A few hours after entering the capital’s gift exchange market.
It was the path after completing the gift exchange and leaving the market.
“Lady Bee, you won the item you desired at the auction, but you don’t seem happy. Is something bothering you?”
Adrian, who had been scrutinizing my face until then, asked cautiously.
I looked up at him with eyes full of despair.
“Adrian… It seems like I failed this investment.”
“What? What do you mean?”
The lobby, which had been empty as all competitors had left, was now completely deserted.
Standing alone in the middle, I sighed deeply with my head bowed.
‘Why hasn’t Anton Baker appeared?’
Of course, some distortion in the original content was expected from the moment of possession.
However, that usually involved the male protagonist starting to like the possessed female, or the female protagonist suddenly turning into a villain.
‘Who would have thought that the economic trends would change so dramatically?’
Ugh! I shook with my hands on my head.
Adrian, as if pretending not to see me like that, rolled his eyes in another direction.
“Ahem… Lady Bee, now you need to go to the office to complete the transaction confirmation process.”
“Ah, do I have to?”
“…You don’t have to go. Anyway, you will receive a reminder urging you to pay the remaining balance in front of Lady Bee.”
In any case, there was no way to avoid the failure of the investment.
I was enveloped in despair.
‘I’m done. Seriously done! I don’t even have a speck of spare funds now! At this rate, I won’t be able to run the welfare foundation properly, and then I’ll be cursed by the half-blooded demons again…’
Dragging me with his hand, Adrian led me to the office while I wept and complained.
“Um…”
At that moment, a stranger suddenly appeared, and I absentmindedly squinted my eyes.
“What is it?”
As I mentioned before, despite Rebecca’s beautiful appearance, her impression was not so good.
Moreover, with her head bowed and eyes squinted, her impression would appear even more sinister.
“Hu… Hik!”
Suddenly, a strange young man, or rather, a boyish stranger, started a match.
“Um, I apologize, Lady Bee! I’m sorry!”
The young man began to apologize like a madman while bowing continuously.
With short brown hair, pale skin like parchment, and emerald green eyes, he seemed like a fragile boy.
He shivered, rolling up the broken frame of his glasses, secured with ragged tape.
I glanced at the thick book he clutched to his chest, which read, .
‘He looks like Minah’s age… Is he an undergraduate at the capital university? But what does he want from me?’
It was during the time when I was scrutinizing the man with eyes full of caution.
“I-I apologize for saying this…!”
The young man suddenly closed his eyes tightly, then, as if gathering courage, shouted loudly.
“I have been waiting here, expecting Lady Bee to appear!”
“Me?”
The young man vigorously nodded his head. His face was glowing as if he had just met his favorite celebrity.
“Yes! As an admirer of the genius investor, Lady Bee of Twins Duchy, there is no way you won’t recognize the value of this item!”
Since the special feature in the newspaper, people who admired my investment skills had emerged, and he seemed to be one of them.
‘But what should I do? Now, this genius investor looks completely like a fanboy, haha…’
With a face devoid of any soul, I smiled at him.
“I know it’s impolite, but could you please leave your signature here, Lady Bee?”
He unfolded the front page of the book he was holding and handed me a pen.
‘Why does this suddenly feel like a situation with some popular star?’
I was bewildered and just blinked my eyes.
Then the man almost pleaded.
“Please, Lady Bee, I beg you!”
After a moment of hesitation, he seemed to gather courage and spoke again, taking a deep breath.
“If I could get Lady Bee’s signature, it would be an unprecedented honor for my family!”
The man’s emerald eyes sparkled brightly.
I was captivated by the strong scent of a devoted follower emanating from him, so I reluctantly accepted the pen.
“Alright, I’ll do it. Just calm down a bit…”
Swoosh – Swipe –
When I drew a large signature on the front page of the book, the man’s eyes began to sparkle even more.
“Can you also write my name? It would be better if you write ‘Lovingly’ in front of my name. Hehe…”
Oh my, he’s asking for too much. I’m already in a bad mood…
Glancing at the man, I adjusted my pen and spoke again.
“Fine, what’s your name?”
“I-I’m…”
After exhaling a tense breath, the man spoke again.
“My name is Anton.”
For a moment, I raised my head, suspecting my ears.
“…What did you say?”
Then he looked a bit embarrassed and mumbled.
It seemed he thought I misunderstood because of his low voice.
He avoided my gaze subtly, smiled awkwardly, and replied again.
“Anton Baker. That’s my name, Lady Bee.”
Inside a cafe on Deltaine Street.
I kept glancing at Anton as if sipping my tea.
“So, you’re… Anton?”
After Being Cheated On, She Picked Up a Treasure (Female-dominant)
One-line summary: The husband I married on a whim had been secretly in love with me for a long time.
On the day when Jun Shao finally obtained the imperial decree for her marriage, Lan Qu, the person she had admired for six years, defied the decree and ran away.
Her gentleness and devotion, her promise of a lifetime together, were all disregarded by him. Instead, he dreamed of entering the palace to serve the Emperor’s sister as a sixth-rank attendant.
News of this incident spread throughout the capital, and the alleys in front of and behind the Lan mansion were crowded with people who came to watch the commotion.
Jun Shao should have been embarrassed and angry.
But someone stepped in to protect her dignity.
The figure was in a miserable state, yet still possessed an undeniable elegance and handsomeness.
The young lord struggled to climb the wall of the Lan mansion and shouted to her, “If he won’t marry you, I will!”
So, Jun Shao took advantage of the situation and married the person.
She thought the young lord did it to save the Lan family from the crime of defying the imperial decree, but never imagined that from beginning to end, what he coveted was her.
*
After the wedding, Jun Shao felt like she was living in a dream.
Her Wife-master was as beautiful as a fairy in a painting, skilled in the six arts, well-versed in poetry and literature, capable of being gentle and attentive, and also grand and dignified. Most importantly, she was the only one in his heart and eyes.
Jun Shao didn’t know how Lan Shiwu, as a illegitimate son without a father and blessed with beauty, had managed to preserve his purity, recklessly escape, and use his last ounce of strength to ruin his own reputation, all because of his love for her, just to stand before her.
She could only see him gazing at her with eyes full of love, and when she bestowed a name upon him, his eyes shone like stars.
“You have come to me like a weary bird perching on a branch. I shall call you A Qi.”
