“The background of being the Duchess of Fermannes will make it impossible for her to ignore me. However, being truly accepted is a different matter.”
Thinking about Lady Melburne’s seemingly unfavorable attitude, Lina was momentarily lost in thought. Lady Melburne, with a warm voice, spoke to Lina.
“I received seeds of Pachypodium as a gift this time.”
Seeds for their first meeting? Perplexed for a moment, Lina perked up her ears to understand Lady Melburne’s intentions.
“That is quite peculiar; if the seeds are healthy, they should sprout even in harsh environments like barren soil. However, the seeds I received this time didn’t sprout, no matter how fertile the soil was. Isn’t that truly strange?”
And not long after, Lina sensed Lady Melburne’s intentions.
‘This implies that I carried the duke’s family on my back and became a noble but can’t help my commoner roots, right?’
It was a blatant provocation. Although somewhat bewildered, Lina, who didn’t reveal any emotions on her face, responded in a calm voice.
“Yes, as the lady mentioned, the quality of the seeds is crucial for a beautiful flower to bloom. But from what I know, before planting Pachypodium, it’s recommended to soak the seeds in water to check if they are genuinely good seeds or empty and rotten. Has the lady ever soaked those seeds even once?”
Lady Melburne stared at Lina with slightly astonished eyes as she calmly countered her remark, which mocked her origin but also subtly pierced her vulnerability.
‘To respond without excitement, calmly deflecting a mockery of her origin and expressing it metaphorically rather than straightforwardly—such shrewdness.’
Lady Melburne’s lips curled slightly upwards.
“Those are truly splendid words. As the Lady Durnamis suggested, I should try soaking the seeds once.”
“I appreciate that you took my inadequate words to heart.”
With Lina’s final words, Lady Melburne, who had been smiling contentedly, spoke.
“Shall we start the lesson then?”
Afterward, the lesson proceeded quite peacefully. Lady Melburne sincerely taught her, and Lina lived up to her expectations.
“Then let’s stop here for today.”
“Thank you.”
“Oh, and one more thing.”
As Lady Melburne was about to leave, she stopped and looked at Lina.
“I’m already looking forward to how the Pachypodium seeds I plant will bloom.”
Acknowledged.
Lina, forcing back the laughter that was about to burst out unknowingly, gracefully smiled.
“Watching the seeds you planted in a pot bloom into a flower is another joy. I received very valuable teachings today. Please take care on your way in.”
After bidding farewell to Lady Melburne, who looked satisfied with Lina’s response, Lina slumped onto the sofa.
Having been tense for hours during the lesson, Lina, whose shoulders were stiff, sighed like a relief.
“At least it seems like I passed.”
Perhaps due to the challenging hours of the lesson, Lina, who had been sitting on the sofa, gradually closed her eyes.
“Umm…”
How long has it been since she fell asleep? Certainly, not long ago, the sun was still up. Yet now, the surroundings were dark.
“Are you awake?”
But as Lina, who had just woken up, looked ahead, there was Bellige.
“My Lord…?”
Upon closer inspection, Lina realized that she was lying in her bedroom.
“Why am I here…?”
“You seemed uncomfortable sleeping elsewhere.”
The duke swept her hair aside with a peculiar tone in his voice.
“How long did I sleep? You didn’t wake me… I’m sorry; we were supposed to have dinner together…”
“I saw enough.”
Bellige, who had always been busy since they arrived in the capital, rarely had meals together. This was their first dinner in three days. Lina lowered her head with a sad and apologetic feeling.
However, Bellige smiled as if to tell her not to worry and asked, “How was the lesson?”
“It was very good. I’m grateful that such an excellent person is my teacher.”
“Wasn’t it too difficult? If you’re learning just because of me…”
“No, I’m learning because I feel the need, and it wasn’t difficult at all.”
“Then I’m glad.”
As Lina, who had unknowingly sat up, leaned against his chest, she thought, ‘By the way, now I need to talk to the duke.’
The duke knew about the fact that their bodies had switched, but he was unaware of her ability to use magic and the fact that she had an immortal body. However, it couldn’t remain a secret forever.
As Lina, lost in thought for a moment, met Bellige’s eyes, she seemed to have made up her mind.
“There’s something I want to tell you, my lord.”
“What is it?”
“Well… Actually, I know how to use magic.”
“Magic?”
Bellige’s body seemed to stiffen at Lina’s confession.
‘Right. He must have been quite surprised.’
Magicians in the empire were not common, and those who knew magic were unlikely to work as maids. Lina cautiously gauged Bellige’s reaction.
“Is there anyone else who knows about this besides me?”
However, the duke’s response differed slightly from her expectations.
“Except for Lady Ariana, no one knows. She happened to see me using magic in Festius.”
Perhaps anticipating that Ariana knew first would make the duke feel uneasy, Lina quickly added. However, the duke, seemingly uninterested, uttered a slightly serious response.
“I guess it can’t be helped.”
“What do you mean…?”
Was there another serious reason why she couldn’t be a magician?
Tension showed on her face.
“Perhaps we should hurry with the wedding.”
Hurry with the wedding. It was such an unexpected statement that she stupidly asked, “…What?”
“Well, maybe having a child first would be better.”
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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