My body, overwhelmed by uncontrollable sensations, twitched involuntarily. I desperately grabbed his wrist before it was too late.
“This… seems somewhat unnecessary for kissing.”
I voiced my complaint with a barely squeezed out voice.
The red and threatening eyes that had been pouring into me right in front of me were tinged with laughter.
“Well. I wasn’t just looking for permission to kiss.”
“…Pardon?”
If that’s just, then what?
My mind froze instantly at the shocking reply. He lightly pressed his lips to the bridge of my nose and began to settle into a more comfortable position.
“Relax, my lady.”
The hand that had been resting above my head crumpled his cravat and tossed it under the couch.
However, even in such a situation, my broken sense of crisis could only admiringly observe his long fingers as if entranced.
The prominent knuckles of his hand twitched blue veins on the back each time they lingered briefly on his collarbone and chest, starting from around his neck.
At the same time, smooth skin covering sculptured muscles flickered through the open front.
I should stop Lord Joseph. We’re not at that stage yet, and I’m not mentally prepared.
Before I knew it, all the buttons of his shirt were undone, revealing his low but distinctly curved ribcage.
Below his chest, threatening abdominal muscles bulged prominently, twitching and flaunting their presence.
My mind reeled at the barbaric sight, enough to make the saliva pooled in my throat swallow.
“Re-relax, what exactly are you trying to do…?”
“What am I going to do? The obvious.”
To my words that sounded stupid even to myself, Lord Joseph didn’t bother to reply in detail.
Instead, he effortlessly freed the wrist I had been holding onto until then, and leaned deeply towards me again.
As his weight pressed down, the air grew hotter.
With the pressure seemingly crushing my entire body, I squirmed uncontrollably as if trapped in a narrow space.
“Wait…”
“Shh, I won’t be rough.”
Words asking him to wait didn’t work. He pinned me down like a beast intent on devouring its prey.
“…!”
At that moment, my nape was engulfed in moist breath.
Though I wasn’t caught off guard, being attacked in an unexpected area, I couldn’t suppress the startled gasp that burst out instantly.
However, it wasn’t the time to feel relieved that I could hurriedly cover my mouth.
Because in the meantime, Lord Joseph was persistently nibbling and tickling my nape.
When I tilted my chin back as I struggled at some point, he, as if he had been waiting, supported the back of my neck and began to imprint hot breaths here and there on my neck.
My vision flickered intermittently. Especially when he persistently rubbed weak spots with his lips, even the reason I was barely holding onto seemed to fade hazily.
“L-Lord Joseph. That’s enough there… ugh!”
Now, merely biting my lips or covering my mouth with my hand was not enough to contain the writhing heat.
I should rather beg him to stop. I pushed his shoulders away pleadingly.
“All this time…”
Then he finally removed his lips from my neck and produced a voice.
“Every time I saw your nape, how much I’ve suffered from the urge to do this…”
However, his lowered voice, no matter how generously one tried to interpret it, was not rational.
“Wh-what…”
“Didn’t I tell you before? You are…”
Suddenly, he raised a finger and scratched my neck.
The sensation of a firm nail sharply raking over a sensitive area.
“Hng…!”
“Seductive here.”
At that light touch, my whole body went limp as if my spine had melted in an instant.
Ah, only then did I admit it. It was already too late to stop. I was already caught in a swamp where I could neither resist nor refuse.
Apart from the will of the one strand of reason that still survived, every other cell composing my body was desiring only primal urges at this moment.
“Uh, umm…”
“Yes, like that.”
Relax your body.
My vision blurred at the gentle voice whispering at my nape.
The finger that had been lightly scratching my neck slowly caressed my shoulder as if embracing it and caught the edge of my clothes.
Then cold air instantly penetrated between the clothes and bare skin.
As I unconsciously shrank my body, Lord Joseph’s lips slid along my neckline to my shoulder in that gap.
“Ah… L-Lord Jose-eph…”
Even to me, it was a voice that I couldn’t tell whether it was dissuading or urging.
With a soft ‘pfft’ of air, he laughed and replied flippantly, “Yes.”
“But how long are you going to call me by such a cumbersome title?”
Just Joseph should be enough. His lips saying so sounded a bit muffled as they were busy fiddling with my shoulder.
It was then.
“…?”
Suddenly, Lord Joseph’s movements stopped.
The wet friction sound made by the soft, hot flesh, and the movement of fingers that had been subtly entangled in my chest strap to remove my nightgown.
Lord Joseph, who had been frozen as if he had stopped his own time, soon clicked his tongue and heavily raised his upper body.
“Ah…”
Then the heated breaths that had been densely filling the narrow gap between me and Lord Joseph scattered in an instant.
Of course, that didn’t mean my chest, which had been heaving greatly until just now, immediately stabilized.
I, who had been involuntarily letting out groaning sounds, looked up at Lord Joseph with half-open eyes.
It was to ask what had suddenly happened. And I met Lord Joseph’s eyes that had turned as red as blood.
He had a ferocious look on his face.
The fiercely shining light in his eyes didn’t seem to have any intention of hiding his blatant desire for me.
“…Should I just stop time and continue.”
“Lord Joseph…?”
“How am I supposed to endure this…”
I had no idea what he was talking about.
But he didn’t seem to want to resolve my confusion, only muttering his own words.
“If I do that, I’ll obviously be hated.”
As if he had no choice, he tightly closed his eyes and slowly exhaled.
In his eyes that were finally revealed, the dangerous light that had been fiercely exposed until just now had somewhat receded.
“For now, let’s stop here for today.”
Lord Joseph, who casually re-fastened my clothes and helped me up, said in a voice full of regret.
“Your number one priority is coming.”
“Pardon?”
Knock knock.
It was then that Lord Joseph’s door was knocked.
“Mother!”
And as if regardless of the room owner’s response, the door was roughly thrown open.
The person holding a dangerous candlestick in one hand, wearing a warm coat over white pajamas, was…
“Euphemina?”
Ah! Having identified the visitor, I instantly grasped the reason I had lost and abruptly sat up.
At the same time, Euphemina ran over and clung tightly to my waist.
Lord Joseph skillfully took the candlestick from Euphemina’s hand.
“Euphemina, what brings you here? You clearly went to bed earlier.”
“Yes, but the wind kept knocking on the window from outside. I got angry and wanted to sleep with you, Mother…”
Behind Euphemina, who was smiling brightly with an innocent and lovable face, I caught a glimpse of another figure in my sight.
Looking closely, it was Mrs. Therea, the children’s nanny, who was awkwardly standing outside the room with an embarrassed expression.
“I’m sorry, Madam. And Count. As soon as the young lady woke up, she insisted on going to you…”
I could understand what had happened.
I know there aren’t many people who can break Euphemina’s stubbornness, so I know it’s not something to blame the nanny for.
‘Still, of all times, really.’
At such an awkward moment.
Well, it’s not like I can blame the child.
Not only me, but the children too must be experiencing an eye of the storm for the first time since they’ve grown up, so it’s understandable to be afraid.
I comforted Euphemina.
It would be better to go in and put her to sleep quickly. Since it’s late, today in my room…
“Mother, but.”
“Yes?”
For a moment, the smile faded from Euphemina’s expression as she blankly stared at me.
What was contained in the child’s large amber eyes was…
My nape.
“That, did Lord Joseph make it?”
There was no time to figure out what ‘that’ was.
An instinctive sense of unease created a reflexive movement in my body.
I wrapped my neck with a shawl. I knew it was already too late, but.
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?
——
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!”
——
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…
——
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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