“Anyway, that won’t break off our engagement. It might take some time, but there’s a way to reverse it.”
Cardin spoke seriously, leaving out the details for now.
“Understood. It’s good to know there’s a way.”
Annette nodded too cleanly, catching Cardin off guard.
“You believe me?”
“Is it a lie?”
Cardin panicked at her narrowed eyes, hastily denying it was a lie.
Annette burst into laughter at his reaction.
She wasn’t sure why she felt at ease – whether she wanted to feel that way, or because it was the first time someone asked her to trust them.
She just wanted to believe.
Seeing her laugh, Cardin, surprised, opened his eyes wide before smiling with her.
Though he called himself a liar, he was a sincere man, surprisingly expressive despite wearing a mask.
“But still.”
At that moment.
As Annette smiled brightly, Cardin’s laughter faded.
Anyone who knew him would find it contemptible how his brows furrowed and he looked sullenly downcast.
“I never imagined the Princess would have such impure thoughts.”
“Impure… thoughts?”
Annette, baffled, asked, and Cardin nodded sorrowfully.
“No matter if it’s a political marriage, marriage is still marriage. Why would you mention a concubine?”
“Ah…….”
“The Princess’s willingness to accept even my illegitimate children is admirable, but honestly, it’s not pleasing to me. I never intend to let my wife suffer the sorrow my mother went through.”
“……!”
Cardin had emphasized this point because Annette seemed to have too little expectation from the marriage, and he hoped she would take it seriously from now on.
He also wanted to clarify his sincerity, fearing Annette might think of him as a frivolous man like his biological father.
But Annette’s face turned pale.
She had only wanted to express her readiness to accept anything for the marriage with the Duke, not realizing it might inadvertently touch on his sensitive issues about his birth.
“I’m, I’m sorry.”
Annette was so flustered that she even felt guilty about her earlier thought that Cardin didn’t take his illegitimacy too seriously.
“I really didn’t mean that… I didn’t say it lightly. But I’ve been terribly rude to you and the Dowager Empress. I was wrong.”
Cardin was startled by Annette’s apologetic reaction.
He had been upset by her words, but not angry.
Seeing her like this, any anger he might have felt dissolved away. And at the same time.
“Hmm, if my mother had heard that, even if she adores you, she would have scolded you.”
Annette’s eyes drooped noticeably.
Cardin quickly added, trying to suppress a smile.
“But it’s okay since you didn’t know. Just don’t ever think again about allowing a concubine or anything like that, and please be devoted in our marriage.”
“Yes!”
Though Annette had ended up giving exactly the answer Cardin wanted, she was grateful that he accepted her apology so graciously, oblivious to his intentions.
Her cute nodding and fist clenching were so endearing that Cardin’s lips curled up irresistibly.
Cardin cleared his throat hastily to compose himself and said,
“Lastly, you mentioned earlier.”
Annette unwittingly opened her mouth slightly.
Was he really going to challenge everything she said?
‘At least it’s the last thing.’
“What are you referring to?”
“You said you’d do your best in anything I ask, as long as our engagement doesn’t break.”
“Yes, I did…”
Was there something else he desired besides a faithful marriage?
Annette straightened up, thinking this might be the main point.
“Do you have any requests for me?”
“Yes. I have a request, though it’s a bit embarrassing.”
Cardin nodded with a blush, making Annette swallow nervously. She tensed, awaiting his following words.
Then came a request she had never anticipated.
“I want you, Princess, to do whatever you want, without seeking anyone’s permission, including mine.”
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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