It turned out that all the skin on my hands had peeled off. Idrish’s expression became serious. I examined his expression and quickly retreated, pretending not to notice.
“Ah, maybe it’s because I picked up a hot stone at the end. Still, it’s not that bad. It’ll heal quickly if you apply ointment. It’s probably milder than the burn Idrish got on his back, right?”
It was a lie. It’s much worse. It feels like a deep wound, and…
As I was about to make more excuses, I couldn’t continue speaking due to the stinging pain transmitted through the ointment on my palm. Idrish, seeing me in pain, gently blew on his palm.
“Cecilia, you are a hedgehog.”
After applying the ointment for a while, Idrish opened his mouth again.
“What does that mean?”
“Living with a white tiger like me, you seem to know that you can be a white tiger too. You’re a fragile being that needs protection.”
“You do know that was a hedgehog-dismissive statement, right? As a hedgehog, I can’t stand it.”
“Whether you endure it or not, it doesn’t matter. The fact that you need my protection remains unchanged. Don’t sacrifice yourself for others again.”
“Well, if I saved everyone in the end, isn’t that a good thing? You can sacrifice your hands a little.”
It seemed my lies didn’t work. I changed my tactics.
“But still, isn’t it a gain to save other people’s lives to this extent?”
“I value your hands more than the lives of thousands of others.”
Idrish’s voice was serious and heavy.
“Still… I think it’s better that I sacrificed my hands to save many people.”
Idrish lifted his head to meet my gaze after my words. His eyes were intense.
Did I make a mistake in what I said?
“What if it didn’t end with just your hands? What if the wind blew a bit more, the fire spread faster, or if I arrived a bit later? It wouldn’t have been your hands sacrificed, but you.”
“Well… that’s true, but…”
“Have you ever thought about what would happen if you died?”
If I died?
I had never thought about it before. Would I be sad? Probably. Would I return to being a villain? I didn’t want that at all…
“I understand. I won’t sacrifice my body even if I save others. Promise.”
I held up my pinky.
“Your hand hurts.”
“Still, it’s a symbol of our promise.”
Instead of continuing to treat the tears on Idrish’s palm, he raised his head. Our eyes met closely. He pushed his face away and lightly kissed my lips.
Soothing sounds of soft and moist kisses flowed with the sounds of the stream.
“Consider this a substitute for the promise.”
“Uh, yeah…”
I didn’t want him to notice my face turning red, so I lowered my head.
“I promise too. I’ll get stronger so that this kind of danger won’t come again.”
Idrish, as if making a resolution to himself, repeated it several times.
We returned to where the group was. The last child I rescued had already finished emergency treatment, and except for him, no one else was injured or left behind.
“Cecilia! I was really worried.”
“Oh, wait a moment! Let’s hug later since it’s warm.”
I raised both hands and comforted Angela.
“Yeah, yeah.”
Even shedding tears, Angela followed my words obediently.
After putting all the children to sleep, the knights, Terminus, Angela, and everyone gathered around.
“The light of the world, my Cecilia. There’s nothing proper to eat, but please have this. Your body will warm up.”
Terminus handed me boiled water. His appearance wasn’t entirely normal either, with messy clothes and dried bloodstains. However, his sophisticated smile was still intact.
“Thank you.”
After receiving the greeting, Terminus returned to his place and sat close to Angela.
Oh? I knew he liked beauties, but he was quick to occupy that seat. That wolf.
The two continued to exchange stories incessantly.
“I never expected that Atigrado would become a den for criminal vagabonds.”
Someleon brought up the story.
“Still, it’s fortunate that we were able to clean it up this time. Thanks to Cecilia, who skillfully set fire and handled it easily. Otherwise, we might have had to face a full-scale battle. Maybe it’s fortunate that it turned out like this…”
From the side, someone poked Someleon’s side. Only then did Someleon notice Idrish’s expression.
“Fortunate is definitely not the right word. Cecilia-nim was almost in serious trouble, wasn’t she?”
“But Idrish-nim, forgive the reckless words of the fiery Southern Fox on that day.”
“Fox? Where is it? Fox did nothing wrong!”
“Yes, even if we release Fox now…”
There was a commotion. It was said that Fox was receiving corporal punishment for not properly serving the fiery Southern Fox. It wasn’t all because of me, but considering Idrish’s reaction, it seemed to have had a significant impact…
In the end, persuading Idrish, Fox was also released. Fox apologized to me repeatedly.
“Ah, I told you not to follow me. It’s okay.”
“No, it’s because I completely failed to notice the presence of intruders. Now, we’ve lost all the food, and I don’t know what to do.”
Although we found some usable weapons in the remaining area, all the food had turned to ashes.
“Should we go back a long way because of the lack of food…”
Sighs spread from here and there.
At that moment, Angela raised her hand. All eyes turned to her.
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.
_____
Please help me, I want to bring you the best possible things.
If you find any chapter or novel with poor translation and editing quality, let me know by commenting directly under that novel or chapter. I will retranslate it as soon as possible.
[Touch the gear icon in the bottom right corner of the screen to move to the next chapter if you want.]
