“Nice to see you again, Lady.”
This face…
He was the man Olivia tried to involve me with at Caden’s birthday celebration.
“Do you not remember me by any chance?”
Even if he made such a messy introduction, it wouldn’t be easily forgettable.
However, I couldn’t recall the man’s name. All that came to mind was emptiness.
“I remember, but what’s your name, sir?”
“Well, this face isn’t easily forgettable. I’m David Collin.”
Ah, David Collin.
Even seeing him again, David, who resembled a dried mackerel, smiled and extended his hand towards me.
I know how he would greet me if I shook hands; am I ready to fall for it again?
“I’m sorry, but I have some urgent matters to attend to. I’ll go ahead.”
As I tried to move past him, he blocked my way once again.
“It’s been a while, and if you leave like this, I’ll be quite disappointed.”
“We’re not that close, and if anyone hears this, they might get the wrong idea. Also, I’m really busy right now. Could you please step aside, Mr. David Collin?”
“Lady, you may not know how much my pride was hurt that day. It was the first time David Collin was rejected by a woman.”
I looked up at David, who was shouting while leaning against the stairs.
Is he intentionally doing this because I said I’m busy?
The staircase was wide horizontally, so if David went to the left instead of the right where he was standing, it would be over.
But he swiftly blocked my way to the left.
“What are you doing now? I asked you to move aside.”
“If I don’t step aside, what will you do? Shout like those petite noble ladies or call for the White Knights?”
He never had any intention of being my partner from the beginning. It was just a childish prank to tease me.
The stairs leading to the second floor were situated at both ends of the first floor. If it’s not these stairs, I would have to walk quite a distance to reach the opposite stairs, so he’s probably trying to block this staircase in any way possible.
“Why would I shout?”
“What if you pass by me once…”
I approached David step by step and lightly stepped on his foot. When I added a bit more pressure to my toes, David let out an unexpected scream and rolled on the floor.
“Oh, are you okay?”
“This, this! Who asked if it’s okay? You deliberately stepped on my foot…”
“Are you okay?”
David’s exclamation drew curious glances. A man approached and urgently helped David stand up. The silver-haired man slowly turned his head to look at me.
Renat?
“Thank you for helping me up.”
“My partner was going up the stairs and accidentally stepped on Sir David’s foot. Allow me to apologize on his behalf.”
“What?”
David mumbled with a puzzled face. I was equally confused by Renat’s unexpected words.
My partner?
“If you’re not going up the stairs, it would be better to move aside. Otherwise, another foot might not be safe either.”
“What, what did you say?”
“Then, if you please, Lady Rosabella.”
Renat smiled as he approached me and extended his hand. I casually shook his hand, and David looked at me and Renat with a bewildered expression.
“Wait, are you saying he’s Winter’s heiress’s partner?”
“Oh, I forgot to introduce myself. I’m Renat Elizer.”
“Elizer…?”
David, who was standing awkwardly, turned pale. He kept an eye on Renat and held his tongue.
“I did tell you back then. It would be better for a knight to improve himself a bit.”
It seems it was the first time David, who was like a dried mackerel, was rejected by a woman. Maybe he should have practiced with his shoes before trying to trample on noble ladies like those petite ones.
“Lady Rosabella?”
“Yes?”
“Are you okay?”
Following Renat, we found ourselves midway up the stairs leading to the second floor. When I glanced back, David was nowhere to be seen, having hidden his presence.
“Oh, yes. Thank you for your help, Deputy Chief.”
“No, I haven’t done anything to deserve thanks. I just thought Lady Rosabella might be in trouble if that man caused a disturbance.”
“Thanks to you, the situation has been neatly resolved. Thank you.”
Right, it’s not the right time for this now.
I stood still and released Renat’s arm, holding the hem of my dress.
“I’m sorry, but I’m looking for my sister right now. Since that man seems to have gone somewhere else, your help here is enough. I’ll go up first.”
In the moment I bowed my head lightly and tried to climb the stairs in a hurry, I couldn’t move any further. I blinked my eyes in confusion.
Is Renat holding onto my dress now?
Looking up at Renat with surprised eyes, he quickly let go of the hem of my dress.
“I’m sorry. I just thought I’d help in a hurry…”
After wiping his face as if washing quickly, Renat humbly bowed his waist.
“Yes?”
“May I accompany you in the search?”
“Oh, thank you for offering your help, but…”
“Then go up first. I’ll follow.”
Holding onto the hem of my dress, I leaped up to the second floor. As soon as I approached the railing, I glanced straight down to the first floor. The height of the chandelier matched roughly with my eye level, allowing me to see the interior at a glance.
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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