“Permission?”
Ivan asked blankly. Both Ulgen and Kalid looked as if they had heard some preposterous notion, eyes wide open in surprise. Even Daisy, who had been vivaciously led away by Andersen, waited for Yuric’s words with an expression drained of all venom.
At last, Yuric couldn’t hold back and broke into a clear laugh.
“Ahaha, haha!”
What’s visible as love surely means something like this.
Yuric’s story began.
A week ago, the night Benjamin returned to the royal capital.
Suddenly appearing before Yuric, Benjamin bluntly said,
“I want to take a break.”
Just like on the morning of the Crown Prince’s return celebration, Yuric, who was hastily adjusting his indoor attire and grooming his face, froze on the spot.
“Of course, if you permit it.”
Even while turning away, Benjamin added, sensing Yuric’s demeanor.
‘If I permit, he wants to take a break?’
Confused by this unexpected statement, Yuric struggled to grasp how to respond. Truly, in many ways, the man was beyond imagination.
Finally, after a long pause, Yuric squeezed out the words.
“When will you give me free rein?”
All the previous objections—that there was no need for such, that he didn’t want it—were now void. Yuric desperately needed his reins. Even if I don’t hold the other end!
“May I turn to you?”
“Yes.”
Although just awakened and embarrassed, Yuric still wanted to see his face and converse. It was a matter that required face-to-face discussion.
Turning to face Yuric, Benjamin was, as always, blindingly beautiful.
“Didn’t you say you didn’t want to be given free rein?”
Recalling Yuric’s question, Benjamin chuckled softly, so much that it tickled his insides. Then he precariously sat on the rail.
“I can’t enter, so you come here.”
Benjamin extended his hand.
“Aren’t you going to answer?”
Yuric approached him, uttering a peculiar complaint. Benjamin’s smile deepened.
“It’s been worthwhile to involve Ivan.”
“Huh?”
“It rubbed off from Ivan—the grumbling that reveals your inner thoughts.”
“……Oh.”
Only then did Yuric realize what he had said. He looked all the more endearing, it seemed. Benjamin, holding the hand Yuric offered, whispered as he kissed the back of his hand.
“To even consider another woman over you seems like a very challenging task.”
It was a statement so syrupy that anyone who heard it would cringe. It wasn’t without reason that Yuric’s cheeks flushed.
“……Then you don’t have to.”
“Is that a refusal? Or do you want me to?”
While caressing the spot where he’d kissed with his thumb, Benjamin looked up at Yuric. Yuric, gazing at his luminous hair that shone even in the dark and under the moonlight, finally lowered his head after a while.
“I want you to.”
“But you lowered your head.”
“I have mixed feelings. So explain.”
Yuric lifted his hand to press it against Benjamin’s lips. Even surprised by his sudden topic, his gaze that didn’t doubt him also fell.
Rolling his eyes that were like a red rose blooming under the moonlight, Yuric looked down at the man who looked up at him as if captivated, and spoke.
“You came planning to steal away my whole night, didn’t you?”
Aren’t you? The added words were sassy. Benjamin’s thick neck muscles rippled. An urge surged within him to immediately hold the woman before him in his arms, to imprison her in his embrace.
Unable to fully explain his obsessive, almost vile, fixation with his fervent gaze, Benjamin closed his eyes and then opened them.
“……You catch on fast.”
His choked voice testified to his burning body temperature. Then, he cleared his throat and pulled something from his pocket. The small, transparent vial made a jingling noise, and what it contained glowed faintly orange.
Benjamin handed one of the two canteens he was carrying to Yurisien.
“Do you drink rum?”
It was Yurisien’s first time trying rum. Realizing it was stronger than expected, he vowed not to drink much while conversing. But not long after Benjamin began to speak, Yurisien ended up emptying the entire canteen.
Because the notion that Benjamin and Laphine could be like Hescliffe and Yurisien was too incredible to be entertained soberly.
“Her Majesty the Empress, it seems. The person who told Laphine that His Highness the Crown Prince is her savior.”
Upon hearing Yurisien’s words, Ulrgen let out a short sigh. Indeed, that’s all he could do.
Because the incident that had deceived Yurisien for 15 years became crystal clear.
Already, there had been numerous suspicious aspects about Hescliffe rescuing Yurisien.
“The strangest part is that both were rescued from different places.”
Yurisien was lying alone by the lake, and Hescliffe had been rescued amidst a great commotion by the knights not far away. Ulrgen found this curious and had inquired around, but could gather no useful information.
“Perhaps they had shifted Yurisien.”
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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