“Return to the castle! Those who wish to come with us, follow us now!”
Casius started walking awkwardly.
Turning his body around and hiding the flowers in front of him, Casius mounted his horse.
Fortunately, the stem was crumpled, but the flower was safe.
Casius, rubbing his neck as red as the sunset, started the horse.
(This is a time divider.)
Lenisha Lotera.
The shock her name caused among the residents of Hiloshain was tremendous.
The remaining residents of Hiloshain had gathered here after hearing Lenisha’s name.
In the desolate garden, they all sat around, and Lenisha carefully examined them.
Sitting on a wooden box brought from the castle, Lenisha’s face was utterly serene.
“Really……. Is Lotera returning?”
Someone asked with a trembling voice.
“The old Lotera can’t return. Everything has changed already. Casius here has become the new Duke of Lotera.”
The people had confused faces.
To them, the masters of Lotera were the duke and duchess who had died on the battlefield, an image that had become fixed.
“And I have become Lotera again as Casius’s wife.”
“……You’re no longer the Empress?”
It seemed the news hadn’t reached this far.
Lenisha smiled faintly.
“I won’t stop being Lotera from now on. I want to start Lotera again here. It might be possible if you help me.”
“……Lady Lenisha…….”
The territory’s people called Lenisha, choking up.
“We believed you would return. We believed Lotera wouldn’t abandon us.”
“……I’m sorry for being late. Thank you for keeping the secret of Hiloshain until now.”
“It was our duty! The thought of it going to the Emperor……. We didn’t even want to imagine it.”
“I thought the same. That’s why I had to hide it. But I’ve changed my mind because of this.”
Lenisha’s pink eyes sparkled beautifully as they were dyed by the sunset.
The territory’s people blankly stared at the warm glow.
Lenisha lifted her lips.
“We’ll use everything we have to make sure no one can touch us. To make Hiloshain, the Hientri Empire, the best.”
The people looked astonished.
“With the capital I have, the resources of Hiloshain, and the strength of the new lord of this place, Duke Casius, it might be possible.”
This time, the people’s eyes were drawn to Casius, who was standing behind Lenisha.
Casius still stood with his arms crossed.
“The man who picked the fl……!”
“Hush!”
The woman who closed the child’s mouth laughed.
“Casius…!”
Someone shouted in a choked voice.
“Yes, the hero who led Hientri to victory, and the new master of Hiloshain. And… they also call him the knight of the red snake.”
Casius glanced at Lenisha’s profile.
She was completely bathed in the sunlight pouring down through her hair.
Her appearance was best suited to the blazing red sunset.
Lenisha looked like a goddess of the sun.
Shrrrk.
A red scale rose and then subsided on Casius’s cheek.
“Oh! Really…!”
The territory’s people gasped.
The red snake had entered Casius’s body during the war.
To fend off the magical beasts that overlooked Hientri’s borders, greater power was needed.
Casius’s choice was to go to the place known as the red snake’s sanctuary and accept the red snake.
It was a matter of life and death.
Fortunately, the red snake accepted Casius, and he became a knight with the power of the magical beast.
The reason Casius could become a hero, overcome a numerical disadvantage, and grasp victory at Chorpa, was thanks to that.
Casius thought of it as a sacrifice.
Because it was the reason people began to shy away from him.
But the people here were strange.
They were looking at him with a more favorable gaze.
Among them, a child who had been quieted by his mother, twisted and approached Casius.
The child reached out his arm to Casius.
“Are you like this too? Shrrk, shrrk.”
The child giggled.
Black snake scales protruded and then receded on the child’s arm.
The surprised child’s mother hid the child.
Together, surprised Casius and calm Lenisha’s eyes met.
Anyway… it seemed that Hiloshain was full of secrets Casius didn’t know.
The child’s mother and the territory’s people were wary of Casius.
Thanks to the child’s innocence, the secret they had been hiding was discovered.
Especially, the child’s mother’s face was pale with fright.
“You don’t need to be so tense.”
Casius, who was not good with words, scratched his cheek.
He didn’t know what to say to comfort them at a time like this.
Lenisha was looking at him as if amused.
‘Hmm. Is that method the best?’
Casius cracked his neck side to side.
Of course, before starting the event, he didn’t forget to leave the bouquet he was holding with Jeris.
Casius’s golden eyes stretched long vertically.
In a moment, his face was covered with red scales, causing even Lenisha to wear a surprised expression.
Crack, crack.
With the sound of twisting bones, smoke quickly enveloped him.
Swish.
Lenisha sharpened her senses.
Shrrk.
‘This is surely…’
What revealed itself through the dispersing smoke was a gigantic red snake.
With a black diamond mark branded on its forehead like a tattoo.
The story he had only heard about was revealing its reality right before her eyes.
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…
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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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