia straightened her tousled hair and yawned.
“Yawn! Well done. It’s definitely more comfortable here than at the villa.”
“Of course. Even though knights were stationed at the villa, this place is much safer. You must have felt uneasy there, even subconsciously. It’s such a relief that you moved to the main house sooner.”
Orentia agreed. Stretching her arms up, she felt much fresher and better.
Unintentionally, she brought up the topic of Dimidius.
“It’s all thanks to Duke Belial.”
It was because Dimidius had given his consent that such a thought occurred to her.
Then, Bobbi spoke with a puzzled face.
“Have you become close to His Grace without my knowing?”
That was ridiculous. Orentia quickly waved her hands in denial.
“No! Not at all. Close, what do you mean? It’s just a series of coincidences.”
Those who wrapped it up as fate were always a problem. She would really dislike such people.
Yet, ironically, when Orentia first met Dimidius, she had thought of it as a fateful moment.
She shook her head to dispel these thoughts and muttered to herself.
“I wonder when I’ll get a reply.”
She had expected an immediate response from Ankedo, but it hadn’t come.
Orentia had been waiting quietly for three days.
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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