Larisa’s new tutor, again, was a very peculiar man.
“Larisa… what do you think happiness is?”
Larisa, hearing such a philosophical question for the first time, blankly asked back,
“Huh?”
“What is happiness?”
“Um, I don’t know.”
Larisa wanted to study reading and writing. Or maybe math. She might travel again, so she wanted to learn foreign languages too. But the teacher didn’t seem interested in teaching her any of that.
“Larisa. Maybe the fate of the world depends on your happiness.”
“Huh?”
Larisa gaped stupidly at the unexpected remark. Are all magicians like this, only speaking weird things?
Unaware of what Larisa was thinking, Siod gazed out the window with a sigh, lost in his thoughts.
‘If this kid becomes unhappy, Vera will die, our son will turn back time again, the Lord will come and kill everyone, and I’ll go mad, right?’
It’s doom.
“So, let’s have an honest conversation. What do you think is most necessary for a person to be happy?”
Larisa pondered for a moment and then answered.
“Money?”
Money. For Larisa, who came from the slums, the most desperately needed thing had always been money. Money to buy food, medicine for her sick mother; to Larisa, money was synonymous with survival.
“But you already have a lot of money.”
“……I don’t have money.”
“William is rich.”
Larisa knew that. She had once rifled through William’s wallet. William was already a millionaire.
“Anyway, if you marry William, his money becomes your money.”
“You… Mother said I don’t necessarily have to marry William.”
‘That must be because she swore to prioritize your happiness and safety.’
Siod swallowed his thoughts and said with a smile,
“But Larisa. If money is happiness, wouldn’t it be better to marry the world’s richest person?”
“Is William that rich?”
“Of course. 10% of Adelia’s national defense budget is paid annually to the Rodanthe family. Because Vera protects this country.”
The conversation was a bit too complex for a child to understand, but Larisa nodded as if she got the gist.
“Anyway, the Rodanthe family is the richest in Adelia, and Guinevere could make it the richest on the continent if she wanted.”
“Okay…”
“So, you have to marry William.”
Siod was satisfied with the progress, though he didn’t hear her response. If he kept brainwashing her daily, she wouldn’t think of anything else.
“But what’s your ideal type, Larisa?”
“Ideal type?”
“What kind of man do you want to marry?”
“…….”
He really was a strange teacher. Larisa considered asking Guinevere to change tutors.
“The most important quality in a spouse is their face.”
“Face…….”
“Yes. Pretty and handsome is the best.”
Larisa gave an ambiguous smile.
“And you know, there’s no one as handsome as William. Who did he take after, haha.”
Why was the teacher so proud? Larisa thought he was really odd, but his words didn’t seem entirely wrong.
“You think so too, right? William is handsome.”
“Yes? Yes. He’s cool.”
“Right. Handsome, rich, the best groom, right? We support you.”
Larisa cringed under Siod’s sparkling gaze. Still, she was a child who spoke her mind.
“But, you know….”
“Hmm?”
“I really want to study. I want to learn a lot and help people in need like Mother.”
Larisa clenched her tiny fists with determination. Her ambition was adorable. Siod felt proud of the child’s noble heart but also let out a sigh.
“It’s okay to be a little more materialistic in the world….”
“Huh?”
“Nevermind.”
Siod swallowed his words, reluctant to crush the growing child’s dreams. Maybe her thoughts would change in a few years?
“So, are we going to study now?”
“Yes…….”
Siod answered gloomily.
William hesitated as he was about to board the carriage home for the weekend because someone was already seated inside.
“Oh, I’m sorry.”
He quickly apologized and shut the carriage door. But the door bore the Rodanthe family’s crest.
‘That’s right.’
Confused, William reopened the door, and a beautiful man with long silver hair greeted him with a sly smile.
“Hello.”
“Who are you…?”
The man crossed his legs and asked with a meaningful look.
“Didn’t Vera tell you about me?”
“Vera?”
It was the first time William had seen someone call his mother by such a funny nickname. He quietly observed the man and then boarded the carriage, sitting opposite him and watching him warily.
Siod admired the young man’s ability to create a tense atmosphere. For a boy who had just turned 14, he seemed remarkably mature.
‘Might he recognize me as his father, just as he recognized me?’
Siod watched William silently with a faint hope. William also kept his eyes on him. Maybe, even if he couldn’t recognize the dragon’s power, there might be some pull of kinship.
Siod’s eyes twinkled with unreasonable expectation. Then William spoke.
“Why is a professor from the magic department riding in our family carriage?”
‘Ah.’
He doesn’t recognize me. Siod cleared his throat and said.
“You might not have heard, but I’ve agreed to tutor young Larisa.”
“Larisa has no talent for magic.”
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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