“You’ve never seen Cloph.”
“Yes, it’s the first time I’ve heard that name. Is he like Mr. Lauren?”
“Their personalities are similar. He’s less intense than Ash, but he’s quite sarcastic. However, he’s an energetic friend. Someday, I’ll introduce you.”
She wanted to ask what he meant by that, but now wasn’t the time. Mayana quietly nodded, and she touched Swan’s forehead.
“He doesn’t have a fever. His breathing is regular… I don’t know if the doctor’s words are accurate.”
“Exposure to bad air, you say?”
Mayana shook her head.
“No, it’s fatigue. I’m not a doctor, but in my opinion, Swan may still be spending each day in a tense state without realizing it. If a ten-year-old child repeats such a lifestyle every day, it’s not strange for him to collapse.”
Then Mayana fell silent for a moment.
She didn’t want to say that bringing Swan was a wrong choice. She understood that decision when Cediloy first mentioned Swan.
Even though she opposed it for Ariante’s sake, she could fully understand Cediloy’s feelings of not being able to leave a friend’s young son alone.
So she didn’t want to blame everything on Cediloy.
“I should have paid more attention to Master Swan.”
As Mayana spoke, Cediloy suddenly grabbed her hand.
“It’s not your fault.”
Looking down at the hand he held for a moment, Mayana smiled faintly and raised her head.
“It’s not entirely my fault, but I also have some responsibility. Since the young master stays on the east side, and I am a servant in charge of the east side. I thought Bridget, being cheerful and bright, would help the young master relax. Maybe my thoughts were a bit wrong…”
If only everything could go as expected, what difficult thing could there be?
While thinking rationally, Mayana blamed herself as she looked at Swan, who closed his eyes as if dead. In her eyes, both Ariante and Swan were fragile beings like baby birds in need of care.
But this bird, Swan, was excessively guarded and deeply troubled. Even though he was only ten years old, every day seemed arduous.
How will he grow into a beautiful swan like this? Mayana thought with a wry smile. Ariante, too, had probably lived each day with a thorny heart, unable to relax and cry without someone to confide in before Mayana arrived.
But now Ariante was okay. It might not be perfect, but she had become more comfortable… Mayana wanted the same for Swan.
“I’ll pay more attention.”
In response to Mayana’s words, Cediloy let out a deep sigh.
“I feel sorry for burdening you with so much.”
“Wasn’t that why you hired me? If you feel sorry, then raise my salary. Sincerity and feelings can be translated into amounts.”
It was a statement devoid of romance, but it was amusing. Cediloy tried to furrow his brow, but he couldn’t hold back his laughter, eventually looking at her with a strange expression.
“Sincerity can be that way. But can feelings be translated into amounts too?”
“Well, of course. Is there a problem?”
“Then, how much for your feelings towards me? How much is it worth?”
Mayana was left speechless by the unexpected question, staring at Cediloy as if asking if he was serious. And Cediloy, without avoiding Mayana’s clear gaze, stared back intently. It was as if he was genuinely asking for an answer.
As Mayana took a slow breath, she smiled lightly and gently released Cediloy’s hand. Then, as if to prevent him from holding her hand again, she slightly pulled back her steps and politely clasped her hands over her apron.
“If my feelings for the Duke were to be translated into amounts, well… about 20 sellins?”
Cediloy’s eyebrows, which had harbored some expectations, furrowed slightly.
The weekly wage Mayana received could accumulate to about 20 sellins in a month. While 20 sellins was a considerable amount for a maid who had worked for less than a year in a single house, it wasn’t an exorbitant sum.
“Is that sincere? 20 sellins?”
“If you add it up, it’s about 20 sellins a month. So, after saving for about a year, it should be around 2 sellins.”
2 sellins. In sellins, that was 200 sellins. But when combined, what difference did it make? After all, the fact remained that she earned 20 sellins a month.
Cediloy asked, “Is that really all?”
“I earn about 20 sellins a month. It may be a significant salary considering the compensation for my labor, but it’s not a huge sum compared to others. So, even if you don’t work for me, I’ll always give you the sincerity and feelings equivalent to 20 sellins.”
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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