Only Creta and Haley understood the meaning of these words, but it didn’t matter.
“I will soon become Bianca Balok. In the upcoming spring, I will marry Jillian and announce it to everyone. As the perfect Balok. So, please don’t call me Termina anymore.”
“Is that an order?”
Smiling at the somewhat divided voice, Bianca looked at Elizabeth.
“Isn’t Jillian’s command enough? I’m asking you.”
“If it’s not an order, do I not have to follow it?”
“That’s okay too. I will try harder so that Elizabeth can be fascinated. Even if it’s not an order.”
“Stop with these strange words! Please stop!”
“Please take care.”
Bianca gently stole a glance at Elizabeth’s eye corners, who was expressing her temperament. “Wouldn’t you be happy if I died?”
“I have lived my whole life among people who hate me. Even then, they never wished for my death. Why should I hate someone who doesn’t hate me, and who might even like me?”
“Don’t say such things!”
“Where did you go…”
Between Elizabeth’s screaming and the new, lovely sound of Raymond, a sophisticated voice mixed in.
“Huhuhuk!”
The sound of Black’s gasping and Raymond’s irritation exploded simultaneously.
However, no one could speak any further after Julian’s following casual words.
“Farewell.”
If your throat is dry, you might feel like this.
Bianca felt a suffocating and painful feeling, but she managed to speak clearly.
“Are you leaving now?”
“Yes.”
“Take care.”
“Yes.”
“I’ll be waiting.”
“Yes.”
With each word, it became more difficult to manage her expression, and when she said she would wait at the end, tears streamed down her cheeks.
But since only her voice remained intact, no one could tell, and that was fortunate.
Looking at Elizabeth with surprised eyes, Bianca whispered “shh” to her and casually spoke with her “intact” voice.
“The wedding dress is complete. I’ll show it to you when you come back.”
“Yes.”
After a while, Julian whispered.
“I’ll be back.”
“I’ll wait.”
Even though she knew it would be burdensome, she said she would wait again.
Julian completely left by lightly kissing her on the forehead.
The space behind her, now empty, felt cold, and Bianca couldn’t even blink.
The commanders did not even blink after Julian left.
It was difficult to leave the ‘Lady’ standing still, shedding tears without a sound. Even daring to think such a thing was pitiful. She had lived a more miserable life than anyone in the empire, claiming to be a noble woman more than anyone, and the sight of her saying that the only ‘warmth’ to her was Julian seemed incredibly happy. However, Julian left, saying that he would tidy up the wave terrifyingly.
“W-will he come back soon?”
Under the pressure to say something, Black stammered.
“On average, a week, a month for the cleanup. But recently, the variable values are quite large, so it’s hard to guess. Please wait, expecting about twice as long. I won’t leave my place empty for too long.”
“Julie won’t tolerate being away for too long.”
Creta and Haley.
“I’ll do my best.”
“Of course. Although the Lord will do all the work, I will work hard from behind. Princess, no, Madam.”
Kilian and Raymond.
That seemed to be the end of the farewell.
“Whether I live or die, watch closely.”
“Elizabeth!”
Even in the chilling midst of the brain-freezing, Elizabeth’s gaze was fixed on Bianca’s toes.
Drip, drip.
Only there, rain was falling.
Drip.
Once again, a round blot formed, and amidst it, Elizabeth raised her voice as if sulking.
“Do you perhaps know? If you wait, will there be an unexpected piece of good news?”
There was no sobbing sound, and in the silence, Bianca, who had been silently shedding tears, raised her head.
“I said he’d be fascinated until I cross over. So, even if I don’t say it, I’ll wait for the safe return. Take care.”
“Who…”
“Everyone cried. It’s all done now. I’ll greet you with a smile. So, please come back safely.”
Seeing Bianca faintly smiling, Raymond suddenly frowned.
“No, you looked pretty when you cried, but now that you’re smiling, it’s even better.”
“Raymond!”
“Even if you cry and smile at this level, what if you deliberately smile?”
“Stop it.”
Although Black and Creta stepped forward, Raymond didn’t stop.
“The Lord melting away, the day I see it with my own eyes is just around the corner. I can’t die until everyone returns safely!”
With a sly wink, closing one eye, he said those words to thoroughly reassure Bianca.
Bianca nodded her head, smiling through the tearful eyes.
“I will write wedding invitations during this time. I’ll give it to you when you come back.”
“I’ll be back.”
Creta’s polite farewell, representing everyone, was the last.
It was the farewell.
It didn’t take long for the stationed troops to leave altogether.
Where the knights were heading was beyond the nature, 2nd castle.
Leaving for a distant journey was solely for Julian Balok.
Julian quickly spurred the horse as if running away.
Pounding.
The heartbeat was rising extraordinarily forcefully.
There wasn’t much time left, and the heart was anxious.
However, amid all this, what remained in his mind was that he couldn’t leave a proper farewell due to impatience.
Looking back slightly, Julian whispered softly.
“Take care.”
It was the last greeting he handed over.
Thinking about Bianca, who was reassured by his promise, Julian smiled wryly.
If she finds out, will she get upset?
Because Julian Balok could never come back alive.
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.”
