Her lips felt as if they were locked with a heavy padlock, unable to move.
“You truly wish to die, don’t you? Speak up now!”
The predatory glare from his dark blue eyes made Yeon Woo flinch.
Fearing her head might indeed be severed, she managed to move her stuck lips.
“I was… treating your wound.”
Yeon Woo slowly opened her fist clenched around the herbs, releasing a peculiar herbal scent.
The man, who had been glaring at her, looked down at his wound and then at her hand.
Yeon Woo’s hand trembled slightly with fear, but her words were surprisingly bold.
“Please put away the weapon so I can finish the treatment…!”
“What is…”
The man seemed startled by Yeon Woo’s audacity.
“Argh!”
But that was as far as he could endure, and he groaned, dropping his arm to the ground.
―Clang!
The sound of metal hitting a stone echoed.
The man grimaced, evidently in pain from his wound. His hand, still holding the knife, seemed too weak to even lift towards Yeon Woo.
Even so, the man kept his eyes fixed on her.
“I shall deal strictly with… cough!”
However, his warning was short-lived as he coughed up blood.
“If you wish to recover, it’s best to stay still. Your actions are only hindering the treatment.”
“…….”
The man, lacking the strength to resist the girl before him, had no choice but to relent.
He gazed intently at Yeon Woo, then, as if resigning himself, turned his head away.
It was a sign for her to continue the treatment.
“I’ll cut your throat if you try any funny business.”
Even so, the man did not forget to intimidate Yeon Woo.
Yeon Woo, undeterred, stood her ground.
“If you have the energy to speak, use it to recover.”
“…….”
At first, the man who had pointed a knife at her was frightening.
But whether one dies of starvation or by the knife, death is all the same.
Yeon Woo, unafraid of the blade before her eyes but scared of life itself, spoke her mind freely.
It was only after the man tightly shut his lips that Yeon Woo could concentrate on the interrupted treatment.
While applying the prepared medicine to the wound, she stole glances at the man who had threatened her with a knife.
Despite being disheveled with sweat and blood, the man’s remarkable features shone through.
His dark, thick eyebrows like charcoal strokes gave him a strong impression, and his nose was sharp and straight.
His jawline was so sleek, giving an elegant yet masculine aura, suggesting that he might be a nobleman of high standing.
Why such a man of noble birth was in such a state in the woods was beyond her understanding.
Yeon Woo lifted her sleeve to wipe the blood from the man’s mouth.
But as soon as she approached with her sleeve, the man coldly turned his head away.
“Get away.”
Respecting the man’s refusal of any contact beyond treatment, Yeon Woo awkwardly withdrew her hand.
She didn’t want to impose kindness on someone who disliked it.
Muttering to herself about the man’s loss, she untied the bright red ribbon from her hair.
As she let her hair down, it cascaded like the night sky, spreading a subtle floral scent.
The ribbon was embroidered with lotus flowers, symbolizing her name, Yeon Woo.
“I will bandage the wound now.”
To finish the treatment, Yeon Woo approached the man with the ribbon in hand.
She felt the heat emanating from his skin as if proving his aliveness.
The man’s rough breathing echoed in her ears, and her face flushed as her fingertips touched his feverish bare skin.
Hurrying the treatment, Yeon Woo wrapped the ribbon around the wound and tied it, completing the emergency aid.
“I’ve finished the emergency treatment. You’ve lost a lot of blood and sweat, so you need to replenish fluids.”
The man, as if waiting for it, turned his head to look at his bandaged abdomen.
Only after the treatment did he close his eyes and lean against the tree, resting his weary body.
“There’s a stream nearby; I’ll fetch some drinking water. Don’t move until I return.”
At Yeon Woo’s words, the man nodded slightly in acknowledgment.
Yeon Woo grabbed her water bottle and headed towards the nearby stream.
Upon reaching, the open greenery and the sound of flowing water refreshed her spirit.
Yeon Woo exhaled the breath she had been holding against the man’s threatening presence.
“Phew…”
She crouched by the water, finding a spot to sit. Then she rinsed her hands in the water, now dirtied with the man’s blood and the crushed herbs.
The coldness of the spring water, untouched by the warmth of spring, traveled up her arms to her scalp.
Yeon Woo, grumbling to herself, poured out her unspoken frustrations to the flowing stream.
“Is he crazy? Threatening someone who’s trying to help?”
It was absurd how the man, who should have been grateful, pointed a knife at his savior. The more she thought about it, the more convinced she was of his insanity.
Even as she filled her water bottle, Yeon Woo’s grumbling continued.
“What, does he think he’s some kind of king, saying he’ll deal with anyone who touches him?”
Male lead is reincarnated to save his wife
I’ve also read this one twice already. The female lead is kinda soft and gets embarrassed easily—not really my type, but the plot is definitely worth reading. Hurry up and read it, y’all!
Intro
When Shen Yuan encountered Su Jin again in his previous life, she had already become the Prime Minister of the current dynasty. As for him, the former top young master of the capital, he had long since fallen into the abyss, becoming a singer on a pleasure boat.
After a song ended, he was redeemed and sent to the Su Residence.
Su Jin respected and cherished him, gave him a roof over his head, and bestowed him with warmth. Shen Yuan fell deeper and deeper, but before he could express his feelings, Su Jin passed away.
Shen Yuan died to follow her in death, but instead, he returned to when he was fifteen years old.
At that time, he was not yet engaged, and Su Jin was just a poor scholar.
Shen Yuan gritted his teeth, casting aside all his pride, and thought of ways to coax and entice her every day.
The colder and more indifferent Su Jin was towards him, the more proactive Shen Yuan became.
He was not afraid of being mocked by the world, only wanting to marry his Wife-master early, to hold her hand and never let go for a lifetime.
[Note: This story will not specifically point out the male lead’s reincarnation time point; it’s all in the details. Whenever you feel that the male lead is acting strangely, he has most likely been reincarnated.]
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