“I have no choice but to protect you now.”
Even if Dension didn’t want it, Viare knew she had to understand everything about him.
She believed she could bear any misfortune that might come as a result.
Viare, with a pale face, bit her lip and then looked up towards the door when she heard footsteps stopping in front of her room.
Someone was standing there for a while without knocking, which she found quite displeasing.
Just as she was about to open the door, she heard two knocks and breathed a sigh of relief.
In the Luschev household, only Gaizen and the Duke had the privilege to knock twice on her door.
“Sister, it’s me. May I come in?”
“Yes, come in.”
Gaizen hesitated before opening the door, appearing surprised to see his sister standing there.
He sat down on the sofa as directed but remained silent. After a while, Viare broke the silence.
“What brings you here?”
“I heard from Father at dinner. There’s a charity event coming up soon.”
Gaizen’s displeased demeanor suggested he had a significant argument with their father at dinner.
Viare wasn’t aware of the event but concealed her surprise and calmly replied.
“Yes, don’t worry about it.”
Viare, herself, would have been well-prepared for such an event.
At least twice a year, the major charity events were essentially a service for the faithful and commoners.
Although these events were never easy, they had reestablished the reputation of the Luschev family.
As Gaizen always disliked such events, Viare planned to handle it alone.
She had been in charge of it for years, so it wasn’t a significant burden for her.
However, he blurted out something unexpected while pursing his lips and scratching his head.
“Is something bothering you, sister?”
“What do you mean?”
Viare raised her eyebrows in confusion, waiting for Gaizen’s explanation.
“You looked upset all evening. You even forgot to talk about the event.”
“That’s not it, Gaizen.”
“If you don’t want to do it, I can talk to Father.”
Viare shook her head, stopping his impulsive action.
“There’s no need. I’m really fine.”
She felt sorry that her young brother had been watching her all through dinner.
“After Mother passed, we’ve been complying with Father’s words, haven’t we?”
“Well…”
Gaizen’s straightforward words left her speechless.
She had always thought they should. At least to shield them from the grief of losing their mother.
Viare smiled slightly and gently stroked his hair.
“If it becomes too much, I’ll talk to Father myself.”
Gaizen seemed unconvinced but agreed shortly and returned to his room.
For her, this day was one of the most challenging to endure and would remain a time to remember for the rest of her life.
Realizing the value of something only after it’s gone wasn’t because she didn’t know its worth.
It was because ordinary days seemed so permanent that she believed they would last forever.
After returning to the past, before Viare could even get accustomed to her current life, the first place she visited was the Grand Temple of Tanasha.
The only place of worship for Ekarto, the sole deity of the Marta Empire, the Grand Temple exuded a spiritual atmosphere.
It was so renowned that any visitor from another country would make it a point to visit, marking its status as a top attraction in the Marta Empire.
The meticulously crafted bevel glass was shining brilliantly, and the elaborately carved statue of Ekarto radiated its majesty.
The lavish reconstruction of the Grand Temple was largely contributed to by the Luschev family’s donations.
Viare’s visit today was solely to donate on behalf of her father, with no other reason in mind.
The Archbishop, upon receiving the news that the Lady of the House would visit in place of the busy Duke, had commanded the priests to treat her with utmost respect.
To Viare, the sight of them fawning over her in this sacred place, sniffing for money, was almost laughable.
Then a priest, seemingly inexperienced, asked her naively.
“Lady Luschev, how about you visit the chapel as well since you’re here?”
His intention was purely to suggest attending the Archbishop’s mass since she had come all the way.
However, seeing the shocked expressions of the other priests trying to dissuade him, he only looked puzzled.
There was a firm belief among the public that the Luschev family was devout in their religious life, probably due to their regular charity events and substantial donations.
But the reality was different. The children of the Luschev family were so distant from faith that they even hesitated to visit the Grand Temple.
This was an open secret among those who had long served the temple, but they never explicitly mentioned it.
The Grand Temple’s ability to flourish like this was likely due to the protection of the Duke of Luschev.
Yet, they failed to properly cater to the Lady’s preferences, worrying about getting reprimanded by the high-ranking clergy.
“Then, let’s visit there.”
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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