At Hister’s sudden appearance, Chaz began to tremble slightly. As if he was convinced he would be hit by him at any moment.
Seeing Chaz like that, Elaina’s face unusually crumpled.
“I heard you were not in good health, but seeing you drinking tea outside like this, it seems you are recovering very quickly.”
Elaina hoped to ask about the incident that happened last time. It could put pressure on Hister, but in any case, Chaz also could not be free from the incident itself.
That’s how she made her own choice, but no matter what, quietly listening to the person who clearly knew the reason saying such things was definitely not a pleasant thing.
“I seem to have recovered quickly thanks to everyone’s sincere concern.”
Elaina slowly parted her lips.
“I heard that, I’m sorry to say, His Highness the Crown Prince was also very worried about me.”
“Are you talking about me?”
Hister laughed as if it was absurd.
“Yes. Well, his concern may be a little different from others’, but anyway, concern is concern. I have a habit of thinking about everything only in broad categories.”
“……”
“I hope His Highness the Crown Prince will always take care of his health. Especially during busy times like these days, you need to manage it even more.”
Perhaps offended by Elaina’s sarcastic remarks, Hister’s eyes twitched.
However, Elaina did not stop talking.
“Moreover, haven’t there been many ominous things happening in the Imperial Palace these days? No one can guarantee that similar things will not happen again. So I will always be worried about His Highness the Crown Prince. Just as Your Highness was worried about me.”
…… Ha.
Hister, who had been quietly listening to her words, let out a hollow laugh, and Chaz looked at Elaina with rabbit eyes, as if he couldn’t believe what was happening in front of him right now.
“I’ve had a strange feeling all along. As if Her Highness the Crown Princess always resembled someone.”
“Is that so.”
“But, it seems to resemble elder brother Sinclair.”
“Since His Highness the Crown Prince is a very excellent person, if you say I resemble him, it would be too great an honor for me.”
Elaina answered with an obvious smile, but Hister narrowed his eyes and deliberately put on a puzzled expression as he continued.
“Or…… it seems to resemble someone I heard about before.”
…… What is this now?
Elaina’s pretty eyebrows were slightly distorted.
But Hister’s ploy was not particularly useful. Because Elaina just laughed briefly and continued to face him while parting her lips.
“By the way, Your Highness the Crown Prince, did you perhaps lose your way in the palace? Not at night, but during the day. Moreover, in such a bright place.”
“…… What did you say?”
“This is the Crown Prince’s Palace. But no matter how much I think about it, I don’t seem to remember inviting Your Highness the Crown Prince here.”
At Elaina’s blatant rejection, Chaz rather covered his mouth.
“I’ll tell you in case you forgot. The way to the Crown Prince’s Palace is not this way, but that way.”
“……”
“I was having a conversation with Prince Chaz right now, so I cannot commit the disrespect of leaving first. Moreover, since my legs are like this, I won’t be of much help anyway. So if you really want, I will tell my maids to guide you.”
How about that.
Unlike Elaina, who continued with a bright smile, Hister’s face hardened like a rock.
“Ah, that’s right.”
Whether Hister did that or not, Elaina parted her lips again as if she had remembered something she had forgotten.
“Please give my regards to my father as well, Your Highness the Crown Prince. And to the others.”
Still smiling very brightly.
“I don’t know if it will work out well, trying to ruin not only my reputation but also Prince Sinclair’s reputation. Come to think of it, Your Highness the Crown Prince is much kinder than I thought. Even personally listening to the words of such criminals.”
“……”
“In any case, please, I will have to try not to ignore others no matter who they are, taking Your Highness the Crown Prince’s conduct as a lesson.”
Elaina continued to speak in a gentle voice.
“So if Your Highness the Crown Prince has something to say to me, please feel free to tell me. Wouldn’t it be very important to promote friendship among the imperial family members?”
Hister couldn’t even properly hide his absurd expression at the twisted words that were clearly mocking him.
But it didn’t last long either. Hister strode and suddenly came close to Elaina, and Chaz got up from his seat while sweating profusely.
“Do you know that there is a secret place in elder brother’s palace?”
And Hister whispered in Elaina’s ear in a sinister voice.
“The location is not that difficult either. It’s a small room in the very back. The deepest part of the Crown Prince’s Palace.”
“……”
“Of course, thorough elder brother ordered that no one else be allowed in except himself, but it wouldn’t be too difficult for the beloved Crown Princess to set foot there.”
Elaina tried to gently push Hister away, but Hister did not back down easily.
“Who knows.”
He stretched his neck out even more than before and continued to speak in an even lower voice than before.
“You may discover an unexpected secret there.”
“……”
“I wonder if you will be able to smile and speak like this even then.”
And it was at that very moment.
Suddenly, someone’s hand with blue veins popping out flew in like lightning and easily grabbed Hister’s collar.
And slammed him to the ground.
Hister rolled on the ground like a paper doll without strength, and Sinclair, who had suddenly appeared, looked down at him coldly.
“How dare you be rude to my dear younger brother.”
Then he said in a voice that was not sorry at all to anyone who heard it.
“There have been rats running around everywhere these days.”
“Ha……”
“I didn’t expect that the respected His Highness the Crown Prince would come to someone else’s palace without being invited.”
Hister’s appearance, who had been flung away flutteringly, was literally miserable beyond compare. Needless to say, there were no people to help him either.
Eventually, Hister bit his lip hard and got up on his own strength. Then he said sarcastically.
“Isn’t planting rats what elder brother is best at? But when you say that, I really don’t know where to put myself.”
“If you don’t know where to put yourself, how about you just get lost?”
Hister didn’t even respond to Sinclair. He just moved his gaze to Chaz and muttered as if it was really ridiculous.
“You’ve become Sinclair elder brother’s dog, Chaz.”
The frightened Chaz took a small step back.
“If I had known earlier that you had such a great specialty, it would have been nice.”
“Chaz, go inside with Elaina.”
But even at Sinclair’s words, Chaz did not move. He just stood there, still terrified, but with his fists clenched tightly.
Was it because he was so scared? Perhaps it was really possible. After all, the toy Hister played with the most in the Edenbell royal family was none other than Chaz.
It was the moment when Sinclair was about to part his lips to say something again.
“I, I……”
Chaz suddenly blurted out in a very small voice like a mosquito.
But a clear voice.
“I, I am not a dog, elder brother Hister.”
“…… What?”
Hister asked back with a big laugh.
“The reason I am with elder brother Sinclair and Lady Elaina…… is because the two of them treated me like a human being unlike elder brother Hister, Hister.”
Chaz muttered as if squeezing it out.
“And Lady Elaina said. That I don’t have to associate with people who…… who treat me recklessly. That it’s not my fault. So…… so what I mean is……”
“Yes, what do you mean? Chaz.”
Sinclair, who had a smile on his face at some point, tapped Chaz’s back and asked,
“I, I don’t want to be in the same place as elder brother Hister anymore.”
Chaz answered as if shouting loudly with his eyes tightly closed.
“Lady Elaina also said she didn’t invite you…… so elder brother Hister, please go back now.”
“Putting on a farce while leaving.”
Hister, who had rushed up to Chaz’s nose at some point, glared at him as if threatening him.
“You’d better know your place, Chaz. As I have told you many times.”
“……”
“Don’t forget. All the crazy things you spat out today.”
As if to grab his collar, Hister reached out his hand towards Chaz, but it ended up spectacularly failing.
“Get lost now, Hister.”
It was because of Sinclair who slapped Hister’s hand away as if it was something dirty.
“You know it too, right? The fact that His Majesty the Emperor has decided to watch all the things happening in the palace.”
It was a threat after all. If he didn’t want to make the Emperor watch new things, he should get lost quickly.
…… Yes, go ahead and act as you please.
It won’t last long for you to brag like that anyway.
Hister glared at Sinclair as if to kill him, then slowly began to walk away.
Only after Hister disappeared like that did Chaz let out a sigh of relief and sit down on the spot, and Sinclair grabbed Elaina’s shoulder and began to examine her body here and there.
“…… I’m not hurt, Sinclair.”
“That’s for me to check.”
Sinclair’s golden eyes, which received the sunlight, were kind and gentle as always, examining her body, but……
[Who knows.]Those words of Hister kept ringing in Elaina’s ears.
[You may discover an unexpected secret there. I wonder if you will be able to smile and speak like this even then.]As if it was a curse, so clearly.
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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