“Then, are you going to live alone for the rest of your life? Working in a place like this?”
“At least I make good money.”
“Eh, even if you make a lot of money, I don’t want to end up like Head Maid Jocelyn. That woman must have gone insane because she didn’t get married. It’s true, you know.”
Maiana snorted.
“In my opinion, Head Maid Jocelyn might have ended up that way even if she had met the wrong man.”
“Ew, don’t talk nonsense. What man would like a woman like Head Maid Jocelyn? Probably the same when she was young.”
Maiana shook her head, waving her hand to shoo away an annoying bug.
“Fine, whatever. Now, try to find a partner to marry diligently. Find a guy who looks straight ahead and is in his right mind. Don’t just swoon over some half-and-half face and give away everything.”
“Toby isn’t that kind of man! Seriously, what’s wrong with your personality? I cared about you for nothing. Fine! I’m the fool for worrying about you.”
“And you even play hopscotch. Look straight ahead and walk. Don’t fall and ruin your precious stockings. You rarely wear silk stockings, so walk gracefully without ripping them. Got it?”
Maiana applied Vainti’s ointment as needed. After Vainti, whose carefully applied makeup was now ruined, left with a thud, Maiana let out a sigh mixed with a dry laugh.
Was it because Jocelyn, the Head Maid, came up out of the blue? Or was it because the surroundings were too quiet? For some reason, her mood was unsettled for no apparent reason.
Maiana’s words, saying that Jocelyn ended up like that even if she met the wrong man, were probably mixed with a truth that Vainti, as Vainti, could never know.
Of course, it might not have suddenly emerged one day, like she suddenly went mad. But…
Her thoughts naturally shifted to Cedric and Ariante. What on earth would the two of them do? Can Cedric really entertain Ariante well? What if Ariante says something silly, and he doesn’t understand, just awkwardly staring and making the atmosphere uncomfortable…
Lost in thought, Maiana suddenly patted her own cheek.
“Yeah, this won’t do. It’s finally a day off. No, it’s practically my first vacation! I have to go somewhere. Yes, that’s what I should do.”
Muttering to herself with no one to listen, Maiana went into her small room and changed her clothes.
There were no clothes as stylish as Vainti’s, and at best, there was a plain dress with slightly puffed sleeves and cheap lace around the neck.
It wasn’t even her own, and if she didn’t have a dress to change into, Cocha, the kitchen maid, found and brought it to her from somewhere.
However, that much was enough for Maiana. Anyway, she didn’t need to show off her style… Above all, she didn’t like attention-grabbing attire. After getting ready, she looked more like a maid running errands than someone going out to enjoy her vacation. Nevertheless, Maiana left the mansion without any complaints.
“Where are you going?”
Blencon, an old servant, chewed on the end of his worn-out pipe without tobacco and asked when he saw Maiana.
“I’m going to the village for a bit.”
“If the back of the carriage is fine, hop on. I was about to go down nearby to pick up straw.”
“Thank you if you’re offering, Mr. Blencon.”
Maiana took a seat comfortably at the back of the carriage that Blencon pointed to. In the Duke’s residence, they used to purchase straw from the villagers to store in the stable or warehouse. For her, it was considered a stroke of luck.
Blencon tied an equally old donkey to the front of the carriage and began to walk slowly beside it. Each time he changed his pipe and took a puff, the pipe made a clinking sound.
Enjoying the scorching summer sunlight, Maiana used her hand to create shade over her forehead. The slightly jolting carriage was quite pleasant. Surely, Ariante would like this too. She might scream with excitement.
“Mr. Blencon, would you consider letting Lady Ariante ride in this carriage sometime?”
Blencon turned to Maiana with a face of disbelief. The pipe seemed about to fall out between his slightly parted lips.
“What are you talking about? To see the young lady driven away.”
“She’ll never be driven away. I guarantee it. Instead of being driven away, Lady Ariante might even share some snacks with you.”
Blencon said, “This is just a talking point. How on earth did you tame that troublemaker? I’ve raised six children, so I know. Our third son was just like Lady Ariante when he was young. I used to spank him even after laying him down and patting his bottom, but he still couldn’t correct his behavior.”
Maiana chuckled.
“So, what’s that young master doing now? Did he commit any mischief?”
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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