“But what’s happening at this hour? Has the director also returned?”
Adel asked Jimmer with a hopeful expectation.
“The director won’t be able to come for a few days due to wrapping up the serial murder case. He asked me to check if there’s anything unusual at the mansion, so I stopped by.”
Disappointed, Adel smiled without showing it.
“Yes, please assure him that everything is fine.”
Then Mia quickly intervened.
“What’s there to worry about? Adel, he asked you to check because he’s concerned, right?”
“Well, um…”
Jimmer awkwardly smiled as if he got hit on the bullseye.
Kristin had been with the inspector of the Royal Judiciary since yesterday. They had arrested Stone, but they hadn’t yet revealed the identity of the skeleton that emerged from Oswald’s. It seemed like it would take a few more days.
Even in such a situation, Adel continued to look worried. After being somewhat cold for a while, their relationship had become quite warm a few days ago. She regularly sent Jimmer to check if there was anything wrong at the mansion. In fact, not the mansion, but she was curious.
“I’m done, so Tanya, take a look too.”
“What? What’s this about…?”
“Since Jimmer rescued her, it’s only right to take care of her until the end.”
“Looks fine to me.”
With Jimmer’s frustrating response, Mia eventually intervened.
“What are you saying? In my eyes, you’re pretending to be okay against your will!”
Adel added a word.
“Tanya usually doesn’t express pain well. After being confined for so long, she’ll be anxious for a while.”
Jimmer, unsure about the intimacy between the two, took hesitant steps backward, then soon, as if determined, Tanya leaped towards the place where she disappeared.
“Eek! It’s a good time.”
Mia jumped and rejoiced, fluttering like she had her own idol.
“I mean.”
“Oh my, what are you saying? Those who have are truly scarier!”
“Mia, you’re the one who has it all. Soon, a baby will be born.”
“What about you? Maybe you’re pregnant right now and don’t even know it? Check the dates.”
At the mention of pregnancy, Adele’s expression wavered. Of course, she didn’t express it to Mia.
“We decided to take it a bit slower.”
“Oh, why?”
Surprisingly, Mia, who widened her eyes as if to say ‘I didn’t expect that,’ soon guessed the reason and laughed.
“Aha, you want to enjoy the fun of newlyweds a bit more, don’t you?”
“Well, something like that.”
Adele shrugged her shoulders, agreeing.
No matter how Mia was, she couldn’t tell everything about their situation.
“Ah, this mischievous and naughty thing! You’re scared of stealing late but…”
“That’s right.”
“Ah!”
Mia, who had been sending jeers as if envying them, suddenly hugged her stomach.
“Why are you doing that? Is something hurting?”
“My stomach feels a bit strange.”
“How is it strange? Should I call a doctor?”
Unlike the surprised Adele, Mia touched her own stomach with a somewhat odd expression.
“It feels like water droplets are bursting inside my belly.”
“Water droplets? Could it be fetal movements…?”
“I don’t know. It feels really strange. Oh… no… Wow, it’s really strange. But I really like it.”
Mia laughed with a brightened face.
“Can I touch it?”
“Sure.”
Adele also gently touched Mia’s stomach, but she still couldn’t feel anything. However, Mia continued to marvel and laugh.
“Now it really feels real. That our child is growing in my belly. We have to tell him as soon as he gets off work, but how do I wait until then?”
“Do you like it that much?”
“Yes. Adele, it’s good to enjoy the honeymoon fun just between the two of us, but if you’re going to have a child, have it quickly. When a child who resembles both you and him is born, another happiness awaits. Since we became pregnant, it somehow feels stickier. Shall I say we really feel like a family?”
Certainly, Mia looked happier than anyone else.
The stability, different from Tanya, who was starting a new love, and Adele, who had a capable fiancé, seemed to fill her.
Kristin and my child…
A real family.
But it’s still too early, right?
“Then you should be out soon.”
The voice of the guard supervisor echoed behind the firmly closed iron gate.
Click!
Soon, the iron gate opened, and a glamorous and beautiful blonde woman, not fitting in with this place, entered.
“Viscount Oswald…”
The lips of the stone, lying with arms folded on the old bed, slightly went up.
As expected… I knew it!
“Are you okay, Viscount?”
In a choked voice, Stone slowly sat up.
In front of him, April, who looked like she might cry at any moment, was a sight to behold.
Stone was still in a state of confinement without the guilt being confirmed. Therefore, he was isolated in a facility before going to prison. It was narrow and old, but there was a bed and some furniture, and sunlight came in through the barred windows.
However, April couldn’t help feeling sorry for him being confined in a place like this.
“Oh, April. How did you end up here like this…”
He called her name with a sorrowful expression, as if sighing.
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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