Objects that seemed to be for people began to enter the courtyard of the west annex one by one. First, a new rocking chair came in. After setting up a large parasol that had been stored in the warehouse in the designated spot, even a makeshift table was added, creating a space where Clad could comfortably relax alone.
“Are you the only one working in this mansion?”
“Yes, Your Excellency. Even if there were ten of me, it wouldn’t be enough to sweep, clean, and manage this vast mansion. The pitiful servants can’t pay attention up to here.”
“Why are you using it then?”
“…As I mentioned, it’s a gift, Your Excellency. It’s natural for the person giving the gift to be concerned.”
“Everything here is originally mine. Can this be considered a gift?”
Ignoring the grumbling from behind, Yuan focused on her work with a patient expression.
Speak, say something.
It was supposed to be a task started because it would be nice for Clad to take a stroll with this west annex. Once Clad started coming out, he scratched Yuan as if he wouldn’t leave here like someone without a bedroom.
Without knowing the desire to show him something, he kept bombarding her with questions, hoping that she wouldn’t concentrate on her unfinished work, much like someone wishing that a person still in the middle of something wouldn’t focus.
While indulging in strange thoughts and chuckling to himself, Yuan suddenly turned to look at the now silent Clad.
With his tall and large body sprawled on the rocking chair, he was basking in the sunlight that the parasol couldn’t block. His slightly grown golden hair sparkled.
It would be pretty if you pulled out those strands of hair and made a garment with them. What if he asked to pluck some hair for embroidery? While laughing to himself about these strange imaginations, he felt a piercing gaze.
Eyes like grape-flavored candy were staring at her.
“What’s so funny?”
“Your eyes are beautiful, Your Excellency.”
Yuan replied, wiping away the smile that had settled on her lips. Clad’s displeasing voice immediately returned.
“Is it funny to be beautiful?”
“I naturally laugh when I see something beautiful. And Your Excellency’s eyes are like grape-flavored can…”
While doing brisk embroidery, Yuan’s lips, which were complimenting him on his eyes resembling the finest amethyst, stopped for a moment.
If a man who wouldn’t flinch even if praised as the finest amethyst said he tasted like grape-flavored candy, how would one react? Wouldn’t he say something like, “Your eyes are like potatoes baked in a bonfire”?
Clad would easily brush it off like that.
Yuan quickly raised her head. It was a natural course of action for Clad’s gaze to become sharper.
“Ah, well.”
“I didn’t express it well.”
Just let it go. Let it go.
Brisk, brisk, brisk, brisk.
Her hand working with the embroidery became faster.
Clad seemed to be saying something.
Yuan worked diligently as if she couldn’t hear his words well.
Embroidery was quite a busy job, so it was a perfect excuse for not hearing well.
And during that time, the sunlight pouring on Yuan lost its brightness.
Yuan, who was suddenly startled by the large shadow that approached, raised her head, which had been bowed in surprise.
The man who trapped her in his shadow was looking down at her intently. Eyes like grape-flavored candy, without enemies or guards.
When Yuan, with her fresh and sweet-looking eyes, met his gaze, she squatted down and took a step back.
“S-su…ddenly.”
“Your forehead is red.”
“Because of the sunlight.”
“Stop it now.”
“If I finish this line here, it’s almost…”
“No need to rush. I’ve already seen everything.”
The unexpectedly carefree man had a calm face.
He continued like that.
When Clad, who had come out to see this west annex for the first time, looked at the red-recovered wall like a tenant inspecting a house, and carefully examined the west annex fence decorated by Yuan, he expressed a somewhat Kimchi-like appreciation, saying, ‘It’s not bad at all,’ and from the next day onwards, he started to come around here from the morning when Yuan began her work.
Eventually, the large rocking chair and table that had been stuck in the warehouse were moved, and the busy servants had to go back and forth to the distant warehouse many times because of that. They strolled around, chattering like someone who came for a picnic at the zoo, watching Yuan.
Having even just that kind of conversation partner was better than having none.
Especially around noon when the sunlight was strong, she made up all sorts of excuses like a ghost, making it impossible for her to work.
“Get up.”
Right now.
It’s just the beginning of spring, and there’s no need to worry about getting a sunstroke just because the sunlight is a bit strong. Besides, she didn’t burn easily due to her originally untannable skin. It’s not like she’s an old nanny who scolds her not to get sunburned before she gets married.
Yuan, feeling regretful as she looked at the almost perfect pieces of work in her hands, cleared away the broom she was holding.
“Huh?”
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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