The cabin was neatly tidied up in preparation for any unforeseen circumstances. Cedric’s second attempt was also a failure.
Even though the situation had been resolved, Cedric did not easily back down. Cloé, feeling the tension, confronted Cedric, who was approaching.
“If you’re going to threaten me without any evidence… I won’t stay quiet either. I will bite my tongue and die right now. Your plans will all be in vain!”
“Well then, let’s see who the hostage is and who the kidnapper is. Ignorantly threatening, it’s amusing. What if I think the Queen’s death is the end? Do you really think that would be a threat?”
“Fine, fine.”
He hesitated for a moment, looking at the pleading Cloé, then retreated behind the bushes.
“That’s enough. If you get caught doing something foolish again, you’ll go back to being tied up. Hail to the Queen.”
He seemed to be reluctant to pass over the suspicion, perhaps due to a lack of evidence.
Perhaps, as Cloé claims, there might be another trap beyond the forest that he has planned, so passing by indifferently could be possible.
⭐⭐⭐
The reason Den released Cloé without any suspicion was clear.
Despite Cloé’s efforts, a miracle did not happen. Time passed inexorably, and Cedric’s awaited day approached.
“It’s time to go back, Empress.”
On the day of Kün’s birth and the eve of Cedric’s day of revenge, Cloé was tied to the chair again.
“Just wait for a day, and everything will be comfortable.”
The audacious man describing death as rest due to lowly fate was already looking forward to the next day with a joyous face. Soon, a creepy humming sound filled the room.
Cedric, who brought a gasoline canister, began to pour fuel on the floor. The cabin was filled with the nauseating smell of the oil as he poured it until the bottom of the canister.
Nevertheless, Cedric still insisted that it was not enough and decided to go down to the village to buy more fuel.
‘If things continue like this, it will go according to that man’s plan.’
Alone, Cloé tried to untie the ropes with complaints. Since there wasn’t enough rope, her wrists were not separately tied. However, her movements were relatively free, but cutting it was not easy because Cedric had prepared a sturdier rope.
After a struggle that only depleted her strength, it was a loss. Cloé collapsed on the chair, gasping for breath.
‘Something…’
She had to do something.
If the previous clue was insufficient, find a more accurate clue. If the location was the problem, run to a more suitable place.
But realistically, there was nothing Cloé could do.
She stared silently at the small window. The sound of the clock tower rang again in front of her, looking at the sky, which was beginning to darken.
‘…Bird sounds?’
Whether it was because the surroundings were unusually quiet, the clock sound was particularly clear.
It seemed faintly mixed with bird sounds when the clock tower alarm rang.
‘School…’
Suddenly, the teachings of the teacher responsible for educating the Empress came to mind.
There was a tradition in the Friede Empire. Mixing a unique sound with the clock tower, the symbol of the village. Just as each region’s specialty was different, the clock tower chimes were also different in each region.
However, she couldn’t be sure. When the clock tower alarm rang, there might accidentally be mixed sounds of birds.
In her mind, Cloé started an audacious challenge to count one hour. And when she counted about fifty minutes, she repeatedly pressed her bare feet against the floor and moved the chair toward the door.
Perhaps due to the noise, it sounded fainter than before, but this time, bird sounds were still mixed in.
‘With this clue!’
Since Cloé discovered that each village has a different chime, her whereabouts were naturally revealed.
It would be enough to announce that she was beyond the village in the forest where bird sounds were mixed.
Cloé bit her own sleeve and tore it. Then, after knocking over the chair, she touched the pieces of fabric that fell.
“In the village under the forest, you can hear chimes mixed with bird sounds at the clock tower there.”
This clue could be significant for those looking for her.
But now, she couldn’t leave the cabin. Locked in the cabin, she was unable to do anything here. How would she convey this clue to them?
‘First, the rope.’
She made an effort to try to cut the rope. She even tried to insert the rope into the legs of the desk, and she made efforts to break the pillar by repeatedly hitting the chair on the floor.
“Ha, ha…”
But once again, it was Cloé who ended up being damaged.
It can’t be. I have to inform them of this information right away…
Cloé, who had hit an insurmountable wall, finally fell into despair.
“Beep, beep, beeeep.”
While barely maintaining a faint breath lying on the floor, the sound of a bird crying was heard right next to Cloé.
At first, it seemed like she was so focused on the sound of the clock tower that she even heard auditory hallucinations.
“Beep beep! Beep, beep!”
These days, does hallucination accompany external stimuli? The bird sounds became more pronounced, and now, the sharp beak started to pierce Cloé’s nose.
In confusion, when Cloé opened her eyes, a familiar sight appeared in front of her.
“Beep beep?”
“Beep beep, beep―.”
The rhythmic crying sound as Cloé named it. Black, slightly dyed at the end of the red wings, it looked very much like Pippi, one of the birds that played the role of Kün’s predecessor.
“Did Her Majesty send you?”
“Beep beep.”
To the question asked in anticipation, the bird chirped diligently. Since she couldn’t understand the bird’s language, communication had to be one-sided.
“I can’t be sure if you are Pippi… but I’ll give you a present.”
“Beep beep!”
If this bird was sent by a god…
Although it sounded ridiculous, as there was nothing to rely on other than a thread-like hope, she had to hypnotize herself.
Cloé took out the piece of cloth she had firmly gripped in her hand.
She made a comforting gesture to the bird, which was not unfamiliar with her, as she asked questions. The bird that had been tapping on Cloé’s cheek walked towards her and stopped in front of her.
“I have to take you safely. It would be better if you take it to Her Majesty.”
Afterward, Cloé tied the fabric to the bird’s walking legs.
“Beep beep!”
“Yeah, beep beep. Take care.”
As if the bird understood Cloé’s words, it roared loudly.
Observing the bird flying back up through the window with its cute cries, Cloé silently prayed.
‘Half a day…’
Hoping that a miracle would happen within that time.
‘I’ll wait, Kün.’
Now, there was nothing she could do.
From now on, all she could do was trust and wait for that person.
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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