Hail asked loudly with sparkling eyes.
“So, can you make more? People wanting to buy are lining up.”
“Hahaha.”
I laughed awkwardly. I couldn’t say it out loud, but I felt proud inside.
‘It’s a great success.’
Love potion is a bit much, but that level of charm effect is just right.
I nodded, and Hail cheered.
After finishing the important talk, Hail asked in a light tone.
“Did you enjoy observing the magical beasts? You two traveled separately in the middle, right?”
That was exactly the topic I wanted to talk about.
I enthusiastically explained about the magical beasts I observed, waving my arms wildly.
“The magical beasts were really amazing! Thanks to Cedar’s consideration, I could see them up close. I saw dark wolves and army ants, and examined how they differ from real wolves and ants.”
“I heard army ants appeared. It must have been really dangerous, you could have been in big trouble.”
“The differences were…”
Hail cut me off in horror.
“Please spare me that explanation. I’m not proud of it, but I have no interest or hobby in studying.”
Then, with a grin, he asked.
“More importantly, aren’t you curious about what kind of person my girlfriend is?”
“Ah, I’m not interested in that either.”
“…”
I cut off Hail’s words too.
I understand he wants to brag, but he won’t get the reaction he wants even if he talks about it.
As we felt the deep gulf between us and became solemn,
There was a loud banging sound on the iron door outside.
“We have a visitor.”
“Just a moment. I’ll go check.”
Hail hurriedly opened the door and went out, then came back in with a letter.
“It was the postman. It’s from your sister, my lady.”
“From Diana?”
As Hail said, Diana’s name was written on the envelope. I quickly opened it. The letter was very short.
‘Diana is threatening Cedar? But what is she going to do with this inheritance?’
I couldn’t understand why Diana needed the dragon egg. After pondering for a moment, my eyes widened.
‘Ah, she still thinks the inheritance is gold and treasures.’
Diana doesn’t know what the inheritance left to me by our distant ancestor is.
She seems to think it’s expensive jewels, land, or magical items.
‘I didn’t imagine it would be a dragon egg either.’
Killing her only sister for an inheritance she doesn’t even know about. The more I thought about it, the more cruel my sister seemed.
As I was biting my lip while looking down at the short letter, Hail tilted his head and asked.
“My lady? What kind of letter is it that makes you look so frightened?”
“No, it’s nothing.”
It was a troublesome family matter, but there was no need to explain everything.
I neatly folded the letter and put it back in the envelope. Then I smiled and answered.
“I’ll make the magic potion right away today. So we can sell it starting tomorrow. Thank you, Hail.”
“Not at all. I should be the one thanking you for finding a new aptitude.”
He really did seem to have found a new aptitude.
When he left, I didn’t expect him to be this enthusiastic about selling magic potions.
“You should eat now.”
After finishing our chat about recent happenings, Hail stretched out his arm pointing towards the dining room. As I was about to go to the dining room, I stopped and asked.
“Do you know when Cedar will return?”
At my question, Hail grinned like someone with a secret.
“He’ll be back by lunchtime. He told me to stay by your side until then.”
“I see. Then I’ll eat and go to my room. Sir Hail, please feel free.”
“Understood.”
I wasn’t the type to find joy in eating originally, but thinking about eating alone without Cedar made me lose my appetite as if by magic.
‘In that short time, I got used to eating with Cedar.’
He suddenly entered my life, and changed so many things in such a short time.
After picking at the corner of my plate with my fork, I finally put it down and let out a long sigh.
Diana’s letter that I received from Hail caught my eye. I unfolded and read the letter again.
‘The contract Diana said she told His Majesty about must mean our marriage? Cedar, who needed a wife, would hand me over, and in return, Cedar would receive my inheritance and give it to Diana.’
Deciding on the marriage of an unconscious person as they pleased.
Even now, thinking about it made me dumbfounded and angry.
‘But with me waking up, that contract became useless. Even if a couple’s property is jointly owned, Cedar wouldn’t just hand over the inheritance as he pleases.’
Above all, what would Diana do with a dragon egg even if she took it?
Diana would surely be greatly disappointed when she finds out what the inheritance is. But just surprising her wasn’t enough.
‘I want to make Diana regret it.’
I wish she could taste even a little of the pain I felt because of her. Because I really suffered.
Thinking about Diana made me completely lose my appetite, so I just got up.
It was a shame to throw away the food Hail had prepared, so I covered the dishes well. I could eat it later for lunch.
I spent the time after the meal making magic potions.
It wasn’t difficult to make since the herbs needed for the charm potion were well dried.
The problem was that I needed to infuse magic at the end, but with the magic pooled in my heart, I could only make three bottles, so I only made three.
‘I’ll have to do the rest when Cedar returns.’
Thinking that made me smile involuntarily.
‘He’ll complain that I’m only after his magic again.’
As if reading my thoughts, a familiar voice was heard from outside the room.
“Nelly.”
“Cedar!”
Speak of the devil! Delighted, I scurried over and opened the door.
Cedar was in uniform today too, perhaps having been to the imperial palace. He asked with a furrowed brow.
“I heard you barely ate breakfast. Did something happen?”
“I just couldn’t eat well because you weren’t here.”
At my answer, Cedar’s body flinched.
Did I say something strange? As I was tilting my head in confusion, his thick arm wrapped around my waist and pulled me into a hug.
Cedar rested his chin on my forehead and said in a voice mixed with a sigh.
“…It seems I’m fated to live firmly caught by you.”
“What do you mean all of a sudden?”
Isn’t it me who’s caught, as anyone can see? When I tapped his arm lightly with my finger, Cedar sighed again.
“When I left this morning, I was determined not to hug you first, but I can’t hold back.”
I tried not to laugh, but I couldn’t help it.
“You made such a useless resolution?”
“It’s not useless.”
Is this also about that emotional distance problem he talks about? It was somewhat hard for me to understand.
‘How cute.’
But his stubbornly shaking head looked very cute to me.
I don’t understand, yet I find it cute? Even I was unfamiliar with feeling this emotion. But it wasn’t a bad feeling.
Although he wasn’t particularly charging magic, Cedar stood holding me without saying anything.
It was quite a while before he loosened his arms. He turned around abruptly as if remembering a very important matter and said.
“This is not the time to be like this, we should hurry and eat. You must be very hungry since you barely ate breakfast.”
“Not really. Rather, I want to talk with you now.”
“No. You’re already too thin. You can’t lose even 1g.”
“I’m average weight.”
Why does he only think about my low weight? I’m short too.
I waved my wrist in front of Cedar’s eyes to argue, but it didn’t work on him at all.
“You’re no different from a twig. Should I increase the meat ratio over vegetables?”
“…”
Somehow, I felt like he would talk like that even after I became plump.
Cedar tried to take my hand and go downstairs, but there was something I wanted to show him in my room first.
I pointed to Diana’s letter on the desk.
“This letter came to the house while you were gone.”
“It’s from your sister.”
As if Diana’s threats weren’t a one-time thing, Cedar wasn’t particularly surprised.
After skimming through the letter carelessly, Cedar frowned.
“Ah, so that’s why His Majesty said such things?”
“What did His Majesty say?!”
The letter did say that she told His Majesty about the contract, but it was a different matter if Cedar actually suffered any disadvantage because of it.
I grabbed Cedar’s arm and pressed him.
“Did he tell you to hand over the inheritance to Diana right away? He didn’t scold you or get angry, did he?”
“I’m not a child, how could he scold me? He’s not one to interfere in personal contracts either.”
“Then what did he say?”
“He said he would arrange a new matchmaking for me. Saying it’s troublesome for the Duchess of Granite to be in a vegetative state.”
“What? Matchmaking?”
The words that came out of Cedar’s mouth were something I had never imagined.
‘Isn’t matchmaking when they recommend a wife to a man without a wife?’
For Cedar? Why?
‘Cedar has a wife.’
Is it because she’s in a vegetative state? But I’m not in a vegetative state anymore.
My mind was in chaos, like cats running around.
As I opened my lips in a round shape and just blinked, Cedar smiled faintly and ruffled my hair.
“I flatly refused. I said I have no intention of inheriting the title of Duke anyway.”
Those words splashed cold water on my dazed mind.
Words burst out without going through my thoughts.
“What is that! You should have refused saying you already have a wife!”
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?
——
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!”
——
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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