Ending The Extra Villainess's Unrequited Love! (7 Chapters Left to Complete) - Chapter 10
“You can come again anytime….”
“So why?!”
“Why what…?”
“Don’t tell me you’re just accepting me because it’s too exhausting to keep resisting—and you figured refusing wouldn’t work anyway…?”
No matter how tough things got, Raoul was still Raoul—but Diana’s expression, initially flustered, was gradually shifting into worry.
Had he taken so many blows to the head that he’d gone loopy? Or had he simply given up from sheer exhaustion?
All sorts of thoughts swirled in her mind. Raoul, too, was just as startled by this unexpected reaction.
‘Aren’t you happy?’
Diana kept throwing him off with her unpredictable behavior, and it was starting to annoy him.
Yet, at the same time, it deeply troubled him.
With a small sigh through tightly shut eyes, Diana’s shoulders flinched. After a brief hesitation, Raoul finally spoke.
“What are you even thinking about all alone? I just… I just—”
“…What was that? Could you say it once more…?”
“I just—ah, fine! I just! It’s because I worry even more when you’re not right in front of me!”
Embarrassed at having blurted out something so awkward twice, Raoul’s face flushed red as he sharply turned his head away.
For a moment, Diana’s mind went blank.
‘You worry about me…? What kind of cheesy romance drama line is this?’
But then she quickly snapped back to reality.
‘He probably means he’s terrified I’ll sneak up behind him and do something lewd!’
That actually made a bit more sense.
‘So whether I’m in sight or not, I’m just an irritating presence? Author, this is blatant character discrimination!’
The framework of this world was infuriatingly rigid.
Raoul shook his head in mild exasperation as he watched her. How could anyone navigate this harsh world with emotions swinging so wildly?
If she at least masked her feelings, fine—but her expressions shifted instantly from joy to sorrow the moment she felt them.
If she’d been born in the Snow Mountains, she would’ve been crushed by qi long ago.
‘She’s just like a rabbit.’
Silence fell between them once more. Diana was sweating coldly, unsure when to bow and leave, while Raoul was left utterly bewildered.
“Isn’t it about time you asked?”
“Huh? Asked what?”
“My name.”
Diana thought it might be easier to just die quickly at this point.
With her current wit and acting skills, how did she ever expect to escape her scheming family?
Not even asking the name of the boy she supposedly liked—was she really a hopeless one-sided lover?
“So it’s you who’s going to give me a name after all?”
Raoul lowered his gaze with a resigned tone. Ouch! That stung—this time, it was painfully obvious.
He was clearly trying to compromise with this absurd reality!
But Diana had absolutely no intention of letting that slide. How dare anyone steal her beloved’s rightful name under the guise of safety?
“Huh? What are you talking about? Why would I give you a name when you already have one…?”
“Then why didn’t you ask?”
“I missed my chance… I’m sorry! Could you tell me now? I really want to know—desperately!”
To diffuse the tension, Diana overacted dramatically.
Her trembling arms rattled like a rusty, jointed robot. Seeing her like this must’ve been too much for Raoul—he paused briefly before replying.
“Raoul.”
But strangely enough, why did that moment feel as if it were unfolding in slow motion?
The instant his lips parted and then closed again felt as drawn out as a hundred years.
‘Raoul!’
Suddenly, an old, forgotten woman’s voice echoed in Diana’s ears.
‘Does it hurt? Shall I carry it for you?’
A thrill of excitement hidden within that gentle, melodious voice.
Diana swallowed hard without uttering a word. His deep, captivating eyes met hers—eyes that seemed to pull her in if she stared too long.
Why was this happening?
His heartbeat thundered so loudly it felt as if someone were drumming on her eardrums.
This was Diana’s own emotion in the present—and simultaneously a deeply ingrained reaction learned over a very long time.
“Raoul…”
She rolled his name softly against her palate. The breath escaping her lips felt unnaturally smooth.
Memories tied to that name, accumulated over a lifetime, surged in all at once without leaving her room to breathe.
“Why did you call me?”
Ah—the vivid green freshness of first love, once the whole world to her, still lingered in his eyes.
In that instant, Diana realized she no longer needed to pretend.
‘I really shouldn’t have met him again.’
[This is the timeline separator]Thanks to complaints from lower-ranking knights, the matter concluded without Diana needing to lift a finger.
As soon as rumors spread that Vincent would be appointed as the next deputy commander, those who had kept silent banded together.
Ellen lost both his honor and title, and was banished to the far northern frontier teeming with monsters.
Knights who witnessed his downfall clicked their tongues, calling it karma—but shook their heads vigorously, trying to erase the horrifying sight from their minds.
Angela, Diana’s biggest concern, had turned out surprisingly well—apparently, they’d truly only exchanged glances. Vincent, who took Ellen’s place, agreed to stay at the fortress for now and take over Raoul’s training, making this ending utterly perfect.
Except for one problem: Diana herself.
From that day on, Diana’s heart grew complicated.
A love so deeply ingrained that her body reacted automatically at the mere sound of his name couldn’t possibly vanish overnight like some distant tale.
Absurd as it was, Diana was still hopelessly in one-sided love!
‘Didn’t I promise to live like a proper reincarnator this time? Just settle my karmic debts and move on! Are you seriously delusional?!’
Granted, ten-year-old Raoul was just a child—but what about seventeen-year-old Raoul? Or twenty-year-old Raoul? Were they still just “babies”?
The image of twenty-year-old Raoul, vivid as a photograph, sent shivers down her spine just thinking about it.
Why did he have to be so handsome and dashing? Huh?
Her long-suppressed feelings swelled uncontrollably.
‘Wait—have I just been holding back all this time? Am I losing my mind?’
Night after night, she’d tug at her hair in frustration, yet kept trying to steel her resolve anew.
She couldn’t accept another tragic ending in this life.
Yet instead of helping, Raoul suddenly changed his attitude and began shadowing Diana all day.
Aside from his time at the training grounds, he followed her to the library, and before she knew it, they were even sharing meals.
“Sharing meals?! Sharing meals?!”
Each time Raoul edged into Diana’s daily routine, Angela grew increasingly sensitive, leaving Diana stuck as a lonely mediator between emotions and relationships—and thoroughly exhausted.
‘I keep telling you, I’m a reincarnator! My past life was just following the novel’s script! Why am I falling for him all over again like this?!’
“Where are you going?”
Sigh. It was hopeless.
No matter how much she denied it, just look at those adorable cheeks! She wanted to stretch them like soft rice cakes right this instant.
Raoul, fresh from sword practice, was walking toward Diana.
In the cold air, every breath he exhaled formed a hazy white cloud around his mouth like a dramatic special effect.
Main characters really were different—even as kids, their aura was unmatched. He was so stunningly cute she felt tears welling up.
‘Did I somehow live through the future via the novel already? He’s this adorable now! Just wait until he grows a bit more—those loveable cheeks slim down, muscles fill out, and he becomes the most breathtakingly handsome man alive! How could I possibly resist falling for him then?’
“This is cheating… huh?”
“What are you suddenly talking about?”
Raoul glanced sideways at her, utterly baffled.
Forget it, forget it. Just never grow up, okay? Before she could start singing a hymn of praise, she quickly averted her eyes from his face.
“Why do you always go to the library?”
“No real reason. Just bored…”
Diana wasn’t exaggerating when she said she’d lived alongside books since her return.
At first, she’d even considered starting a business.
She’d scoured books searching for valuable magic stones or brainstormed revolutionary items to prevent famines and plagues.
But Diana had always been distant from her father.
With barely any mana and negligible status, she’d long been outside his notice.
A cold, ultra-wealthy schemer had zero reason to fund his young daughter’s business ventures.
Worse, the Duke was a neglectful parent who left his daughter with maids while he dated the Imperial Princess.
Did he even have time for serious conversations?
She needed a more certain plan.
Lost in plotting her next steps, her mind was tangled—when she suddenly felt a sharp gaze from beside her.
“Why… why?”
“What are you thinking about?”
‘Now he’s even monitoring my thoughts?!’
Diana turned her head awkwardly to the side and mumbled a reply.
“I was just deciding which book to read today.”
She stood up and climbed the ladder, picking out a few parenting guides and children’s storybooks.
“What’s that?”
“Ah! You startled me!”
She hadn’t noticed him waiting right below the ladder and jumped when she turned—his face was way too close.
Move your face! You ridiculously handsome brat!
“Were you startled?”
“Y-yeah. It’s fine. I was just… very pleasantly surprised.”
“What did you say?”
“I didn’t say anything… You should pick a book too. It’s boring just watching me.”
Diana hurriedly flipped open a book to escape the situation.
Too nervous, she opened to a random page and peeked at Raoul’s reaction.
‘Why’s he suddenly following me around so much?’
‘Not here. Not visible! He’s invisible! The only real person in this room is me!’
As she turned a page, she felt that gaze again.
When had he gotten so close? Raoul had already seated himself beside her, staring intently at the page she’d opened.
“Why are you reading this…?”
“Huh? Reading what?”
It’s just a storybook—oh no! Diana hastily slammed it shut in panic.
“I-I mean! No! I grabbed the wrong one by mistake!”
“…Do your parents know you read stuff like this?”
Ughhh. Why on earth was this book shelved alongside children’s stories?
The book Diana had picked up was an adults-only, risqué collection of fables.
“The Hidden Backstories in Fables,” it claimed! But even a glance revealed illustrations far too embarrassing for children.
A rabbit with its shoulder strap slipped down was winking suggestively at a hungry wolf.
Luckily, Diana closed the book before anything worse appeared.
Though there wasn’t anything truly shocking for Raoul to see, the embarrassment was unbearable. Was this her life’s ultimate humiliation? Waaah.
“Don’t get any weird ideas! Just read it once! What does it say?”
“…I don’t know.”
“It’s a fable! A fable! Huh? What?”
“I can’t read.”
What? Diana was speechless for a moment. ‘Raoul can’t read?’
“You’ve never learned?”
“Mm…”
Goodness. Most imperial citizens learned to read by age ten.
Why did I just assume Raoul would too? Because he seemed like such a perfect character?
“No one taught slaves how to read.”
No! Raoul lowered his eyes, casting shadows beneath his long lashes.
Why did he look so pitiful? Diana wanted to bang her head against a wall.
‘Argh! I made Raoul feel small! I should just die!’
“C-can I! Could I teach you?”
“You?”
“Yeah! If it’s okay for someone like me—though my head’s basically empty…”
“…Alright.”
Where exactly was her life heading?
Diana gave up on thinking. He’s still a kid—it’s fine. He’s got a long way to go before he’s grown.
For now, she had to save this poor child.
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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Before her lay that disgusting tongue, stretched out as if ready to touch her an
This is the worst situation I’ve ever read about that happened to a heroine🥲 Wasn’t this supposed to be a romance novel?! 😭😭
Kkkkkk—This was the final moment as her body tipped into the monster's maw.
Raoul!!! Come and save the poor heroine, she’s being eaten! Oh my God, will there be another time travel?!
Before parting, Ayla hugged both Diana and Raoul once more.
I hope you never appear in any chapters; you cause misunderstandings and create divisions between them.
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Sebastian!! Show Diana, she’ll die while you’re playing with butterflies like an idiot😂😭😭