‘You’re going to do this right away?’
I was taken aback, not knowing if Blanche would accept it so readily.
“Shu Shu, since when can you become a marquis?”
Ayla, who was cutting her steak, answered instead, seeing Blanche’s excited expression.
“You can do it right away once you kick out your dad.”
Jade clicked his tongue, as if finding Ayla’s mischievous joke ridiculous.
Then Blanche, who had been happy about becoming a marquis until just a moment ago, lowered her eyebrows.
“Umm, then Shu Shu doesn’t want to do it… Aunt, Shu Shu doesn’t want to kick out daddy. Shu Shu wants to live together with daddy and mommy.”
Although Ayla’s expression of ‘kicking out’ probably didn’t mean that, Blanche seemed to understand it as sending Jade away.
Her lips pouted, and eventually tears welled up in her sea-colored eyes.
“No, no! Aunt was just joking! Our Shu Shu can be a marquis without kicking out your daddy! Be good, okay?”
Ayla, who had been grinning while exchanging glances with Jade, hurriedly comforted Blanche.
“Re, really?”
“Of course. Naturally. I’m sorry for lying.”
“Hmph, aunt is bad.”
Glaring at the fidgeting Ayla, Blanche wiped away her tears and put another macaron in her mouth.
‘The Rowe marquis wants to be like that, and she dislikes separating from her dad this much.’
I felt bitter and sorry, thinking that I hadn’t respected Blanche enough until now.
Under the pretext of caring for her, I had blindly tried to get away from Rowe, and only ran away from Jade.
‘The place where Blanche should live, perhaps… is Rowe, where Jade is.’
At that moment, Jade suddenly put down his utensils and stared at Blanche.
“Blanche. When exactly is your birthday?”
“Shu Shu’s birthday?”
“I remember you saying it was around this time before.”
As Jade said, Blanche’s birthday was on the upcoming full moon.
I was in the process of making a cake stacked with macarons that Blanche had wanted and a rocking horse covered in leather.
‘I always forgot to tell Jade because Blanche’s birthday was always celebrated small at the villa in Le Cahors.’
I don’t know when he heard it from Blanche, but I was glad Jade remembered and brought it up.
The fact that Blanche’s birthday was approaching meant that time had really flown by.
So much had happened during that time.
‘Last year on Blanche’s birthday, I caused a sacred power outburst and returned to Langrangea…’
I met Jade at the Great Temple, and became the Countess of Boston.
I had lost my memories, and Blanche had developed selective mutism, closing her mouth to everyone except me.
“Shu Shu’s birthday is on the full moon!”
“The full moon… Tell me if there’s anything you want as a gift. I’ll give you anything.”
“A daddy coupon that helps me not get scolded by mommy even if I eat 10 macarons a day!”
Seeing Blanche now calling Jade ‘daddy’ without hesitation made me feel emotional as well.
“That… I think I might get scolded by your mommy for that.”
Jade glanced at me and curved the corners of his mouth into a smile.
“Hmph.”
I deliberately ignored Jade as he gave some of his macarons to the sulking Blanche.
“Then Shu Shu wants to have a birthday party. Shu Shu always spent birthdays with just mommy, Mary, and Aaron. This time, it would be nice if daddy and aunt came too.”
Ayla let out a small cheer and patted Blanche’s back, saying she would definitely come.
“I want to invite Lirin, brother Diel, brother Eshurt, and oh, His Highness the Prince too! And can Richard, whom we met on the ship that time, come too?”
Blanche recited the list of people she wanted to invite while folding her fingers.
Jade’s forehead, which had been smooth until Lirin, furrowed severely as soon as he heard the names that followed.
“Blanche, why are they all boys? Lirin? Only invite that girl.”
“No. They’re all Shu Shu’s friends.”
Jade pressed his temples hard while clenching his other hand tightly.
‘A birthday party…’
It created a pretext to invite the ladies of the Sorority and their children.
Exchanges with the Sorority had been cut off due to the incident of Sharlin kidnapping Blanche.
Especially the Baroness Le, who had secretly invited Sharlin to the villa, apologized to me several times saying she was sorry.
I heard that she was even refraining from going out, feeling too ashamed to possibly run into me.
Because of that, Blanche naturally couldn’t play with her daughter, Lirin.
‘Certainly, it would be nice to hold Blanche’s birthday party this time and invite the Sorority children to play.’
I also didn’t mind spending time with the Sorority ladies. Rather, it was enjoyable.
“Let’s do that, Blanche. It’s a bit rushed, but we can send out invitations as soon as we get back.”
“Hehe, mommy is the best!”
Jade whispered to me, mouthing that other children were fine, but not the Prince.
‘I’ll have to think about Serendio for sure. Sending a birthday party invitation to the Prince might be a bit burdensome, unlike the other children.’
[This is the timeline separator]While preparing for Blanche’s birthday party, I received replies from all the Sorority ladies saying they would attend with their children.
Hearing that Lirin was coming, Blanche counted down the days, wishing her birthday would come soon.
Unable to give up on her desire to invite Serendio, I ended up sending him an invitation too. Serendio replied that he would gladly attend.
How funny it was to see Jade letting out a deep sigh when he found out.
When I joked that he would probably cry when Blanche got married, Jade gave the child strange education.
That marriage should be delayed as much as possible, and if possible, independence should be slow.
Meanwhile, Jade notified the Council of Elders that he would register ‘Gloria Rowe’ and put her in line for succession.
I heard from Ayla that the elders, who initially showed opposition, succumbed to Jade’s firm will.
Fortunately, as Jade said, the name ‘Gloria’ itself seemed to give legitimacy, and there was no dissent about her having succession rights.
Blanche also really liked and was pleased with the name Gloria.
Seeing Blanche newly inscribed under Jade in the Rowe family tree made me feel overwhelmed.
[This is the timeline separator]Blanche’s birthday approached.
I went into her room early in the morning to wake her up, checking that nothing was lacking in preparations for receiving guests.
“My baby. It’s time to wake up now?”
“Mmm… Shu Shu is sleepy. Want to sleep a little more.”
Blanche, who had gone to bed late chatting excitedly about meeting her friends, couldn’t open her eyes.
“Blanche, your friends will be here soon. Are you still going to sleep?”
“Ah! That’s right!”
At those words, Blanche shot up.
“Happy birthday, Blanche.”
“Hehe, thank you for giving birth to Shu Shu, raising her, and loving her!”
“Thank you for coming as mommy’s baby, and growing up healthy without getting sick anywhere.”
I kissed Blanche’s cheek and pressed my forehead against hers.
Last year on her birthday, I had scolded Blanche and she had a fever, so I felt bad that I couldn’t properly celebrate.
I was glad I could properly celebrate this time.
“You know, Shu Shu is so happy to be born as mommy’s baby!”
“Mommy too.”
I hugged Blanche and got down from the bed to show her the rocking horse. When I said it was a birthday present, her face brightened and she was so delighted that I felt proud for no reason.
‘Although it’s just a toy, seeing her so happy… Maybe I’ll teach her horseback riding later.’
After bathing Blanche and dressing her up prettily, I heard that Jade had arrived.
Wondering why Jade wasn’t coming inside but waiting outside, I went out.
“Daddy!”
He wasn’t alone. Next to him was a snow-white pony pawing the ground.
The pony immediately nuzzled up to Blanche when it saw her.
“Jade, what’s this pony…?”
“Blanche’s birthday present.”
Of course, the pony was just the right size for Blanche to ride.
Earlier, I had been considering teaching Blanche horseback riding while she was happily riding the rocking horse.
It was funny how we had similar ideas, even though we hadn’t told each other what birthday presents we were giving Blanche.
“Daddy, what’s its name?”
“It doesn’t have one yet. You’re the owner now, so name it.”
“Really? Hmm, then, I’ll name it Sha Sha! It’s similar to Shu Shu!”
Watching Blanche bond with the pony, I was curious about the choice of birthday gift.
“Jade. That pony looks like it has good bloodlines even at a glance. How did you get it in such a short time?”
“…Do you remember the horse I received as a gift from my father and cherished quite a bit?”
I nodded as I searched my memories.
“That’s its child that was born recently from the offspring it left behind. So it wasn’t difficult to get.”
At the time, I was surprised that he seemed unaffected by the horse’s death, and I felt hurt, wondering if he would forget me like the horse.
“Unlike me, it loved running the most. Even knowing it was going to die from illness, how it clamored to get out of the stable. I guess it inherited that blood.”
Jade reminisced as he watched Blanche leading the pony around.
I realized from that look that I had misunderstood him.
‘It wasn’t that he wasn’t sad. He had prepared to let go, sensing its impending death.’
Jade turned towards me and beckoned for my hand.
‘What is he trying to do?’
When I obediently offered my hand, Jade took out a diamond ring from inside his jacket.
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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