Su Yeon put strength into her closed lips.
For a moment, it seemed as if she was possessed by something, and she had to pull herself together.
“It looks like you’re at an age where the road is wide open, why are you standing there? Even an old woman like me who is all aged is living like this.”
“Grandmother, I really like the strong wind…”
“Yes. The wind is too good to die like this. So don’t stand there in danger and come here.”
The old woman extended a hand toward Su Yeon with a kind smile on her lips.
Su Yeon, who had lost her words in an instant, blankly stared at the old woman’s hand extended in front of her.
She thought she had to pull herself together just a while ago, but she was engulfed in a strange feeling in an instant.
Her heart throbbed roughly and her head felt numb as if she had been hit.
It had been a long time.
To face the extended hand of a stranger like this.
“Life is like that. I feel like I know a little bit about why I was born when I’ve lived until I have deep wrinkles.”
“……”
“Do you understand why you were born, so you were standing there?”
Su Yeon stared at the old woman with a blank face.
She was sure it was better not to be involved with anyone before she died.
If it’s not finished, the abusive words she will hear from Young Sun will be incomparable to what she has had so far, and her parental home’s surveillance will be even stricter.
Even though she knew that, she couldn’t move as if she was possessed by something.
“Do I… really need to know why I was born?”
Su Yeon mumbled with a soulless face.
Then the old woman, as if waiting, curled her lips and answered.
“You don’t need to know if you’re not curious, but it would be better to know why I was born in this life I’ve lived, right? Well, the reasons that most people think of before death are not so grand.”
“……”
“Usually, they close their eyes thinking that they were born for the few happy moments in their life.”
“……”
“I can’t be sure that all people who end their lives are like that, but if we assume that’s the norm… Your choice now seems too hasty. Don’t you think so?”
Happiness.
Su Yeon repeated that word inside her.
Would there be happiness in her life?
In her 29 years of life, the only happiness that came to mind was a mere three years.
And even that was taken away completely as if it had never existed after Su Jin was born.
Since then, not for a single moment, not even for a short while, Su Yeon had not been happy.
Even more so, if the old woman’s expression is right, the happiness that she said was so few in life might have ended with three years of her childhood.
Even if she lived a little longer, would there be another happiness in her future?
Young Sun’s abusive words will continue, and there’s only one husband to rely on, and even that was just a show window couple.
No matter how much she thought about it, she couldn’t see hope in her life.
Still, Su Yeon asked.
“To live a lifetime bearing all the pain…”
“……”
“Is that little happiness really, valuable?”
What she really wanted to ask was not that.
If I live on persistently as you say, and if that moment you talked about comes to me.
Then, could I think I was happy for a longer time than just three years?
Su Yeon shot a look full of her thoughts at the old woman.
For a while, the old woman remained silent.
In the meantime, a bitter smile began to form on Su Yeon’s lips.
‘Sure. Happiness in my life, what’s that. I should wish for what I can wish for. Don’t harbor false hopes now, Choi Su Yeon.’ Su Yeon fiercely scolded herself.
And then, she hardened her resolution from the moment she climbed onto the railing. At that moment, the old woman’s voice grabbed Su Yeon once again.
“Well, that depends on how you think about it.”
“……”
“But wouldn’t it be unfair?”
Su Yeon looked at the old woman with a face that couldn’t understand.
Then the old woman added with a tongue click,
“Do you really think you wouldn’t regret it, if you end your life like this?”
A shade of concern rose over Su Yeon’s face at the old woman’s words.
Regret.
What did she have to regret?
She was barely alive.
That’s why she chose death.
She thought about it for a moment, but no other thoughts came to mind.
Su Yeon didn’t bother to tell the old woman her thoughts.
However, as if seeing through Su Yeon’s heart, the old woman moved her lips again.
“There is no death without regret in the world. Even those who lived their lives serving others and living kindly will inevitably have regrets in front of death. Even if it’s a regret of killing a creature unknowingly while walking, thinking now, it’s really pitiful.”
“……”
“But remember this clearly. No matter how painful the regret, it’s no worse than regretting my own life taken by my own hands.”
Su Yeon bit her lip tightly.
In her head, she thought she would never regret it if she died as it was, but she couldn’t shake off the old woman’s words from her heart.
Was that why?
She suddenly began to fear.
She feared that when she faced the moment when she could not turn back the choice of death, she would really regret as the old woman said.
Su Yeon looked at the old woman with confused eyes.
Then the old woman grinned and suddenly asked,
“How old are you this year?”
“……Twentynine.”
“Right. That age, even if there is a brief fortune, it wouldn’t be bad.”
“Pardon? What does that mean……”
“Here, take this.”
Su Yeon couldn’t fully understand the old woman’s words.
But before she could ask for the meaning, she had to look at the object being stretched out in front of her.
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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