“I don’t want to think about it.”
Just moments ago, she had felt at peace for the first time, thinking she was truly happy.
Then, the mansion’s entrance became noisy, and a carriage came to a halt. People disembarked.
“Good day, we’re from Ash Trading!”
The newcomers stood at the entrance without walking in, shouting their greetings loudly towards the inside.
“Yes, please come in.”
Aelfrie hurried over to them, eager to bury her distressing past memories in the corner of her mind.
That day, Aelfrie arrived at Ash Trading just before lunchtime ended.
“Ha… Ha…”
She was still breathing heavily, having run so hard that she could even smell the metallic scent of blood in her breaths.
Crouched over and gasping for air, Nisha looked at Aelfrie quizzically.
“Didn’t you come by carriage?”
“That… the central square was too… congested… so I got down… and ran through the alley… cough!”
“Don’t talk; drink some water first.”
Nisha patted Aelfrie’s back as if to say it was alright. Suddenly, Aelfrie flinched and stepped back.
“Ah…”
Seeing Nisha’s puzzled expression, she hastily explained.
“Sorry, I was startled…”
“No, it’s my fault for patting you without asking. Did you have lunch?”
Nisha changed the topic, appearing unconcerned.
“No, not yet…”
“Then follow me. I’ll show you how to use the in-house restaurant.”
“Are you sure you’re not too busy?”
“It’s still lunchtime. Besides, it’s not like we set a specific time for you to come in today. You could have been more relaxed.”
“I’m grateful for you accommodating me this morning, I couldn’t possibly!”
Watching Aelfrie gesture firmly, Nisha gave a wry smile.
From the first time she met her till now, Aelfrie was far too informal to be believed as a noble from Denertum.
If they had simply met in the alley and helped each other, if Calon had not grown suspicious upon seeing the book Aelfrie dropped, she would have continued to assume Aelfrie was a quiet and composed servant from a noble family.
She had no choice but to think that.
Having met countless nobles in Denertum, even being the head of Ash Trading didn’t save her from scorn the moment they realized she was a woman.
Sometimes, absurd requests came in to replace her with a male head.
And it wasn’t just men who treated her this way. Noblewomen also looked down on Nisha. Of course, their contempt was largely because Nisha was a commoner.
No matter how low his standing, how little he had, how uneducated he was, he never hid the belief that because he was of noble birth, he was far superior to the likes of you.
Aelfrie had lived in such places from the moment she was born.
Her father was even classified as a noble who would never communicate when Ash Corporation first started looking into the Deneretum nobles.
So she too naturally witnessed contempt and disdain for commoners and Imperials throughout her life.
She also seemed at a loss for how to handle even the most basic courtesies.
Moreover, just a moment ago, she had stepped back in surprise when I tried to pat her on the back.
‘Really… how on earth has she been living?’
How many days has she endured abuse and disdain?
Heading to the restaurant, Nisha observed Aelfrie’s face, who was still wearing loose clothes.
Aelfrie’s face had surprisingly improved in just a day.
The visible injuries above her collar had faded, and the bruises and swelling on her face had also significantly reduced. At this rate, they would almost entirely disappear in a week.
‘Just one good day of eating and receiving treatment.’
It meant she hadn’t lived like that for even a single day since the day she got here.
Suppressing her sorrow, Nisha headed to the restaurant and asked the kitchen staff.
“Is a special meal available?”
Nisha, who had ordered the menu usually requested by sick employees, showed Aelfrie how to use the dining facilities of Ash Corporation.
Of course, she also mentioned that eating here was free.
After Nisha and Aelfrie leisurely finished their lunch and even had dessert, they came up to find Calon waiting for the two. He looked at Nisha and grinned.
“Manager, I think you said you have to prepare for an afternoon meeting today.”
“…Uh, y-yes… In that case, Miss Aelfrie, I’ll take my leave. Kyle will explain the rest!”
Feeling her spine chill at Calon’s smile, Nisha waved her hand and hurriedly returned to her office.
Left alone in the hallway, Aelfrie turned her head to look at Calon.
Though he was smiling, she couldn’t figure out why he seemed somewhat annoyed.
Crossing his arms, Calon glared at the hallway Nisha had rapidly exited.
‘I told her to contact me as soon as she arrives.’
He had instructed her to notify him as soon as Aelfrie arrived in the morning.
So, when there was still no contact by the end of lunch, he had thought that perhaps the conversation with the servants sent to the mansion had taken longer than expected.
But when Calon went to Nisha’s office, Nisha was nowhere to be found.
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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