I blinked in confusion, and Ian’s suddenly bulging Adam’s apple moved up and down as if in response.
So the warmth touching my forehead now was Ian’s….
His, lips?
Could something like this really happen?
“Hey, rookie? You can back off now.”
“Yes.”
With the short answer, the breath that was tickling my forehead moved away.
“Well… I pulled you quickly because a carriage was coming close behind, and it seemed dangerous. I guess I was too strong. You went all the way….”
I barely swallowed the rest of the words, implying that I didn’t expect it to follow so weakly.
“Anyway, I’m sorry.”
Ian’s somewhat blank expression hardened then.
“Why are you apologizing to me?”
“Huh?”
“You saved me, didn’t you?”
“Oh, right. I saved you.”
And then this accident happened.
I glanced sideways at Ian’s expression. Fortunately, Ian didn’t seem to attach any significance to the contact between his lips and my forehead.
“Anyway, what brings you to the square?”
I asked, rubbing my suddenly tickling forehead.
“I came on the captain’s errands.”
“The captain sent you on an errand?”
Due to the vacant lieutenant position, Gabriel often sent Rosebelia on errands.
In fact, the errands were merely an excuse, and it was to make Rosebelia, who was being watched as a future captain, understand the captain’s duties.
Of course, when Rosebelia was absent, he also entrusted errands to other knights, but….
Why did he have to send Ian, the rookie?
And if it’s the captain, wouldn’t he know that Ian is the crown prince?
“Yes.”
“Why did the captain?”
“You’re asking me the reason?”
Ian lightly raised his eyebrows, his expression saying he just did as he was told.
“Oh, right. He didn’t say anything else?”
“No.”
Though he didn’t save Daisy like in the original work, Ian eventually showed up in the square. The thought of possibly running into Daisy made my head spin.
If Ian had come to the square, why didn’t it go according to the original work?
“When did you come to the square?”
“I just got here. I came through the shortcut the captain told me about, and I was a little surprised to see you as soon as I came out.”
I swallowed a sigh of relief.
If it’s the shortcut that Gabriel told him, I know it well. It’s a bit complicated, but it significantly reduces the time it takes to get from the Knights’ headquarters to the square.
Moreover, that shortcut was on the opposite side of where I ran into Daisy earlier.
“What did the captain tell you to do? Give it to me, and you can go in.”
The original has already changed. But if Ian shows up late in the square, and if Daisy doesn’t go home early?
If Ian happens to run into Daisy, or if some variable occurs….
“No, the captain entrusted it to me.”
My train of thought was suddenly cut off by his unexpected answer.
Ian hadn’t run into Daisy, and since he’s the crown prince, running errands seemed distant, so I intended to help him.
“Yeah. That makes sense.”
“What I mean is….”
“Then faithfully carry out the mission entrusted to you, rookie.”
As I turned around, waving nonchalantly, Ian quickly blocked my way.
“We can handle it together.”
“It’s a waste of time for two people to do what one person can do.”
“How about thinking of it as a senior teaching a junior about the job?”
Not backing down at all.
“I prefer to do it alone.”
“Do I make you uncomfortable?”
Me? Uncomfortable with you?
“No? I’m not uncomfortable at all.”
Ian’s lips curled up gently. Though it was just a hint of a smile on his sculpted face, I couldn’t take my eyes off him for a moment.
The original male lead is damn handsome.
If I had to be critical, it was closer to being uncomfortable. After all, Ian and Rosebelia were each other’s enemies in the future, killing each other….
“I’m relieved. I thought you were uncomfortable with me because you misunderstood the matter I asked you to handle as my confession…….”
“Not at all?”
He felt his lips trembling finely due to being pricked on point.
Yes, even I thought my talk about the future was shameless.
It wasn’t that I wasn’t afraid of the original story’s ending. But at least, I wasn’t afraid of Ian in front of me.
Because the Ian I imagined while reading the original and the Ian I faced in person were distinctly different.
“Then please help me. You said that I’m not uncomfortable to you at all.”
There was no real reason to refuse. A newbie wouldn’t be able to handle the work adeptly alone, and it was true that help was needed.
The person who knew that best was the captain, but why did he insist on sending the newbie?
Could it be that he’s keeping an eye on Ian?
“Senior?”
“Alright.”
It wouldn’t be bad to build a relationship with Ian.
I reached out my hand to Ian, and he calmly placed his hand on top of my palm.
“What are you doing right now?”
“Didn’t you mean to raise your hand?”
With a small sigh, I wriggled my fingers completely covered by Ian’s hand.
“First put this away, and the captain must have written down the errand for you.”
Only then did Ian’s face show realization as he fumbled in his trouser pocket.
“Here it is.”
An Indifferent Woman is the One Men Desire the Most
One-line summary: The female lead is actually cold-hearted and extremely rational. She has stage-by-stage relationships and won’t two-time, but there will always be someone who secretly likes her.
This novel has the following triggers, so if you’re sensitive to these, please don’t read:
1. The female lead has had many relationships, but she treated each one seriously and broke up properly.
It’s just that the men unilaterally pestered her incessantly. For the female lead, when she doesn’t like someone anymore, she simply doesn’t like them.
(This applies to her relationships with Male Lead 1, 2, 3, and 4 as well, but she’s loyal in each 1-on-1 relationship!)
2. In this novel, Male Lead 2 and the female lead kiss in a car, and Male Lead 1 sees it and beats up Male Lead 2.
The female lead calls the police and sends both Male Lead 1 and 2 to the police station! Male Lead 1 begs the female lead not to break up with him.
3. Male Lead 1 has a gentle appearance but an obsessive personality.
Male Lead 2 has a delicate and soft appearance, slightly green tea-like (two-faced).
Male Lead 3 is a youthful college student and a smart person who has secretly liked the female lead for a long time.
Male Lead 4 is the female lead’s father’s special assistant, a business elite with deep, hidden thoughts.
4. At the beginning of this novel, the female lead has already broken up with Male Lead 1 (Chapter 4) and gotten back together with Male Lead 2 (ex-boyfriend).
5. Enter with caution if you have triggers!!!
