Looking at Hyuk Joo’s serious face, Eun Soo spoke as if it was no big deal.
“I think I feel a little nauseous.”
At Eun Soo’s words, Hyuk Joo nodded and lifted a glass of water with an expressionless face.
After drinking the water, he picked out foods that would not burden her stomach and placed the plates in front of Eun Soo.
“Take care of your body first.”
“……”
“People like you need to prioritize being healthy.”
“……I will.”
A drained voice came out of Eun Soo’s mouth.
She held her breath tightly and picked up her chopsticks.
The foods in front of her were all made with the best ingredients and care, but she had no appetite at all.
Fortunately, her previously churning stomach had calmed down as if nothing had happened.
“……”
Unconsciously, Eun Soo swallowed her saliva and reached out with her chopsticks to the seaweed salad.
It was a dish topped with a tangy dressing on several types of seaweed, including cut wakame and kelp, as well as Sargassum fusiforme and other seaweeds whose names she didn’t know.
“I didn’t know you liked that kind of thing.”
Eun Soo, who had been eating the seaweed salad absentmindedly, slowly lifted her head.
Then, Hyuk Joo, after brushing his chin with one hand, called for the staff. He told the staff, who entered after opening the door, to bring more of the seaweed salad that Eun Soo had just finished.
After the staff closed the door and left, Hyuk Joo put down his chopsticks and asked,
“Did you get any contact from your father?”
“I didn’t.”
“Decline if he contacts you to meet for a while.”
“……Why?”
At Eun Soo’s question, Hyuk Joo scratched the end of his forehead with his finger. Fatigue could be read from his eyes beneath his slightly furrowed brows.
She regretted asking why.
Eun Soo knew that the presence of her father was a burden to Hyuk Joo.
He was sitting in the position of a subsidiary company president, a position far too generous for his abilities, solely due to being her biological father, and yet, he was not satisfied. He was continuously scheming to climb to a higher position with his ambition.
Moreover, during the day, her father had even nagged Eun Soo over the phone.
Telling her to keep her wits about her, that if she didn’t, she wouldn’t know when her position might be snatched away.
He was complaining that, even when he had shoved a photo of her meeting that woman, she didn’t bat an eye, saying he had never seen such a shameless person in his life.
“Did he also mention that she was pregnant?”
To him, who was taking heavy breaths, Eun Soo asked with a trembling voice.
“Of course, he did. He said he didn’t inform you. But do you know what he said? He said, where’s the proof that the child that woman is carrying is his! That damn bastard!”
The sound of her father cursing Hyuk Joo was ringing in her ears.
Eun Soo took a sip of water.
When she lifted her head, she met Hyuk Joo’s eyes that had been looking at her.
“He was assigned to a local sports team.”
“Ah……”
“It’s better for you too if your father is far away rather than close.”
“……”
Hyuk Joo was saying that he had made such a decision for her sake.
Eun Soo guessed that the downfall of her father that she had wished for was now beginning.
It was a tradition that not long after being assigned as the president of a local sports team, one would resign. There was no one who had held on to the end in that position.
If her father didn’t give up his greed and held on, Hyuk Joo wouldn’t stand by.
“If he wasn’t your father, he would have been kicked out a long time ago.”
Hyuk Joo picked up the napkin and unfolded it irritably. And he wiped his mouth.
Seeing Hyuk Joo’s hardened face, Eun Soo clenched her two hands that were hanging under the table tightly.
If he wasn’t your father.
The words he spat out in a cold voice echoed in her ears like tinnitus.
The face of the man who had said there was no proof that the child the woman was carrying was his, even in the photo her father presented, didn’t feel warm at all, like a plaster statue.
At that moment, she didn’t know why a terrifying future was painted in her mind.
Her child, standing rigid, not knowing what to do, looking at Hyuk Joo. Hyuk Joo, who passed by ignoring the child, who was hoping to be embraced with arms wide open.
Just like her, a child slumping its shoulders, watching Hyuk Joo’s back.
A child who would grow up to forget how to hope, just like her, from the layers of such moments of neglect.
Eun Soo gritted her teeth.
Her throat became hot, and she felt tears welling up in her eyes. But, as always, Eun Soo held back her tears.
She had to say that she was sorry, that as he said, she would not receive contact from her father, but no sound came out as if she had lost her voice.
Just then, with a knock, the door opened, and a staff member entered with a plate of seaweed salad.
The staff member added another plate.
“The madam said that she enjoyed the seaweed salad, so the kitchen made a separate jellyfish salad for you. Please try it.”
“Yes, thank you.”
“Then enjoy your meal.”
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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