To her, Elise’s straightforward gaze seemed arrogant, and her intelligence cunning.
Mostly, Suaz disliked Elise for such unbecoming actions.
Roaming around at night in pajamas! Iris, in contrast, was so much more proper.
“What brings you here at this hour?”
“Do you remember?”
Elise stood tall, exuding an authority not felt before. Suaz tensed.
“What do you mean?”
“When Iris’s maid erred against me, you said it was your responsibility and you’d reprimand her. Does that still stand?”
“Yes, it does.”
“Then you must take responsibility for this as well. Are you aware of the rumors about me among the maids?”
Suaz, sensing Elise’s serious demeanor, hesitated before responding.
“Yes, I’m aware.”
“What rumors?”
“Trivial matters. Please don’t concern yourself.”
“Trivial? So, you and the other servants have so much free time, spreading useless gossip. Maybe I should suggest to my father that we reduce the staff.”
Though Mr. Warton might ignore Elise’s suggestion, he would scold Suaz for causing trouble.
“With him recently complaining about the high wages of the staff…”
Anticipating a hassle, Suaz quickly replied.
“No, Miss.”
“What’s not? That you all have nothing to do? Or the initial ‘trivial’ things you mentioned. Either way, you can’t escape responsibility.”
“Miss, please calm your anger. I will look into what happened. It’s late at night. It’s not a good time for you to be wandering around.”
Suaz tried to admonish Elise, but Elise’s expression immediately sharpened.
“You said it yourself, didn’t you? If one misses the timing, they miss the chance to learn. Today is the day you receive your lesson. Bring the rod, Suaz.”
“What…?”
“You failed to control your subordinates, leading to the maids fighting. Regina, come here.”
Regina, who had been hiding in the darkness of the corridor, reluctantly showed herself.
Seeing Regina’s disheveled face, Suaz grimaced.
“Such minor quarrels among maids are common.”
“Common, so it’s no big deal? Is that what you think?”
Suaz nodded, now visibly subdued compared to her initial stance. Yet, Elise’s anger did not subside.
‘So there was consistency after all. Harassing me wasn’t out of conviction but out of a vile nature to torment the weak while clinging to the strong.’
Fueled by more anger, Elise pushed past Suaz into the room.
“The maid is part of my father’s assets. She’s been injured to the point of being unable to show her face. And you say it’s no big deal? Ruining the master’s assets? And such incidents are commonplace? This cannot be overlooked. Roll up your sleeves.”
Elise took the rod that Regina hesitantly handed her and tapped it on the floor.
Suaz’s face reddened with shame. Being caned was a punishment usually reserved for teaching young servants a lesson.
“Why are you standing there? Does my word sound funny to you? Or is it because you think I’m a half-noble, you can disregard me?”
“Half-noble.” That was a term Suaz often used.
When Suaz had to reluctantly scold maids caught gossiping about Elise, she would say, “She might be a half-noble, but she is still a noble, so watch your mouth.”
Suaz’s expression darkened.
Her goal was to reach the royal palace, to become a queen’s or king’s steward, the highest position a steward could dream of.
That’s why she had formed a close relationship with Iris and acted meticulously to avoid any blame.
If Suaz’s words became known, it would damage her aspirations of becoming a perfect steward.
She couldn’t afford to mess up here. Suaz bowed deeply.
“Miss, you misunderstand. I have never had such thoughts.”
“Then there’s no reason for you to hesitate further. Come here and roll up your sleeves.”
Elise was resolute, showing no sign of backing down.
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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