Idrish meticulously rearranged my hair once more. The corners of his lips seemed to lift slightly.
“It tickles, your hair.”
With those words, Idrish laid back on the bed and suddenly pulled me into his arms.
I clenched my eyes shut.
The warmth almost hot to the touch on my body, his deep masculine scent, and his strong arms that enveloped me.
I was so dizzy from the excessive tension and excitement that I didn’t dare to look at his face again after leaving his embrace.
All I did was stay still, hoping my heart wouldn’t burst, as sweat damply formed on the skin that was in contact with his.
After a short rest at Central, we dashed straight to the Rovero territory.
Riding the train was nice, but the carriage journey was also enjoyable. The best part was stopping to eat packed meals during mealtime. It felt like having a picnic three times a day.
“Wow, look at this flowerbed!”
While Moggus was setting up the dining area, I looked around. The untouched flowerbed was densely filled with flowers, to my astonishment.
As the wind blew, the white wildflowers swayed gently, making a rustling noise.
“Idrish! Come here and see this quickly.”
“No.”
Ah, seriously. Will your legs break if you come to see? You’re not even busy!
I impulsively ran to Idrish. I grabbed his hand and tugged.
“Just take a look once.”
Idrish seemed about to say something, moistening his lips, but soon gave up and brushed back his hair.
So he’s coming. He’s really making a big deal out of it.
I excitedly led him to the flowerbed.
“I wanted to show you this because it’s pretty.”
“Shouldn’t you know by now that I have neither interest nor excitement for things like this?”
“People change; you never know if you might become interested today.”
Idrish wore a mock-serious expression.
“Well, what’s so beautiful about it?”
“Look. Thanks to the rain clearing, the sky is so clear and clean. Isn’t the blue sky without a single cloud so beautiful? It looks like deep blue paint was spilled. The weather is also perfectly cool.”
“That’s to be expected as the hot season is leaving.”
“It’s not about being expected… Then look at these wildflowers. Isn’t it amazing how they bloom from the soil and shine so cleanly in white? The scent is so good.”
Idrish did move his gaze as I pointed, but he seemed utterly unimpressed by what I was saying.
“How much effort must have gone into blooming this one flower. And eventually, it did bloom. Thanks to that, butterflies and bees are flying around as well.”
“Are those the thoughts you have while looking at flowers?”
“Sometimes. Even without such thoughts, it’s simply beautiful. The blue sky, the white flowers, and the green leaves. It all feels soft, fragrant, and uplifting… Don’t you agree? Can’t you relate at all?”
I mimicked Eidrish’s tone and rested my chin on my hand. Eidrish gave no reply.
Sigh.
He doesn’t get it at all. In that case…
I plucked two flowers.
“How about this?”
I placed one of the two flowers in Eidrish’s hand and stuck the other one behind my ear.
“Isn’t it pretty?”
“What are you asking is pretty? The flower? Or your face?”
“Uh, me with the flower?”
“I can’t see much difference from before.”
What? Don’t you compliment me even when it’s not genuinely pretty?
I swiftly snatched the flower back from Eidrish’s hand.
“Forget it. If it’s not pretty, just say so. You have no sense of romance or aesthetic taste.”
“That’s not what I meant.”
“Well, are you saying it’s pretty then?”
I scrutinized Eidrish’s face. Is he teasing me right now?
But his expression showed no sign of that. Seriously? Does he really think I’m pretty? Eidrish isn’t one to make idle talk.
“…Really?”
“Yes.”
I felt inexplicably uplifted, as if poked in the ribs.
“Well, you can have this back then.”
I handed the white wildflower back to Eidrish. His expression was slightly apprehensive.
“Shall we go eat now? We have a long way to go, so we better hurry.”
A hum escaped my lips. I brushed my hand against the petals of the flowers that reached my calves as I ran toward where Mogus was. Eidrish followed me at a slow pace.
“The weather is really nice.”
I hummed a tune, blaming the good weather arbitrarily.
The carriage ran and ran. We arrived at the Lobero estate without delay.
Lobero was as bustling as Central.
Most of the houses were made of red brick, and the rows of red buildings made quite a spectacle.
We unpacked our luggage in the accommodation where we would stay for a few days.
“We’ll rest today and start moving tomorrow.”
“That sounds good. I’m completely worn out from the journey.”
“Take a rest. I’ll go out briefly to send some letters.”
I abruptly sat up.
“Letters? What letters?”
“I have to inform the Lord that we’ve arrived safely. I’ll also send the diary we found this time.”
“Then I’ll write one too.”
“A letter?”
“Yes, I had promised everyone I would write letters, but I just haven’t had the time. Great timing! Share some paper with me.”
I chuckled softly.
“Why write a letter when you have nothing to say?”
Male lead is a Divorced Husband
She said to him: “Tell me, what makes you like me? I’ll change it!”
Liu Changning transmigrated into a female cannon fodder character in a female-dominant novel.
After reading the first half of the novel’s plot, the first thing she did upon transmigration was to divorce the Pan Jinlian-style male protagonist she had just married.
She indulged herself, pretending to be ugly and poor.
But as time passed, the way that man looked at her became more and more unusual…
Liu Changning was dumbfounded: Tell me, what makes you like me? I’ll change!
――
This lifetime, Pei Yuanshao was rejected by the same woman twice!
The first time, she drove him away. Forced by the situation, he endured the waves of anger in his heart, yielding and humbling himself.
That person lay slanted on a rocking chair, her sallow face emotionless: “If you don’t want a divorce, go cook!”
Pei Yuanshao’s face was dark and gloomy: “You!”
The second time, after the crisis in Jinling City was resolved, the new emperor sent someone to pick him up. He turned around, stammering: “I… I have to go. If you keep me…”
That person lay on the kang bed, her back to him, as if she had long anticipated this day, crisp and clear: “Goodbye!”
Pei Yuanshao was so angry his fingers trembled: “You… you!”
The mission of family and country made him restrain himself, averting his eyes and turning to leave this broken household.
Two years later, they met again. Seeing her ethereal face, his body shook like a sieve.
“She was originally a ‘she’!”
At the Qionglin Banquet, the top scholar of the imperial examination, a talented person with exceptional speech and conduct, all the unmarried young gentlemen from aristocratic families looked at her with shy and timid eyes.
The peerless imperial official Pei Yuanshao felt the anger in his heart erupt. He pointed at the woman surrounded by the crowd at the Qionglin Banquet, his thin lips slightly curled: “Little sister, I wants that person to be the wife-master of my Mingde Prince Manor.”
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