Jae Ha, who had been looking straight ahead, slowly turned his gaze towards Eun Jo.
His dark, serene eyes, like the gently rippling river. Eun Jo’s face turned a soft, delicate pink.
Jae Ha, who had been staring at her face for a moment, broke into a smile.
“Looking at the Han River.”
“Ah… I’ve only seen it from afar, it’s been a while since I’ve come this close.”
Jae Ha’s gaze returned to the flowing river.
“Eun Jo.”
“……Speak.”
Although I probably have more to say, Eun Jo first sipped the fragrant tea.
For some reason, she wanted to postpone the somewhat regrettable and frustrating conversation for as long as possible.
“If there is a last chance, would you take it?”
“Last, chance? What are you talking about? If you’re talking about cancelling that strange contract…”
Suddenly, with the possibility in mind, the smile that was about to spread across my face turned pale.
In the palm of Jae Ha’s wideopen hand. It was there!
A ring. Why?
How could he possibly have it? It’s an absolutely impossible thing.
The ring… I definitely lost it! In New York!
“There’s no need to be surprised.”
“How… why that, why…”
A cracked voice came out of the suddenly choked throat.
“How, you ask. You rejected it, and sent it back.”
“……”
“I didn’t throw it away, so it’s here like this.”
“……”
“How much do you think this is worth now?”
“……I don’t know. I… I don’t even know the original price……”
“I paid over 500 million for it.”
“……”
“Do you want to take it back?”
“……What are you saying.”
“Why, does it sound like I’m proposing marriage?”
“……”
“Take it. Sell it. You can get 600 million more.”
“……No.”
I need to pull myself together.
Kwon Jae Ha didn’t know who Choi Seon Woo was. That means he doesn’t know what happened to me.
How does he have the ring? Does he only know that I went to New York? How did all this happen…
“Are you really not going to take it?”
“……Yes.”
It’s scary and eerie. I don’t know why it’s in your hand, but it gives me the creeps.
“If you won’t take it.”
It was instantaneous.
Just as I thought he was setting his cup down. Just as I thought he was slowly standing up from his seat.
Just as he seemed to extend his long arm backward.
The small, twinkling metal object, no, the diamond ring worth 600 million, traced an arc.
…and vanished.
“If you won’t accept it. That’s right.”
With a flat voice, Kwon Jae Ha was staring at the black river with an expressionless face.
“Sign the contract. Come in three days later.”
“……You’re lying.”
“What?”
“The ring. It can’t be real.”
“Why do you think that?”
Kwon Jae Ha’s gaze, slowly returning to Eun Jo, was colder than the night air.
“Eun Jo. There’s only one thing among all the things I own that can be labeled as fake.”
“……”
“The two years I spent with you.”
“……”
The ring was thrown.
No, the dice were thrown.
One had to enter the real play to survive in this game.
“I’ll sign. But promise me.”
“What promise?”
“That you’ll… keep your distance. You know what I mean.”
“We had a similar conversation back then.”
At 21, that summer. Kwon Jae Ha, with a wry smile, moistened his dried lips with cold coffee.
The next evening.
Seon Woo, holding a beautiful bouquet of white and purple flowers, came to Eun Jo’s house.
“Brother, are these for me? Awesome!!”
Min Ah, with a wide smile, snatched the enticing bouquet before he could answer.
Seon Woo’s face was slightly flushed as he nodded.
“Welcome. Da On, you should greet him. The doctor.”
“Hello! I’m Yoon Da On!”
As usual, when Da On met an adult male, her eyes sparkled with a bright light.
“Da On, you don’t remember the uncle, do you? I saw you when you were three.”
As Seon Woo kneeled down and matched my eye level, light burst from the kid’s eyes like fireworks.
“I don’t remember right now, but I’ll try to recall.”
So Seon Woo tenderly hugged Da On.
“Da On, I don’t think any child remembers when they were three. Just the other day, you couldn’t remember a promise you made with your mom.”
Eun Jo, with a bouquet in her arms, gazed blankly at Min Ah, who was awkwardly twisting her body for no reason.
What’s wrong with her.
.
.
“Seems like you’re taking in alcohol well today, sis.”
Min Ah, who was watching Eun Jo pour soju into her own glass, gestured cluelessly towards Seon Woo.
“Are you going to drink because it’s given… ugh… bitter, so much.”
“Then stop drinking.”
Seon Woo tried to stop her gently, but Eun Jo gulped down the bitter alcohol and opened her eyes wide towards Min Ah.
“You! Despite knowing! How to prepare food so well! Why did you always make me cook alone!”
“……Uh? That’s because you do it better.”
“Oh, I’m sorry, Mr. Seon Woo. You see, I can’t recall ever receiving such a splendid meal from her. So, I’m a bit jealous.”
……Yoon Eun Jo, don’t forget. Kwon Jae Ha is a very dangerous man.
“I’ll create an opportunity to treat both of you once. This time in Seoul for a long time……”
Min Ah touches Seon Woo’s arm and shakes her head. My sister is drunk.
“Already experienced it once, so I know well……”
A strange technique that won’t let one break free without physically touching.
That lured Yoon Eun Jo willingly into the deep and dizzying pit of temptation.
“Bad…… guy.”
So, at the last party before heading to hell.
Eun Jo slammed her forehead on the table.
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!”
——
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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