As the port drew near, Scut, who had been restless, finally burst into tears. Despite his fierce appearance, he was tender-hearted and repeatedly glared at Stella’s guards as if he wanted to kill them, only to break down crying again.
“Princess, you must stay healthy.”
“You too, Scut. I’ll never forget the crab you caught for me.”
“Sniff, sniff.”
Seeing a man much taller than her shedding tears like raindrops was both amusing and heart-wrenching for Stella.
“This is my cherished locket… Take it with you.”
Cookus awkwardly extended an old leather pouch and then turned his head away, his nose turning pink as he sniffled.
“Thank you. I’ll cherish it.”
“There’s a medicine inside that causes three days of diarrhea. If someone bothers you, feed it to them.”
Cookus whispered covertly. Grateful for his concern, Stella nodded firmly, holding back tears.
There were various gifts from the sailors.
The men who initially looked at her with suspicion had opened their hearts to her, treating her like a sister or a daughter.
Stella’s efforts to befriend them and their inherently kind and simple nature had made this possible.
The captain even had to provide a new bag because of the numerous gifts they gave her.
Stella waved vigorously at the ship growing distant.
Despite being loaded onto the ship as cargo, her month at sea was the warmest and happiest time of her twenty years.
“Goodbye.”
She whispered a final farewell in a voice as soft as a sigh.
“It’s time to go.”
The irritable voice of the guard behind her broke her gaze from the now tiny ship. They were meant to guard her, but it was clear they were from the queen’s side, given their hostile looks.
Stella realized it was the first time she had heard the guard’s voice. They had treated her as if she were invisible.
However, she had no intention of confronting them or accusing them of disrespect. To them, she was just a powerless being sent as a hostage in place of the true princess.
Silently, Stella nodded.
Five carriages from Amalun were waiting at the port to take the princess to the Kredion Empire.
“They gave me so many gifts for this reason.”
Stella recalled the endless stream of gift boxes the night before departure. The considerable amount of luggage filled only two carriages.
“Is there no other luggage?”
A Kredion knight glanced at the empty three carriages. Often, they had to request extra carriages due to excessive luggage.
“This is all I have.”
Fortunately, the knight didn’t pry and set off, with Stella’s carriage heading towards the Kredion Imperial Palace.
“I thought I’d at least see the emperor’s face.”
When the knights picked her up in five carriages, she had expected some sort of grand reception. However, they dropped her off in the most remote part of the imperial palace and left.
Passing the grand entrance and arriving here, Stella had to keep the carriage windows tightly shut.
Sitting in the pitch-black carriage, pessimistic thoughts invaded her mind.
What if she was locked in a dark dungeon or sold as a slave in some unknown place?
The absence of Ludina, who always had a positive influence, was immediately felt. Lost in gloom, Stella closed her eyes and leaned against the wall of the carriage.
Every jolt of the carriage made Stella’s head bump, but she just let it be. The regularity of the jolts suggested they were on a cobblestone-paved road.
After some time, drowsy Stella squinted as the sunlight suddenly flooded into the carriage.
“We have arrived.”
It seemed they had finally reached the underground dungeon.
The first thing Stella saw upon stepping out of the carriage was a row of houses along a wide road. The houses were spaced at regular intervals.
The mansions, standing side by side with large gardens, looked more like small castles than houses.
Although each mansion varied in size and design, they seemed to be crafted by the same architect, creating a cohesive appearance across the area, like a giant sculpture. Stella stood in front of an old castle.
“Wow!”
She was astounded by the ancient castle, its walls deeply cracked. This castle, particularly worn compared to others, had a unique exterior.
Ivy vines climbed up the five-story, dark red building, covering the windows, with some areas even cracked.
The roof tiles had faded, losing their original color, now a washed-out gray.
The only thing that hadn’t changed color was the green ivy that persistently climbed the walls.
Being an outcast in Amalun, it seemed nothing much would change here.
Would the treatment have been different if Beatrice had come? Stella pondered the useless thought as she examined the building’s exterior.
Considering it as her new home made it seem somewhat acceptable. After all, she had feared ending up in an underground dungeon.
“Where’s the entrance?”
Looking around for the entrance, a woman in a dark red dress approached Stella quickly and stopped in front of 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.
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