“How old is the lady you call ‘Miss’?”
“She’s seven years old now.”
Ivi raised her eyebrows as if she had something to say.
“She’s quite young. I thought she was a grown lady. Need a governess, they say.”
“Young as she is, she still needs care. Rather than saying care, it’s more accurate to say she needs looking after. Anyway, Lady Ariante is young but very clever. Quick-witted, to be frank, and quite stubborn. She’s lively and often plays pranks. She has a noble’s demanding personality and might say mean things when she’s in a bad mood. Well, because she’s a child.”
Ivi listened to Meiana’s explanation with her lips pressed into a straight line. Although there were moments when she could have asked questions or interrupted, she chose not to.
It seemed as if she was concentrating, trying to remember every single word of Meiana’s explanation.
“… In other words, taking care of and serving Lady Ariante won’t be an easy task. But Lady is someone who won’t do anything mean to someone who genuinely does their best. Children are generally like that. They don’t dislike or harass those who show them kindness.”
Ivi, tilting her head slightly, said, “I understand who Lady is somewhat. But just because they’re children doesn’t mean they’re all good. They know how to subtly take advantage of people who treat them kindly. They can be troublesome.”
Meiana responded, “Of course, I’m not trying to say all children are like angels. But if you want to work here, you must prioritize Lady Ariante. I can’t say everything now, but among the employees of the Westminster Duchy, there are those who don’t particularly like Lady Ariante. You must always be vigilant to prevent those people from causing trouble for Lady. Can you do that?”
Meiana, as if worried that her voice might make the other uncomfortable, lightly furrowed her eyebrows and smiled. Ivi, sitting with her hands clasped on the worn-out chair, made a thoughtful expression and then spoke.
“In short, I should consider Lady the most important?”
“Yes, that’s right.”
Ivi closed her eyes slowly once again and opened them. She said, “I can do it.”
A short sigh escaped from Meiana’s mouth. Whether it was relief or, on the contrary, a sense of unease, she couldn’t tell herself.
This girl Ivi was too reserved, overly calm to the point of being indifferent. She didn’t seem like someone who would get along well with Ariante, but…
‘Still, considering the way she talked about Supervisor Jocelyn, she doesn’t seem bad in the head. To take care of Lady, you need someone who’s alert in some way. Let’s just watch her for now…’
Meiana thought. Meanwhile, Ivi, who had been silently observing the luxurious living room, asked,
“Am I hired?”
Meiana, who got up from her seat, nodded and extended her hand for a handshake.
“Yeah, Ivi. Please take care of me from now on. When you call me, just call me Meiana. Also, there are two more employees living in the east with us, Veinti and Bridgit. I’ll introduce them later.”
“Got it, Miss Meiana.”
“Then, let’s go to the west together for a moment. We need to inform Mr. Jemero, the Duke’s secretary, that you’ll be working here from today.”
Ariante, Veinti, and Bridgit finally returned to the mansion after passing lunchtime. Where on earth they went and what they did, Ariante’s hair was entangled with leaves. Bridgit had red stains on one side of her face, and Veinti’s apron was stained.
“What on earth happened?”
Meiana asked upon seeing the three. Ariante suddenly shoved her fist under Meiana’s chin and exclaimed.
“Meiana, look at this! I lost a tooth!”
Meiana’s eyes widened in surprise.
“You lost a tooth?”
“Yeah, look! I brought it.”
When Ariante opened her hand, there was indeed a tiny tooth inside. Ariante chuckled as if she was trying to show where the tooth fell out.
“Oh my goodness! It’s fortunate that the bleeding has stopped. Are you not in pain?”
“It didn’t hurt. Right, Veinti?”
Then Veinti teasingly said, “You cried a little.”
“I didn’t cry!”
“Really? When I saw, it seemed like tears were gathering in your eyes…”
Bridgit chimed in with a giggle.
“Milady didn’t cry, Meiana. Veinti is playfully mischievous.”
Bridgit and Ariante began to giggle at each other, and Veinti puckered her lips while frantically wiping her apron. Although the stains spread, it was just a mess…
Meiana asked, “Why is your apron like that?”
“Lady climbed a tree.”
“But why did you and Bridgit get messy too?”
Ariante jumped up in place.
“I shook the branches! Then red fruits rained down like crazy. Just like rain! Right, Bridgit?”
Bridgit laughed, and a joyful flush adorned her plump cheek.
“That’s right, milady. It really fell like rain! Maybe if you lay under it, you could have eaten until you were full.”
Then Veinti rolled her eyes and played the sulky act.
“I told you not to eat that! How many times did I say?”
“Is it really not edible? It looked like tiny plums.”
“Ugh, just stop talking.”
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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