“Uttering such words with a smile sends shivers down my spine.”
“Shivers, you say.”
Lian looked at me clearly. Then, suddenly, he shook his head with a shivering sound.
“Isn’t it interesting.”
“What?”
“When I heard the words that you would become the Empress, your eyes are shining brighter than when you heard it.”
“Oh.”
“It seems like you… have a hobby of tormenting others.”
People shouldn’t just push others like that. A hobby of tormenting?
“It’s just my nature.”
“No.”
Come to think of it, it might be better to hit him than to match him.
It feels strange because of Lian. Why am I hesitating about whether to hit or not?
“Or maybe it’s fortunate. I don’t like hitting.”
“I won’t hit Your Majesty.”
“You don’t know. But when you become the Empress, we won’t be just a couple.”
“…We’re not really a couple. At night, we… No, we don’t!”
For a moment, I imagined it. Me, hitting on the bed, and Lianadro, avoiding it with his nimble face, completely naked.
“Snap.”
“…What kind of reaction is that?”
“When did I talk about the night?”
“Oh.”
Ah, I fell for it. I was caught. I felt like a big fish that had been caught.
“I never imagined that you’d like such things. Well, it’s not bad either way.”
“It’s bad.”
“It’s bad. If you want, we can do such things.”
“I won’t!”
No way! Why would I! With that unattractive man! Except for being handsome, tall, sexy, and cool, that man is utterly unattractive! Why would I do that!
“Oh, but I’m quite popular.”
“What can you do? Hi…”
“Hi…?”
For a moment, it was hi. I was about to say, “Hi,” but I quickly shut my mouth. Don’t get excited. If you get excited, words just spill out.
“No, it’s nothing. Anyway, there’s misogyny. While we’re a couple, holding hands or even lying on the same bed. Don’t worry, I don’t want it, and there’s nothing to wish for.”
“I don’t want it to happen!”
“Good. Even if I… ”
“Well?”
“No.”
Looking at him, who showed a slightly strange expression, I pouted.
After talking to Lian, I woke up a bit while falling asleep. Then, I wondered how disappointed he must have been earlier.
He said he would give me the position of the Empress of a country, but I don’t feel any reaction even when I think about it.
“Thank you.”
“Suddenly?”
“Now that I think about it, it’s really a difficult thing. Just because of a few words I said, you promised. I’ve been hearing the word Empress all along while being here… I thought it would be okay if you didn’t keep it.”
Lianadro shook his head left and right.
“What are you talking about?”
“The position of Empress is not a place where just anyone can sit. So, I think you’ve done a big favor. I didn’t give the reaction you wanted because it felt unrealistic, but it’s still a big deal for a commoner like me to become the Empress, a symbol of a country.”
“You’re talking nonsense. Even if there wasn’t a promise, Bella, you are the person I need. So, don’t have such thoughts. Whatever the beginning was, now you must be with me.”
Just take out the beginning and end, and it could pass as a love confession.
My heart fluttered a bit.
‘I must be crazy. Why am I fluttering at those words?’
Anyway, there’s no way the emperor would like me, and he already has someone he loves. What am I expecting?
Melodin’s words kept coming back. The emperor has someone he loves.
‘I guess I was concerned too.’
Despite claiming not to care about him at all, I find it amusing that I still pay attention to such things.
Do I like the emperor? What do I think of him?
Maybe my feelings are similar to Rodelo’s feelings for Shasha.
Strange possessiveness.
“So, there’s no need to be thankful, just do as you please.”
“Yes.”
Please don’t say such things. It only confuses my heart for no reason.
Just one of those days, it seems. A day when the emperor’s misogyny disappeared. A day when I caught wind of the rumors circulating through Melodin.
So, I had strange feelings on that day.
“You look tired. Take a break.”
“Yes.”
The fact that I am a needed person was enough. Whether the reason I’m here is to find Rodelo’s mother or to reveal herself, it doesn’t matter.
The emperor kept his promise with me, regardless of the reason.
That’s enough. That’s all I need to know. Let’s not ask for anything else.
‘Without even being in love.’
I awkwardly smiled at him, and only then did Lianadro leave the room.
Once again lying next to Shasha, I stroked the child’s hair with my hand.
“Shasha, I was actually curious about his feelings.”
But today, I couldn’t ask anything.
If I had immediately asked after hearing Melodin’s words, it would have seemed like I really thought of him as something special.
If the emperor gave information to Melodin, my situation would be even more ridiculous.
So, I kept my curiosity hidden in my heart and closed my eyes.
The next day around lunchtime, as always, Rodelo came, and I looked at Shasha and Rodelo silently.
“Shasha, Rodelo.”
“Yeah? Unni, what are we doing today?”
“Today is self-study. Actually, I have somewhere to go, so can you two play well together?”
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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