Axel and Jenassen were each dragged into different rooms, measured for a long time, and then released.
Axel looked at the design and frowned, asking if it was too flashy, but when Jade said with a straight face that she had personally chosen it, he eventually nodded. Jade inwardly snickered with satisfaction.
Betty just smiled, looking back and forth between Axel and Jenassen. She knew who owned the most flashy design, but she also knew that she shouldn’t carelessly run her mouth.
She only whispered secretly to Jade.
“To be honest, this is the most motivated I’ve been in my life. I’ll only call the most skilled artisans. Don’t worry.”
Finally, after buying a few ready-made clothes – Axel and Jenassen both stood there blankly with faces that said they had no idea why they had to buy these clothes – and quickly finishing the alterations.
Jenassen ran away to the connected room, saying he would rest a bit, and Jade sat on the sofa with Axel.
Seeing Jade’s drowsy eyes, Axel laughed shortly and adjusted her chair.
Jade naturally clung to him. Rubbing her forehead, she found a slightly indented spot on his curved upper arm and leaned against it, feeling comfortable.
Axel laughed in disbelief at the sight of that squirming.
“You must have been busy making all sorts of plans.”
“Yes, that’s right…”
It cost a lot of money to buy clothes even for Jenassen in order to not get caught by Axel, but it was worth it. The most dazzling-faced man needed the most flashy clothes.
Just thinking about it was satisfying, but she was really tired from calling people here and there.
Looking down at Jade, who was yawning softly, Axel suddenly asked.
“Does Sir Jenassen need to be there in the evening as well?”
“It would be better for you to get out comfortably…”
The end of her words trailed off with guilt.
Even after making up her mind, she couldn’t widely reveal their relationship right now. There were many problems ahead, but the most important one was protecting Axel.
Jade didn’t trust anyone. Axel was powerfully trained, but there was no way to train internal organs. Poison was equal to everyone.
Jade didn’t want to see a future where Axel was tense every time he drank water. It was enough for only her to have that habit.
In fact, the problem that should have been solved first might have been finding out about Axel’s past. He had voluntarily gone to the Atanase Forest. That clearly meant there was some problem.
But Jade had deliberately pushed all information about Axel to the back. He was acting quite loose now, as if he would tell her right away if she just asked, but Jade didn’t want to do that.
It might sound ridiculous to someone else, but it was like a determination about her own decision.
Background or bloodline doesn’t matter at all. I’m going to pair up with the person I like and spend my life together. I won’t choose as if I’m being dragged by someone.
He’s the person I decided on completely on my own. I already know him well enough without any other information.
Every time she recalled that thought, she became less and less curious about Axel’s background.
She was thinking of hearing about it at least after signing her name on the marriage vow. Why he went to the Atanase Forest, if there was anything she could help with.
Regardless of her reasons and intentions to protect him, it was still unpleasant to have rumors spread all over the capital that she was engaged to another man. He didn’t even give a proper answer. She sighed with guilt.
So, dinner! Dinner was important. When the time came, she was going to set a fancy table and convey her decision to him. He had probably already noticed, but it would definitely be different to say it out loud.
Of course, she would have to lock Jenassen in the next room or something.
“It is annoying though.”
“I know, I’m sorry.”
“That’s not it, we wouldn’t have to be conscious of others if it was just the two of us.”
“What do you have to be conscious of…?”
Axel laughed.
“Why, is there something you want? Say it at a 10-year-old level.”
After saying that, he suddenly kissed her near her eyes. Jade, with a dirty mind, got upset.
“That’s funny, really! Wh-what kind of 10-year-old level is this!”
The man who laughed shortly bent his waist and whispered softly in her ear.
“Jenassen’s not here.”
“Is it enough if only Jenassen’s not here?”
“Yeah. In front of him, let’s maintain 10 years old.”
By the time the desire to kick him out immediately grew, whether he was helpful or not, someone knocked on the door again. Since there was no one to visit, it was probably a servant.
Startled, Jade sprang up and pushed Axel. He frowned but she didn’t care.
“Go to the next room…!”
“I can just stay behind that bookshelf.”
“As if you wouldn’t pop out with that size.”
Looking down at his own body, Axel must have agreed, because he got up with a dissatisfied face. At the same time, he bent down and kissed the corner of Jade’s mouth.
His whole body was hard, but his lips were soft. Heat rushed through her at the unexpected contact.
“A-are you crazy? Hurry up and go…!”
“There’s no such thing as no price.”
After saying that, he seemed to like her flushed cheeks, so he traced his finger over them once. Only then did he obediently move his long legs to the next room.
As if deliberately not closing it, Jade looked at the slightly open door and rubbed her face. Pressing down on her heart that was pounding like it was the first time every time, she tried hard to calm her voice.
“Come in.”
“Young lady, guests have come to visit without notice. There are two of them and they said their names are Blake and Belita, so I’m delivering them as is. Shall I let them in?”
At the unexpected names, Jade’s eyes widened. Then, after thinking, she nodded.
“Tell them to come in.”
The room where Axel and Jenassen were was a space created for relaxation, and there was tea and snacks prepared inside, so she thought it would be fine to meet other people for a moment.
Of course, from Jenassen’s point of view, it might be a bolt from the blue to be left alone with Axel.
And so, Blake and Belita entered.
They were the same as when they met yesterday.
Blake, with her fluffy red hair tied well with a yellow ribbon and smiling brightly, and Belita, with her hair hanging gracefully and smiling while pulling her red lips.
In fact, it hadn’t been more than a few weeks since the subjugation team had ended and they parted, so it was natural.
“Jade! Have you been well? It seems like it’s been quite a while. I heard a lot of good news.”
“What kind of news? I don’t know.”
“Ha, pretending not to know.”
Jade, who smiled, gave them tea. Belita elegantly picked up the teacup.
“You looked at me with such a shocked face, but you chose Sir Jenassen. You really have no eye. Isn’t he the knight who was always giggling or smirking?”
No, Jenassen is in that room right now… And the door is even open…
Thinking of the knight who would sadly droop the corners of his eyes, Jade quickly tried to praise him. But there wasn’t much that came to mind.
“…He’s honest. He can’t even lie! A very important aspect.”
“Don’t tell me that’s all you have to say about your fiancé?”
“……”
With nothing to say, she blocked her own mouth with the teacup. Belita clicked her tongue.
“Well, the Marloff family is a huge rich family. There are widespread rumors that the brothers get along well, so they’ll probably divide the assets well too. I’ll tell you that you chose well if that’s enough.”
“Can’t we talk about the coming-of-age ceremony first?”
“That’s just something to celebrate simply.”
“I’ll celebrate it greatly. Jade Broen, finally the coming-of-age ceremony! Congratulations.”
Blake gave a cheerful greeting, whether she knew the truth or not. Jade laughed.
“Anyway, thanks for coming. I was actually a bit tired of going around to other people’s mansions with invitations.”
“Hmm, then it must be convenient to take care of two people’s worth at once?”
“Hey, would that be convenient? The famous Broen family, and you did a lot of subjugation team activities, so you’ll have a surprisingly good network! You’ll have a mountain of invitations to deliver in the future.”
“That’s right. It would be really tiring to go find each person every time. The weather is hot these days too. Right, Blake?”
“Right. It would be really hard! One person at a time!”
Blake and Belita responded to each other as if their lines were set. Jade then paused for a moment.
No, come to think of it. Why are they dressed so flashily? From earrings to necklaces and rings, they’re all decked out.
But they were skilled. They didn’t give the naive prey ample time to think.
“I’ll tell you a good way to distribute the invitations, Broen.”
“No, I don’t really need to know…”
“It’s going to the party venue. Lyssin Moretti’s party.”
Jade immediately got up.
“Well, it was fun. Then with these invitations-”
“I’m not talking nonsense. I guarantee that more than ten people you need to invite will be there. I’ll tell you their names right now.”
Belita began to recite names in a string. Listening with furrowed brows, Jade felt her eyes gradually widening.
Even roughly listening, it was more than ten people. If she could give them invitations at the party venue, she could save at least 5 days!
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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