She gasped for breath and curled up like a shrimp for a moment, clutching her mask. Alfonso approached to support her, but Larieasa misunderstood that Alfonso was trying to detain her.
“Let go of me!”
Greatly excited, she pushed Alfonso away, and Alfonso, unable to touch her violently struggling body, stepped back.
Larieasa, in that state, took a deep breath and suddenly jumped into the dim garden.
“Princess Larieasa! Princess Larieasa!”
Prince Alfonso shouted loudly, but her back disappeared.
Alfonso was left alone in the corridor of the San Carlo Palace, where they had walked together, not knowing what to do.
A little temptation came over him. There was no fault to Alfonso in connection with this escort ending early. Princess Larieasa was the one who got angry for no reason and ran into the garden.
Could I have ordered the servants to find her and spend time meeting other people…?
However, Prince Alfonso soon shook his head. He was too honest and didn’t know any tricks. Escorting Princess Larieasa was his duty, and if she ran into the garden, it was his duty to find her to the end.
The servant came running late after hearing Alfonso’s call.
He told the servant that Princess Larieasa had entered the garden and might have lost her way, and quietly released people to find her without causing a rumor, and let the doctor wait in the powder room prepared only for Princess Larieasa.
And after explaining the impression of Princess Larieasa, the clothes she was wearing, and the mask in detail, and confirming how many people would be mobilized to find the princess, he himself took a big sigh and went in the direction where Princess Larieasa disappeared to find her.
[This is the time separator]Because he didn’t want the princess’s disappearance to be overblown into a diplomatic problem, Alfonso asked the people around him, “Have you seen a mediumsized woman in a golden dress,” instead of “Have you seen the princess of Balloa.”
Anyway, the face of the princess of Balloa was not known to the nobles of San Carlo, and she was wearing a mask that covered her entire face, so this was more efficient.
Alfonso was wearing a Bauta mask, which is commonly worn by men, not a mask that covers the entire face.
It was a thing that emphasized the bridge of the nose, covering the eyes and nose, and lightly covering the mouth with a fringe below so that he could eat and drink. Therefore, those who saw him could immediately recognize that he was a prince.
“I’m not sure, I haven’t seen anyone going to the garden recently.”
People he met didn’t directly call the prince’s name because he was wearing a mask, but they respected him as a way to treat a prince.
“I don’t know about just now, but earlier, I saw a mediumsized woman in a gold dress going in there.”
“Oh, I see, I saw her too. She looked like a lady with dignity.”
If she had gone into the garden a while ago, she wouldn’t have been the Princess of Balloa.
“Really? Thank you.”
But despite the continued gossip, no one appeared who had seen a woman in a golden dress from the direction where the Princess of Balloa had gone, and Prince Alfonso eventually took a step towards the direction where the woman in a golden dress had been seen a while ago.
Lost amidst the symmetrically arranged shrubs and the geometric maze shaped by the gardener’s hands, he eventually reached a garden on the way to the Queen’s palace, rather than the grand ballroom where the guests were mostly gathered and its accompanying main garden.
Where he stopped was in front of a small fountain overgrown with ivy. Unattended by the gardener, the ivy indiscriminately covered all, obscuring the shrub maze that formed the labyrinth and the old fountain.
He knew this place. It was the abandoned fountain behind the queen’s palace where he and Ariadne had run away to play.
And someone he knew was also in that place. A woman of medium build in a golden dress. Her face was completely covered by a fullface mask, but Alfonso knew who she was the moment he saw her.
“Ariadne?”
“Alfonso?”
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?
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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!”
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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…
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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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