I left the Prince’s palace. Not knowing the area well, my first thought was to stop by the library to borrow a map.
The immediate task was to find the library in this vast palace. But today seemed to be my lucky day.
Perhaps because of Muzel’s striking appearance, people often approached me. This time, a palace official I happened to meet spoke to me in a friendly manner.
“Ah, Counselor Muzel. Where are you headed?”
“Yes, I’m on my way to the library.”
“Oh, good timing. I’m headed that way myself.”
“Shall we go together?”
Seizing this unexpected opportunity, I quickly grasped the lifeline offered to me.
Thanks to this chance encounter with an angel, I safely arrived at the library and immediately asked the librarian for a map.
The librarian tilted their head in confusion.
“Why are you looking for a map?”
I bluffed naturally.
“I have to go to an unfamiliar place today.”
“I see.”
Quest clear without any trouble. I folded the map given by the librarian and put it in my jacket pocket.
Then, after a long walk, I finally stepped out of the palace.
“Now, let’s see…”
I glanced around the area.
The wide road was a mix of people and carriages, seemingly chaotic due to the lack of separation between roads and sidewalks.
I observed the people closely. A gentleman, much like hailing a taxi, swiftly raised and waved his hand. A carriage quickly approached and stopped in front of him.
“Ah-ha!”
This was exactly what I needed. Indeed, one must be observant to survive.
I quickly raised my hand like the man I had just seen. Remarkably, a carriage noticed my signal and stopped right in front of me.
“To the harbor, please.”
“Yes, sir!”
Now that I had learned how to hail a carriage, moving around the capital shouldn’t be too difficult.
Looking back, I realized I didn’t need the map after all. Now I understood why the librarian was puzzled.
After checking the cargo at the harbor, I headed straight to the sanctuary.
The sanctuary was similar to a church or cathedral in modern times. Its quiet and holy atmosphere seemed perfect for prayer.
“Sigh…”
I exhaled deeply and looked up at the sanctuary building. The chapel’s windows in the sanctuary were closed if someone was inside and open otherwise.
Would Evangeline be in one of the chapels today? Let’s trust my luck until the end.
With that thought, I sat on a bench, admiring the tranquil garden of the sanctuary.
Unlike the artificial palace gardens, this place was kept as natural as possible, offering a different kind of appreciation.
Worth visiting often, maybe for a change of pace.
I took out a pocket watch to check the time.
“Hmm…”
I had to return to the palace after a while. There was no rush if I didn’t meet Evangeline today. It wasn’t the only day, after all.
In the novel, Muzel’s first encounter with Evangeline began when he coincidentally saw her after her heel broke and offered help.
“Heels are indeed inconvenient.”
I chuckled to myself. Having recently lived as an office worker in suits, I knew all too well the troubles of wearing pointed high-heeled shoes.
I put the watch back into my pocket and slowly got up from the bench.
So, was this the end of my lucky streak today? I might return without seeing Evangeline.
That’s when it happened.
“Oh my!”
A faint scream came from somewhere.
I sprang up from the bench immediately. My luck hadn’t run out yet!
I dashed towards the direction of the sound.
“Excuse me, is everything alright…”
I stopped mid-sentence, momentarily speechless.
Dazzling silver hair, each strand shining like a thread of diamonds. Amber eyes so clear they almost appeared golden, looking back at me.
Seeing Evangeline crouching, I stuttered.
“Ev, Evangeline?”
The silver-haired woman slightly furrowed her brows.
“I may be Evangeline, but it’s not polite to call someone by their name upon first meeting.”
Oops, I made a mistake. I quickly bowed my head.
“I apologize. I was so startled that I spoke rudely without thinking.”
Evangeline sighed softly, then straightened up from her crouched position and stood.
“I know who you are too. You were recently appointed as the Prince’s aide.”
“It’s an honor that you know me. Please call me Muzel.”
I lowered my posture. She was the daughter of a prominent noble family in the capital, and I was from a lesser noble family from the provinces.
Even among nobility, there were distinct classes. Just like not all wealthy people in our modern world are equally wealthy.
Muzel and Evangeline were both born into nobility, but Muzel, who grew up playing in the streets like any commoner, couldn’t presume to be too familiar with Evangeline.
I offered another apology.
“I truly committed a grave impoliteness earlier. I was so surprised to meet Countess Evangeline in person, whose name I had often heard, that I blurted out inexcusably.”
“That’s alright. I think I was overly sensitive too.”
Fortunately, Evangeline, being the kind and gracious heroine she is, gently brushed off my mistake.
I glanced at her broken shoe.
“Nevertheless, walking in that condition seems impractical.”
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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