Yeo Woon’s eyes skimmed over the dialogue. Then she opened her eyes wide when she came to a certain phrase.
“But here, it says… they kiss.”
Seol Ji Oh answered as if it were nothing.
“Just come close to my lips. I’m not quite sure about the feeling of ‘he could have avoided it, but he didn’t.'”
“Ah…”
Yeo Woon blinked. The sudden tension arose from the realization that she had to get close to Seol Ji Oh’s face.
However, unlike Yeo Woon, Seol Ji Oh’s expression was indifferent.
Yes, this was all acting.
Yeo Woon steeled herself and got up from her seat. She quickly memorized a few lines of dialogue with her eyes and imagined that she had really become Si Yeon.
When I was young, Cheon Su Ho, who picked me up from the back alley in Macau where I was about to be sold. Cheon Su Ho who paid for my tuition and let me study. I, who unknowingly developed feelings for Cheon Su Ho that went beyond admiration.
“Shall we start?”
“Yes.”
Seol Ji Oh changed his gaze to a cold, yet bored one as he looked at Yeo Woon. Yeo Woon was the first to speak.
“Sir. What will you do with me… after this matter ends?”
“Well. Do you want freedom?”
Seol Ji Oh tilted his head slightly as he looked down at Yeo Woon. Yeo Woon stared straight into Seol Ji Oh’s eyes and said with a look of longing.
“What if I want you?”
The gazes of Yeo Woon and Seol Ji Oh clashed in the air. Yeo Woon moved her body closer to Seol Ji Oh’s lips.
Before she knew it, their lips were almost touching.
“Ah…”
Seol Ji Oh let out a low sigh. When Yeo Woon pulled back in surprise and looked at him, Seol Ji Oh spoke as if regretful.
“How was my expression just now? Did my eyes look like they knew too much?”
“Well. I think it was fine…”
In truth, Yeo Woon hadn’t noticed what expression Seol Ji Oh had been making because she was too focused on her own acting. Plus, her heart had been pounding so hard when she approached Seol Ji Oh that her mind was a bit foggy.
“Let’s try again.”
“Huh?”
“Do the part where you approach me again. I think there should also be some surprise.”
“Ah… Okay.”
Yeo Woon took a step back and looked at Seol Ji Oh again.
Phew. She took a deep breath, but her heart was still pounding loudly.
Yeo Woon, who swallowed her saliva with a gulp, refocused on the scene and looked at Seol Ji Oh. Seol Ji Oh’s eyes had already changed as if he were possessed by Cheon Su Ho.
“What if I want you?”
Yeo Woon spat out her line and approached Seol Ji Oh. She twisted her head and placed her lips close to Seol Ji Oh’s. They were close enough that their breaths could touch. Yeo Woon held onto her fading consciousness and took a step back.
Then she saw Seol Ji Oh, who was showing a wavering expression. Yeo Woon recited her final line.
“I want to be a woman then, not just in words.”
As soon as Yeo Woon finished her line, Seol Ji Oh turned his head, looking into the void with a hum. It seemed like there was something else he regretted.
“Why, regretful? I thought it was okay.”
“Just now, it seemed like you were just too surprised.”
Is this the detail of a great actor?
Yeo Woon looked at Seol Ji Oh in silent awe.
So much consideration for just one scene. It seemed there was a reason why Seol Ji Oh was famous worldwide.
Seol Ji Oh, who had been silent as if pondering, suddenly turned his head and stared straight at Yeo Woon.
Why… are you looking at me like that?
As she stared back at Seol Ji Oh with a puzzled expression, he suddenly leaned in, coming close enough to touch her nose. And then, just before their lips met, he paused right there.
“Eek!”
Surprised, Yeo Woon unwittingly held her breath. The unique scent of Seol Ji Oh invaded her nostrils. Before her mind could grasp the situation, Seol Ji Oh’s face filled her vision.
And his lips, unbelievably close.
The moment she faced those lips, Yeo Woon felt as if everything around her disappeared and time itself had stopped. It felt as if every single cell in her body was opening towards Seol Ji Oh in front of her.
At that unfamiliar sensation, Yeo Woon felt a sudden urge to move forward. It was definitely an impulse. There was no other way to explain that emotion.
Yeo Woon was taken aback by her own reaction, balling her fists in surprise. She was confused.
What kind of feeling is this?
Then, she heard the soft voice of Seol Ji Oh in her ears.
“3…2…”
Seol Ji Oh counting down was startling. However, when the breath that flowed out from between Seol Ji Oh’s lips touched her, Yeo Woon found herself rigid.
In the short time that the numbers decreased, Yeo Woon looked at Seol Ji Oh’s lips as if she was under a spell.
“…1.”
The moment he said “1,” Seol Ji Oh tilted his head and overlapped their lips. Soft lips meshed, and a warm breath lightly grazed her.
Seol Ji Oh, who had momentarily tasted Yeo Woon’s surprised open lips, soon pulled away.
“…!”
Yeo Woon looked at Seol Ji Oh with a perfectly dumbfounded face.
She didn’t know what to say, or even if she was still breathing. Everything was tangled and chaotic.
Then Seol Ji Oh approached and placed his hand on Yeo Woon’s shoulder.
“Breathe. Were you very surprised?”
At the very composed voice of Seol Ji Oh, Yeo Woon’s reason finally returned.
“You…! What did you do?!”
“I’m sorry. I thought Cheon Su Ho’s position might be similar to yours.”
“What?”
Yeo Woon sincerely didn’t understand and asked again.
“Cheon Su Ho has a longstanding relationship with Ahn Si Yeon, and he didn’t see Ahn Si Yeon as a woman. But knowing that Ahn Si Yeon, who he saw that way, was going to kiss him. I was curious about what it felt like not to avoid that, despite knowing.”
Seol Ji Oh said, fixing his gaze on Yeo Woon.
“You and I have a longstanding relationship, and I don’t think you see me as a man either. But when I was about to kiss you just now… you didn’t avoid it. Even though there were 3 seconds.”
Yeo Woon swallowed her dry saliva. Predicting what Seol Ji Oh was going to say next, her heart throbbed.
“Why did you do that?”
Yeo Woon’s heart fell. Seol Ji Oh’s gaze wasn’t rushed, but it was demanding a clear answer from her.
Yeo Woon moistened her dry lips with her tongue.
When Seol Ji Oh’s lips were in front of her… what was I thinking? What was the feeling?
Why didn’t I avoid it?
“…!”
Yeo Woon became dazed as if she had been hit on the head. And Yeo Woon’s eyes, which were looking at Seol Ji Oh, shook uncontrollably.
Seemingly noticing Yeo Woon’s disturbance, Seol Ji Oh asked slowly, but surely.
“Or… do you see me differently now?”
The moment she faced the statuelike face of Seol Ji Oh who was looking at her, Yeo Woon’s lips parted. And Yeo Woon quickly turned her body and shouted.
“I, I need to use the bathroom!”
Yeo Woon, who fled to the bathroom, slammed the door shut and leaned against it, panting heavily.
The moment she confronted Seol Ji Oh’s question of why she didn’t avoid it, she realized.
I… wanted those lips to touch me. That was the truth. Then why?
Could it be… I like Seol Ji Oh?
Yeo Woon was frightened.
The image of herself from last night, unable to breathe properly while in Seol Ji Oh’s arms, came to mind. And her heart that strangely raced every time she faced Seol Ji Oh. The emotion that trembled as if she was going mad.
I thought it was because Seol Ji Oh was unrealistically handsome…
Wasn’t that it?
Yeo Woon’s vision darkened.
Yeo Woon had never imagined being in that kind of relationship with Seol Ji Oh. They had known each other since they were 9 years old. No matter how long they had been apart, how could she think of Seol Ji Oh in such a way…!
Yeo Woon, you’re crazy.
You’re definitely crazy.
Yeo Woon covered her face with both hands, making a look of despair.
When on earth did this start…?
Then, Seol Ji Oh knocked on the bathroom door from the outside.
“Yeo Woon.”
Yeo Woon was startled and looked at the door.
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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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