With that, Casus left Atia’s room.
There was no smell in the hallway.
Left alone, Casus only then came back to his senses.
With a surge of guilt.
‘What the hell did I say?’
Despite the fact that he owed the life of his younger brother, Leo, he had doubted her sincerity, even if only for a moment, and now he had gone and said something he shouldn’t have.
When he said it smelled, Atia’s expression…
It was truly a shocked face, knowing nothing.
‘I should have asked how to tame Cerberus instead.’
Casus regretted it, but it was already too late.
After Casus left.
Atia immediately started sniffing around, checking if there was any smell from her body.
‘Does it come from my armpits?’
She would get soaked in sweat every time she exercised.
But it was enough to reach Duke at the doorstep.
“Kesha.”
“Yes?”
“Do we smell bad? It’s said to reach the entrance of the hallway.”
There’s no air purifier here, nor a ventilator.
At best there’s only one window.
Even with the window open, if the smell reached out there, how bad would it have been?
Atia looked at the towels soaked in sweat, becoming damp.
Despite washing them once a day, setting them up with clean towels.
“Kesha, do you want to smell my scalp?”
“Huh?”
“Just take a little sniff. I can’t smell it myself.”
Startled, Kesha cautiously sniffed Atia’s scalp. But.
“Huh?”
She soon widened her eyes and tilted her head.
“Is it bad?”
“There’s a smell of sweat, but it’s not bad at all.”
“Really? But why did His Highness do that.”
“Am I used to it?”
“Hmm, what to do. It’s weird to ask someone else to confirm… should I get deodorant from the market?”
“What is that?”
“It’s for removing sweat smell.”
“Is it not enough to wipe with clean towels?”
“I’d like to think so, but the Duke has given us a yellow card. His expression was a red card, though.”
“Ah…….”
Atia left the window wide open, waving a hand fan to ventilate the room.
But this is the north, where the weather changes several times a day.
Instead, the wind was driving into the room.
Thunk.
Atia, who closed the window, was lost in thought.
There was no talk of Atia’s sweat smell being terrible in the original work.
If that was the case, she would have lived with deodorant, something like that would have come out.
‘Or there’s a possibility that it wasn’t mentioned because it’s a romance fantasy.’
Does she have bromhidrosis, and is she terminally ill?
All kinds of thoughts came to mind.
In the midst of her worries, a good idea crossed Atia’s mind.
“This is a good chance.”
“Huh?”
“How about we change from indoors to outdoors?”
“What, what do you mean?”
“The location, I mean.”
Atia, grinning towards Kesha who blinked her eyes innocently like a rabbit.
[This is the time separator]Atia decided to change her exercise location with Kesha.
What can she do if they say she smells.
It’s polite to go out.
It was a good thing, after all.
Atia originally preferred outdoor activities over indoor ones.
The range of exercise in a wide place is incomparable to indoors.
Before leaving, Atia soaked herself in rose water, rinsing off the heat.
Then she changed into a freshly laundered outfit. It was a cool color palette that appropriately mixed the blue of the sea and the sky on a clear day.
Her silver hair, still slightly damp, glistened moistly.
Kesha sincerely admired and spoke.
“Wow, Madam, you’re so pretty……”
“Looking good doesn’t matter when you’re exercising.”
“I totally understand why that creature, Heuggu, likes you.”
“He just likes my massage.”
“I think I’d even fall for you if I were a wild snail……”
While drying Atia’s hair in front of the mirror, Kesha opened her mouth.
“Madam.”
“Hm?”
“I started working out to save the money I would have spent on breaking toilets.”
“Right.”
“Now I’m kind of into it. But why do you work out so hard, Madam? What’s the reason?”
“The reason I work out hard?”
“Yes.”
“Just… um, because it’s fun?”
“Do you have any ultimate goals or something?”
“Hmm.”
Atia blinked her dolllike big eyes and pondered for a moment. Her moist silver hair and white skin exuded a pure atmosphere.
“I want to be like my father’s physique.”
“Your… the former Duke?”
“In my life, I’ve never seen such a big and beautiful body.”
“That’s too……”
Kesha’s hand, which was drying Atia’s hair, stopped midair.
“Isn’t that too big?”
“It is big. That’s why I set it as a goal. After all, dreams should be big.”
“No… it’s not about that, I just don’t understand. Besides, the former Duke was a man…”
Kesha shook her head as if she didn’t understand at all.
To want to have such a massive body.
But Atia sincerely envied Heidegger’s body.
“There’s nothing impossible with effort, that’s my motto. And I like that kind of body.”
“……”
“Why? Would it be strange if my face had my father’s body?”
Seeing Atia’s mood, Kesha nodded.
It wasn’t just strange, she couldn’t even imagine it.
“Rather, in my opinion, it would be a great combination of physical beauty and facial beauty?”
Atia looked into the mirror and smiled brightly.
“Madam……”
Kesha scratched her head.
That innocent face with a bulky body…
‘She must be joking.’
Kesha laughed along with Atia.
“Shall we go now? Bring this, and this.”
Atia, along with Kesha, gathered simple workout equipment and went outside.
‘No need for anything big. As long as there’s a place to keep this body in shape.’
Although today’s tasks were not over yet, she came out after a clean shower.
Bothered by his comment about her smelling.
The look on Casus, who stood at the door with a thoroughly irritated face, was quite a sight.
Why was he always angry when she saw him?
Although she wasn’t sure, it might be natural since Atia is the daughter of Harad, his enemy.
‘He would hate anything I do.’
[This is the time separator]As Atia appeared, Heuggu inside the cage wagged its tail violently.
“Woof!”
“Oh, our Mr. Heuggu. Have you been well?”
“Woof! Woof!”
Now, it seemed that Heuggu had figured out how to comfortably live inside the cage.
When she went mountain climbing, it refused freedom and wanted to go back to its cage.
As Atia entered the cage and stroked Heuggu, the creature’s tail spun like a propeller.
“Woof.”
Not only that, but it also put its front paws on Atia’s knees and acted cute, continuously asking for more petting.
“There, there.”
Heuggu really loved the touch of a person.
To be exact, it loved ‘Atia’s touch’.
“Kesha, do you want to try touching it?”
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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