“People don’t change that easily. Please don’t forget Prince Eric’s concerns.”
“Don’t be upset, sister. Shanna is just worried.”
Oh, what a well-coordinated duo.
I watched them as if viewing a drama, making sure to display a mix of injustice and anxiety. After a while of hesitation, Shanna reluctantly stepped back.
“Then, how about we make a guarantee?”
“A guarantee?”
Now we’re getting to the crux of the matter. I acted as if I was hearing something completely unexpected while waiting for what was to come next.
“I have some minor magical abilities. How about we enter into a simple contract?”
“A contract?”
Just as I was wondering why she was dragging it out, Shanna’s next words almost made me spill my teacup.
“The contract will imprint a vow of loyalty and secrecy to Lady Floria in your heart.”
Wait. My heart? That’s not simple at all!
Watching my face turn pale, Floria’s expression briefly flashed with satisfaction, but she quickly changed to a concerned look and shook her head.
“That sounds too dangerous.”
“If she maintains loyalty and secrecy, there is no danger whatsoever.”
Damn. How can I refuse such a contract here? It’s as good as admitting I might betray Floria someday!
I thought about escaping, but guards were outside the door, and I couldn’t just break through the window. I never really had a choice. Even if Floria demanded my heart, I had no option but to comply.
If the conclusion is inevitable, it’s better not to hesitate further. Before they could suspect me, I reluctantly nodded to the two watching me.
“If such a minor contract can earn your trust, I will gladly comply.”
“Sister… Thank you for saying that.”
Floria gave an awkward smile and then signaled to Shanna as if she had been waiting for this moment.
“Could you please stand up for a moment?”
As Shanna approached, I hesitantly stood up, not having anticipated such a situation.
‘Is she going to cast some sort of magical spell?’
I watched Shanna’s golden eyes apprehensively. While she was quietly murmuring something inaudible, she suddenly raised her hand and pierced my left chest in an instant.
“Ah!”
I took a step back, gasping for air, shocked by the sudden occurrence. There was no blood or pain, but the shock of seeing my chest being pierced was immense.
In this surreal situation, where my mouth wouldn’t close, a mix of fear and awe, along with the realization that I was indeed possessed in a novel, overwhelmed me.
Feeling a creepy sensation as I was vulnerably penetrated, I was just gaping when Shanna withdrew her hand from my chest. There was not a single drop of blood on her fingers, but between them, there was a red gem.
I quickly felt my left chest. Thankfully, I could feel the faint beating of my heart under my palm.
There was not even a scratch where I had been pierced, making me wonder if it was all a dream. However, the red gem in Shanna’s fingers proved it all to be real.
‘Is that my heart?’
My hands clutching my clothes trembled.
“Here it is.”
Floria took the red gem and examined it from various angles.
“Is this really my sister’s heart?”
“Yes, Lady Floria. Please press it once.”
Following Shanna’s suggestion, Floria pressed the gem between her thumb and forefinger. Simultaneously, a bright flash appeared before my eyes, and an immense pain surged through my heart.
“Ah!”
Every time Floria applied pressure, my heart felt like it was being wrung out. Unable to bear the pain, I collapsed to the ground, clutching my chest. Only then did the constricting pressure and pain around my heart vanish.
Floria rushed to me, alarmed, and helped me up.
“I’m sorry, sister. I pressed it gently…”
You’re smiling, aren’t you?
As I struggled in pain, the corners of Floria’s mouth lifted in satisfaction. I wanted to shake off her hand but restrained myself and accepted her help to stand up. Seeing Floria barely hiding her contentment, one word circled in my mind.
‘Doomed.’
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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