“Are you really okay?”
Pesore asked worriedly. After sending the two away, I feigned dizziness and lack of strength to summon Pesore.
“I wouldn’t have done this if I were okay.”
I answered nonchalantly and pulled out a will I had prepared earlier from a drawer.
“……I find no more reason to painfully prolong my life. I’m destined to die anyway, so dying a bit earlier makes no difference. Please let everyone know that I wish for Detor and Delia’s happiness. And don’t forget to add that a child resembling them would be very beautiful. It’s my last wish. Don’t blame or punish anyone for this. It’s your daughter’s final request, Father. Now I can finally find peace, so just let me go.”
Tediously detailed.
A letter about a pitiful noble lady, already a terminal case, who lost all meaning in life after being betrayed by her only fiancé and friend, leading to her taking her own life.
I crafted this story passionately, knowing the two liked dramas.
“What will you do after leaving the family?”
“I need to see what happens after my death.”
I had to know what unfolds after my demise.
Faking my death to disappear safely was the plan, to then seek out the mad murderer.
That was my goal.
To do that, I needed an unquestionable motive, and fortunately, the two vermin provided a perfect reason.
The murderer had said, ‘I should at least have the last moment.’ He’s a pervert who finds meaning in killing me himself.
‘I wonder how he’ll react now.’
Excitement tingled at the thought of his response to my premature death.
“Miss, you sometimes say things I can’t comprehend…”
Pesore shook his head, pulling out a small bottle from his medical bag. The bottle contained a swaying red liquid.
“Thank you.”
I looked outside; the weather was drearily perfect.
“The weather seems to be on your side, Miss. The gloom suggests clouds will cover the moon.”
“Good news.”
I had chosen this day knowing the weather would be bleak.
“Pesore, just report that I was in poor physical and mental condition today.”
“Yes, Miss.”
“And remember, no one should find out I’m alive.”
“Understood.”
“If that ever gets out, I won’t hesitate to expose your secrets.”
“We are in the same boat now.”
Pesore answered respectfully, taking out another small bottle. It contained tiny, transparent pills.
“What’s this? I didn’t request anything like this.”
“In case you’re discovered later, these pills change the color of your irises.”
“My iris color will change?”
“Yes. I thought it might be dangerous for your new start.”
“Ah, I didn’t think of that. Thank you, I’ll use them well. Sincerely.”
“You rarely socialize, so not many know your face. Just to be safe, always carry these.”
“Luckily, even when I walked around without a hat, almost no one recognized me.”
I laughed heartily, having been so focused on escaping the murderer that I overlooked an essential detail.
“Escape comes first.”
“The effect lasts a day. Take it at the same time every day, or it will revert. Made with alchemy and medical technology.”
“You’re truly the best… competent, Pesore.”
“It was an honor to serve you, Miss. Please call me whenever you need help.”
“Right. I’ll remember that, Pesore. …Oh, I actually had something prepared for you too.”
I smirked and pulled a hefty pouch from the third drawer.
“I wondered what to give you, but it seemed like money would be best.”
Pesore, surprised, opened the pouch and was even more astonished to see the amount inside.
“I can’t accept so much money…”
“Use it to buy medicine for the poor. You were upset about not having enough money recently, right? Being kind is good, but if you keep giving everything to the poor, you’ll have nothing left. That’s not a problem you can solve alone.”
“Miss…”
“Don’t give me that moved look. I’m just paying for your silence. Think of it as hush money. It’s expensive, so make sure you keep the secret.”
Pesore covered his mouth with his palm and tucked the pouch deep into his bosom, bulging amusingly.
“Time to go. The empire will be buzzing from tomorrow.”
“I’ve prepared everything as you ordered.”
“Good. Thanks for everything.”
“I’ll always wish for your happiness, wherever you are.”
“The only one who wishes me happiness after being exploited is you, Pesore.”
I waved my hand dismissively. Pesore bowed deeply and left my room.
Then, I started pretending to be gloomy.
With my wedding tomorrow, I began preparations, dismissed the maids under the pretense of being unwell, faked loud crying, and refrained from eating.
When the house manager asked, I enigmatically replied, ‘I need to be happy.’
A perfect day.
Late at night, with clouds perfectly obscuring the moon and darkness descending, I, feigning deep sleep, got up.
The atmosphere was chaotic due to the wedding eve, so there weren’t many watching over me.
“Time to make a move.”
I took out the bottle of animal blood Pesore had given me.
I opened it and poured about half of its contents onto the bed, filling the room with a pungent smell.
“Good.”
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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