Even so, Sesenia showed no signs of worry. It was as if she knew someone would come. Time passed, and Sesenia turned her head slowly to look at Ted.
“Ted.”
“Yes, Mistress.”
“Why do you follow me like this? To repay a debt?”
“Ah.”
Ted sealed his lips at those words.
‘Is it just my imagination that he’s following me?’
Seeing Ted’s demeanor, Sesenia couldn’t help but smile with ease.
“It’s okay. You don’t have to follow. I didn’t bring you here for that reason. I was just… curious.”
“I…”
That’s when it happened.
Just as Ted was about to say something, a strong wind blew into the carriage. At the same time, the carriage shook.
Instinctively, Ted moved forward to protect Sesenia. Lizbeth, who realized the situation a moment later, widened her eyes.
“Why… why is this happening? I’ll check.”
But Sesenia firmly shook her head.
“No need to. Let’s close the door and continue.”
“Yes? But you said a guest would come…”
“The guest has already boarded. Now, let’s go.”
Lizbeth looked puzzled, unable to understand Sesenia’s words.
No matter how much they looked around, there was no sign of anyone boarding. It was just a slight shake of the carriage. Nevertheless, Sesenia remained firm. In her position as the owner, Lizbeth had no choice but to rattle the carriage window and close the carriage door.
Still filled with questions, the carriage continued on its way.
“But… why is Teddy acting like this, Lady?”
Teddy continued to protect Sesenia in the same manner as before.
“Well…”
“There’s a bad smell.”
“A bad smell, huh? It’s okay.”
“No, I’m not okay. Threatening the Mistress is absolutely not allowed. Never.”
He was quite stern at times like this. With no intention of backing down, Teddy emitted a very ominous aura as he protected Sesenia.
“You’re the one who’s the most dangerous here.”
That’s when it happened. Whether it was because he didn’t like what Teddy had said or because he had sensed something dark, Silian, who had been hiding in the darkness, revealed himself.
Gone was the childlike appearance from before, replaced by a man who was no different from Teddy. His voice was different from before as well, but Sesenia recognized him immediately as Silian, one of the twin brothers from the Salmon Kingdom.
“Who are you!”
Lizbeth’s eyes widened as she cowered. But other than her, no one else was surprised.
“As expected, there was one who emitted such a bad smell.”
“Of all things, you can’t control your savage instincts, huh? There’s no one else here but you.”
Instinctively, they faced each other as if they were hostile, but as they met, they relaxed.
“Enough. We’re going to be traveling together from now on, so shouldn’t we get along? And since we’re the ones helping you, shouldn’t you say hello? I’m Silian.”
They exchanged greetings, but in the midst of it, Silian’s gaze remained fixed on Sesenia. It was as if he was worried she might say something different, as small wrinkles formed on his forehead.
“This is Tedel. You can call him Teddy, and this is my maid, Lizbeth. I am Sesenia Vestel.”
“So, are you going to keep your promise?”
“Don’t worry. I’ll keep my promise.”
“Miss. Who is that man… why…”
“The guest I mentioned.”
Sesenia took Ted’s wrist, blocking his line of sight, and seated him next to her. Ted, who had been frozen like a statue, sat down beside Sesenia without any strength, like a doll with the wind taken out of it.
“A guest… I didn’t even know he was coming.”
“From now on, he will be a guest like that. As if you didn’t know if he was coming or going.”
“Ah. So you just randomly picked someone up again? Sigh. Your father is worried about you, Miss…”
“Don’t worry, Lizbeth. It may have been the hypocrisy of another wealthy person, but there’s something to gain.”
While Sesenia smiled sweetly, Silian, who had been looking at her, had a rigid expression.
“In the end, you had something you wanted.”
“Yes. Protect me. As we rise in the ranks, the enemies will increase. As long as you do that, I will protect you. So follow me. There’s no one else who can help ‘you’ as much as I can.”
“That level of worry isn’t necessary. But we need to make it clear. Otherwise, I might kill you.”
At the mention of killing, Ted, who had been lying down like a lazy cat, stood up again.
“You don’t have to act like a wounded cat, Teddy. Those who live with the idea of killing someone can’t be killed by anyone.”
“You’re going too far. Do you think I can’t kill you?”
“If you kill me, you’ll be back to being a fugitive, but are you okay with that? You might be, but ‘that child’?”
“…”
“So, bet your own name and make a promise.”
Sesenia’s smile created charming dimples on her cheeks.
“It’s quite an unreasonable contract.”
“Even so, you’ll end up shaking hands with me, won’t you?”
“I’m annoyed by that. You’re asking for something as if you know something.”
“It’s not me. It’s my master. Speak properly.”
In the end, Ted, who had been looking at Silian, couldn’t hold back his anger and spoke. It was just words, but they were filled with thorns.
Male lead is a Divorced Husband
She said to him: “Tell me, what makes you like me? I’ll change it!”
Liu Changning transmigrated into a female cannon fodder character in a female-dominant novel.
After reading the first half of the novel’s plot, the first thing she did upon transmigration was to divorce the Pan Jinlian-style male protagonist she had just married.
She indulged herself, pretending to be ugly and poor.
But as time passed, the way that man looked at her became more and more unusual…
Liu Changning was dumbfounded: Tell me, what makes you like me? I’ll change!
――
This lifetime, Pei Yuanshao was rejected by the same woman twice!
The first time, she drove him away. Forced by the situation, he endured the waves of anger in his heart, yielding and humbling himself.
That person lay slanted on a rocking chair, her sallow face emotionless: “If you don’t want a divorce, go cook!”
Pei Yuanshao’s face was dark and gloomy: “You!”
The second time, after the crisis in Jinling City was resolved, the new emperor sent someone to pick him up. He turned around, stammering: “I… I have to go. If you keep me…”
That person lay on the kang bed, her back to him, as if she had long anticipated this day, crisp and clear: “Goodbye!”
Pei Yuanshao was so angry his fingers trembled: “You… you!”
The mission of family and country made him restrain himself, averting his eyes and turning to leave this broken household.
Two years later, they met again. Seeing her ethereal face, his body shook like a sieve.
“She was originally a ‘she’!”
At the Qionglin Banquet, the top scholar of the imperial examination, a talented person with exceptional speech and conduct, all the unmarried young gentlemen from aristocratic families looked at her with shy and timid eyes.
The peerless imperial official Pei Yuanshao felt the anger in his heart erupt. He pointed at the woman surrounded by the crowd at the Qionglin Banquet, his thin lips slightly curled: “Little sister, I wants that person to be the wife-master of my Mingde Prince Manor.”
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