I unwittingly yelled.
Did she hear that?
Just before Simon’s sword pierced her side, Claudia twisted her body.
“Ah, what a relief!”
With a sigh, I patted Nikolai’s shoulder.
“Isn’t that cheating? The side is a vital spot, isn’t it?”
“Are you asking for a biased judgment from me?”
“That’s too cowardly!”
“I only found an opportunity to counterattack because I was pushed back. Just let it go.”
Nikolai frowned, displeased that I was cheering for Claudia.
The giant bastard sword stirred the wind again.
“Uaaah!”
Simon let out a yell.
With a cold, unyielding expression, Claudia blocked Simon’s sword.
[Dash]Clang! Clang!Like a cornered beast, Simon lunged at Claudia.
Claudia calmly defended and aimed for Simon’s throat.
[Dash]Swoosh!The moment Claudia’s sword tip touched Simon’s rope, I couldn’t contain my joy and sprang up.
“Now you’re done!”
But Simon gripped his throat and leapt backward.
“Don’t even think about it!”
“Persistent.”
Claudia murmured softly.
Simon didn’t give up easily.
His skill was not just for show.
However, unlike Simon, who was breathing heavily, Claudia was the epitome of calm.
A face as cold as a piece of ice.
Skyblue hair blowing in the wind.
I clenched my fist and cheered for Claudia.
“Cut his throat!”
“Killing the opponent means disqualification.”
“I don’t care! I’m fine with it, just finish him off!”
“I’ve put all my assets on the line; the stakes are high.”
“Go Claudia!”
I leaned over the fence and shouted with both hands like a megaphone.
If it gave strength to Claudia, it was worth straining my voice.
Half of my upper body leaned over the VIP railing.
It might have been my imagination, but as my voice got louder, Claudia’s attacks seemed to get fiercer.
“Ugh!”
Simon stepped back, sweating.
Claudia’s movements became even swifter and sharper.
Victory was almost at hand.
“Simon, you damned fool! You’re no son of mine!”
Duke Brenden roared, sensing defeat.
Duke Pipe and Earl Blackford exchanged subtle glances.
Eagerly leaning forward, I awaited the final blow.
Nikolai warned.
“You’ll fall, Elizabeth.”
“I need to watch the moment of victory closely.”
“The viewing stand is dangerous…!”
Before he could finish his sentence, there was a creaking, precarious sound.
Suddenly, the fence I was leaning on sank downward.
My heart dropped.
“Ah?”
With a single scream, I too began to fall.
No, I was falling.
Until Nikolai caught me from behind.
“Elizabeth!”
His strong muscles gripped my waist.
The overwhelming scent of Nikolai.
A loud noise reverberated from below.
[Dash]Crash!Wooden frames and flags imprinted with the imperial emblem fell helplessly.
One of my shoes also dropped onto them.
Dust billowed up from every direction.
Shouts came from all around.
A bead of cold sweat rolled down my spine.
‘If it wasn’t for Nikolai, I would’ve fallen. I could’ve broken a leg. It could’ve been even more dangerous…’
Instinctively, I nestled into Nikolai’s arms.
My hand that grasped his clothes started trembling late.
The trembling wouldn’t easily subside.
With a large hand, Nikolai stroked my back.
“You’re alright now.”
Comforting.
His touch eased my pounding heart.
“You don’t have to be scared. I’ll protect you.”
His calm, deep voice resonated along my cheek.
Nikolai’s fragrant breath penetrated my heart.
From back hug to front hug.
Being tightly held in his arms felt suddenly unfamiliar and awkward.
Arms that wrapped around my body without any gap.
Hands as gentle as those comforting a crying child.
All of this felt too vivid, and another trembling began.
Due to the sudden accident, the duel was halted, and everyone’s attention turned to me.
‘People are watching. I shouldn’t be doing this in public.’
I felt embarrassed.
But I didn’t want to leave his embrace.
Nikolai seemed like a man who existed to protect me.
He gazed at me with eyes that seemed to belong to the most noble escort knight in the world.
The heat contained in them licked my entire body as it passed by.
I felt as if I had become the female protagonist in a novel.
No, I felt like I had become someone even more special and precious, thanks to Nikolai.
“Your Majesty, are you alright?”
“Is Lady Elizabeth unharmed?”
The voices of Caeron and the royal guards reached us.
I reluctantly stepped out of Nikolai’s arms, smiling awkwardly.
“It seems I was too heavy.”
“Someone has sabotaged this.”
Nikolai pointed at the fallen fence.
The support was partially sawed off from the bottom.
It may have been hastily built, but it was an honored seat for the emperor.
If it hadn’t been tampered with, it wouldn’t have collapsed.
Caeron, my prime minister, bowed deeply.
“My apologies. It was entirely my oversight.”
“Interrogate those involved. Don’t leave out a single carpenter.”
“It doesn’t seem to be aimed at you, Your Majesty.”
“Do you think a mere fence could threaten me?”
Nikolai furrowed his eyebrows.
Feeling deflated, I mumbled,
“It seems I was the target again.”
Caeron shut his mouth.
A bitter light crept into Nikolai’s eyes.
Another accident occurred.
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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