“I never had such feelings for your sister.”
“Well, there must have been a reason. Maybe I wanted to protect you because I tormented you too much.”
“No.”
Hersis shook his head firmly.
“I know myself well, and I’m not the one who would develop feelings through such an incident. On the contrary, it was your rejection that made me realize the forgotten feelings I had for you. To me, that rejection was the trigger, a reminder of something I had forgotten.”
Reese couldn’t figure out anything.
The Hersis she saw in the book was undoubtedly fated to be that way, but the Hersis she had known and interacted with was certainly not someone destined to kill her because of Lilia.
“What? So, is there another soul inside my body, too?”
It was a thought that came to her mind unintentionally. However, for some reason, she pondered it once again.
“Could this man also be born with the soul of a reincarnator? So, did he behave differently from the original male lead due to the innate temperament he originally had?”
But Reese quickly dismissed this thought.
It felt like she was thinking too far ahead. And, in fact, whether he had the soul of the original male lead or another man’s soul, it didn’t matter anymore.
Regardless of what he became, he was Hersis, the man she loved.
“By the way, have you been sleeping well these days? Yesterday, you fell asleep faster than I did.”
Reese changed the topic.
“I did?”
“Yes. I even wondered what kind of dream you were having, you were even laughing in your sleep.”
Reese remembered the subtle smile that lingered on his lips when she woke up in the ashen darkness last night.
He seemed to be having a pleasant dream.
“What kind of dream was it?”
“I don’t remember.”
Hersis shrugged his shoulders.
“All dreams are like that.”
“Pfft…”
Reese pouted as if disappointed. Then, she turned her head and quietly gazed at the tulip garden that had just started to bloom.
In that moment, Hersis’s eyes persistently scrutinized Reese’s profile.
As if comparing her to someone in his memory.
⭐⭐⭐
From a couple of weeks ago.
Hersis inevitably had the same dream every time he closed his eyes.
A dream about a strange world, an unfamiliar place.
Glistening signs on buildings so high that you had to tilt your neck to look up. Moving vehicles that rolled on their own without pulling. And even people with unusual appearances and clothing.
He was in the middle of a world filled with unfamiliar things.
No one paid much attention to him, and he seemed to have a similar appearance to them.
He didn’t check his appearance in a mirror. In a dream, he wasn’t in a clear state of consciousness to be curious about such things.
However, there was one thing he distinctly remembered, that his eyesight was extremely poor. Without glasses, he couldn’t see anything.
He met a woman in his dreams every time.
A woman with black hair, deer-like pitch-black pupils, small stature, and figure.
On the street, in restaurants, in front of buildings. And… among dozens, hundreds of people wearing the same clothes, Hersis saw her.
Although she was always buried among many people, Hersis could find her at once.
Sometimes, he could find her even without glasses; she stood out so vividly to him.
Compared to others, he didn’t particularly have a distinctive face, but it felt that way.
Hersis thought to himself, ‘Could it be a connection from a past life?’
His father had repeatedly said to him that people are reborn many times, like plants withering and dying in the cold of winter, only to sprout new shoots in the spring.
Even after leaving his parents, Hersis believed in those words for a while.
However, after mentioning it to his stepfather and causing a big commotion, he stopped believing.
“There’s no such thing as reincarnation, Hers. It’s just a delusion held by those with weak minds.”
So, he changed his thoughts to believing that once you die, it’s the end, and during your lifetime, you should get everything you can.
But when this strange phenomenon occurred repeatedly, not once or twice but many times, could it really be a delusion?
Hersis began to have more and more doubts.
Then, he accidentally found the answer.
It was when he heard from Ishal about the food that Reese liked.
“She wants to try something extremely strange.”
“What’s that?”
“Some food with elongated and soft ingredients simmered in a crimson spicy broth.”
It felt like being hit hard on the back of the head with a club.
The girl in his dream had also eaten that. She even mentioned the name of the dish, saying it was her favorite among all foods.
“Maybe Reese…”
With that hasty guess, he almost made a rash move.
In the dream, besides that girl, there were many female students eating together at the restaurant.
Even if what he saw in his dream was the world of a past life and if it was true that Reese and he shared the same past life, there was no guarantee that the girl and Reese were the same person.
It was a good thing he didn’t ask Reese.
That was the moment.
“Wow… Hers, look over there. The full moon has risen to the top since then.”
Reese turned around with a smile. And Hersis remembered.
When she called my name in the dream last night, the woman turned around with that same smile.
Wide-open mouth, neat teeth, and eyes like a crescent moon—all so similar to Reese that a smile formed on Hersis’s face unconsciously while he was asleep.
Then, he finally realized.
He couldn’t bear not asking.
“Reese.”
Hersis called her quietly.
Reese raised her eyebrows and looked at him.
“Speak.”
“About your past life.”
“…”
“Did you by any chance…”
“Your Highness!”
An unexpected shout interrupted Hersis. Two members of the Royal Guard hurriedly ran to him and knelt in front of Hersis.
“Your Highness.”
“What’s going on?”
Hersis asked with a heavy voice. The cheerful appearance from a moment ago was nowhere to be found.
“Montaner Duke’s soldiers have broken through the main gate of the palace.”
“…”
At that moment, a sudden gust of wind shook the garden and laid the flowers flat.
Male lead Asks for a Divorce Every Day
It’s not often you come across a plot like this in the female-dominant genre — make sure to check it out!
This is a novel I’m planning to reread as well.
The male lead is strong, skilled in martial arts, and not the usual fragile type you often see in matriarchal novels.
Meanwhile, the female lead is a scientist—rational and logical. Even when she falls for the male lead, she doesn’t let her emotions cloud her decisions.
If you push through the first few chapters, you’ll gradually find the story really intriguing.
It has a mix of mystery, detective elements, and romance.
The author’s writing style is like crafting a puzzle—except they deliberately leave out a few pieces, making it hard to predict what happens next, yet keeping you hooked.
In the end, everything will come together and be explained.
One-sentence summary: Wife, stop playing with beakers and look at me!
In a laboratory accident, research scientist Zhu Wansheng accidentally travels to a matriarchal world. The original owner of the body is an eighteen-year-old only daughter of a wealthy rouge merchant, already married with a handsome young man.
Zhu Wansheng grins: Nice! She always said she was heaven’s favorite granddaughter. After a life of toil in her previous life, she can enjoy blessings in this one.
However, her joy lasts no more than three seconds as bad news arrives: the original owner’s family is about to go bankrupt, and her husband wants a divorce.
Even worse, she’s stuck with a research system full of restrictions.
Zhu Wansheng: ? Is this the destiny of a research dog?
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Faced with this mess, Zhu Wansheng pours herself a bowl of wine to drown her sorrows. In her drunken haze, her husband arrives.
His figure is imposing, holding a long sword, with a dignified air that captivates Zhu Wansheng.
Gu Yingqing, however, looks at the alcohol-reeking Zhu Wansheng with undisguised disgust and coldly asks, “Divorce or not?” The intoxicated Zhu Wansheng mumbles vaguely, “I think… it’s not… it’s not… impossible!”
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The next day, after sobering up, Zhu Wansheng is full of energy, rolling up her sleeves ready to make a big move. As for yesterday? She has no memory of it.
Zhu Wansheng is ambitious; a research dog fears nothing!
Upgrading rouge, extracting fragrances, producing perfumes, researching lipsticks… all shall bow to the power of modern technology!
The original owner’s dying rouge shop is revitalized. Her mother is pleased and with a wave of her hand, passes on the family business to her. As she takes control and her experimental results gain popularity, it’s the pinnacle of her life…
——
But there are always those who can’t stand to see her doing well. Jealousy, scheming, assassination attempts – they want nothing less than her life.
The person who has always kept his distance from her suddenly holds her tightly in his arms, eyes full of concern.
She is unharmed, but he falls into a pool of blood…
Zhu Wansheng feels guilty, “I can grant you one wish.”
Gu Yingqing tentatively circles his arms around her, carefully resting his head in the crook of her neck, pleading softly, “I regret it. Can we not divorce?”
Zhu Wansheng: ? When did I agree to a divorce?
[Small Theater]
The newly developed rouge is beautifully packaged, and Zhu Wansheng is eager to try it.
Gu Yingqing suddenly appears: “My lady, may I apply it for you?”
Cool fingertips lightly brush her lips. His Adam’s apple bobs as he leans in for a light bite.
Zhu Wansheng: ?
Gu Yingqing: It smells so good, I wanted to taste it…
On a warm spring day, Zhu Wansheng tries a new perfume: “Spring Night.” Gu Yingqing corners her against a wall.
Warm breath lingers on her neck.
“My lady, from now on, may I test the fragrances for you?”
[Humorous female scientist vs scheming live-in son-in-law male lead]
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