Nam Gung Lin’s sword had suddenly stopped.
“Ji Cheon Wu, are you hurt somewhere?”
She approached him with a surprised expression.
Ji Cheon Wu realized why Nam Gung Lin was acting that way. Soon, Nam Gung Lin placed her hand on his face.
His face was so hot that it seemed like it would burst at any moment.
Without realizing it, Ji Cheon Wu grabbed Nam Gung Lin’s wrist.
“Ji Cheon Wu?”
This is dangerous. Ji Cheon Wu’s instincts were screaming.
He thought it didn’t matter as long as he could be by Nam Gung Lin’s side and be of help to her.
But he gradually became greedy.
He didn’t like Nam Gung Lin conversing with Dang Hwa Ryeong. She was shining too brightly, and there were too many guys hanging around her. He became greedy, wishing everyone would step away from her side.
The distance between the two narrowed.
Nam Gung Lin realized that the atmosphere had become strange.
‘Oh, this…’
Ji Cheon Wu covered his face with one hand. As if trying hard to hide his reddened face.
Nam Gung Lin thought.
‘Ji Cheon Wu… I think I understand why every woman in the original work liked this guy.’
It was a scene she thought lacked probability when reading the original work. But when she actually saw the grown-up Ji Cheon Wu, her heart started beating rapidly, thump, thump.
This was cheating.
‘With that face… If he blushes like that…’
Nam Gung Lin shook her head to come to her senses.
But she ended up in a similar state as Ji Cheon Wu. Ji Cheon Wu slowly got closer.
Without realizing it, Nam Gung Lin closed her eyes. The one who came to his senses first was Ji Cheon Wu.
‘Lin doesn’t like me.’
He couldn’t carelessly approach someone who didn’t feel the same way.
He reached out his hand and tidied Nam Gung Lin’s hair.
Nam Gung Lin, who had opened her eyes at some point, was staring at him intently.
Ji Cheon Wu muttered softly.
“I’m sorry.”
“…”
“You looked so troubled, so I wanted to spar with you. You always feel refreshed after sparring.”
Even the way he spoke looked pure, and Nam Gung Lin was captivated.
She was so distracted that she couldn’t even hear Dagger Ajussi’s shout.
[Don’t be fooled. That guy is definitely a thousand-year-old nine-tailed fox!] [This is the timeline separator]Nam Gung Hyun’s gaze did not leave Lin, who was wielding her sword at the lake.
It was the same for Nam Gung Jin Cheon, who was next to him.
‘Excellent.’
His daughter, Lin, had grown up far more splendidly than he had expected.
He could see the faint smile lingering on her lips. The sight of her sincerely exchanging swords with her friend in front of her reminded him of the woman he had loved.
At this moment, Nam Gung Jin Cheon’s words reached his ears.
“She’s magnificent.”
Nam Gung Hyun couldn’t help but be a little surprised.
It was very rare for his father to give praise.
As they were happily watching Nam Gung Lin and Ji Cheon Wu’s sparring, their momentum suddenly sharpened.
It was because after the two’s sparring ended, Ji Cheon Wu was gradually getting closer to Nam Gung Lin.
It was Nam Gung Jin Cheon who stopped Nam Gung Hyun, who was about to rush out right away.
“He’s not a guy without a chance.”
“But…”
“He was with Lin during her difficult times.”
Even as he said that, Nam Gung Jin Cheon’s eyes were also fierce.
If Ji Cheon Wu got any closer to Nam Gung Lin here, he was ready to rush out.
As their words ended, they saw Ji Cheon Wu moving away from Nam Gung Lin.
Nam Gung Lin was busy fanning her reddened face with her hand.
Only then did she look her age. Nam Gung Jin Cheon felt both cuteness and pity as he looked at Nam Gung Lin.
Nam Gung Jin Cheon slowly began to speak.
“After you disappeared, I searched for you. When I came to my senses, 8 years had passed.”
“Father…”
“When I first saw Lin, that child was on the verge of collapsing.”
When Nam Gung Jin Cheon first saw Nam Gung Lin, he couldn’t imagine that she would be his granddaughter.
A thin body from not being able to eat properly, a face covered in dust. A forehead boiling like lava.
“I heard that Hyun Jong starved Lin. Moreover, he didn’t even give that child a chance to learn.”
Nam Gung Jin Cheon continued.
“I sent one of my shadows to Lin. It was a choice made to protect that child within the family.”
At that moment, Nam Gung Hyun’s face hardened.
Nam Gung Hyun looked at Yak Ran, who was watching Nam Gung Lin from afar.
She was also hiding and watching the sparring between Nam Gung Lin and Ji Cheon Wu. With her fists clenched, it seemed like she was also ready to rush in if Ji Cheon Wu did anything more to Nam Gung Lin.
Nam Gung Hyun could tell at a glance that Yak Ran was no ordinary person.
His father said that when Lin was young, he had placed Yak Ran by her side.
‘And that was to watch over Lin within the family.’
What could be the reason for that?
The family should have been the safest place for a child of the Nam Gung family, more than anyone else.
In the past, he had never felt threatened while being in the family.
He was curious about how his daughter, Nam Gung Lin, had grown up all this time. Even if he asked Nam Gung Lin, she wouldn’t give him a proper answer.
Even when he asked Nam Gung Jin Cheon, he only said he would tell him after some time had passed.
What if that was the child’s consideration?
The gaze of Nam Gung Lin, who had been looking at him, came to mind.
A child should be a child.
Moreover, Nam Gung Lin was not even of age yet.
That child was too mature to an excessive degree. How was that maturity created?
‘She didn’t say anything for my sake.’
Nam Gung Hyun closed his eyes.
It was difficult to control his emotions.
“Don’t tell me…”
“Yes, Hyun Jong even threatened Lin. That’s why I kicked Hyun Jong out of the family.”
Nam Gung Hyun’s body trembled with anger. The last words his brother had left came to mind.
〈I will send Lin to your side soon.〉
Nam Gung Hyun spoke with a trembling voice.
“Father, I will not forgive Hyun Jong.”
Nam Gung Jin Cheon’s face darkened. But he did not stop Nam Gung Hyun.
It was because from here on, it was a matter he could not intervene in.
‘Someday, the two will meet.’
What is the bond of blood?
The one who first broke the principles was Nam Gung Hyun Jong. So Nam Gung Jin Cheon understood Nam Gung Hyun’s anger.
Nam Gung Jin Cheon looked up at the sky with a dark expression.
The brightly shining stars only felt pitiful.
[This is the timeline separator]Even after waking up from sleep, I couldn’t come to my senses.
I wriggled in the blanket for a long time even after waking up.
‘He’s grown up a lot all of a sudden.’
Ji Cheon Wu’s face seemed to be floating in the air.
‘Everyone else saw it too…’
I was aware that my father, grandfather, and Yak Ran were hiding and watching over me.
It was because Father and Grandfather didn’t think to hide their momentum for a moment.
They were probably warning Ji Cheon Wu.
‘They’re all really hopeless.’
[Hmph, if that guy had gotten any closer, I wouldn’t have been able to hold back either!]‘Th-there’s no way that would happen.’
I covered my reddened face with both hands. The two of them were probably talking about me.
To be exact, Grandfather would be talking about the 8 years I spent in the Nam Gung family estate when he was not there.
Originally, I would have had complicated feelings.
‘It’s okay now.’
Ji Cheon Wu’s words were right.
Strangely, after sparring with him, I felt refreshed.
‘So now it’s time to do what needs to be done.’
I thought about what I had to do.
‘My relationship with Father is something that time will solve.’
The same goes for Father’s recovery. For now, I had to wait for Father’s body to heal and build up my strength. There was a reason why I went to the Dang family.
‘The Dang family is attacked by the Blood Cult.’
The Sacheon Massacre was just the beginning. Those bastards are trying to erase the existence of the Dang family from history.
I went to the Dang family to find out why such a thing happened.
‘But why isn’t anyone waking me up? It’s way past my usual wake-up time.’
I blinked my eyes with a puzzled expression. The maid who brings water for washing up wasn’t coming either.
‘In the past, they deliberately didn’t work to give me a hard time.’
Now there were no servants who dared to disrespect me.
‘Especially when I came in with Father, everyone’s attitude changed dramatically…’
I narrowed my eyes.
It was when I was about to get up.
The joyful voice of my aunt was heard.
“My goodness, Lin! Can I come in?”
“Aunt… Ah, yes. Come in.”
The door opened and my aunt looked at me with a bright face and exclaimed.
She looked unusually happy.
“A marriage proposal has come!”
A marriage proposal?
I looked at my aunt with a startled expression.
‘Marriage proposal… Is it the one I know?’
[A marriage proposal!]Of course, in this world, I was at an age to consider marriage, but I was very surprised.
‘This didn’t happen in the original work…’
According to the original work, I was not even dead yet. Is it because I was a little villain?
There was no mention anywhere that Nam Gung Lin had a marriage engagement.
That meant a completely new event different from the original work had occurred.
“I specially sent the maids away because I wanted to tell you.”
Only then could I understand why the maids didn’t show up.
“Lady So So, a marriage proposal?”
I was startled by the voice that suddenly rang out.
It was Ji Cheon Wu’s voice!
He was standing outside, unable to come into my room.
‘He followed Aunt.’
Is it my imagination?
Ji Cheon Wu’s voice seemed to be trembling as if he had received a great shock.
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?
——
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…
——
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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