As If I've Never Loved (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 72
So, the two of them were probably very close—lovers, in short.
In their exalted, inaccessible world, where outsiders couldn’t possibly understand or even fathom its workings, it was already an open secret……
“Sigh.”
The moment she realized this, her heart plummeted straight to the floor.
It felt as though her heart had crumpled into something pitifully shapeless.
How should she define this feeling? The sorrow of knowing she could never be his lover? The sense of betrayal toward him for talking about marriage despite plainly already having a lover? Or perhaps… hatred?
“Well… what could I possibly say?”
Their worlds were utterly different, and given what had happened with her sister, she’d naturally never taken his marriage talk seriously.
She’d even lashed out at him repeatedly. Yet it had been her own choice to stay in his house, fully aware of his goodwill.
Every evening without fail, she read longing in that man’s eyes.
She knew that persistent gaze, as if determined not to miss even a single breath of hers.
Even if his feelings weren’t pure or upright in form, Eloise was well aware that his yearning for her was what sustained her life right now.
Thus, despite occasionally feeling smothered by the suffocating pressure, she couldn’t deny the anticipation she felt for their evenings together.
From the very beginning, he had spoken only of love—intense, passionate love. But Eloise had refused to accept it.
Because of the heavy guilt weighing on her heart. Because she knew their story would end in tragedy. Because the thought of everything she’d have to endure filled her only with fear and a complete lack of confidence.
After Being Cheated On, She Picked Up a Treasure (Female-dominant)
One-line summary: The husband I married on a whim had been secretly in love with me for a long time.
On the day when Jun Shao finally obtained the imperial decree for her marriage, Lan Qu, the person she had admired for six years, defied the decree and ran away.
Her gentleness and devotion, her promise of a lifetime together, were all disregarded by him. Instead, he dreamed of entering the palace to serve the Emperor’s sister as a sixth-rank attendant.
News of this incident spread throughout the capital, and the alleys in front of and behind the Lan mansion were crowded with people who came to watch the commotion.
Jun Shao should have been embarrassed and angry.
But someone stepped in to protect her dignity.
The figure was in a miserable state, yet still possessed an undeniable elegance and handsomeness.
The young lord struggled to climb the wall of the Lan mansion and shouted to her, “If he won’t marry you, I will!”
So, Jun Shao took advantage of the situation and married the person.
She thought the young lord did it to save the Lan family from the crime of defying the imperial decree, but never imagined that from beginning to end, what he coveted was her.
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After the wedding, Jun Shao felt like she was living in a dream.
Her Wife-master was as beautiful as a fairy in a painting, skilled in the six arts, well-versed in poetry and literature, capable of being gentle and attentive, and also grand and dignified. Most importantly, she was the only one in his heart and eyes.
Jun Shao didn’t know how Lan Shiwu, as a illegitimate son without a father and blessed with beauty, had managed to preserve his purity, recklessly escape, and use his last ounce of strength to ruin his own reputation, all because of his love for her, just to stand before her.
She could only see him gazing at her with eyes full of love, and when she bestowed a name upon him, his eyes shone like stars.
“You have come to me like a weary bird perching on a branch. I shall call you A Qi.”
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