Anton yelled as if it was absurd.
“What on earth!”
“I may seem foolish, but even if he is a wicked man, I want to believe in the Duke’s appearance I’ve seen again.”
I blanched, looking around for something defensive. Surprisingly, there was nothing but a pillow on the bed.
“The Duke might not always be a good person. But the Duke I know is not such a person. There must be a reason.”
“Even if Duke Libertan and the Duchess are desperately looking for you?”
At my calm response, Anton distorted his face to a grimace.
“My parents arranged the marriage, so you will understand me.”
Eventually, Anton roared.
“Do you even know what that man did to your parents? Right”
“I don’t want to hear!”
I replied firmly.
“I will hear my husband’s story directly. Until then, I have no intention of listening to someone who belittles my husband.”
To be honest, I was too nervous. When is he coming…?
“You silly girl.”
Then Anton, gritting his teeth eerily, walked over with big strides.
“You were treated like a lady, and you can’t grasp the situation?”
Eventually, he threatened me with a dagger, and grabbed my wrist tightly.
“Uh, what is this?”
At that time, Anton distorted his face like a man on fire. Anton actually suffered burns on his hand.
‘Really…?’
Anton groaned as if he had been betrayed.
“I brought a street orphan, fed her, treated her like a daughter, and she dared to betray the House of Libertan!”
The fluttering brown eyes came closer. He was scary, but he couldn’t touch my body again.
“Stop the nonsense and follow me!”
“I don’t want”
“I’ll kill you!”
It was the moment when Anton was about to swing the dagger at me.
Suddenly, the hand trying to swing the dagger broke grotesquely.
“Ah!”
The pain surged in his bloodshot eyes that were about to burst. Anton was foaming at the mouth and rolling on the floor.
The thrown sword flew and stuck into the ground.
Soon, the black shoes of the man who entered stepped on the blade. The sound of hard steel crumbling was heard.
Whack!
The world was momentarily silent.
Johan was standing there.
Black hair, red eyes, a devilishly splendid and beautiful man.
I barely opened my mouth and called him.
“…Duke?”
Johan was in a black suit, with black gloves on his hands. Despite being immersed in the atmosphere of the dark room, from the moment he appeared, it seemed as if there was only Johan in the world.
Johan looked at me and gave a lazy smile.
“Hello, madam.”
A deep scent of musk wood came with a heavy blood scent.
He didn’t even look at the shattered blade he was stepping on. His carefree gaze was solely directed at me.
Deeply insane eyes, Johan asked me as if he was comforting me.
“Was I too late?”
His gaze shifted towards Anton rolling on the floor.
Johan twisted his lips elegantly with contempt, as if looking at a bug.
“I even missed a worthless rat.”
The remains of the dagger on the floor turned into black smoke. An intense madness was felt from Johan, who was slowly approaching. It was a different dimension from Anton’s madness.
Johan’s madness was so deep that it seemed endless, even sensually captivating.
“A rat like this tried to harm my wife.”
He lightly pressed down on Anton’s bleeding wrist with his twisted foot. But it was the strength that had just destroyed the dagger.
Anton couldn’t withstand that strength and struggled.
“Ah! Please, save me!”
“Without knowing your place.”
He calmly pressed down.
This scene never appeared in the original work. Anton kidnapped Estelle, but he wasn’t punished and died cleanly.
Because that was the best reward Johan gave.
So… because he had acted according to the purpose, he gave a reward.
Suddenly, his eyes seemed to be filled with rage and killing intent.
“You don’t even know how to keep your mouth shut.”
Blood flowed from Anton’s wrist. Anton clenched his teeth and trembled.
Johan murmured in a languid tone.
“It’s fun that a rat I let go doesn’t know its place.”
“Please!”
“Don’t worry. I won’t kill you easily.”
Johan looked at him and smiled faintly.
“Because you have to bear everything that touched my wife.”
His relaxed figure strangely made me feel the wildness behind him.
A brutal violence that seemed to easily shatter and destroy anything.
Anton didn’t lose his spirit to such Johann, glaring at Johann with a poisonous gaze.
“Did you touch that woman? Argh.”
I would have surrendered long ago.
I was astounded by that cruel spectacle.
And probably what Anton wanted to say was, it was strange that Johann, who was an enemy’s daughter Estelle, was acting out of character.
It was information that a spy would naturally know.
‘Really weird.’
Frankly, it’s against reason. If left alone, it was certain that Anton would die. Even if Johann didn’t kill him easily, he would surely die in agony due to excessive bleeding.
But I still… I didn’t have the courage to witness a person dying.
‘At least, not with my own eyes.’
Of course, it didn’t matter how he died behind me.
“Excuse me, Duke.”
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…
——
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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