He vaguely remembered being embraced by her, but after that, it was darkness.
Would Aisha be disappointed after seeing his wretched state?
No, before that, would he, who had lost his sanity, have harmed her?
He was so shocked that he sat up abruptly from the bed.
But upon discovering someone beside him, Karaf’s eyes widened even more.
Aisha was sound asleep, lying on the edge of the bed.
Throughout the night, there were a basin filled with towels, a water cup, medicine, and more around, indicating that she had been taking care of herself.
Karaf’s eyes slightly trembled.
Surely, she must have witnessed his disgusting and monstrous appearance, yet she did not leave his side and took care of him.
Finding it hard to believe, he raised one hand and slapped his face lightly. Feeling the chilly sensation, it seemed to be a reality, not a dream.
Outside, the heavy rain accompanied by thunder and lightning had stopped, and the stars were vividly shining in the clear and blue night sky.
Adding to the atmosphere, the sound of insects singing made it feel as if they had come on a vacation together.
He quietly looked down at Aisha’s sleeping face.
Her face, illuminated by moonlight, was so beautiful and divine, he couldn’t take his eyes off it even for a moment.
At that moment, Aisha slightly furrowed her eyebrows.
Karaf, startled, quickly lay back on the bed, covering himself with the blanket.
Aisha, waking up, lifted her head.
Not knowing how much time had passed, she saw Karaf’s face on the bed, looking much healthier than before.
His sleeping figure seemed genuinely kind, to the point where it was hard to believe he was a tyrant.
Aisha sighed with relief, but her expression became slightly puzzled.
How much had she suffered and sacrificed to nurse him? How much had she let go of?
For some reason, Aisha pinched his white cheek as if to say, “Taste this!”
Even with that, she somehow pulled his cheek with both hands, dragging it to the side.
At that moment, Karaf opened his eyes and looked at her with a faint smile.
“…”
Contrary to the grotesque appearance, his eyes were like those of a wild beast.
Aisha, too surprised to release his cheek, looked at him with widened eyes and asked, “Your Majesty… Have you regained consciousness?”
Karaf had been watching all the secret actions she had taken just now.
He glanced down at her hand holding his cheek and then looked at her with a slightly lowered gaze.
Only then did Aisha, startled, let go of his cheek and started explaining.
“Your, Your Majesty, you continued to sleep, so I tried to check, but somehow your cheek…”
Aisha didn’t even know what she was saying, and at that moment, a chuckle was heard.
When Aisha looked at him again in bewilderment, Karaf was smiling subtly.
He didn’t inquire about anything.
Somehow, that smile seemed bitter, so Aisha gave up on explaining and closed her mouth.
Soon, Karaf erased his smile and looked out the window, speaking with a hoarse voice.
“Why have you come to me? It would have been fine to just let me die…”
“…There is no butterfly that lets a flower die without doing anything.”
At Aisha’s words, Karaf turned his gaze to her and stared at her coldly.
“No, your words are wrong. I’ve already faced the risk of being killed by my mother once. At that time, my mother was sincere.”
Aisha lost words for a moment.
“And haven’t you said something like that to me before? That a sick and withered flower is unattractive.”
Karaf chuckled with a patient, sickly face.
“So, everyone will leave me… Now that I think about it, that bastard’s words weren’t entirely wrong.”
‘From a butterfly’s perspective, the flower might not have been that special.’
He lowered his gaze as if in resignation.
“Your Majesty may be right.”
Aisha said, looking straight at him.
“But not everyone is like that. Whether a person is charming or not, I don’t like or dislike someone based solely on appearance.”
Karaf glanced at her again, his eyes slightly widening.
Whenever he saw her violet eyes, he felt like his dark heart was completely exposed, making him feel embarrassed.
Aisha seemed to have eyes that could truly see the inner beauty of a person, he thought.
Aisha relaxed her expression slightly and continued, “And as I mentioned before, helping someone is always a worthwhile endeavor for me. So, I am just doing something worthwhile.”
“…”
“Have you thought about the proposal I made in prison last time?”
Karaf didn’t respond.
Her proposal was to grant him freedom in exchange for him striving to reform himself and becoming a good emperor.
He couldn’t make a decision, and today’s events made it even more difficult for him to make up his mind.
Without her by his side, he had no confidence to live.
After Karaf covered his face with both hands and took a deep breath, he cautiously asked, “You once said that a butterfly is not a creature that settles on one flower… Then, is it possible for it to fly to the same flower twice, even if it can’t always meet…?”
His raised expression looked desperate.
Aisha sensed what he meant.
He was now giving up his desires, presenting the last option of not leaving completely but asking her not to leave.
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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