“And Count Hermantz?”
“For some reason, he seems to have become more active in social activities lately. His health also seems to have improved quite a bit.”
“That’s quite unfortunate.”
Gibnen sincerely expressed his regret.
Perhaps he thought Count Hermantz would throw a grand party when he eventually left this world.
“The old man, who used to quietly stay at home, seems to have found some corner to believe in. He’s doing things that gently scratch my nerves. What could this mean?”
“Well, wasn’t he originally an impatient and reckless nobleman? Since the last incident concluded as a condition to impress the Majesty, he might think there’s nothing more to be cautious about. However, even if that’s the case, it’s hard to understand why Count Hermantz, who is not someone else but Viscount Eadalin, continues to interact with him.”
Regardless, Ryan is now a person who will become part of the Lianster family. In that sense, Ryan’s presence must be quite awkward for Count Hermantz.
Considering the old man’s character with clear likes and dislikes, he likely has a negative stance towards Ryan. Count Hermantz was famous for not compromising with those he disliked. Of course, in Gibnen’s case, he couldn’t entirely avoid compromising because they were closely tied in business, whether he liked it or not.
Instead, he clearly revealed his dislike.
Playing with people by mocking them with a dirty mouth was his specialty, and one could understand his irritating personality just by recalling the incident at the reception.
That he is actively interacting with Ryan, who is not closely tied to him in business, and is already well-known for his strong aversions, raises questions about the reason.
Is it because of Riley? Or is he plotting something ominous behind, as he did last time?
“Viscount Eadalin continues to expand his network by continuously introducing people who can help with my business through Count Hermantz. However, I don’t understand why Count Hermantz is going this far just to gain something from Viscount Eadalin.”
“Do you think it’s related to Miss Riley?”
“If not, is there any reason to interact with him so much?”
“Even so, making such a reckless move at the point where the kidnapping and murder teacher was exposed… Isn’t it too foolish?”
That’s right.
No matter how obscured the vision may be, he is not in a state of confusion. He is still the head of the Hermantz family and playing the role of an elder quite well. He had a kind of sophistication.
Of course, it’s not the same as before, but he was by no means a fool who would repeat the same nonsense at a point where his ‘weakness’ was thoroughly exploited.
It seems that there is something he believes in. Although it’s clear that he is planning something behind, whether it involves those who kidnapped Riley back then…
“Or maybe there is still a mastermind. If we try to guess, there is a high probability that it was those who kidnapped Riley at that time.”
“What? Why do you connect it that way?”
“If information about Riley has leaked somewhere, the most likely source is Count Hermantz.”
Originally, only a tiny fraction knew about Riley’s existence. Even among those, knowing the depth of their relationship to the point of considering marriage was truly rare.
The professors at the academy thought of Riley as a scholarship student who caught Gibnen’s eye. Although Riley openly moved around the academy, the probability was high that they perceived it as nothing more than a new girlfriend due to Riley being seen with a woman, not just for a day or two.
“If they aimed for Riley as a target, and the purpose was to use her as a hostage, they wouldn’t have just considered Riley as a simple lover. There’s no value in having someone I’ve replaced numerous times in the position of a hostage. Where did this information leak from?”
“That’s a reasonable argument.”
“And they didn’t harm Riley in any way. They even leisurely prolonged the time. This, in itself, is strange already. It didn’t seem like a kidnapping for the purpose of using her as a hostage. If they wanted to use her as a hostage or for any threat, they would have contacted me. If the kidnapping was not for using her as a hostage or for any threat but simply to confirm something from Riley…”
“…”
“Very likely, those bastards who killed my mentor. My mentor told me to protect Riley from them. They must be the type who knows what Riley has, and maybe they tried to confirm and did confirm whatever Riley has in that situation.”
“…They are definitely aiming for Miss.”
“The beginning was probably an underground operation. They will systematically target people around Riley, observe opportunities, and create opportunities to contact Riley gradually.”
“Is the beginning Mr. Ryan Lian, as you mentioned?”
“Lord Ryan Lian is somehow an unavoidable family connection with Riley. They will steadily build connections. If we think that Count Hermantz will connect Lord Ryan Lian and their connection, this situation is roughly understandable.”
Thoughts spread like wildfire.
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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