As she transferred the food to the table, a refreshing body fragrance wafted by her.
The Duke had approached her, and Lina’s hand began to tremble slightly.
‘At least wear clothes properly…’
To avoid looking at the Duke’s body, Lina desperately stared at the table.
However, human vision is wider than you think.
Although her eyes were definitely looking at the table, somehow, all her nerves were focused on the skin visible inside his disheveled bathrobe.
Swallowing her saliva inwardly, Lina stood behind a chair to serve the Duke’s meal.
“That’s enough, now leave.”
“You? The meal service is……”
“Not needed.”
“……Yes. Understood. Then I will leave now.”
Upon answering, Lina closed the door quickly and leaned against the wall, letting out the breath she had been holding.
“Phew……”
The image of the undressed man was floating in her head like an afterimage.
Lina, who had cooled her flushed cheeks by fanning herself, muttered to a thought that suddenly came to mind.
“Come to think of it, he changes clothes by himself, and eats by himself too?”
Emma’s words that he might be less helpful because he had lived on the battlefield for a long time came to mind.
“This might be… better than I thought?”
[This is the time separator]“Lina. The curtains in the office need to be changed today, so take down the existing ones. Doing it alone will be tough, so with another girl……”
“No, I’m fine! I can do it myself.”
“Are you sure? It’ll be quite heavy.”
“Yes. I’m fine.”
‘Even if it’s a bit hard, I’ll just do it alone.’
She didn’t want to waste time working with other maids who didn’t get along.
“Then, on your way, stop by the storage room to pick up a ladder. You’ll need it to take down the curtains. After washing the removed curtains, store them properly in the storage room. Let the other girls hang the new ones.”
“Yes, Emma.”
Lina, who had carried a ladder and new curtains from the storage room to the office, felt much lighter than a few days ago.
‘Just a few days ago, I was so nervous walking this path.’
Although it’s been a whole week since Lina started working as a maid for the Duke, none of her worries came true.
The Duke seemed a bit irritable and cranky, but he was an easy master to serve.
‘In fact, it’s quite comfortable?’
Since then, the Duke has continued to treat Lina as if she were invisible, showing no interest at all.
Moreover, since he had lived on the battlefield since he was young, he found it bothersome when someone attended to him at his side, and thanks to his ability to take care of everything on his own, there wasn’t much for Lina to do.
“When I was working in the annex, I hardly had any energy left after sweeping and cleaning that vast place every day…”
Unlike the annex, here, all that Lina had to do was some occasional minor errands, meal delivery, and bedding arrangement very simple tasks that even a child could do.
The Duke, though he seemed to have difficulty sleeping as his eyes always looked puffy and his temper was a bit touchy, it was not much of a problem.
“If I had known it would be this easy, I would have done it sooner.”
Her anxious heart felt foolish in the face of such peaceful days one after the other.
“If I could just work like this comfortably for a few more years until everyone thinks it’s strange that I’m not aging, and then use the excuse of marriage to run off to some faraway countryside…”
A smile naturally crept onto Lina’s lips as she finished thinking.
“The Duke is not in his office right now, right? I should hurry and do this before he comes.”
Lina started climbing the ladder set by the window and began to unhook the curtains one by one.
As her hands touched them, a flapping sound was heard, and the curtains began to fall to the floor one by one.
Worried she might run into the Duke, Lina began to move her hands hurriedly, feeling anxious.
“Phew, it’s done. The ladder can be left for the others who will come to hang the curtains… I just need to take these curtains and wash them.”
Gathering the fallen curtains, Lina’s body swayed under their weight.
“Heavier than I thought, huh?”
Even though they were thin summer curtains, they were quite long, and thus their weight was substantial.
And, as if it was not enough to hold them in her arms, the curtains trailed along the floor as Lina walked.
Apparently, the curtains that covered the huge window were too much for Lina to carry alone.
“Ugh… I can’t see well.”
The curtains filled her arms and also blocked Lina’s view.
“I need to go down carefully…”
Lina cautiously took one step at a time down the stairs, fearing she might fall. But then.
“Huh?”
Her foot got tangled in the trailing curtain, and Lina’s body instantly lost balance and began to sway.
“No!”
Lina hurriedly reached out to grab the stair railing, but it was too late.
The white fabric freed from her hands fluttered down the stairs.
“I’m falling…!”
And Lina’s body also began to fall down the stairs.
A floating sensation rose through her toes, and Lina squeezed her eyes shut, bracing for the imminent pain.
“…Huh? What’s going on?”
By now, there should have been a loud collision and pain washing over her. But then.
“Why doesn’t it hurt…? And why is it strangely warm…?”
Lina slowly opened her tightly shut eyelids. And what met her eyes was.
“When do you plan to continue like this?”
It was the Duke.
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!”
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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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