And now Ariana was here to entrust herself to them.
Various emotions complicated her heart.
‘I hate it…’
The people of the White family had been kind to Ariana. While their unprecedented consideration made her heart flutter, she wasn’t pleased.
The warmer they were, the colder her past life seemed. The lonely days where she was loved by no one and used by everyone surfaced.
Catherine, who visited a few days ago, had said,
“[Dash] I should have come to see you sooner… I didn’t realize how hard you had it because your father was bound to the imperial command.”
Theodore also had said,
“[Dash] If I knew you were having such a hard time, I would have done anything to get you out.”
The words full of pity and regret only repulsed her.
Now?
Not just anyone, but the Emperor.
He could have seen her whenever he wanted to, and if he couldn’t come himself, he could have sent a spy to check on her.
‘28 years.’
Ariana died at 28.
For 28 years, no one in the empire cared to know about Ariana. For 28 years, she was thoroughly alone, thoroughly lonely, and took steps toward death one step at a time in that darkness.
She didn’t regret overthrowing the empire for the Third Prince. She only resented her own foolishness and weakness for even being used by him.
Catherine’s cheerful voice broke her reverie.
Ariana smiled gracefully and said,
“I’m thankful for anything.”
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While confronting remnants of Paganus near the eastern gate, Zeor received a letter from Chaise Castle.
“Ariana…”
Count Romien Mantis, Zeor’s aide, anxiously watched as Zeor’s eyes darkened. Zeor fluttered the letter and said,
“Romien, look at this. The Emperor’s own daughter, Ariana, has returned. His. Own. Daughter. The true Princess of the Empire, Ariana.”
“She hasn’t been declared a princess yet…”
“I’ll be discarded.”
“Your Highness, the Emperor would never…”
“I’ll be discarded. Now that his own daughter is back, I, his distant relative, connected only by a drop of his blood… Yes, I’ll be discarded.”
“That’s not true.”
“Think about it. If he’s the natural son of Emperor Dongzehu, he’ll undoubtedly be strong and extraordinarily handsome. If he resembles Emperor Dongzehu, he could be terribly beautiful. He might even be prettier than the princess.”
Romien swallowed a sigh.
“Would you choose someone like me, a nobody, as your successor, or would you choose someone extraordinarily beautiful and powerful like Ariana?”
“Your Majesty, how could you say you’re a nobody? Aren’t you strong and wise?”
“Really? Could I be stronger and wiser than Princess Ariana?”
At this point, Ariana had completely become the successor.
“Princess Ariana will surely drive me out of Chase Castle. Then I’d have to return to the House of Oberlian… My father would be ashamed of a second son who was ousted from the throne. I guess there would be no place for me in the House of Oberlian either.”
Jeor’s imagination was digging a hole.
This was Jeor’s chronic disease.
Once he started digging, he would dig to the other side of the Earth.
Romien spoke politely without showing his intense annoyance.
“Your Majesty, please deal with the remaining rebels. When you return victorious from the war, Emperor Dongzehu will surely be pleased.”
“Indeed… How could anything be more pleasing to him than the return of his own daughter, Princess Ariana? My achievements would be nothing.”
“Your Majesty…”
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The dress prepared for today’s banquet was a light shade of pink, with a voluminous skirt and beautiful embroidery. It looked so luxurious that it was hard to believe it was off-the-rack.
‘Another pink dress.’
Whose love for pink could this be?
“Did Catherine choose this dress?”
“No, Emperor Dongzehu chose it himself. He even chose all the furniture in this room.”
Ariana felt as if she had been slapped on the back of her head.
Russel, who looked cold, had this taste for pink? No matter how much she tried, she couldn’t connect this sea of pink to Russel.
Catherine chuckled as if she knew what Ariana was thinking.
“Of course, Emperor Dongzehu took advice from Isabel.”
“Isabel?”
“Yes, the daughter of Count White, whom you’ll meet soon.”
“Ah.”
“There was a time when Isabel was obsessed with pink. She advised that every girl would have to like pink.”
“I see.”
Ariana recalled Isabel White, whom she had seen at a party before. She always made her entrance in a bright red dress, attracting all the attention.
She remembered that the potentially tacky red dress looked quite good on her.
While talking, Catherine finished grooming her hair.
She brushed Ariana’s hair, which reached her waist, and pinned half of it up with a pearl hairpin. The soft, sky-blue strands falling over her slightly exposed shoulders looked pure and beautiful.
“Wow, you are… truly beautiful.”
“Thank you. It’s all thanks to Catherine.”
Ariana rose from the vanity chair. Catherine smoothed the crumpled hem of the dress.
Ariana slowly moved toward the door.
A gentle smile graced her lips, but inside she was as intensely focused as a warrior heading into battle.
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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