“If you wash this under running water…….”
As she was about to say it works, she looked up at him and their eyes met.
Chae Yoon’s eyes were startled and round.
‘Had he been looking at me all this time?’
The thought that it was not because something was not to his liking and he had been holding out, but rather because he was looking at me, caused my spine to stiffen. Instinctively leaning her upper body slightly back, Chae Yoon whispered.
“What…are you doing?”
Upon seeing Chae Yoon, who was startled from being watched, Jae Oh finally averted his eyes from her.
Then, holding the plate containing grapes, he defused the awkward atmosphere.
“Should I wash these?”
Chae Yoon nodded silently in response. Without a word, Jae Oh headed towards the sink with the grapes, and after briefly washing them under the running water, he came back to Chae Yoon’s side.
With the wet grapes placed on the counter, Jae Oh started gauging Chae Yoon’s reaction.
The awkwardness seemed to have dissipated for a moment. Inferring that Chae Yoon was calm, he cautiously started the conversation.
“What did you talk about with your grandfather?”
Chae Yoon, who had been placing the cut apples on the plate, hesitated for a moment.
Chae Yoon glanced once at Jae Oh, who was standing next to her, and then responded in a calm tone.
“Just, exchanged pleasantries asking how he’s been.”
Her response was a bit quiet, but not so much that it was inaudible. Nevertheless, Jae Oh leaned in slightly to get a clearer view of Chae Yoon’s face. She, however, was oblivious to it.
“So you just exchanged pleasantries and that was it?”
The words he had heard from Ji Phil right after greeting him came to his mind.
[Jae Oh, you struggled a lot after you left.]
But, Chae Yoon didn’t want to acknowledge hearing those words.
She didn’t want to discuss why Jae Oh had struggled because she feared that the remnants of her unrequited love, which she hadn’t fully realized, would torment her again.
Therefore, Chae Yoon decided to pretend she hadn’t heard anything.
“……Yes.”
She thought that her curt reply would naturally end the conversation, but the questions continued.
“You’re a bit slow to answer, seems like there was more to the conversation?”
The hand of Chae Yoon, who was reaching for the dessert fork, froze slightly.
She didn’t know why he kept trying to continue the conversation without any response, but the fact that she didn’t want to converse remained unchanged, so Chae Yoon responded briefly again.
“We didn’t talk about anything else.”
She thought he wouldn’t speak anymore.
But, Chae Yoon’s assumption was off once again.
“Really? So he didn’t ask you what I did to you?”
Even though she said they hadn’t spoken about anything else, Jae Oh’s persistent questioning was strange, but the question itself was not.
It was because of the conversation they had over the intercom.
[If you don’t want to see Chae Yoon’s face, then just go.]
[What did you do to Chae Yoon again?!]
But as I mulled over that conversation, a term that came out of Jae Oh’s mouth kept nagging at me.
‘Chae Yoonie……?’
If my memory served me right, he definitely referred to me as ‘Chae Yoonie’.
‘Is it not? Am I remembering it wrong?’
I felt dizzy watching the notes, so I might not have heard it properly, I thought.
‘Yes. I must have heard it wrong.’
How could the term ‘Chae Yoonie’ be possible from Han Jae Oh’s mouth?
Chae Yoon, who thought it couldn’t be, concluded that her memory was wrong and collected a moment of meditation.
Then, a tone quite different from what I had been hearing vibrated low.
“I felt very empty.”
Hearing the settled voice, Chae Yoon moved her eyes that hadn’t been looking at him all along from the moment Jae Oh went to wash the grapes.
As Chae Yoon stared at Jae Oh as if bewitched, Jae Oh’s gaze met her gleaming eyes.
He, who deeply met her gaze, continued in an awkward tone.
“Everything else was the same, just without you. I lost my appetite, couldn’t sleep well, and couldn’t work properly.”
Recalling those times, Jae Oh’s lips fell bitter.
Jae Oh briefly turned his gaze, which had been looking at Chae Yoon, elsewhere and lightly furrowed his brow.
“It’s really funny.”
It was a selfmocking tone.
“I didn’t even bother to look at you when you were by my side, but I feel empty now that you’re gone.”
He, who finished speaking as if even he found it ridiculous, took a deep breath and faced Chae Yoon.
I still didn’t know where to start apologizing. I had never apologized to someone or even thought I should, all I knew was how to lose my temper.
Therefore, I didn’t know if it was right to act like this, but I wanted to say at least this.
“I don’t think of you as a joke.”
A ripple spread in Chae Yoon’s eyes, who was silently listening to his words.
“I don’t think of you as insignificant.”
The word ‘insignificant’ that came out of Chae Yoon’s mouth.
[Ah, if not, is it just insignificant?]
My head turned white the moment I heard those words. I felt my blood go cold.
As they say, the person who gets hit remembers it even if the person who hits doesn’t, Jae Oh didn’t know that Chae Yoon thought this much. Initially, it might be due to his nature of not caring if his words hurt anyone, but still.
Even if he was foultempered and selfish to the core.
He shouldn’t have done that to the woman who was an exception in every way according to his standards.
And he realized this crucial point now, after Chae Yoon said she liked him.
Jae Oh, who had nothing to say even if he had ten mouths, uttered the best words he could say now.
“I’m sorry for making you feel that way.”
But it was a phrase he had said hoping to appease Chae Yoon, even just a little.
“I also realized this time that I was a bit thoughtless…….”
He wasn’t sure if this was the right way to apologize, and felt like he had to say something more, so he tried to add an explanation, but he couldn’t finish.
It was because of the tears in Chae Yoon’s eyes.
Surprise flashed in Jae Oh’s eyes as he saw the thin tear droplet welling up in her already reddened eye rims.
“What. Why…… why are you crying.”
No sooner had he finished speaking than the quantity of tears in her large eyes increased.
When Chae Yoon cried, although he didn’t mean to make her cry, a flustered Jae Oh began to blink rapidly.
‘What should I do.’
He tried to think of a way to soothe her, but the moment he saw Chae Yoon’s tears, his mind, which had become blank, didn’t work very well.
However, he couldn’t just let Chae Yoon cry like this, so he said what he could.
“Well, so, what I mean is, I didn’t mean to make you cry…….”
“Hic.”
He definitely tried to stop her tears, but Chae Yoon’s sobbing only grew louder.
On top of that, now she was sobbing down on her knees, and Jae Oh started to feel anxious.
While Jae Oh was restless beside Chae Yoon, a cold voice was heard.
“Han Jae Oh. Did you make Chae Yoon cry again?”
Jae Oh’s head turned.
He faced.
The sharp gaze of Ji Pil.
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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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