Before I knew it, I was excited and explained even the things Yurik didn’t ask. I realized that I was excited when Yurik was staring at me, not the book.
“Ah, sorry. Did I go overboard?”
“No, I just thought you really like books.”
“Yeah. But my parents don’t allow me to read. They said from when I was young that reading these books is not good for my emotions or something. Probably it’s because I’m the youngest and I like books more than my other siblings, so I’m a thorn in their eyes.”
“They don’t allow you to read books?”
He seemed shocked, his eyes widening.
“Recently they let me read about five books a month, but absolutely no more than that. If I read, they would probably take the book away from me again.”
“Why? The Marsen family is in the land business, aren’t they? Reading a lot of books would definitely help.”
“I guess.”
I shrugged my shoulders.
“……I have to read books forcibly. My grandfather is strict. If I, the eldest son, am to continue the family line, I have to read a lot of books and be smart.”
“Our parents are completely different. Our mansion has a lot of money, but they don’t invest a penny in me.”
“My grandfather invests everything in me. Borrowing this book too, recently when my grandfather came to the mansion. Seeing my room without a single book, he was astonished, told me to go to the library right away.”
“I see.”
“While I’m in the library, my grandfather will probably have the employees buy all the books from the bookstore. They should arrive by tomorrow?”
I recalled Yurik’s grandfather from the original work. Even though he appears, it’s just a few sentences, so I didn’t know what his personality was like or what he looked like. But he was so strict.
Now I understood why Yurik hid his tastes.
“In fact, I like your new side more than your smart and wise side.”
“……What?”
The Yurik Fenton in the book was perfect. He solved all the incidents, overcame all crises. He had no complexes or flaws.
I never dreamed that he had such concerns. Even his likes were different from the original work. Because of that, Yurik, who felt distant because he was the protagonist of the book, felt a bit more affectionate.
To be honest, he also felt like a different character.
“What’s wrong with liking cute things? I don’t dislike that side of you.”
“……What are you talking about.”
“Ah, of course you wouldn’t want anyone to discover that side of you, so I won’t tell anyone. Really!”
I looked at Yurik’s face, worried that he might be upset again. Contrary to expectation, Yurik’s face was as red as a beet.
Even though he seemed fine when our eyes met earlier, now he looked flustered.
“……Yes.”
“…….”
“Speak, but don’t.”
The atmosphere quieted down again. It was about time for Biti to find me…….
As I glanced around, I spotted a familiar face in the distance.
“It’s time for me to go.”
“There!”
“Huh?”
Just as I was about to step away, Yurik called out to me.
“I’m sorry about what happened at the park. I spoke harshly.”
He apologized to me with a slightly trembling voice.
“I wanted to apologize all along.”
“…….”
“I’m really sorry.”
I was taken aback by his sudden apology. To be honest, I thought that what happened at that time would naturally pass.
‘He’s really different.’
In the original work, I never saw Yurik apologize to anyone. Since he’s quite blunt, he would express his apologies in other ways.
“Well, then, let’s both apologize and forget about it.”
“…….”
“We’ll also keep each other’s secrets. I can’t be caught reading a book here secretly, and you……there are things you can’t be caught doing either. Understand?”
Upon hearing my words, Yurik’s face brightened.
“Of course.”
“Then goodbye!”
Before leaving the square, I took one last look at Yurik, who was sitting blankly by the fountain.
The last time I saw Yurik at the park, I was concerned about his expression, but not this time.
Unlike back then, when I couldn’t grasp what he was thinking, Yurik waved at me.
Then, perhaps feeling embarrassed, he quickly put his hand down. It was a bit comical, but I didn’t mind.
[This is a time separator.]“The Fenton family, eldest son.
The reason Yurik paid attention to the Marsen family was because of their youngest daughter.
Her name is Lise Marsen. Among the six, she stood out with a different appearance, and one could tell just by looking that she was born from another woman.
Red hair, yellow eyes.
Her face alone made her distinct from the other children, and she was quite pretty. Perhaps due to her beauty, the Marsen family’s attempts to hide her failed, and all the men from other families heard rumors about her.
In contrast, she had no interest in men. She spoke little and rarely showed her face outside, always expressionless.
At first, Yurik might have felt sorry for such a Lise Marsen.
He always met her in unexpected places. In the hills, the reed beds, parks, town squares, and so on. It was there that Yurik accidentally exposed a secret he could never tell to anyone else.
Unlike the frightened Yurik, she remained unchanged, still expressionless.
Still, Yurik worried that she might spread the word about his secret. And one day, a short letter arrived to reassure him that his worry was needless. A letter from Lise Marsen.
Yurik thought he might have been harsh to her. Her apology weighed heavily on his heart.
He even reviewed the words he’d spoken to her. He had judged her superficially, like the people he disliked.
‘……Hello?’
Not long after, when he encountered her alone, Yurik realized something. She was not the person he thought she was, but rather a lively and interesting girl.
And Lise Marsen possessed all the qualities Yurik desired.
From then on, Yurik’s heart began to beat a little faster whenever he saw Lise.”
[This is a time separator.]The evening at the Marsen mansion was quiet.
Lying in her bed, Isabelle looked at the empty space beside her. Sleep did not come. Carefully rising, she moved to the window with a lantern that had not yet gone out.
She remembered a friend she had met in the park last time.
A friend she had not seen for about ten years looked quite old and frail. Although he avoided answering her inquiry about his health, it was certain that there was some ailment.
‘Isabelle. You haven’t forgotten, have you?’
‘I’m married.’
‘It doesn’t matter. You know that too.’
Isabelle kept thinking about the words of her friend, who had spoken in a calm tone, piercing through her face.
‘So come back.’
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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