“Because you think it won’t be you! I told you to show evidence! What’s the evidence?”
“Evidence or whatever, it doesn’t make sense!”
“What doesn’t make sense?”
It seemed like the second round would start at this rate. Maiana made a clapping sound.
“Enough! Both of you, stop it. If you keep fighting like this, it’ll happen again.”
Both Swan and Sylas closed their mouths with sullen expressions. When Lady Alt, who turned to look at her son’s face, saw the expression on his face, Maiana was certain that she turned away because she couldn’t show a smiling face in this serious situation.
Maiana held Swan and Sylas’ hands, looking at each alternately.
“For now, this issue… it won’t be resolved by you two fighting. Neither Ariante nor you… You’re still young, and there’s plenty of time before you get married. No one knows who will marry whom, right? Even if you fight like raging bulls now, it won’t be of any use. Understand?”
At that moment, standing nearby, Luzian adjusted his glasses and interjected.
“Right, you’re fighting like fools. I told you. Later, when Ariante grows up, she might dump both of you.”
Swan and Sylas both glanced at Luzian simultaneously. It wasn’t a helpful comment, but… Anyway, Maiana shook the hands of the two boys and continued speaking.
“So, for now, it seems that apologizing to each other is the first step. We don’t know who will marry Ariante, but, anyway.”
At this, the two boys made identical expressions. It was an expression that said, ‘Rather than reconciling with him, it might be better to be forbidden from going out for a few days.’
At that moment, Ariante, who had been watching the scene, spoke.
“Hurry up and make up! If you two don’t reconcile, we can’t play hide and seek!”
Chrony, who was sniffling at those words, perked up.
“Yeah, right. We… decided to play hide and seek together. But if you two keep fighting, we can’t play….”
As the tender-hearted Chrony sniffled, Ivy hugged him to comfort him. Maiana looked at Swan and Sylas once each.
“Look, Ariante says to reconcile quickly. What will you do? Stand here chubby like this all day long, or make up and go play together?”
Swan, who had pouted his lips, sighed with a turned face towards Sylas when Maiana stepped back. As Maiana stepped back, Sylas, who really didn’t like it, extended his hand towards Swan, who was exhaling a sigh.
As Maiana stepped back, Sylas, who really didn’t like it, extended his hand towards Swan, who was exhaling a sigh.
The two boys’ hands shook a few times, and then they shook each other off. It seemed that it would take about a week for the awkwardness to completely disappear. They were even in a state of ignoring each other!
But after they shook hands, Ariante, with a wide smile as if relieved, intervened between Swan and Sylas, holding hands.
“Did you reconcile? Then let’s go! I want to go out and play!”
As Ariante dragged the two boys out, followed by Chrony, Umbrose, Luzian, and Sissi, they left the room in a line.
Looking at the momentarily silent room, Maiana, as if dumbfounded, touched her forehead and bowed her head. Then she turned to Lady Alt.
“I’m sorry, Lady Alt. Swan hit Sylas, so…”
At that moment, Lady Alt, who had been holding back her laughter, burst into laughter. Bending down to her waist, she laughed like a naive girl and said.
“It’s okay, uh… Sorry. I’ve never seen Sylas get so angry. I never thought he’d fight with someone like that…”
After chuckling, Lady Alt, who had turned her head towards where the kids left, said.
“I could bet a gold coin that the same fight will happen again today, but what do you think, Lady Marquess?”
Maiana laughed briefly.
“I could bet the same, but I’ll take care of Swan. I apologize again.”
Lady Alt replied.
“It’s okay. Children grow up by fighting. I was actually worried that Sylas never did that… I’m sorry, it’s inappropriate of me to enjoy this so much, right?”
“No, it’s not, Lady. Sylas has been talking a lot about the lady lately. I thought he was getting along well, but it seems like more interesting stories have been going on than that.”
Maiana shrugged. Since she had received about thirty questions from Ariante about ‘How old do you have to be to marry Sylas,’ she wasn’t particularly surprised by Lady Alt’s words. Although she had never dreamed that a fight would break out between Swan and Sylas over this issue…
Lady Alt spoke again.
“I should tell him about it, too. I wonder how interesting he’ll find it!”
After Being Cheated On, She Picked Up a Treasure (Female-dominant)
One-line summary: The husband I married on a whim had been secretly in love with me for a long time.
On the day when Jun Shao finally obtained the imperial decree for her marriage, Lan Qu, the person she had admired for six years, defied the decree and ran away.
Her gentleness and devotion, her promise of a lifetime together, were all disregarded by him. Instead, he dreamed of entering the palace to serve the Emperor’s sister as a sixth-rank attendant.
News of this incident spread throughout the capital, and the alleys in front of and behind the Lan mansion were crowded with people who came to watch the commotion.
Jun Shao should have been embarrassed and angry.
But someone stepped in to protect her dignity.
The figure was in a miserable state, yet still possessed an undeniable elegance and handsomeness.
The young lord struggled to climb the wall of the Lan mansion and shouted to her, “If he won’t marry you, I will!”
So, Jun Shao took advantage of the situation and married the person.
She thought the young lord did it to save the Lan family from the crime of defying the imperial decree, but never imagined that from beginning to end, what he coveted was her.
*
After the wedding, Jun Shao felt like she was living in a dream.
Her Wife-master was as beautiful as a fairy in a painting, skilled in the six arts, well-versed in poetry and literature, capable of being gentle and attentive, and also grand and dignified. Most importantly, she was the only one in his heart and eyes.
Jun Shao didn’t know how Lan Shiwu, as a illegitimate son without a father and blessed with beauty, had managed to preserve his purity, recklessly escape, and use his last ounce of strength to ruin his own reputation, all because of his love for her, just to stand before her.
She could only see him gazing at her with eyes full of love, and when she bestowed a name upon him, his eyes shone like stars.
“You have come to me like a weary bird perching on a branch. I shall call you A Qi.”
