She didn’t know that this place was the same hell.
‘No matter what kind of place Dongryeong is, if I’m useful to Dongjehu, he won’t cast me aside. Since the relationship with the Emperor has been twisted because of Seojehu, if I have something that can become Seojehu’s weakness, he will accept me.’
She didn’t wish for her father’s love.
The only thing Ariana wanted was one thing.
The status as Dongjehu’s daughter.
She didn’t care how Dongjehu or his family thought of her if she could get her hands on that.
‘Everyone will go to the capital for the April social season. Will Dongjehu attend this year’s royal party?’
Since Ariana had never been to the capital before the wedding social season, she did not know at this point whether Dongjehu would attend.
According to what Ariana knew, except for Seojehu, the other Jehus only sent their families to the royal party and did not attend themselves.
‘It’ll be good if I meet even Dongjehu’s family. No, it doesn’t matter if I don’t meet anyone. If I find a way to go to Dongryeong, I’ll make it somehow.’
She had two months left.
‘I must find evidence to blackmail Dongjehu before then. And I have to prepare to run away alone in case things go wrong.’
To Rachel, Ariana was a convenient daughter. Her pretty, obedient daughter would be of great help to Rachel’s future plans.
It started with marrying her off to Ingowu Alfreihi, the largest arms dealer. So she wouldn’t let Ariana easily escape.
‘My future will change as I move. I must be able to cope even if sudden situations arise.’
Ariana pulled her arms out from under the blankets.
She sighed at the sight of her emaciated arms.
With this body, she wouldn’t be able to run far if things went awry.
Time had passed, but food had not come in.
Everyone seemed to have forgotten about Ariana.
Even the lady of the house had stopped caring about Ariana after the earlier incident was over.
It wasn’t surprisingly sad because it was expected.
Ariana waited for the night to deepen, then quietly slipped out of her room and headed for the kitchen.
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When everyone was asleep.
Navigating through the darkness to the kitchen, Ariana found the storage by feeling around with her hands.
Since she often helped with kitchen chores, it wasn’t difficult to find out what was in the storage.
In the large storage room, things like fruits, grains, ham, and cheese were displayed by type.
Although the duke’s mansion’s storage was full of fresh and highquality ingredients, Ariana had never properly eaten them.
She had only eaten what the duke’s family left behind.
Ariana took out a few hams, cheeses, and fruits that didn’t need cooking and sat down on the storage room floor.
Since no one would come to the kitchen at this time, she planned to eat enough and then take a few with her.
Having not eaten properly for a long time, she decided to start with fresh fruit.
Peeling an orange and putting it in her mouth, the fragrant and sweet and sour juice spread through her mouth.
Ariana closed her eyes for a moment and savored the fragrance.
‘I should have done this earlier. I don’t know why I was scared and kept starving myself.’
After eating an orange, Ariana peeled off the wrapping paper that was wrapping the ham.
Since there was no knife suitable for cutting the ham, she bit into it whole and chewed it vigorously. Salty and savory ham scent. Even while eating, her stomach growled.
Ariana quickly swallowed and then bit into the ham again, this time a little larger.
Rustle[Dash]
That was the moment when she sensed something.
Ariana stared into the darkness, frozen in the posture she had been biting the ham.
‘Person? At this time? Or… a rat?’
Without even blinking, she stared into the darkness with her sapphireblue eyes, and again, she heard a rustling sound.
Strength filled Ariana’s two hands that were holding the ham.
She had been careless. Even if no one would come to the kitchen at this time, she should have acted cautiously.
While she was regretting, a low and deep voice came.
“The second daughter of Bronthe has a peculiar way of eating.”
The husky bass was a voice Ariana had never heard before.
“And a big mouth.”
Only then did Ariana realize that she was still stuffing ham into her mouth.
As she slowly lowered the ham, the figure hiding between the storage shelves revealed himself.
Just then, the clouds that had been hiding the moon cleared away, and the moonlight came in through a small window, sweeping away the darkness.
The man’s shadow was cast by the moonlight, so Ariana couldn’t see his face. She could only tell that he was tall and broadshouldered.
Thump[Dash]
With a small noise, a flame was lit in the small lamp that had been placed on the storage shelf.
Only then did Ariana see his face, and the moment she realized who he was, she held her breath.
Radiant silver hair brighter than moonlight, pearllike white skin, and captivating lines forming a picturesque eye, filled with bloodred pupils. Perfect features as if painted, and a cold stare that sent chills down the spine.
Seeing the beautiful figure of a man who seemed to have descended like the god of the moon, Ariana swallowed her dry saliva.
‘Why is the Northern Emperor here?’
In her previous life, Ariana had only seen the Northern Emperor in portraits, never in person.
She had gathered information about the North for the third prince, Herald, but never encountered the Northern Emperor. She had only heard rumors about him.
The coldblooded Emperor with brilliant moonlight hair and rubylike shining red eyes.
Many women and young men admired him, but at the same time feared him, and even the emperor would concede to his power and military strength.
He didn’t allow anyone but his chosen ones by his side, and was famous for being so aloof that there were rumors of mysophobia.
A duke in the capital had secretly approached his daughter to gain his favor, but he was said to have beheaded her in front of the duke.
The Northern Emperor, Cyrus Karha, was known for never hesitating to draw his sword, and his sword did not discriminate against anyone but its master.
Since he rarely left the North unless it was important, Ariana never had a chance to meet him.
So, Ariana hadn’t considered the existence of Cyrus Karha. She thought there would be no connection with him in this life as well.
She never dreamed she would meet the coldblooded Emperor just a few days after her regression.
Especially in this situation.
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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