The banquet ended with Etienne encountering the Second Prince in the stables. She returned home immediately, exhausted, managing only to bathe and sleep. However, she woke up to a strange situation the next morning.
“Prince Lehart?”
“Why do you ask?”
As Lehart leisurely enjoyed his fragrant floral tea, Etienne glanced around.
The curtains the butler had recently changed, the new decorations brought in by the butler, and the huge ornate pattern filling an entire wall – all indicated that this was indeed the Duke of Claire’s house.
Her house. But why was someone else acting like the master of the house?
Upon waking, changing, and coming out, Etienne found Prince Lehart in the drawing-room.
“My parents…”
“The Duke and Duchess? They left early this morning. Said they’d be back late. The Duke is diligent, which is why your family prospers.”
“Did you meet them?”
“Yes, I encountered them just as I arrived.”
“I see.”
Though she responded, Etienne was puzzled. Why was he so casual about it?
“Your butler seems quite capable.”
Etienne’s gaze shifted to the tea in Lehart’s hand. The deep red color was different from her usual tea.
“He served me this rare tea immediately.”
“Retin is indeed skilled.”
He always knew what she needed. She didn’t know why she felt happier praising the butler than her father.
Etienne, who had been smiling, suddenly stopped and asked Lehart.
“Did you come to see me?”
“In a way, yes and no.”
Lehart set his teacup down with a clear, crisp sound, then continued.
“It’s my first time here, and I plan to look around.”
“At what?”
“To find families who will support me.”
“Ah…”
Etienne understood – ‘Families supporting Prince Lehart.’
As the Emperor’s health declined, princes began their covert campaigns for the throne. Noble families would choose to support either the Crown Prince or the Second Prince. But…
‘Shouldn’t this start next year?’
She wondered why the Prince was moving so early. Usually, her encounters with him started at seventeen…
While she was confused, Lehart suddenly said.
“I’m looking for someone.”
“Who might that be?”
“I don’t know yet.”
Lehart shrugged and leaned back on the sofa. Watching his relaxed movement, Etienne’s eyes narrowed.
‘Now that I think about it, why wait until next year?’
Her family had severely offended the Second Prince when the Crown Prince died. What if she could prevent the Prince’s death and avoid that fate?
But she didn’t rush into a decision. There was no point in acting to prevent an incident for which there was no evidence yet.
Lost in thought, Etienne was observed with amusement by Lehart.
He had deliberately visited the Claire house first, anticipating meeting her. He hadn’t laughed so much since the day she compared his first impression to a statue in the restroom.
Lehart leaned closer to Etienne, examining her face closely.
Etienne’s first impression was of a red rose. The girl, like a splendid flower, was pretty and strong in appearance, but spoke very cheerfully.
Unexpectedly, she was quirky and knew how to laugh brightly, contrary to her prickly demeanor. As he kept observing these surprising aspects, Lehart’s curiosity about Etienne grew.
“Etienne.”
“Yes, Your Highness.”
Despite being lost in her thoughts just moments ago, Etienne responded with a nonchalance that he found appealing.
“I’ll tell you whom I’m searching for, so listen carefully.”
“Will you?”
“You asked.”
This question was unexpected.
“But aren’t such matters usually kept secret?”
“Then we’d be sharing the Crown Prince’s secret.”
“In that case, it’s fine. You don’t have to tell me.”
Etienne responded with a bright smile and firm refusal.
“Why not?”
“I don’t wish to share another secret. Secrets are for close acquaintances.”
She might support the Crown Prince and wish him to become Emperor, but she had no interest in his secrets. More bluntly, she was cautious about getting entangled in rumors like the flower tea.
“That’s a pity…”
Lehart tapped her cheek and tilted his head slightly, gazing at her. Etienne slightly frowned.
“Aren’t you curious about me?”
“Please refrain from that look. It’s inappropriate for a girl not yet an adult.”
“That hurts. I’m barely eighteen.”
“But you’re an adult.”
“To discriminate over a two-year age difference…”
Lehart sounded incredulous. And to think she refused the secret of the Crown Prince! His amusement turned into a blunt revelation.
“A person who foresees the future.”
Etienne’s heart leaped, and she clenched her mouth shut. What was he implying?
“Or someone acting as if they know the future.”
“What does that mean?”
She feigned ignorance, though her heart pounded.
“I’m looking for such a person.”
“Does someone like that exist?”
“Yes.”
Lehart glanced at the ceiling, as if letting out steam.
“The direct line of the Supracher family has water abilities, right? Fernando is also training to awaken his. Did you know?”
He suddenly mentioned Fernando, but Etienne stayed silent.
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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