Iris preferred to protect her pride rather than the truth.
As a noble, as the Rose of Pedroc.
She couldn’t accept the stigma of picking up a man Elise had discarded.
“I feel the same, sister. I wish there were no more rumors or misunderstandings between us.”
Elise turned to look at Cien.
“Well then, Cien, is there anything more I should clarify?”
Cien stepped back hesitantly.
With Iris stepping in to clarify the gossip, Cien’s open criticism of Elise and Karan became ridiculous.
She must be pale under her makeup, thinking, ‘I’m in trouble.’
A red alert flashed in Cien’s mind.
It was a story she brought up to criticize the lax morals of the capital’s social circles.
Everyone was uncomfortable with Elise, and she wanted to stand out and gain attention.
She also wanted to represent Iris’s viewpoint and win her favor.
Being in Iris’s good graces would mean standing tall in the capital’s society.
But now, everything had backfired.
The lax morals had been replaced by a pure love story, and the discomfort toward Elise was hidden.
And Iris had declared such people as Cien ‘despicable.’
It felt like a death sentence for Cien’s social life.
“Cien.”
Elise approached Cien, who was gulping nervously.
“Should I also ask Prince Chase? What do you think, Cien?”
It was a rhetorical question. Cien had no choice but to trust Iris.
“No, no. It was my mistake.”
Cien hastily left the scene. Elise waved inwardly.
‘Goodbye, Cien. Don’t go too far.’
She had played the role Elise wanted perfectly.
Now that Iris had cleared up the rumors, the criticism of Elise and Karan would, at least superficially, calm down.
“Elise, shall we tour the banquet hall?”
Iris linked arms with Elise and casually looked around.
The intense gazes that had been fixated on them scattered like mice fleeing an open storeroom.
“Sorry, sister, I have a prior commitment.”
Elise disengaged from Iris and turned towards Deboah.
Deboah, who had been drinking the champagne Elise gave her, sensed her gaze and set the glass aside.
“I guess I drank champagne a bit too early.”
Deboah commented, looking at Elise’s untouched glass.
“Champagne overflows, after all. Deboah, you said you had something to say, right?”
It was a necessary atmosphere, even if it wasn’t there. Deboah nodded with a slight smile.
“I know a good place to talk. Shall we walk a bit?”
Elise looked at Iris as if she had no choice. Iris, reluctantly, gave way to Elise.
“Let’s meet if you have time.”
“I don’t think my sister will be available. Look, Prince Chase is coming over there.”
Chase’s steps were clearly headed in their direction.
But whether he was coming to find Elise or Iris was unknown.
“Is my role over now?”
Deboah spoke near a pillar, out of Iris’s sight.
“My role is over, but if I just let you go, I’d feel guilty.”
“Oh, I feel like a white knight on a horse. And I’m not even a man.”
“There’s no rule that only men can rescue damsels in distress. Be a princess on a white horse.”
“Well, I don’t have a horse.”
“Shall I buy you one?”
Their lighthearted conversation ended with Deboah bursting into laughter.
Elise waited for her laughter to subside before steering the conversation.
“I’m curious. How did the conversation go earlier?”
Elise leaned against the pillar and asked.
“The conversation? Oh, the one with Cien?”
“Yes. Is it worth a story in the newspaper?”
“Did you put Cien in her place to give me material for a story?”
“I didn’t reprimand Cien. I just dealt with the dispute.”
Cien would never agree with Elise’s words. She’d think she was mistreated.
Deboah chuckled.
“Why, Deboah. Do you think I did something wrong?”
“No. I feel relieved thinking about Cien tearing up pillows in her room.”
Deboah didn’t have a good relationship with Cien.
Being distant cousins, Cien had always nitpicked Deboah.
Cien, who had no interest in dressing up, poured a lot of passion into mocking and belittling Deboah.
Deboah didn’t care, but the problem was her parents.
They were so obsessed with making Deboah look presentable, based on whatever Cien said, that they wasted her most important time.
Just today, she had to wake up at dawn to apply a liquid that smelled like vomit on her face, soak in a greenish, moss-smelling water, and squeeze her feet into ill-fitting shoes.
If Cien wasn’t kept at bay, this would continue. But Elise had resolved it.
With Cien marked by Iris, there would be no ladies to invite her, increasing the chances of her leaving the capital out of loneliness.
‘She’ll return next year, though.’
In any case, it meant a year of peace.
“Not at all. It was an appropriate response. And if this conversation spreads, it will greatly help Elise. Was it a calculated move?”
Male lead is reincarnated to save his wife
I’ve also read this one twice already. The female lead is kinda soft and gets embarrassed easily—not really my type, but the plot is definitely worth reading. Hurry up and read it, y’all!
Intro
When Shen Yuan encountered Su Jin again in his previous life, she had already become the Prime Minister of the current dynasty. As for him, the former top young master of the capital, he had long since fallen into the abyss, becoming a singer on a pleasure boat.
After a song ended, he was redeemed and sent to the Su Residence.
Su Jin respected and cherished him, gave him a roof over his head, and bestowed him with warmth. Shen Yuan fell deeper and deeper, but before he could express his feelings, Su Jin passed away.
Shen Yuan died to follow her in death, but instead, he returned to when he was fifteen years old.
At that time, he was not yet engaged, and Su Jin was just a poor scholar.
Shen Yuan gritted his teeth, casting aside all his pride, and thought of ways to coax and entice her every day.
The colder and more indifferent Su Jin was towards him, the more proactive Shen Yuan became.
He was not afraid of being mocked by the world, only wanting to marry his Wife-master early, to hold her hand and never let go for a lifetime.
[Note: This story will not specifically point out the male lead’s reincarnation time point; it’s all in the details. Whenever you feel that the male lead is acting strangely, he has most likely been reincarnated.]
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