Even as I sent my father off and reviewed resumes, I couldn’t seem to focus at all.
“What on earth is the princess’s intention?”
As it was, being a child, my concentration was easily disrupted, and now with added concerns, I couldn’t concentrate twice as much.
Because of that, today I couldn’t select any exceptional talents, but after conducting their interviews with sincerity, I decided to return home.
Returning home with the embrace of the maidens’ arms, one month’s journey away. The maidens praised me, saying I looked so impressive and magnificent that I couldn’t even touch the ground. “Isn’t it hard?” they asked, and I replied that it was lighter than a dumbbell, smiling with happiness.
“My body weight is less than a dumbbell…”
On the way back home with a lonely heart, I unexpectedly received astonishing news from Leonhardt, who had come to our mansion to visit.
The reason why the princess came to our father.
I asked if there were rumors about her requesting a marriage proposal, but Leonhardt asked cheerfully, “You know, right?” However, I was mentally shocked.
“So, could the princess become my stepmother?”
The marriage proposal that had been directed towards Axel Mirmord now came to my father.
Whether this would be a green light or a red light, no one knew.
“This is… closer to a red light.”
Come to think of it, I had never heard any talk about a new stepmother from my father. I had never heard any talk about my mother either.
If the emperor himself discusses a marriage proposal, no matter how Mirmod, he cannot unilaterally reject it.
A marriage with the imperial family, especially with the Red Princess, is an ideal event for anyone to see.
Especially a marriage with the Imperial Palace, which had acted as if it would devour Mirmod.
In such a situation, Mirmod could truly become an unstoppable force.
What if my father unilaterally refuses in this situation?
It could lead to a situation where the elders of the Council of Advisors or the nobles would all rise up against it.
But for me, my father’s situation was more important than such political considerations.
Come to think of it, I had never really thought about it.
To me, my father was just a beloved country farmer.
“Could our dad live alone for the rest of his life?”
Unlike me, Dad might want to have a wife.
I had never thought that maybe Dad might need a wife too, so I blinked my eyes.
“I think I should visit Dad!”
Princess Anessa was known as the close friend of the saint Melodia and famous as an angel. However, since I had transmigrated into the antagonist, whether Princess Anessa was an “angel” to me remained to be seen.
Moreover, for some unknown butterfly effect, she didn’t propose a marriage alliance to Axel like in the original but to Dad.
I burst into Dad’s bedroom, swung the door open, and approached him as he sat in a chair. I hugged him tightly. Instead of a soft, plushy body, my arms met hard muscles that pressed against my face.
“What’s going on?”
Unaware of the storm brewing in my mind, Dad asked with a happy tone.
“Let’s be happy for a very, very long time.”
“Huh? What happened?”
“It’s nothing…”
I looked at Dad and asked straightforwardly.
“Dad, are you going to get married?”
As I walked towards Dad, I carefully organized my thoughts.
I was no longer a baby but a respectable ten-year-old. It was an age at which I could understand that even Dad might need a partner.
“If it’s the right person, it’s okay if she becomes my new mom.”
With just that sentence, it seemed that Dad had caught on to the conversation I was having about the marriage proposal with the princess. Dad replied quietly, as if it were expected.
“I don’t know. I’m not interested. Dad, as long as there’s Siene, right?”
I turned my head abruptly and stared at Dad.
Like the saying that you can’t lie to children, I could see most adults telling lies in front of me.
But you see.
In the pupils that Dad showed me, there was not a single trace of falsehood.
Strangely.
“Really?”
“Yeah. Siene is Dad’s top priority. There’s only Siene for Dad.”
Dad’s pupils seemed urgent. It felt like Siene was Dad’s whole life.
But that couldn’t be the case. Dad needed someone he liked, whether it was a new mom or something else. That way, even if I made a mistake, Dad could still live happily.
But Dad whispered affectionately with an expression that never considered a future without me.
“The reason for Dad’s life is Siene.”
Those words sounded sweet to hear.
But the meaning of those words also implied that if I ever went wrong in the future, Dad couldn’t go on living.
I clenched my small teeth and spoke seriously, even though my front teeth hurt. I had to say it firmly.
“Then it’s not allowed.”
“Huh?”
“Siene will find it for Dad, just like Siene finds everything!”
It was worrisome that the reason for the person I loved to live was me alone.
Unaware of my feelings, Dad asked cautiously.
“So, how about Siene? Siene, do you wish you had a mom?”
I blinked at his words. Well, if you ask if I want a new mom…
“I haven’t thought about a new mom.”
Thoughts like wanting a new mom, I had never entertained.
I simply hadn’t given much thought to having a mom in the first place.
“I just need Dad!” That’s what I had always thought.
Dad hadn’t left a void. He had always treated me so well that I never felt any emptiness.
“…And, to be honest, the idea of a new family is a bit scary.”
In the memories from my previous life, Mom was a terrifying presence. When she opened her eyes menacingly, I had to cower quietly.
So, having just Dad was good enough for me. If Dad was okay, that is.
“I’m the happiest with just Dad!”
When I said that, I thought accepting a new mom would be a distant possibility for us… a vague thought.
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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