Philen was indeed a character who remained loyal to the Duke’s family until the end. His family must have been the same.
‘Philen was a faithful servant to the Duke, after all.’
Though he became a bad character who committed all kinds of evil deeds and covered them up because the Duke he was loyal to was a villain, his loyalty was never in doubt.
“Young master, we have met before.”
Another nobleman spoke to me softly. He was Count Life, whom I had seen before.
“Yes.”
I did not like his sinister smile.
But I couldn’t openly show my dislike, so I answered him appropriately.
‘Because of that man, Yan got scolded by the Duke.’
He was a very despicable person. Then, the Duke spat out in a chilly voice,
“Count Life, you still haven’t rid yourself of that horrible habit.”
“Hehe, the young master is so adorable and cute. I just couldn’t resist.”
“Next time you’ll have to resist. If not, I’ll personally cut off that useless hand of yours.”
I felt a chill run down my spine.
That feeling quickly vanished, but it seemed the other nobles felt it too.
Their bodies stiffened all at once.
‘What was that? What just happened?’
In my confusion, an awkward silence descended.
Regardless, Count Life remained nonchalant.
“It seems Your Highness loves the young master very much. It must be the bloodline.”
Hmm, that statement sounded significant.
I quickly looked up and caught a slight smile on the Duke’s lips.
Seeing that smile, I involuntarily shivered.
‘Wow, he really looks like he could kill.’
The Duke’s eyes were not smiling. It was a creepy smile.
The other nobles wisely kept their mouths shut. The only one still laughing was Count Life.
He and the Duke didn’t seem to get along. But that alone wasn’t enough to think he was the culprit.
‘The Duke doesn’t get along with the other nobles either.’
Though there was one noble who actually acted to kill the Duke, it wasn’t as if the rest of them liked him.
“Your Highness, the young master may resemble you, but,”
Count Life said with a subtle smile,
“Shouldn’t you have a paternity test guaranteed by the temple?”
At those words, the nobles’ mouths shut in unison. I too was quite taken aback by what I heard.
Of course, I wasn’t hurt or offended by those words.
‘Isn’t he supposed to avoid saying that in front of me?’
No matter how much I might appear to be a clueless 4yearold child on the outside, saying that in front of the child is a bit…
And it seemed that the Duke’s patience had finally reached its limit after hearing that.
“Count Lipe.”
‘Oh… this is really bad.’
I looked back and forth between the Duke and the Count, panicstricken.
Count Lipe only giggled, as if he was deliberately trying to annoy the Duke.
‘Really, something big might happen!’
Of course, whatever happened to that Count was none of my concern.
But I hoped that at least in front of me, there would be no bloodshed.
That’s when it happened. A servant, who had been quietly observing the situation, stepped forward.
“Count Lipe.”
“Why is that, Count Shusted?”
“It’s in front of the baby. Do not act so frivolously.”
“Well, it’s content that is too difficult for the baby to hear. Not interesting either.”
Count Lipe looked at me and smirked wickedly.
“Then how about sending the baby to his room? If you permit it, I will tell my servant to take him.”
At the Count’s words, a young man who appeared to be the servant he had brought with him approached me.
The Duke put me down on the floor.
“There is someone outside the conference hall to look after the child. Take him to the entrance.”
“Understood.”
The servant who came close to me reached out his hand.
‘…Huh?’
The strong scent of his cologne stimulated my nostrils.
I realized from smelling his cologne that I didn’t need to be in the conference hall anymore.
I ran and firmly grabbed his other hand.
I looked up at him, smiling widely, as if I knew nothing.
The servant grimaced for a moment and then smiled.
“Let’s go.”
The Count’s servant politely guided me.
[This is a time delimiter.]As the Duke said, Sophia was waiting for me outside the conference hall.
“Sophia!”
I happily approached her, and Sophia greeted me with a bright smile.
“Baby, shall we go back to the room?”
As soon as I got back to the room, I collapsed into the bed.
“Are you going to sleep now? It’s snack time soon, and today’s snack is fruit pudding.”
Fruit pudding! Regular pudding was rich and sweet, but fruit pudding was a more filling and refreshing snack.
At Sophia’s words, I almost opened my eyes wide. But I calmed myself down, thinking of the plan.
‘Pudding isn’t the important thing right now.’
I yawned exaggeratedly as if to show off and rubbed my eyes.
“I’m sleepy.”
“You must be more sleepy because you woke up early today.”
Sophia covered me with a blanket, as if there was nothing she could do. I closed my eyes and breathed out slowly.
After a while, the light went off. Only after hearing the door close carefully did I open my eyes wide.
‘I have to go out and come back quickly.’
It wouldn’t take long to go out and come back.
And the taste of pudding after successfully finishing the job would be even sweeter.
Hehehe, I leisurely left the room.
Why am I so leisurely?
That’s because,
‘I found the culprit.’
A smile was drawn at the corner of my mouth.
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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