Contract Marriage with the Devil Duke (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 72
Dimidius, wearing a mask, stared intently at Orentia through the eyeholes. Though his words had clearly been absurd, why did her heart race like this? Back when she was still in Odor territory, Dimidius’s remarks had seemed like pointless jokes, but now they struck her as utterly sincere.
Orentia covered her face with one hand and laughed.
“My face is something you can see anytime, isn’t it?”
Of course, that would only be true until Dimidius found a new contractor.
The thought stung her chest as though it were tightening, but she tried hard not to show it.
Dimidius gently pulled her hand away from her face and said,
“I want to keep looking at your face.”
It felt terribly unfair—Dimidius was the one hiding behind a mask. Still, since he’d just shown great courage by briefly removing it, she decided to let it go.
Orentia leaned her face forward toward him as if inviting him to look all he wanted. It was a somewhat playful gesture, yet Dimidius cradled her face with one hand. His gentle, protective motion—like a bird nesting its egg—made Orentia swallow hard.
Strangely, Dimidius’s face seemed to draw closer and closer.
‘Surely he’s not about to kiss me?’
The dream in which she’d kissed Dimidius while using holy power to rest briefly still felt vivid. She couldn’t even tell anymore whether it had been a dream or reality.
Startled, Orentia abruptly leapt up from her seat.
“There’s—there’s a wild strawberry bush over there!”
She did it to break the overly serious atmosphere, even if it felt a bit forced. She had no other choice.
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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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