“We two, haven’t we met somewhere before?”
Seeing Vincent ask seriously, a nervous laugh escaped involuntarily.
The tension that had built up inexplicably vanished like melting snow.
‘Is this some kind of scripted greeting for entertainment?’
I rolled my eyes and replied nonchalantly.
“Probably at a family gathering or something.”
“When have we ever done such a thing?”
“Then you probably haven’t seen it.”
Trying to conclude the conversation with a firm answer, Vincent still seemed unwilling to give up.
“No, I’m pretty sure we have. Don’t you remember at all?”
Eventually, a sigh mixed with annoyance flowed from my lips.
I spoke with a touch of irritation.
“Hey, why do you keep bringing it up since earlier? We are clearly meeting for the first time, and I’m not even beneath you in status.”
Cedric, seemingly empathizing with my words, nodded his head.
“Vincent, show some respect to my wife. We’re in the human world.”
Vincent shrugged and shifted his gaze towards the marble table.
“Well, Rebecca, say something to me too.”
“…”
“I don’t know boring human etiquette. I’m not interested.”
He casually flicked a small ornament on the table with his finger as he spoke.
His appearance, attitude, behavior—nowhere did he exude the dignity of a duke.
All I could feel was rough wildness.
If Cedric was a patient wolf, he was like an untamed hyena.
Even now, Vincent, with a bored expression, was continuously stomping on the ornament that had fallen at my feet.
I chuckled softly at his actions.
“All right, if that’s what you want.”
“What?”
“Let’s drop the formalities, then. If that’s what you want.”
“…What?”
“Talking to each other, you know? Let’s just do that.”
Simultaneously, Vincent, who had maintained a dull expression, raised one eyebrow high in a mountain shape, a reaction I hadn’t expected.
Vincent chuckled, lifting one leg comfortably onto the table.
“This woman, she’s amusing for a human.”
“…”
“…I’m starting to like her more and more.”
As Vincent spoke in a voice mixed with laughter, Cedric’s forehead slightly furrowed.
But Vincent’s attitude remained indifferent to the atmosphere around him.
Rising forcefully from his seat, Vincent walked straight towards me.
“What are you doing now…!”
“Wait and see.”
Suddenly, Vincent grabbed my wrist and slowly lowered his head.
Then, he raised my hand and gently moved it over his head like a caress.
“…!”
Shortly after, I recalled something familiar from Vincent’s face.
The gleaming tan skin, the intense golden eyes.
I had definitely seen something similar before…
“No way, are you…?”
As my lips slowly parted, Vincent coolly lifted one corner of his mouth.
“It seems like you’re remembering now.”
Vincent slightly parted the sides of his nightgown, indicating his lower abdomen.
On the distinctly defined, tan abdominal muscles, there were still unhealed scars.
“Really… You were the cat back then?”
I asked in amazement, and Vincent laughed heartily.
“That’s right? Oh, it hurts. I was so beautiful back then.”
“…”
“Touching here and there freely.”
Vincent protruded his lower lip, wearing a pitiful expression.
He was handsome, but with a rugged impression, and Vincent boasted an immensely muscular body.
Such an expression didn’t make him cute; it only made him more intimidating.
As I quickly withdrew my hand, making an expression as if I had seen something unbearable, Cedric rolled his eyes with an irritated expression.
“Touching? You touched that guy?”
“Vincent’s here and there… right?”
Adrian also had a subtle expression.
In the face of the two men who seemed to be seriously misunderstanding something, I hurriedly explained.
“It was a cat! That person was a cat back then!”
If it were someone else, they might have regarded my explanation as the words of a mad person.
Fortunately, Cedric and Adrian nodded their heads as if acknowledging my explanation.
Vincent, watching them, burst into laughter.
“Vincent, stop the nonsense and tell us why you came here.”
Cedric spoke with a voice trying to suppress irritation.
Vincent, still wiping away tears, opened his mouth again.
“I felt energy near the Twins Castle’s forest. Seems like some arrogant guy caused trouble here…”
“…”
“I’m sure the Twins Duke knew about it. We might need to have a little chat.”
“…”
“My cousin, don’t we have something to protect together?”
In Vincent’s eyes, there was a flicker of madness.
However, receiving no response from Cedric, Vincent let out a deep sigh.
“Knowing yet pretending not to understand! There’s that Lily’s…!”
“That’s enough.”
Cedric interrupted Vincent, and his expression turned cold.
“The rest, let the two of them discuss privately.”
Then, looking at Cedric’s face, Vincent playfully twisted his own face.
“Don’t tell me you’re still keeping it a secret from your wife?”
“…”
“Of course, I knew your relationship wasn’t good, but…”
Vincent provocatively chuckled.
“A worse couple than others, I didn’t know it meant this.”
Cedric’s forehead showed a thick vein at Vincent’s words.
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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