Startled, Yeongwoo raised her voice, and Gun quickly covered her mouth.
He shushed her with his lips, then spoke in a lowered voice.
“I’m not idle enough to be angry over such trifles. If I were offended, I would’ve beheaded you on the spot.”
Normally, Yeongwoo would be frightened by Gun’s chilling words, but this time, she wasn’t.
Her brief experience with Gun showed he wasn’t one to harm without reason.
Far from harming, Gun had saved Yeongwoo twice.
Thanks to Gun, she escaped harassment from Gapdol and survived the wild boar incident.
Despite his fierce first impression, he didn’t seem as dreadful as the rumors suggested.
In truth, Gun’s rough exterior might just mask a warm heart, Yeongwoo mused, feeling more at ease. She decided to ask something she’d always been curious about.
“But is your military title really ‘Mad Tiger’?”
As soon as the question was out, Gun sharply turned his head towards Yeongwoo.
Intimidated by his fierce gaze, Yeongwoo involuntarily shrank back.
Gun stared at her silently for a moment before shifting his gaze back to the wild boar.
Then, he clearly articulated each word in a low voice.
“……It means ‘Majestic’ for Gwang and ‘Brave’ for Ho.”
Gun wouldn’t have bothered answering such a question from another soldier.
But for some reason, he found himself playing along with Yeongwoo’s nonsensical talk.
How much time had passed?
After a long wait atop the rock, the wild boars gradually retreated.
Gun, seeing the boars disappear, smoothly descended from the rock.
Yeongwoo tried to follow but her body wouldn’t cooperate.
Only now realizing the danger she’d been in, her legs trembled and she lost all strength.
The rock was too high and steep for her to descend alone in such a state.
She attempted several times but felt dizzy each time.
Seeing Gun walking away, Yeongwoo called out desperately.
“Sir Gwangho!”
“?”
Gun stopped in his tracks at the sound of Yeongwoo’s voice.
He turned and looked at her, hands on his hips, as if asking what the problem was.
After hesitating, Yeongwoo finally spoke.
“Could you please help me down? I can’t descend; my legs are too weak.”
“…….”
Gun looked up at Yeongwoo incredulously.
For a mere trainee to ask such a favor from a prince and a commander was unheard of.
It was absurd – she could shoot a wild boar with a bow but couldn’t descend a rock.
“If I helped you up, shouldn’t you be able to get down on your own?”
“I thought it would be nice if you could help me down since you helped me up.”
Yeongwoo, frightened by the steep rock, had long stopped caring about imposing on the commander.
Unaware of her feelings, Gun coldly retorted.
“……Get down by yourself.”
As Gun walked away, Yeongwoo called after him with a downcast face.
“Are you really leaving?!”
Despite her desperate cries, Gun didn’t look back and continued to walk away until he was out of sight.
Yeongwoo watched the spot where Gun disappeared, deflated.
“He really left…….”
She tried several times to descend but knew a misstep could be fatal in her weakened state.
It seemed she had to wait until she regained her strength.
Squatting atop the rock, Yeongwoo muttered to herself.
“Almost killed by a wild boar, lost Brother Daebok…….”
Her situation felt both ridiculous and sad, but she also felt Gun was being petty.
How long would it have taken to help her down? She grumbled.
“Nice guy, my foot! Cancel that! Mean tiger, nasty tiger!”
“You don’t have the strength to climb down but still have enough to run your mouth?”
“Ah!”
Yeongwoo’s face turned ashen when Gun suddenly appeared as she was busy cursing him.
At first, he indeed intended to leave Yeongwoo behind.
But the pitiful sight of her kept haunting him.
So, he turned back to help, only to find her badmouthing him again.
It seemed gossiping had become a habit for her.
Caught gossiping again, Yeongwoo asked in a shrinking voice.
“……Did you hear that?”
“I came because your grumbling was so loud.”
“Aren’t there sayings about those spoken ill of living long? I was wishing for Sir Gwangho’s longevity…….”
“Jump down.”
Gun, frowning, spoke decisively.
His already intimidating face now bore an expression that filled Yeongwoo with fear.
It would be difficult for a noble king to forgive someone who spoke ill of him twice.
It seemed clear she was being ordered to jump as punishment for insulting a commander.
“That… That…”
Looking down from the rock, the ground seemed dizzyingly far away.
A jump would surely result in broken bones, ending her soldier’s career.
The rumors of Gwangho’s ruthlessness must be true.
Unable to defy an order from a prince and commander, it seemed her time in the army, and her dreams of independence, were over.
Yeongwoo hesitated before replying.
“If that’s what you wish, I’ll do it. If there’s any alternative punishment, I’d also….”
“Punishment? What are you talking about?”
“Isn’t it a punishment to jump down as atonement?”
“What?”
Gun sounded incredulous.
He looked at Yeongwoo as if she was the strangest person he’d ever seen.
“……I meant I’d catch you if you jump.”
“Ah…!”
Yeongwoo’s face looked as if she’d just been hit on the head.
Misunderstanding Gun completely, she awkwardly smiled.
“Then, I’ll jump!”
Not sure how he planned to catch her, but wanting to escape the embarrassing situation, Yeongwoo quickly leapt off the rock.
But her movement was too hasty, and Gun exclaimed urgently.
“Wait a moment…!”
Gun wasn’t ready, but Yeongwoo was already airborne.
Rushing to the landing spot, they collided with a thud as their bodies entangled and rolled on the ground.
Fortunately, neither was hurt, but Yeongwoo ended up tightly in Gun’s embrace.
Her hand touched his broad, firm chest.
Despite the barrier of his clothes, she could feel the resilience of his well-trained muscles and the heat of his skin.
His heartbeat pounded so fiercely it felt like it could burst through his chest.
What was more, their toppled position meant Yeongwoo lay on top of Gun, adding to her embarrassment.
But Gun was equally flustered.
Yeongwoo, in his arms, had a truly petite frame.
Earlier, her shoulder fit in one of his arms, but now her entire body fit snugly against him.
Even for a young man, her stature was incredibly small compared to her peers.
And the palm of her hand on his chest was remarkably small as well.
Yeongwoo’s small frame and pounding heart seemed to echo so loudly that it even made Gun feel strange.
The sweet scent he had smelled earlier intensified, leading Gun to the bewildering illusion that he was holding a woman, not a man.
Feeling disoriented by this bizarre situation, Gun abruptly pushed Yeongwoo away from his embrace.
“Ah!”
Thrown back by Gun’s strong arms, Yeongwoo fell onto her backside.
She unwittingly glared at Gun, a hint of resentment in her eyes.
“Why push me away so suddenly and dangerously?”
Gun, already uncomfortable due to the odd feelings he had experienced from a man, looked coldly at Yeongwoo.
Confronted with his fierce expression, Yeongwoo quickly lowered her head to the ground, avoiding his gaze.
She couldn’t understand why she had to be so afraid if she was going to sulk.
Gun, withdrawing his gaze from Yeongwoo, brushed the dirt off his clothes and stood up.
Strange.
Despite having pushed Yeongwoo away, his heart refused to calm down.
It was all because of this diminutive trainee, so delicate and slender like a woman.
His senses were in turmoil because of this petite trainee.
Gun never even considered the possibility, not even in death and resurrection, that this person causing him such confusion could be a woman, not a man.
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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