The young maid, who didn’t even know that she was crying, was shedding tears while hitting it stiffly.
Without a single teardrop forming.
Like a downpour.
Seeing that, strangely, Bianca felt a calm sinking feeling.
“The Duke is incredibly strong. Among all the Dukes in history…….”
“I know.”
Bianca squeezed her tear-stained eyes tightly, wiped Julian’s cheeks clean, and wiped her own face.
The sleeves were soaked with a deep color.
“I was a little confused.”
“……. ”
“So… So… Where is Haley?”
At this moment, the thought of Haley, the commander of the 4th castle, came to mind.
If she had pushed even her away, wouldn’t Julian have been okay? she thought.
But Bianca decided not to make useless assumptions now.
The deed was already done, and Bianca was accustomed to enduring the disasters that came her way.
She had cried like a fool because it was literally the first time a wave like this had come.
It was because she had not expected this situation at all.
Julian was missing.
Crying didn’t solve anything.
Bianca tightly gathered her skirt, left the office, and called for Haley. “We need to go to the first floor. Also, the butler.”
“You called, Madam?”
“How is the situation?”
After briefly glancing at Bianca’s reddened eye corners, Haley opened her mouth.
“The knights are ready, and preparations for horses are underway in the stable.”
“How long until departure?”
“We plan to send out ten people at a time as soon as they are ready. It’s difficult to go one by one, avoiding the snow.”
The reaction here was as unbelievably swift as the situation was urgent.
With Haily’s words that all forces would be directed towards the ice wall within an hour, Bianca nodded in agreement and noticed that she was still in her maid attire.
“What about you?”
Haley silently lowered her head.
With a straight waist, and even her quiet gaze, she seemed unswayed.
But the knuckles of the two hands clasped in front of her waist were white.
‘Ah.’
Bianca realized that Haley was doing her best not to rush out into the snowstorm.
“Is it because you believe it’s right not to go?”
“Because it’s the Lord’s command.”
“I have Laphin.”
“The Lord’s command is absolute. Without Creta, who is currently absent, we cannot evacuate the castle.”
With Haley’s firm words, Bianca bit her lips tightly.
Since this was her first time here and she didn’t even know about the wave, she didn’t see that Haley was doing her best not to rush out.
“Not going is the right thing, do you believe that?”
“The Lord’s command is absolute. Even without Creta, we cannot evacuate the castle now.”
Bianca pressed her lips tightly in response to Haley’s firm words.
For her, this place was new, and she didn’t know about the wave either.
And…
Bianca turned her head and confirmed the persistent gaze from the man among the people.
‘I’ll take him with me.’
Without averting her eyes from the man who was throwing such an insistent look even among the crowd, she spoke clearly.
“Yes. Haley. Please stay by my side. So that others can focus.”
“Yes, Madam.”
“Alec. When the knights have left, please close the castle. Do so after confirming that everyone has left.”
“I will do so.”
“Those who left the house, don’t worry about them unnecessarily.”
“That’s an excellent idea.”
Suddenly, the man grinned.
Everything would soon come to an end.
Julian knew.
While swinging the sword for the last time, it was unexpected that the castle exploded.
Bang.
Along with the muffled noise, the body felt weightless.
And then, everything turned into darkness.
However, it was only for a moment.
Faint ringing conversation woke him up again.
‘You don’t know either.’
‘Yes.’
‘You make mistakes too.’
‘That’s right.’
The calm voices were thick with sorrows that others didn’t know.
The surroundings fell silent, waiting for the next words.
However, the following words didn’t come out easily.
The labored breathing kept getting faint, and the gaps widened.
‘I’ll wait.’
Although thinking he had to wait, the restlessness made him speak first.
‘How long?’
‘Until you come back.’
At those words, the blue eyes that were losing their light gently folded, sparkled, and shed light.
Like a shooting star briefly brushing the sky.
Aha.
The laughter that burst out with a voice fainter than the wind was lovely.
‘When will that be?’
‘Whenever. I’ll wait until you come back.’
‘But what if you don’t come?’
‘That won’t happen. I’ll wait until you come back. The end of my waiting is clear.’
‘Will you really wait?’
‘I’ll wait. I promise.’
Julian’s eyes flashed at that moment.
“I promised.”
Hoo.
“If you wait and go back.”
The man, who was frozen white under the ruins of the castle, took a deep breath, causing his chest to throb.
“We have to go back.”
Julian raised his stiff hand to push away the pile of stones on top of him.
However, the debris, overlapping sharply like a roof, was beyond the level that a human could clear with his strength.
Seeing his blue hand that had turned into a corpse, Julian chuckled softly.
It hadn’t thawed for how long.
Tsk.
His golden ankle was long cracked at that moment.
His frozen fingers regained color, and blood spurted vigorously from his stiff body.
At that moment, Julian gathered strength at his fingertips.
Vicious.
Extracting the oars from his fingertips, Julian cut through the debris like pudding and stood up.
“Ha……”
It was when he stepped out of the pile of debris, breathing for the first time.
“Duke!”
The sound of gasping accompanied the snowstorm hit his eardrums.
“Duke!”
“Are you okay, Duke?”
“Duke!”
Whether they saw him being swept away or not, everyone’s faces were very upset.
They all seemed momentarily stunned.
In response to his calm words, Raymond and Blat exchanged puzzled looks.
“Hey, he’s not human. He says he’s fine after being trapped for a week.”
“What did I say? I said the Duke would be fine.”
With a muddled expression, Julian’s hand, which was brushing off the snow covering his eyes, stopped abruptly.
“A week?”
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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