“Didn’t you say you want someone handsome, wealthy, and powerful like His Highness?”
“I did, but it didn’t mean I wanted someone like that as a fiancé?”
“Really? Then why would you be looking for such a person if not for a fiancé?”
Felic asked sincerely, seeming curious. Delina, with nothing to say, rolled her eyes around and let out a small sigh.
“…Well, there might be a reason for that.”
Finally, when Delina, unable to find any excuses, sighed and answered, Felic’s complexion brightened.
“Don’t worry. His Highness will surely find a fiancé that Miss will like. In fact, if he wants to find one right away, he can find one…”
“Leave because it’s noisy.”
“Yes, have a good meal.”
Belleon interrupted Felic. Felic, who quickly left the restaurant instinctively closing his mouth at the sight of the shining knife in Belleon’s hand, continued cutting the meat.
After Felic left, silence fell inside the restaurant. Belleon, who was slowly cutting the meat, spoke.
“The gift… it might take some time.”
“Oh, yes. That’s fine. You can take your time.”
In fact, it was okay if he didn’t find it until next year’s birthday. Belleon, whether he knew it or not, started cutting the meat without saying anything. Calix and Jen next to him were also silent.
“…….”
Calix, with a thoughtful expression, furrowed his brow, looked alternately at my face reflected in the spoon and Belleon’s face, then nodded. Jen suddenly asked Delina.
“Delina.”
“Yeah?”
“Am I handsome?”
“Of course.”
There was no need to say for Jen, who received the attention of women whenever he went outside. After seeming satisfied, Jen laughed and focused on eating again.
At that remark, Belleon raised an eyebrow, then looked at Delina.
“Did you train?”
“Yes, the three of us did.”
“Who won?”
“Obviously, not me.”
There was no way for Delina to win against them in a bare-handed fight. The two, who were much larger in size and consumed more food than her, also had strength and skills that were unknown to Delina. Delina quickly shook her head.
‘Next time, should I try using my abilities?’
She couldn’t win with pure training, but she was curious about how it would change if she used her abilities. Smiling slightly, Delina looked at Calix and Jen, who were eating eagerly.
‘The amount they eat would be hard to keep up with even if I use my abilities.’
Watching the two, who looked satisfied just by eating, Delina found it amusing. However, the peace was abruptly disturbed when the restaurant door opened noisily. The one who opened the door was Felic.
“Ah, Miss!”
For some reason, everyone’s attention focused on Felic, who looked urgent. In Felic’s hand was a letter.
“Why? What’s going on?”
“Well, Miss, an engagement letter has arrived for you.”
“… Huh. But why?”
Felic wouldn’t be so flustered just because one engagement letter arrived. Belleon, who was watching Felic’s reaction, spoke.
“Yes. The letter itself is an ordinary engagement letter. The problem is the sender of that engagement letter…”
“Well, where is it from?”
“It’s from the Rune Empire.”
“…What?”
At the mention of the Rune Empire, Delina’s eyes widened as if in disbelief. Trying to forget but unable to, Delina asked cautiously.
“By any chance, is the person who sent that engagement letter…”
“Yes, that’s… Emperor Decar.”
At the mention of the name Decar, someone in the restaurant made a loud noise, shattering a glass in their hand.
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.
*
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.”
