The single tree in the empire.
‘Reparatio Tree.’
As of now, it seemed like there was no other answer.
(This is a time separator.)
After the failure in developing the antidote, Lea felt a heavy weight on her soul. The Reparatio Tree was a rare species imported from Arabia.
The tree was rare, and what was needed was not the leaves but the sap. Lea was pessimistic.
“How do I get that?”
The tree’s sap had to be used within 24 hours of extraction due to its volatility. In other words, both sap extraction and antidote development had to happen concurrently.
She found a viable method, but obtaining the sap was the problem.
Even through Magnolia’s top trade channels, obtaining it within 24 hours was nearly impossible.
‘It would take at least six months to bring it from Arabia.’
There were no alternatives either. She had tried mixing similareffect sap, but that had ended in bitter failure.
“Ah, is there really no way?”
Of course, there wasn’t absolutely no way. Accepting the emperor’s offer to work in the palace could provide an opportunity to secretly extract the sap.
But every time she considered it, the face of Akia lingered. The tension between them still hadn’t faded.
‘Yeah, entering the palace feels off. It’s awkward.’
Furthermore, she couldn’t shake off the strange feeling she had received from the emperor upon their last encounter.
His smiling face had quickly faded, but Lea clearly remembered the look in his eyes when he looked at her.
Lea thought she needed to find another way and was headed towards the Count. Then, a familiar voice came through as she passed by his bedroom door.
“Is the situation that difficult?”
“Yes. We had to rush to the capital, and last time, the cost of Tren’s antidote wasn’t insignificant.”
The voices belonged to Akia and Rikel. Rikel was probably reporting to the Count.
Lea was about to leave, considering coming back later, when she stopped at the sound of their conversation.
“It appears that paying such a large sum is difficult right now. The capital we can immediately use is limited.”
“…”
“Count, as you know, the relief goods sent to Tren were from your pri…”
“I understand what you’re saying. It takes a long time to liquidate assets; look into what can be quickly turned into currency.”
Though she didn’t know the details, they seemed to be talking about financial difficulties in some business venture. And hadn’t Rikel just mentioned?
‘Relief goods sent to Tren.’
News reached Theo that extensive relief supplies had been provided not only to the orphanage but also to the entire Tren region.
“It must have been the Count’s doing.”
It was undoubtedly why the Magnolia Trading Company was facing financial issues. If they were considering liquidating assets or monetizing their land, they were clearly in dire financial straits.
As these thoughts crossed Lea’s mind, her expression darkened. When Tren had suffered from flooding, not a single noble had lent a helping hand.
Tren had been left waiting for support from the royal palace, which might or might not come. The only one who had helped the Tren region was Akkia.
“It must be because of me.”
Otherwise, why would a count with no connection to Tren offer help?
Feeling heavyhearted at the realization that she was partly to blame for the Count’s financial issues, she pondered the possibility that he might sell the trading company.
“If it comes to it, we may have to sell the trading company…”
As soon as the Count uttered the words he had been dreading, Lea burst open the door. Her action was more prompt than expected.
“Count!”
“……Lea?”
Both Akkia, who was sitting at the table, and Rickel stared at Lea in disbelief.
Ignoring their gazes, Lea walked into the room.
“I will find a solution.”
Her eyes, the color of fresh leaves, shone with determined resolve. Akkia looked at her incredulously and asked,
“What will you do?”
“What else? I’ll raise funds!”
Lea had just thought of an incredible business idea after overhearing their conversation.
Specifically,
“Aphrodisiacs.”
If she could market the aphrodisiac she had discovered in the lab earlier, they could definitely raise substantial funds.
Already burdened with guilt over the Count’s side effects, this felt like a relief to Lea.
“It’s actually a good thing.”
If she could earn a large sum and help the Count, it would alleviate her emotional burden.
“So, you’re saying you’ll cover the funding shortfall?”
“Yes.”
Akkia, clearly taken aback, tilted his head.
“……Why would you?”
Akkia had been exploring new townhouses for the House of Count Heidern. He hadn’t been able to find a satisfactory one for a few days now, but an excellent property had just become available. However, it was prohibitively expensive.
Most of Akkia’s personal wealth was tied up in the Magnolia Trading Company.
He was considering pulling capital from the trading company to buy the property when Lea suddenly appeared, offering to fund the purchase.
Knowing well Lea’s previous obsession with money, the Count was all the more puzzled by her offer.
“I told you I would take responsibility. Consider this an extension of that responsibility.”
She seemed to have misunderstood something, but…
Looking into Lea’s sparkling eyes, Akkia felt increasingly intrigued by this “responsibility” of hers.
“If you’re saying it with such conviction, then I’m intrigued.”
Resting his chin on his hand, Akkia looked at Lea, his lips curving into a smile.
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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