In a busy time when everyone was leaving for an expedition, Calys leisurely guarded the mansion. To win in the hunting contest, one couldn’t afford a moment of rest, but given the more immediate and important tasks at hand, Calys had no choice.
When the sound of horse hooves had completely disappeared, Calys left the mansion. Stealthily, he crept out and lingered around the Frehid Empire’s mansion area.
Even though the location of the mansion itself was known, Calys didn’t know the whereabouts of the person he was looking for. Today, he had to find out where Cloe was staying.
Calys hid behind the mansion where the central area was well visible. Noblewomen who had come from Sahir often had tea time to dispel their boredom, and the Frehid noblewomen were no different.
Sure enough, the noblewomen, having sent away their servants, began to gather after dressing up beautifully.
Since they couldn’t wear extravagant dresses all the way to the mansion, they were dressed relatively modestly. Instead, they adorned themselves with seemingly expensive jewelry, worn on every hand and arm.
There were even some noblewomen who didn’t wear common jewelry, and that was none other than Cloe.
Calys, having spotted the target he was looking for, quickly hunched down and stealthily followed the movements of the noblewomen. Before long, they entered one of the mansions.
The meeting ended only after the sky turned pitch-black, revealing nothing but shining stars.
As night fell, the security of the knights intensified. Next to each lady, there was a dedicated knight, and it was no different for Cloe.
Calyss, being even more cautious, followed Cloe. The dark night concealed his figure, providing some relief.
Just before she entered the mansion path that stretched in a straight line, Calyss, who had been lying in ambush, came out and grabbed her. Since narrowing down the category made finding the actual residence a matter of time, rather than immediately identifying the perfect location, conversation took precedence.
The hand extended confidently met empty space.
“What is it?”
From the moment Cloe left and returned from her appointment, she was assisted by a knight who showed no gaps.
With seemingly childish features when looking at his face, the strength in the grip holding Calyss clearly belonged to a robust man.
Only then did Calyss remember his opponent. Winter Freihid, a imperial guardian knight who protected the emperor as if he owned the throne.
Why would someone who should be by the emperor’s side guard Cloe, who was known for being severe!
“I asked what your business was.”
“I am Calyss Arhen, the lord of the Arhen Duchy….”
“I already knew the Duke’s identity. So, it was a question about what business the Duke, who severed ties with Lady Cloe a long time ago, has come for.”
Some words were delivered with such precision that they stood out. The subordinate of a seemingly unruly man was irritating to the point that even the knight next to him was annoying.
“I’ve come to ask her something. It seems there’s nothing to say to a wretched man like me who has done nothing!”
“To return from the subjugation, it takes a while, but instead of going to conquer the monsters, the Duke, who participated in the hunt, came to see the Lady, so I found it strange.”
Even with the scolding based on power, Winter continued his words without giving in.
“…Huh! It seems like you’re suspecting me. It’s breathtaking, I have nothing to say! I quickly returned after going to subjugate monsters and getting injured. Do I have to be criticized by someone like you?”
“It’s not criticism. I haven’t criticized the lord separately… If my words made the lord uncomfortable, I apologize.”
It was a polite tone, but there was no trace of emotion.
Calyss took it all in. The knight of the emperor was looking down on him, and he keenly felt the diminished stature of Winter.
“So, what brings you here?”
A question that hung in the air between them.
Cloe, who had been making expressions throughout, seemingly saying, ‘Why are you here?’ since confirming Calyss’s presence, finally spoke.
Having observed Calyss for a long time, she knew his persistence well. No matter how much Winter tried to send him away, he would come back persistently the next day.
It would be right to cut it off when there is someone to protect her.
“If you have something to say, say it here, in front of Sir Winter.”
“For the sake of privacy, it would be better for Sir to step back, even if it’s just a step. It’s about Helena’s story.”
Soon, Winter tactfully stepped back. It wasn’t far for safety reasons, but it was enough that they could speak in hushed tones without being heard.
“Do you know that Helena is dead?”
Calyss, who had Winter at his back, asked directly, wearing a dark expression.
“Yes, I saw the knight.”
“Then why didn’t you come to offer condolences?”
“…Condolences? I heard that her funeral wasn’t held separately.”
“Heh, really? Are you claiming that you didn’t come because the Duke didn’t hold her funeral? Then, if he did, would you have come?”
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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