“Still, they’re all champions. They must be impressive individuals. I think a word spoken there would be very meaningful. Actually, the champions, including the Marquis, started from the qualifiers and climbed to the top. But there are no women there, right? As far as I know, I heard that all the previous champions were men.”
Instead of answering, Marquis Kito squinted his eyes. The same was true for Duke Penton and his wife, who were watching the conversation. I wondered if I had made a mistake.
“I’ve never seen you so excited, Reje.”
“Me neither. Kito, before you came, Reje was always down. She hardly spoke and mostly just read newspapers or played chess with me when she came to the mansion.”
Marquis Kito and the Duke exchanged words. Then, my face began to blush. I felt regret for not being able to suppress the outburst of emotions. As I lowered my head in embarrassment, Marquis Kito looked at me.
“It’s really pleasing to see you like this, Reje. Anyway, I should answer the question you asked, right? Unfortunately, there hasn’t been a female champion yet. But I believe a female champion will appear soon.”
“Ah.”
“Ah.”
“And the Champion Club is not as grand as you think. The talk there is mostly joking. Moreover, the number of people who join the Champion Club is very small. Munt maintained the champion position for twenty years, and most of the former champions have aged and passed away. So, on my first day, it was a very welcoming atmosphere. Jokingly, it was said that if I weren’t there, Munt would be the only one left in the Champion Club. Munt even apologized, saying he felt sorry for taking everything.”
Unintentionally, a small laugh escaped from me. The thought of the stoic Munt making a joke was unimaginable.
Marquis Kito seemed to have a lot to talk about, and he shared stories that happened during the last few days while waiting for the food.
Mostly, it was about Munt.
Marquis Kito expressed his joy at gaining recognition from Munt, whom he had admired and respected. Munt, in return, initiated a champagne toast for the Marquis’s championship, gave him a gift, and engaged in a conversation.
“He used to treat me like a kid and ignore me. I wondered if the reason I became a champion was to earn recognition from Munt.”
And actually achieving that was quite exhilarating. To focus on the conversation, he took off his hat and cloak.
“I’ve received quite a lot from Munt over the years…”
“Received what?”
“If I start talking, it won’t end. Let me start with the most frustrating thing.”
Perhaps while listening to the conversation, a gentleman approached our table. He was the one who had been glancing at Marquis Kito since earlier.
“Um… are you Marquis Kito by any chance?”
“Oh, yes.”
In response to Marquis Kito’s answer, the gentleman smiled broadly.
“It’s an honor to meet you!”
“Do you know me?”
“Of course! I was the one who witnessed the final game! It was absolutely thrilling. I’ve always wanted to have a conversation with you. Actually, my wife is also a fervent fan of yours. Would it be possible… to ask for an autograph?”
The lady next to the gentleman couldn’t take her eyes off Marquis Kito. Marquis Kito took out a fountain pen, familiar with such situations, and signed on the gentleman’s handkerchief.
I was genuinely in awe of this situation. Me, in a relationship with a celebrity…!
“Marquis Kito?”
“The recent champion?”
“Oh, really! Marquis Kito!”
But it didn’t end here.
People who recognized Marquis Kito began to offer their handkerchiefs. Some nobles maintained their dignity but couldn’t help being drawn in by Marquis Kito’s presence.
Eventually, the atmosphere in the restaurant turned into Marquis Kito’s stage.
“Haha. What should we do, Penton?”
Marquis Kito asked Duke Penton, looking at his expression.
“What can we do? We have to run.”
Marquis Kito’s popularity surpassed imagination.
The restaurant was narrow and bright. Most of the menu items were reasonably priced.
Seated at a rectangular wooden table instead of a round one, we quietly observed the dishes that arrived just five minutes after placing our order.
“…….”
“…….”
The atmosphere was completely different from the “La Grass” we had just been to.
“…The food here is quite amazing, Penton. I always stop by when I’m in the capital. It’s quiet inside, with not many customers, so it’s good for spending time alone. And you don’t need to be cautious. It’s such a wonderful restaurant.”
Marquis Kito sensed the chilly atmosphere and sighed immediately.
“I’m sorry, Penton. And Reje. The chefs at ‘La Grass’ must have looked at me in such a scary way. After the commotion, Munt’s silent pressure was there. They didn’t explicitly say it, but the looks were asking me to leave the restaurant quickly.”
Marquis Kito’s words were accurate.
After the commotion, there was an implicit pressure from the chefs. They didn’t outright say it, but the atmosphere in the restaurant had been disrupted by Marquis Kito, and his looks were subtly urging him to leave.
Perhaps some noble individuals who didn’t express their displeasure had put in their complaints.
“Don’t worry too much. I understand. Right, my lady, kids?”
“I wanted to have ice cream at that restaurant…”
Yune expressed regret. Her expression hasn’t been great since we left the restaurant, showing just how much she wanted to eat there.
“Yune, we can always go back later, right? Or how about going together with Oppa later?”
“No, thank you. I’ll go with Reje alone.”
Despite the lady’s suggestion, Yurik immediately ruined it. I lightly pinched Yurik’s back of the hand, but he didn’t seem to care.
“I’m really sorry. How about trying the food first? The menu here is simple, but as it is, they put all their effort into the food. Well, originally, good restaurants don’t have many items on the menu, right? It’s the same here. So, it should be delicious. After the meal, we can go out, and I’ll treat you to ice cream…”
“Do you want ice cream?”
The restaurant owner, who had placed the ordered wine on the table, heard Marquis Kito’s words and asked.
“Oh, yes.”
“Shall we serve it here in our restaurant? Of course, we’ll charge you for it.”
“Huh? But it’s not on the menu…”
“Even if it’s not on the menu, we can do everything in our restaurant.”
“Huh?”
“Just ice cream? We have seafood dishes, stews, canapés, pies, gratin, and galantine! If there’s something you want, just let us know!”
Marquis Kito was at a loss for words.
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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