During dinner, Dina ate the meal that Lu Xiao and Ares had prepared together. It was delicious—even better than the food she’d had in expensive restaurants!

While they ate, she listened to Lu Xiao and Ares chat about work and share funny stories from their day.

It was a warm, domestic scene she had never imagined.

She had never even thought that a home could be like this.

It wasn’t like this in her own home, her mother’s home, or the homes of her friends.

Even in their own homes, they were always imposing. They couldn’t lower their noble heads; they had to prevent the males from getting out of line, quell the jealousy between them, and even when they met with friends, the topic of discussion was always how to make their males more obedient and submissive.

Their homes were always filled with the smoke of a never-ending battle.

But today, in Lu Xiao’s home, she had witnessed firsthand how Lu Xiao and her partner interacted. This heartwarming scene pierced Dina’s heart like a needle.

’So this is another way to live.’

Even just watching them, she felt at ease. There were no mind games, no constant vigilance—only warmth and harmony. It seemed that, in this moment, this home was what a home was truly supposed to be.

Towards the end of the meal, Dina suddenly burst into tears. "I understand. I really understand now!"

Faced with her sudden breakdown, Lu Xiao and Ares were silent for a moment.

Lu Xiao was the first to break the silence. "What do you understand?"

Dina sobbed, "I’ve lived half my life, and only now do I realize that life can be lived this way. I understand what you said about the meaning of marriage, the meaning of a partner to me. I never thought about it, and no one ever taught me. I can’t believe I’m only figuring it out today! WAHHH! I feel like I’ve wasted all these years. And it’s not just me—all the females in the Empire have wasted their lives! If I had understood this sooner, my life wouldn’t have turned out like this!"

Ares handed her a tissue from the side.

Dina pulled out a few and wiped her tears. "Your Excellency Lu Xiao, I apologize for my previous ignorance. You were right. If I had done my part, I wouldn’t have to fear my males asking for a divorce, and they wouldn’t want to. I was the one who failed. It’s only natural that they want to leave. I just regret not realizing it sooner."

"It’s not too late to understand now," Lu Xiao said. "You can go back and have a good talk with your partners. Once some things are talked through and you make a change, there’s always hope. Even if the outcome is still bad, at least you tried. You won’t have any regrets when you look back on it later."

Listening to Lu Xiao, Dina nodded and dried her tears. "You’re right. I can’t just do nothing. I have to change. Thank you, Your Excellency Lu Xiao. I’m sorry for intruding today. I’ll treat you to a meal another day to show my gratitude. You absolutely must not refuse."

"Alright. And please let me know how it goes."

"Yes, yes, of course! I’ll be heading back now. Thank you so much for today. And thank you, Your Excellency Ares." Dina seemed to have had a complete epiphany, and her whole demeanor brightened.

After seeing Dina off, Lu Xiao explained to Ares the reason for her visit.

After listening, Ares was both surprised and not surprised.

He was surprised that Her Majesty the Queen was actually willing to repeal the harsh requirements for males in the marriage law. He was not surprised by the way Lu Xiao had handled Dina.

His little female always brought positive energy to those around her.

In truth, Dina had really taken Lu Xiao’s words to heart. Mainly because what Lu Xiao said made perfect sense, and she actually practiced what she preached.

She had seen with her own eyes how Lu Xiao and Ares interacted, which was more convincing than anything else.

She was incredibly envious!

She wanted to live a life like Lu Xiao’s, so she was determined to make a real change.

Following Lu Xiao’s advice, Dina went home and had a long talk with her main husband about her thoughts, and then had long talks with her other partners in the household.

This alone was a huge surprise to her partners. None of them knew what their female master had experienced while she was out to come back like a completely different person.

She not only told everyone that she would change, but she also promised them she would be better and asked them to give her another chance and see for themselves.

Although they didn’t believe it in their hearts, they couldn’t help but want to see if Dina would really change as she had said.

As it turned out, Dina did it. Even though she had quite a few partners, she took the time to get to know each one, memorizing their individual interests and hobbies. After putting in the effort and approaching each of them differently, she discovered that her home could also become harmonious and warm.

Dina couldn’t be happier now.

Her change was naturally noticed by her circle of "sisters." They had all been in the same boat; with the implementation of Release Therapy, the number of males demanding divorce at home was simply overwhelming.

It was giving every single one of them a massive headache.

Everyone had been tearing their hair out, but then Dina’s situation suddenly improved. How could that not make people curious?

So, they all rushed to Dina’s house to ask for a solution.

After hearing Dina’s insights and seeing the way she interacted with her partners, her little group of friends went home to try it themselves, albeit skeptically.

The result was, you never know until you try, and once they tried, they found it was amazing!

It got to the point where the entire circle of powerful nobles began to change their ways!

It even became a kind of competition. If anyone heard that someone’s males were still acting up, they would mock the female master for obviously not putting in enough effort.

Because of this, even some of the more stubborn females gradually began to change.

When word of this situation reached Lu Xiao’s ears, she was quite surprised.

After all, she had never expected that her simple attempt to make Dina understand the meaning of marriage and partnership would inspire the entire female nobility to change.

In any case, it was definitely a good thing.

Spurred by this trend, the number of divorces finally began to decrease.

Perhaps in the near future, females and males could achieve a certain level of equality.

In the blink of an eye, the wedding day was approaching. Early one morning, Lu Xiao woke up with Lu Huan and Lu Yu by her side. Then, she had the makeup artists and stylists arranged by Cecina do her makeup and hair.

This part alone took two hours. By the time she had changed into her dress and walked out of the Duke Galli Odello Mansion, Ares had already been waiting outside for a long time.

With him was a team of males led by Kevin.

Every one of them was dressed in a military uniform, standing behind Ares, forming a stunning sight.

The moment Lu Xiao emerged from inside, the people waiting in front of the Duke Galli Odello Mansion tossed handfuls of flower petals as the crowd erupted in endless cheers.