Meeting the doctor in the morning has been an important task for me these days.
“You’re recovering really quickly. Thanks to your diligent participation in rehabilitation exercises.”
The doctor smiled proudly.
“That’s right? Now you can walk well, and you can even run for a short time.”
“It’s truly fortunate. At this rate, after a month, you’ll be back to your previous strength completely.”
“No, I’m almost the same as before even now.”
“Really?”
I sprang up from the bed. Then, as if to show off, I stretched my arms and did a little jump in place.
“Still, you shouldn’t push yourself that hard!”
I stood tall again. The left side of my chest was stiff, but I smiled as if nothing was wrong.
“No, this much is no trouble at all. So, as I said, I’m leaving now.”
“Yes? Where are you going?”
“To find Idriche!”
“Cecilia! You can’t!”
“I don’t know, I’m going! Don’t stop me!”
“You need more treatment!”
“No, if I wait here any longer, the curse will get worse.”
Zeros grabbed my luggage and straightened up. The surrounding servants also hurriedly packed up.
Why is he so strong!
But I couldn’t step back from here.
Since waking up, I’ve been doing rehabilitation exercises with the momentum of becoming a representative athlete of Derode. Is that all? I didn’t skip a single meal, took care of my diet, and took the medicine the doctor prescribed regularly.
My only goal was to find Idriche.
It’s not my style to collapse and suffer from eating and drinking just because my lover disappeared.
If Idriche doesn’t come back? Then I’ll go find him. And even if I have to grab him by the collar, I’ll bring him back.
“Cecilia!”
At that moment, someone’s thunderous shout echoed.
When I confirmed the owner of the voice, I was surprised.
“Who told Terminus?”
All the servants avoided eye contact.
I tried to leave secretly without Terminus knowing. Damn.
I quickly got on the carriage.
“Depart, depart!”
But Mabu was not in the driver’s seat. Where did Mabu go?
In the end, Terminus arrived before Mabu. He bent over, gasping for breath. It seemed like he had rushed over upon hearing the rumor. I felt a bit sorry for making him, who was always calm, run like this.
“Sigh, Cecilia, this is not right. You’re a patient. Where are you going alone with your fragile and weak body?”
“A patient is a patient when they’re sick. I’m not sick anymore. I’ve been confirmed by the doctor.”
“The doctor said differently, though?”
“… He said I’m fine. Why would the doctor change his words? Strange.”
“Haa, beautiful and compassionate you. Can’t you please show a bit more patience? If you rush out and get sick again, what will you do? You can’t receive quality rehabilitation and care like here in other places.”
“I admit that. But how long should I just wait without doing anything? Don’t worry. I’ll catch Idriche, so you don’t have to.”
“Do you not know where he is? How can you find one person in this vast country?”
“You know what Idriche is doing, his purpose. Moreover, the last lord of the water spirit who came gave us a rough direction. It seems he’s moving eastward, centered around Central. If we follow his trail, we should find him. Idriche is someone with a face that attracts attention.”
Terminus rubbed his head. It seems he has a headache. But there’s no need to worry.
“When Idriche left, he wouldn’t even listen to my words, and Cecilia is the same. Honestly…”
“Did you meet Idriche before he left?”
“…Yes.”
“Why didn’t you stop him?”
“Would he have been stopped if I tried to?”
“If he doesn’t listen, then forcefully…”
“If I fought with Idriche, I would lose.”
“That might be true, but…”
“And if you see that face, anyone would find it hard to stop him.”
Terminus made a bitter expression.
“How was Idriche?”
Terminus scratched his jaw. He seemed to be debating whether he should talk about this or not. I waited quietly without urging him.
“While Cecilia was still unconscious, he acted as if he had lost everything in the world. He didn’t eat or move at all. With his eyes open, I thought he was dead. So when I saw him leaving, determined to do something, I couldn’t stop him.”
It was hard to imagine Idriche, who was always calm and composed. What kind of thoughts did he have while enduring those painful times alone?
“So, I have to go.”
Terminus let out a long sigh. It felt like he was giving permission.
I lowered my eyebrows as if I were pathetic.
But Terminus’ next words were even more surprising.
“Fine. In that case, I’ll go with you.”
“You, Terminus? You don’t have to.”
“I can’t catch up with Idriche by carriage anyway. If we’re going by horse, then Cecilia knows how to ride, right?”
That was a valid point.
While the roads available for carriages were limited, horses could traverse even through roadless forests.
“I would be grateful if you came with me, but…”
“Don’t refuse this. If Idriche finds out later that I let you go alone, I might become tiger food on the spot. Of course, Cecilia, I’m worried about your lovely self too.”
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.”
