“Roa.”
Teishar cupped Lorencia’s cheeks with both hands.
“I’m really stupid, aren’t I? Shouting that I can’t be happy when Mother tells me to be happy… It’s been a long time since I met her in my dreams, and I’ve become a bad daughter.”
Lorencia’s body shook greatly. Her cheeks turned red, and she began to sob continuously. Teishar hugged her trembling, slender body. He slowly patted her back, trying to calm her down.
“Memories of being trapped and abused at the Pol Heredian estate keep coming back to me.”
Like a butterfly’s instinct to find flowers. Unpleasant and painful memories come back on their own.
“Roa. There is a way to cover those painful memories.”
Lorencia looked up at Teishar.
“Painful memories can be covered with happy ones.”
“Happy memories…”
“If you remember the days you starved at the Pol Heredian estate… If you think of the warm potato soup Susanna brought you, and if another memory of starvation comes to mind, think of the cocoa I made for you. Then the painful memories of starving days can be covered by memories of being full. And those memories become reminiscences.”
“Reminiscences?”
“I will stay by Roa’s side for a lifetime so that we can create many memories together.”
Teishar continued with a smile.
“Roa said she doesn’t know how to be happy, but happiness is not a big deal. If you had a pleasant conversation with someone you like today, that is also one of the happy things a person can experience.”
“Is happiness that simple?”
At Lorencia’s question, Teishar nodded.
“From now on, nothing unfortunate will ever happen to Roa. If scary and unpleasant memories keep coming back, think of me. Think of the time Roa and I spent together. And imagine the happy times we will have together in the future.”
Lorencia had already stopped crying and was smiling.
“I want to hide it from Roa, but actually, I also have memories I didn’t like.”
Teishar caressed Lorencia’s cheek.
“When I was young, my mother passed away. But my father still went around looking for the child of the goddess Ella. I hated my father so much then. It was also very difficult and painful when he gave me the title early. Honestly, it was quite hard until recently. But after meeting Roa, my thoughts changed.”
“How did they change?”
“I imagined taking Roa to my mother’s grave and introducing you. Mother, who is in the arms of the goddess Ella, would really like Roa, right? Thinking like this, memories of my mother’s death no longer tormented me. And thinking about the days I will spend with Roa in the future… My resentment towards my father, who only went around looking for the child of the goddess Ella, disappeared.”
Lorencia reached out and stroked Teishar’s cheek.
“Wounded hearts and memories cannot be healed. But they can be covered. Like a bandage.”
“Will it be okay if I wrap it in a bandage?”
“Before wrapping the bandage, I will also apply disinfectant. So it won’t hurt.”
“Then please wrap the bandage right now.”
As Lorencia slowly approached with a faint smile, Teishar blinked. At her smile, his heart began to pound uncontrollably. As he slowly approached her, he could feel Lorencia’s breath on the tip of his nose.
Feeling Lorencia’s hand reaching out, Teishar stiffened his body and swallowed, anticipating that something might happen to him.
“Ter. Why did you close your eyes?”
“I thought it was the timing to close my eyes.”
When Teishar slowly closed his eyes. Honestly, it was startling, but it felt quite good to look at his face with his eyes closed and smiling. Lorencia slowly ran her thumb over Teishar’s lips. She thought his curved lips and reddened face were cute.
“Roa.”
“Yes. Ter.”
“I love you very much.”
“Are you suddenly confessing?”
“I thought it was the timing to confess.”
Ruans’s confessions always tore her heart apart, but she was convinced it was love. However, she realized that when you suddenly receive a real love confession, a smile forms.
Tired of waiting, Teishar opened his eyes slightly. When his gaze met Lorencia’s, who had come close to his nose, he regretted opening his eyes.
“You opened your eyes.”
“I thought… it was the timing to open my eyes.”
“Can’t you close them again?”
Teishar closed his eyes tightly again. With his eyes closed, Teishar held Lorencia’s hand that had been caressing his cheek, buried his cheek deeper into her palm, and began to rub his cheek against it.
“Ter, you’re just like Leo right now.”
“Meow.”
At the sound of Lorencia’s low laughter, Teishar just moved his lips. His lips were getting completely dry, and his pounding heart felt like it was burning in a fire.
“Ter, you’re right. Unpleasant memories came up on their own, but as soon as I thought of you, they disappeared.”
Lorencia’s tears began to flow again. Tears wet both her cheeks. They were definitely not tears shed from a miserable and painful heart.
“Roa is pretty when she cries, but even prettier when she smiles.”
Teishar opened his eyes that had been closed and looked at Lorencia.
“I’m sorry for crying so much.”
As Lorencia sobbed, Teishar took out a handkerchief and gently pressed her nose.
“Roa. May I ask you one question?”
“A question?”
“Does a smile form naturally when you think of me?”
“Is that a question?”
“Yes.”
Lorencia closed her eyes and thought of Teishar.
His face, worried about her wrist when she said she hit Illina.
His voice, always praising even trivial things.
His vow to become the person she wants.
Lorencia opened her eyes and looked at Teishar, who was waiting for an answer.
“Every time I think of Ter, my heart beats loudly, and a smile forms naturally.”
“Roa. If a smile forms when thinking of a lover, that emotion is happiness.”
“Not love, but happiness?”
“Love and happiness always come together. And to be honest…”
“Yes.”
Is he going to confess again? Lorencia tilted her head slightly.
“I will do my best so that Roa can say she is happy more often.”
“I will also try to make Ter say he is happy more often.”
Teishar shook his head.
“I want to tell Roa that I love her more.”
“Why?”
“Because Roa has become my happiness. Since I’m full of happiness, I will express it with love.”
Lorencia felt that being able to become someone’s happiness was a more beautiful thing than she thought.
A strange emotion swelled in her heart, enveloping her body. Lorencia’s lips covered Teishar’s cheek. As a light smacking sound was heard, Teishar’s red eyes widened.
“Ter.”
Bad memories that crept up disappeared like dark clouds running away from the bright sunlight.
“I think I can become happy.”
“I think I will love you even more than now.”
Teishar’s head tilted little by little. Lorencia slowly closed her eyes. The moment their lips overlapped, it felt like her heart stopped. As they parted their lips, their gazes intertwined. Teishar lightly covered her lips again. And after parting his lips, he quietly looked into Lorencia’s purple eyes. Then he touched her lips again.
“Roa.”
A voice that seemed to have lost composure was heard in her ear.
“I love you.”
Teishar’s lips, touching not her lips but her temple, were so hot that it felt like they would melt her head and cause a burn.
“Roa. I’ll ask you one question.”
“A question?”
What question will he ask?
“Is the bandage well wrapped?”
Lorencia shook her head.
“The bandage is not fully wrapped.”
“Then…”
“Will you keep wrapping the bandage for me? And apply a little more disinfectant.”
Lorencia put her arms around Teishar’s shoulders. They rubbed noses and deeply felt each other’s breath.
[This is the timeline separator]The wide bowl was richly filled with beef, cabbage, mushrooms, etc. Teishar put beef and vegetables on the small plate in front of Lorencia, then sprinkled pepper and salt.
Teishar hummed without realizing it.
The first kiss with Lorencia. His heart was nervous, thinking the progress was too fast, but Lorencia, who approached first and kissed his cheek, was so lovely. The corners of his mouth never went down.
“The food is delicious as always today. Ter.”
“I’m glad.”
Lorencia’s face, having shaken off the heavy memories, was different from before. The same was true of the young tree growing behind her. It was no longer a young tree. The roots of the tree were fertile soil, and the branches and trunk had grown strong, evident at a glance.
Moments of diligently working to nurture the young tree until now passed through Teishar’s mind. Utmost devotion and attention. Only pleasant laughter came out at the thought that the restless heart had raised the current young tree. It was a tremendous sense of accomplishment.
And with the first kiss a little while ago, a fist-sized green bud that he had never seen before began to form on the tree.
“I love you. Roa.”
Every time he said he loved her, the green bud grew a little.
“You know. Ter.”
“Yes. Roa.”
“I’m happy that Ter takes good care of me with food.”
Likewise, when Lorencia said she was happy, the bud grew. Teishar was gripped by a strange sense of satisfaction, as if the tree was growing by feeding on his and Lorencia’s love and happiness.
“After we finish eating this, I will prepare warm cocoa, so you have to eat it all.”
“Yes.”
Just watching Lorencia chewing her food made Teishar happy.
But that happiness was short-lived.
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!”
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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…
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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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