“Yeongae is completely unharmed.”
The palace doctor had to repeat this statement four times in front of the emperor.
Wanting to say, “Your Majesty, it seems you need to find peace,” due to the emperor who repeatedly asked whether she was really okay, whether there was any place hurting, and what would be good for a person to stabilize, the doctor endured and didn’t speak so blatantly because the emperor’s face was not a place for straightforward remarks.
“Rest deeply, let your mind settle, and it would be good to have family or close people with you to ease your anxiety.”
After preparing a special calming tea and prescribing medication to aid sleep, the doctor withdrew.
“You need to eat after taking the medicine.”
“I will prepare it, Your Majesty.”
Hayden, with a dark expression, took off his gloves and casually unbuttoned the buttons he had fastened. It was only now that he realized he was wearing a substantial cloak.
Ignoring that for now, he entered the bedroom again.
Ru was not lying on the bed but sitting next to it, untying her shoes. Her feet were visible between the flowing cream-colored dress. It seemed she had finished a glass of cool water. There probably wasn’t anything to eat.
“Are you okay…, are you okay?”
“That’s my question.”
Sighing, Hayden sat in the chair near the bed.
“Can you tell me what happened while you were being dragged away?”
A detailed report, organized by the hour, came directly from Ru’s mouth. The knight-like report, which began with ‘there was no particular unusual occurrence,’ momentarily stopped at the point where Ru tried to grab Carlos and self-destruct. Hayden glanced at Ru with an expression that said, ‘I really don’t know what to do.’
“…Yeah. I expected that…, no, that’s right, I…,”
Starting to say something, shaking his head, then repeating, he let out a deep sigh.
“No, no. It’s understandable. I know. That’s who you are.”
It wasn’t agreeing that Ru’s method was right, but acknowledging something that was hard to admit to oneself.
“Continue.”
When the self-destruct didn’t work, he tried to throw away his left hand, and when Carlos tried to stop him, Her Majesty appeared, and that was the end. Hayden scratched his face and looked at Ru again.
“Okay.”
He nodded.
“Just in case, I filled the bracelet. It’s better than nothing.”
The tone was peculiar, so Ru closed her mouth.
“But are you really thinking of giving up your left hand?”
Sure enough, the low and suppressed voice became terrifying.
“While I’m going through so much trouble protecting your hand, doing everything I can to heal each of your fingernails and hair tips, without being able to compare to that damn son of a bitch, carefully taking care and soothing each one, are you so easily giving up the hand I’ve worked so hard to protect?”
“That’s because I’m still weak, so there’s not much I can do…”
“If you’re weak, just sit still and try not to get hurt. I’m here to pick you up.”
With his head deeply bowed, Ru bit her lip. But before that, Hayden pressed on and said firmly,
“I told you, I came to save you before it was too late, with your own words.”
“Isn’t that right? My words make sense, don’t they? So promise me you won’t do that again.” A plea was filled in the gray eyes.
“Ru, please don’t do that….”
As the word ‘please’ came out again in a voice that seemed like it would break, Ru, startled as if it were on fire, quickly nodded.
“I won’t do that, Your Majesty, I promise. No, I won’t.”
While nodding persistently,
“Never again.”
“Yes, never again.”
“Promise me that you will never sacrifice yourself, no matter what happens.”
“I will. I promise.”
“I’ve been trying so hard to protect you, so if you ever…”
“It’s not right. Absolutely not. I won’t.”
Ru vigorously nodded and made the promise several times. Perhaps because some memories had returned, Hayden’s expression, full of compassion, made her heart sink. Feeling like she had made a big mistake, she was extremely embarrassed.
“I won’t do that.”
Only then did a bit of light come into Hayden’s face. Fortunately. Ru quietly let out a sigh of relief. She didn’t know what to do or say when he started to feel as sad as the boy who had lost everything.
“The dress might be uncomfortable, so it would be good to change into something else.”
“Yes, that’s true.”
But honestly, with the banquet and the kidnapping, she was too preoccupied to care about changing even a single finger. Ru just nodded in response. Even if Hayden left, it wouldn’t be too late to move afterward. No, it was already late, so what harm would a little more delay do?
However, Hayden had no intention of getting up from his seat. He just silently looked at her.
“I wanted to have a meal together. You didn’t eat properly today.”
“That… I was nervous….”
“Yeah. I also wanted to eat together and request another dance.”
He leaned his elbow on the armrest and rested his head as if he had gained a little more composure. Ru subtly turned her eyes away from the gaze that looked at her obliquely.
Male lead is a Destined Young Husband (Female-dominant)
One-sentence summary: Wife-master, listen to my explanation!
Li Ruantang, a young lady from a prestigious family, stumbled and fell. When she woke up, she saw a noble and beautiful young man sitting by her bedside, wiping away tears.
The young master had slightly reddened eyes, and his every move exuded charm.
The sight made Li Ruantang’s eyes hot and her heart flutter. After all, she had made a bet with the young master Meng from the neighboring family. If she couldn’t marry a husband before the end of the year, she would have to admit defeat and give up the jade she had worked so hard to obtain.
Outside the window, the flowers were in full bloom.
Rather than losing the bet, the jade, and her face, Li Ruantang calculated that it would be better to seek marriage with the young master in front of her, killing three birds with one stone.
…
Meng Jun never thought that an accident during a spring outing would lead to them rolling down a cliff and into a river, yet still survive.
Now they were trapped in an unknown village, and Meng Jun had overheard that the family who had rescued them had their own intentions.
After all, it was Li Ruantang who had lost her mind and sought marriage first. He was only trying to protect himself!
Glancing at Li Ruantang, who was listing her own merits, the young husband’s voice softened, and he blushed as he lied, “W-wife-master, Wife-master, don’t you remember me?”
The young husband’s voice was clear and handsome, coaxing Li Ruantang’s heart to be soft and sweet, and she spared no effort to protect him.
It wasn’t until they returned to the capital that Li Ruantang suddenly remembered.
When they had fallen off the cliff, in order not to implicate Wei Yunruo, whom he secretly admired, the young husband had instead pulled her, who was slightly farther away, down the cliff with him…
Short summary by Yuushi L: Initially, the male lead (ML) liked another girl, while the female lead (FL) liked the ML. Both fell off a cliff. The FL temporarily lost her memory, and the ML, fearing others might take advantage of him, claimed FL was his wife while they were staying in a village. Later, when they returned home, the FL regained her memories and remembered that the ML liked someone else, so she kept her distance from him. However, during their time living together in the countryside, the ML’s view of the FL had completely changed. From this point, his pursuit of the FL begins.
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