Casus furrowed his brow in discomfort.
“Are you going to touch my body?”
“Yes, if you wish.”
“I don’t wish.”
“Perhaps there’s a ‘wife chance’?”
“Haa…….”
Without uttering a word, Casus only narrowed his brows and brushed back his hair.
“I suppose I should leave.”
There was no mention in the original that he spent a night with her.
That meant Casus had neglected his wife throughout their married life.
Leaving aside the first night of marriage.
Preventing a wife from touching even the tip of her husband’s body?
“Why did you get married if you were going to do this?”
Poor Atia.
Casus raised one eyebrow slantingly and scoffed.
“If you’re lonely, get a governess. I won’t care what you do. Do as you please.”
“If you won’t care what I do, I’d like to see your body, Your Grace.”
“You just don’t get it.”
“Do you think I’m doing this because I’m lonely?”
Atia didn’t know her occupational disease from her previous life would go this far.
Ignoring visible problems was one of the things she was worst at.
Identifying what is causing the pain and fixing it.
Because it was what Kang Jiha had been doing all her life in her previous life.
Moreover, it was hard to bear without satisfying her curiosity, having faced an excellent human body that she had never seen before in her life.
Being a toptier bodybuilder and a leading figure in rehabilitative Pilates in her previous life, she wanted to find out its secret even at the cost of her life.
“I know you despise the Harad family very much.”
At the mention of ‘Harad’, Casus’s complexion darkened even more.
Because it was a family at loggerheads with his.
“Do you know why the bastard child of the Harad family was sent here?”
“…….”
Casus was suspicious.
He believed the reason Atia was sent to the Wellington family was to keep an eye on him.
“Being a bastard child would have made it easier.”
Casus narrowed his brows with a look of distrust.
“Do you think I’ll be corresponding with them through letters?”
“So you came in here for that?”
“Not at all. I wish you’d trust me…….”
“Then give me a valid reason. One that I can accept.”
Casus’s sharp gaze flashed as if he was about to cut off the lifeline at any moment.
In the suffocating silence.
Only the sound of wind and snow whipping around outside the window could be heard.
But Atia wasn’t scared.
What she feared was dying without seeing that amazing body.
The thought of closing her eyes without solving the mystery shrouded in the veil was horrifying.
‘I need to gain his trust first, as he said. But how?’
Atia blinked her eyes and remembered the place names and original work she had briefly seen in the pile of documents before Casus arrived.
The original work mentioned Casus investing in the Barel area and suffering a total loss.
He had invested a lot of money in the land, and in the process, Casus suffered a huge loss, losing a substantial amount of his assets.
‘So he wasted a tremendous amount of time and energy.’
Atia made a chin gesture toward the documents.
“Invest in Nephet for number 5.”
“What?”
“It seems like you’re considering where to invest. Do not choose the Barel area for number 1.”
Casus’s lips twisted.
“Why should I?”
There wasn’t a shred of trust in his icy blue eyes.
As if he would do the opposite of what Atia was saying.
“Barel may seem promising on the surface, but if you look closely, it’s a dud. I don’t know who spread the rumor about the gold stone, but even if you dig a hundred times, you’ll find nothing.”
“…….”
“The Dronne and Oasis regions will soon enter their rainy season. You won’t even recover half of the principal.”
“……”
“How about the Kaya region? There’s nothing much except for fruits there. Well, if you’re willing to invest heavily to collect fruits, go invest there.”
“……”
The expression in Casus’s eyes changed peculiarly.
“How do you know that?”
“Well… I happen to have some foresight.”
Atia shrugged her shoulders.
It didn’t matter if he didn’t believe her and decided not to invest.
Eventually, after everything crashed and burned, he would realize that she had been right.
‘He will trust me then.’
“Don’t diversify investments vaguely. Put everything into Neiphet number five. Absolutely.”
“That area is a wasteland. You’re saying to invest there?”
“It’s a wasteland now, but it contains various things, including gems. I hope you, Duke, would be the first one to recognize its value.”
“……”
“Don’t bother poking at Barel. You won’t find anything but rocks in that muddy water.”
The faint sound of burning firewood echoed.
“Just listen to me and watch. I’m not sure if this will convince you to trust me, Duke.”
[This is the time separator]Late at night, Atia, who had returned to her room alone, sat on her bed.
“Cough! Cough!”
Had she overexerted herself today?
What had stained her sleeve was nothing but ‘blood’.
She quickly hid the glaring red stain on her sleeve, in case anyone saw it.
‘Being this weak…’
She was finally beginning to feel the reality of being terminally ill.
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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