I desperately wanted to shout out loud, but I held back and pretended not to know and cut her off. She seemed disappointed and returned to her seat.

My forehead reflected in the small mirror on my desk was only shiny. I took an oil paper out of my bag and pressed it hard.

Perhaps because I woke up early today, I wasn’t able to concentrate in the morning. I carefully observed the team leader’s mood and picked up my phone.

There was one message.
[Foundation, can I borrow some?] It was a text from Ji Seo Joon.

Didn’t Mr. Baek In Ha also grab me in the morning and make a fuss? Ji Seo Joon, who was the focus of people in the company, seemed to be quite bothered by the bruise.

I didn’t want to meet him at lunchtime if I could avoid it, but I had a conscience, so I set up an appointment to give Ji Seo Joon the foundation.
“Mr. In Ha. I’m going to have lunch on my own today.”
“Huh?”
It wasn’t always that we ate lunch together, but most of the time, I was with her. So I asked for her understanding for the sudden lunch appointment.
“By any chance, with Researcher Ji Seo Joon….”
“Well… yeah. That’s what happened.”
“Um, Deputy. Can I go with you?”
I was a little uncomfortable at her request. In fact, having lunch together was not a problem at all, the problem was Ji Seo Joon.

Whenever I met that guy with someone else, he always treated the person as nonexistent beyond his guard.

Even though he was the one who did wrong, I always ended up apologizing.
“Well… I think it might be difficult. I’m sorry, Mr. In Ha.”
“No! It’s my sudden request. Haha.”
Although she laughed brightly pretending to be fine, she couldn’t hide her regret. Baek In Ha was just like that.

“Isn’t he coming soon?”
I spotted Ji Seo Joon calling me while sitting in one corner of the restaurant, covering his forehead with one hand.

I glanced at him and headed for the table where Ji Seo Joon was sitting.
“Here.”
As soon as I sat down, I opened my cosmetic pouch and handed over the foundation that I carry around in small amounts.
“Do you have a mirror?”
I asked as I handed him a small hand mirror from my pouch.

“Do people stare a lot? That’s why, you should have taken it when I said I’d give it to you in the morning.”
I don’t know if he listened to me, he squeezed out a lot of foundation and smeared it heavily on his forehead.
“Hey. You can’t do it like that.”
I got up from my seat and sat next to Ji Seo Joon.
“Show me your forehead.”

I held Ji Seo Joon’s face, spread the foundation on the bruised area, and tapped it in.
“It hurts!”
“You have to do it like this so it doesn’t show!”
Ji Seo Joon, who has relatively fair skin, was fortunately very similar in color to the foundation I had. I was so focused on applying it without even noticing the food I had ordered arriving, that it didn’t show and looked quite natural.
“There. Look. You’re handsome!”
I held up the mirror to show the forehead of the guy sitting in front of me, now perfected.

Ji Seo Joon, who had been shaking his head this way and that, seemed satisfied and nodded his head.

I returned to my seat and scooped up the kimchi stew.
“Now you know? That my head is thicker than this pork?”
I lifted a piece of pork from the kimchi stew with tongs.
“So, if you play a prank one more time, I won’t let it slide.”
Ji Seo Joon, who was still pressing hard on the bruised area on his forehead with his long finger, opened his mouth shamelessly.
“What prank?”
Was it ducking out to eat kimchi stew? Or maybe, this guy knew from the start. That I can’t utter those words from my mouth.
“That, yesterday. You. That.”
“Yesterday. What?”
Seeing that face so innocently made my insides boil.
“Yesterday, suddenly getting in my face!”
I was so surprised. The sound of my heart at that time came back to me.
“That? Wasn’t that a prank?”
I was about to put a spoonful of rice in my mouth but then put it down.
“Hahaha. Isn’t that prank too much?”
Ji Seo Joon squinted his eyes.

“Have you not seen this movie?”
“Yeah.”
Such a boring guy.

Not wanting to feel awkward, I quoted a famous movie line, but he hadn’t seen the movie. Embarrassed, I picked up my spoon again.
“I’m serious. I’ve never used a wish frivolously.”
The kimchi stew began to bubble, then simmer. Ji Seo Joon, who turned off the portable burner for the kimchi stew, served a lot of meat and put it in my bowl in front of me.
“First, eat. I can’t starve Moon Da Yul, who knows that it’s a big deal to skip a meal.”
In front of me was the delicious kimchi stew that Ji Seo Joon served. Without knowing it, I began to scoop and eat.

After that, we just ate without speaking. I did not look at Ji Seo Joon, but just kept eating the kimchi stew diligently.

Coming out of the restaurant, watching Ji Seo Joon’s back as he coolly turned around saying we’ll meet in the evening, I suddenly became curious about his sincerity.

If it wasn’t a prank, what was the thing he did yesterday?

Why did he attach a wish to such an act?

It didn’t seem like I could figure it out with this head.

[Guy’s who prank like that deserve to get beaten up in the dust on a rainy day.] [What if it’s not a prank?] [Then he’s interested, isn’t he?] [What if there was no such sign?] [I don’t know!] While planning the travel plan for a research associate who was scheduled for a seminar in Europe this time, I sent a message to Dr. Cheong Cheong, the love doctor Doyira, using the break.

I asked pretending it was a company colleague’s story, but only unsatisfactory answers came back. Doyira disappeared, leaving an angry emoticon to my endless questions.
“How can I know what even the doctor doesn’t know?”
“What doctor?”
Mr. Baek In Ha, who was stretching next to me, asked after hearing my mumbling.

“My friend is really sharp when it comes to relationships… So, when I asked and she said she didn’t know, I started to think my question might be a monumental puzzle.”
“What question did you ask?”
We had known each other for a while, hung out together, made a bet with a wish at stake, and the man who won tried to initiate physical contact using the wish as an excuse.

After briefly explaining, Mr. Baek In Ha, who had been listening seriously with his hand on his chin, nodded.
“That’s it.”
“That’s it?”
“That man likes that woman, right?”
“That man didn’t show any such signs.”
“Hmm… Isn’t that woman completely clueless?”
“What? Clueless? Why such harsh words…”
“What?”
“No, it’s nothing. Hahaha. Keep going.”
“That man may have liked her all along, and she may not have known. There might have been some ‘bang’ trigger, and the man decided to approach her, and then that horribly clueless, ah, no, that woman was like ‘huh? What?’ right? Not even noticing that, tsk tsk. The man is pitiful.”
His plausible prediction piqued my interest.

Do I need to lay out a mat?

Seeing my surprised eyes, Mr. Baek In Ha suddenly looked apologetic.
“By any chance, aren’t you close to that woman? Did I say too much? Haha.”
“No! Haha. I’m so quickwitted that I can’t understand such situations. Haha.”
She grinned at my words. When she laughed, I could only stupidly laugh along.

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?

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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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