“You came to drink tea.”
Ileon looked in a very good mood. Though it wasn’t apparent to the naked eye, Elysia knew.
When Ileon was really in a good mood, the corner of his mouth would slightly rise, with the right side rising a bit more finely than the left. Having worked for half a year to detect his moods and discomfort, she knew well enough that he looked like someone who had some good news.
“This is not a tea house.”
Feeling the complete opposite of herself, who hadn’t slept properly last night due to her heavy heart, Elysia spoke to Ileon tersely, as she didn’t want to see him like this.
“I know. I have eyes, you know.”
But just as she was about to ask why he had come here, the Duke’s maids set down a tea set on the table.
That’s when Ileon took something out of his pocket.
“Take this.”
“What is this?”
It was a small brown paper bag with the tiny logo of Cafe Cardinal. Elysia knew it well too. Because on the last day at the Duke’s mansion, she had wanted to buy this for Ileon.
「I want to eat chocolate. The ones sold at Cafe Cardinal.」
It was meant for Ileon. She, who was dragged to Haidensha, held the bag in her hands all day long until it was damp.
Since she bought it to give to him, she couldn’t throw it away, even if she had any lingering regrets, so she kept it in a drawer in her room at the Duke’s mansion.
Suddenly attacked by a chocolate bag, Elysia didn’t know what to do. She didn’t know what expression to wear either.
‘I shouldn’t pretend to know this, should I?’
Elysia had been a priestess in Haidensha for a long time, so she might not know about worldly desserts like those at the cafe.
When she naturally looked confused, Ileon opened his mouth.
“It’s chocolate from Cafe Cardinal.”
“Why are you giving this to me?”
“Thought you might like it.”
Elysia stared blankly at the chocolate.
“A woman told me she liked this.”
“Then you should give it to her.”
When Elysia sounded sour, Ileon seemed a little flustered. He suddenly straightened up and looked her over intently.
“I’ll serve you tea. What do you like?”
Elysia wanted to send Ileon, who had come to drink tea, away quickly. When she asked, Ileon stroked his chin.
“Won’t you explain?”
“Choose for yourself. The Duke’s teas are all valuable, so anything will taste good.”
She couldn’t repeat the same mistake as yesterday. Elysia consciously chose her words.
“I will drink whatever Your Highness chooses.”
Elysia carefully examined the tea.
A deeply roasted Saccaman black tea that Ileon didn’t seem to like caught her eye.
Elysia scooped a scoop of it into the teacup in front of Ileon.
Pouring the water, the tea brewed so dark it looked black.
“Drink this.”
“What’s this?”
“It’s black tea. Very popular. Good for your health. I drink it every day.”
“Hmm.”
It was unexpected when Ileon reached out. With broad shoulders and long arms, he could grasp Elysia’s chin without getting up from across the small table. The sudden contact surprised Elysia.
“What, what are you doing?”
“Your Grace.”
Even Madame Ouje, who was sitting in a petticoat, was startled and stood up. The only person unfazed in the room was Ileon. He asked, nonchalant.
“Why are you angry?”
“Angry? Me? Why would I be?”
“You are angry.”
“No, I’m not.”
Elysia was choked up.
“Didn’t you also say you didn’t mind dancing all three dances together yesterday?”
“Yes. I did.”
But that wasn’t the problem.
‘You deceitful Ileon. If you wanted to drink tea, you should have gone to Carina’s house. Why must you drink the tea I made, even if you are going to die soon?’
Elysia struggled to calm her rising anger.
“I’m not feeling well, so I’ll excuse myself. Goodbye.”
She stood up abruptly and headed for the reception room exit.
There was no word to hold her back.
“I really don’t want to see you.”
It was when she entered her room, mumbling.
“Elysia.”
“Mother, what brings you here at this time?”
Mariella never came to my room without sending a servant first.
“Did Duke Clément leave?”
“Yes, just now.”
She seemed to have something to say.
“What did the Duke say to you?”
“Nothing much. We talked about tea and Café Cardinal.”
The meeting was brief, so nothing special happened.
“Really?”
Seeing Mariella pondering over such a trivial matter, Elishia felt puzzled.
‘Why is she asking about this?’
To Elishia’s eyes, Mariella was the type to worry unnecessarily.
“I didn’t violate any manners or make any mistakes.”
“That’s not what I’m worried about.”
Mariella finally smiled, but her face looked quite troubled.
(This is a time separator.)
Upon returning to the Duke’s residence, Illeon was enveloped in doubt.
“He definitely said he liked it.”
Being unable to see, he often remembered more intricate details. As he couldn’t see, he had to compensate with other senses and memories.
「What would you like to order, Sir Illeon?」
「What can I order?」
「Coffee, tea, juice. Cookies, cakes, and chocolates are also available.」
「What do you like?」
When they were at Café Cardinal, he asked her.
「Coffee and chocolate.」
「Let’s have the same.」
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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