Reforming the Villain Family - Chapter 2
The Knights of Reviche, they were a knightly order belonging to the Crustel Duchy, boasting a scale second only to the Imperial Knights in the empire.
That was simply in terms of numbers.
However, when it came to the individual skills of the knights, they might even be superior to the Imperial Knights.
No matter how excellent a knight was, there was bound to be a difference between those who only trained within the imperial palace and those who engaged in actual combat in the north.
Of course, for this reason, the most desired posting for trainees graduating from the Knight Academy was with the imperial side.
From their perspective, it was advantageous to choose a safe and comfortable post in a peaceful era where war was unlikely to break out anytime soon.
However, Yan Beiholt, who graduated at the top of his class from the Knight Academy, volunteered for the Knights of Reviche, the knightly order of the Crustel Duchy, contrary to everyone’s expectations.
He was a loyal young man.
It was due to his upright character that he volunteered for the Knights of Reviche, who guarded the north.
To protect more people by endlessly training and honing himself.
‘And later, he’ll betray the duchy and help the protagonist.’
After all, the Crustel Duchy was an enemy that opposed the protagonist’s will and the villains of this world.
Therefore, he gradually becomes disillusioned with the Duke of Crustel whom he serves, and eventually chooses the path of helping the protagonist to punish evil.
“Is there anything you find uncomfortable?”
Yan, who was riding in the carriage with me, asked.
The rain outside was still falling steadily.
It was a bit cold, but tolerable.
I shook my head, but noticing my condition, he took off the blanket he was wearing and wrapped it around me.
“We’ll arrive soon.”
I recalled the contents of the novel I had read in my previous life.
Then I fell into doubt again.
What Yan had said a few minutes ago came back to me.
‘We’ve come to find the Duke’s own daughter.’
It was truly strange.
The Duke had no daughter. The sons he currently had were strictly selected and adopted based on the children’s abilities.
Nowhere in the original work was there any mention of him having a hidden biological child.
Moreover, when Rebecca took me to the Duke’s residence yesterday, the Duke threw us out.
‘…Or did I mishear?’
Thinking about it, it’s quite possible.
At that time, I was having my hair pulled by Rebecca while being drenched in the pouring rain.
In fact, if Rebecca hadn’t been screaming at the top of her lungs in anger, I probably wouldn’t have been able to hear her curses properly either.
‘Right, me being the Duke’s daughter. That’s impossible.’
No matter how much I thought about it again, it seemed I must have misheard.
But putting that aside…
‘So why am I going to the Duke’s residence?’
I still couldn’t believe that I was riding in the Duke’s carriage. Seeing me hesitate to speak, Yan spoke first.
“Do you have any questions?”
Yan is so considerate. Just as he was in the original work.
I hesitated but eventually shook my head.
Yan’s hardened expression softened. The corners of his mouth curved upwards and his eyebrows slightly drooped. He seemed to pity me.
Yan wouldn’t lie… Did the Duke really send for me? As I was lost in my own questions, the carriage came to a stop.
I heard the coachman gently knocking on the door. It was a knock even softer than the sound of rain I had been hearing.
Only when I heard that small sound did I suddenly realize.
‘The rain has stopped.’
The coachman outside spoke.
“We’re at the main gate now.”
In response to the coachman’s words, Yan tapped the window twice. As the carriage started moving again, Yan said,
“We’re almost there, it seems.”
The carriage passed through the main gate and started moving again. Yan opened the window to let me see outside.
Thanks to the blanket covering me, I wasn’t cold.
Outside, I could see the sprawling garden and the gardeners tending to it.
The flowers adorning the well-maintained garden nodded in the wind, holding droplets of water.
Although it shouldn’t look much different from when I came with Rebecca, somehow it felt a bit new now.
‘Is it because the sky has cleared up?’
It was when the flower-filled garden was no longer in sight.
The carriage came to a stop. Yan got out of the carriage first and helped me down.
“We have arrived, young miss.”
Even though it was the same mansion I had seen yesterday, I was once again awestruck by its grandeur.
“Please follow me.”
As I followed Yan into the mansion, I became busier looking around. Yesterday, I couldn’t even raise my head as I entered, worried about Rebecca’s reactions.
Now, there was no one to scold me for raising my head, so it was as if I was properly sightseeing for the first time.
‘It’s so huge.’
Nothing was carelessly placed, and not a single thing was inexpensive.
The chandelier hanging from the high ceiling stood nobly in its place, and expensive marble that I couldn’t even see in the back alleys supported the floor.
Even the clothes worn by the passing servants looked more expensive than the dress Rebecca had carefully stored away in a corner of the house.
When you see things like this, you understand why there’s a saying that even the servants of noble houses look well-fed.
“Young miss.”
Yan called out to me from behind. I had walked quite far, absorbed in observing the house.
“Ah, I’m sorry!”
Startled, I quickly ran back to him. At my words, Yan slightly furrowed his brow. He seemed somewhat displeased. I firmly resolved not to get distracted again.
Soon, he briefly replied.
“It’s alright.”
As we entered the room, several maids were placing steaming teacups and light snacks on the table. The aroma of something savory and sweet stimulated my nostrils.
Yan led me to the table and seated me.
“Please wait here for a moment.”
I swallowed a dry gulp. Even then, my gaze was fixed entirely on the cookies in front of me.
‘The cookies look delicious.’
It had been raining for days, and there was nothing to eat at home, so I hadn’t eaten properly. It was only natural that all my attention was focused on the cookies in front of me.
“You’ll soon be meeting the Duke. He…”
I couldn’t hear a word of what Yan was saying.
My mind was too busy wrestling with two voices.
‘Can I eat them? Would it be okay to eat them?’
These foods are too precious for me to eat.
‘Maybe I shouldn’t eat them.’
I clenched my fists, which were about to reach up, and firmly steeled my resolve.
Let’s not cause any unnecessary trouble.
As I was trying to control myself, I suddenly noticed that the surroundings had become quiet.
Curious, I looked up to find Yan staring at me intently. As our eyes met, Yan spoke again.
“If you’d like to eat, please go ahead.”
Surprised by the sudden statement, I blinked a couple of times. Yan spoke again.
“Do you not like cookies? Should I have them bring out different snacks?”
My eyes widened. Goodness, are there really people who don’t like cookies?
As I stared at him in shock, Yan really seemed about to have other snacks brought out.
“Ah, no!”
Seeing him about to remove the plate containing the cookies, I hastily spoke up.
“I don’t dislike them!”
Not just like them, I had once secretly eaten cookies that were among the gifts Rebecca had received. How sweet and delicious they were.
It was the best taste I had ever experienced in my life.
As I quickly responded, the corners of Yan’s mouth curved into a gentle smile.
“Yes, then if there’s anything else you need, please let me know.”
“Okay…”
I didn’t really hear Yan’s words. I slowly picked up a cookie and put it in my mouth, chewing.
‘Delicious.’
It was incomparable to the cookies I had eaten before. In an instant, it changed the ranking of foods I had eaten in my life.
My stomach was screaming for more, but I tightly gripped my knees and tried to avert my gaze from the cookies.
‘I shouldn’t eat too much.’
Eating too much would immediately incur the adults’ displeasure. From Yan’s attitude so far, he seemed to be trying to treat me well, and I didn’t want to earn his dislike.
“Young miss, shall I have them bring more?”
I firmly closed my mouth and shook my head. Instead, I decided to ask something I had been curious about.
“By the way, Sir Knight.”
“Yes, please speak.”
“Why do you keep calling me ‘young miss’?”
“Because you are the daughter of the one I serve.”
I couldn’t understand that statement right away. The Duke doesn’t have a daughter, so I couldn’t understand why they brought me here and kept calling me the Duke’s daughter.
Didn’t the Duke say yesterday that I wasn’t his daughter?
Of course, if I hadn’t regained my memories from my previous life, I might have wondered if I really was the Duke’s lost biological daughter.
However, the Duke has no biological children. They are all adopted sons. This was a certain fact.
I couldn’t explain to Yan about my memories from my previous life, so I simply answered.
“But I’m not the Duke’s daughter.”
Yan’s lips moved a few times before he finally spoke.
“It’s difficult for me to give you the details. However, the Duke said that you are indeed his biological daughter and ordered us to bring you.”
Yan spoke slowly and clearly, as if telling me an undeniable fact. At this point, I couldn’t help but be suspicious.
‘Is the Duke trying to accept me as his daughter?’
Surely he couldn’t have fallen for Rebecca’s scam.
‘Why me?’
As I was pondering alone, the door to the room opened.
“Where is she?”
A cold voice was heard, and all the maids standing around retreated.
“My lord.”
Yan also stood up and stepped back behind me.
Still, Yan was the most familiar person here, so I felt a little anxious when he disappeared from my sight.
‘It’s okay, Yan is standing right behind me now.’
Trying to calm my anxious heart, I turned my head towards the direction of the unfamiliar voice.
And my body froze with tension.
Is it because I’m facing him up close?
I trembled even more than when I saw him yesterday.
Actually, I thought Yan was scary when I first saw him too. It wasn’t that his face was scary, but the atmosphere emanating from his body and attitude was sharp.
However, compared to the man who appeared now, that was nothing.
He was the Duke of Crustel I had seen yesterday.
It felt like the air around me was becoming scarce and my breath was getting caught.
Even though I could see from his expression that he had no ill will towards me, I still felt this way.
The Duke smiled at me. But his eyes that met mine were not smiling.
“So it is the child from yesterday.”
It was when the Duke reached out his hand towards me. In that moment, I retreated backwards.
Losing my balance, I fell on my bottom with a thud.
The Duke who had reached out his hand towards me paused.
The smile that had been on his lips disappeared and one eyebrow raised.
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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