Amidst the festive atmosphere, the streets of the capital, which had been lively, were now shrouded in quiet darkness.
Every step echoed, and even the staggering footsteps seemed to falter. The man, aimlessly wandering the streets, had eyes that appeared empty, devoid of any emotion.
“[Yes? Ah, yes… She seemed healthy though…]”
“Fortunately.”
Knowing that Lina was alive was undoubtedly a reason to be relieved. Lina, whom he thought might be dead, was indeed alive.
However, the moment he heard the old man’s words,
Along with a sense of relief, an emptiness and profound betrayal accompanied him.
“Why…”
‘Why didn’t you look for me?’
‘Why didn’t you come back?’
‘Why did you leave as if running away, Lina?’
Endless questions filled his mind.
With the words she spoke about staying by his side and the promise to be together,
The shock that came when he realized everything was a lie was as painful as having water rising under his nose, making it hard to breathe.
“How can I deal with you.”
If it were his former self, he might have searched for Lina with fiery determination, locked her up somewhere, and maybe even created a large, splendid cage to keep her in, never allowing her to leave.
But,
“Would it even make sense?”
If she hated being by his side.
Unlike his past self, the current Velige couldn’t do that. He couldn’t find and forcibly restrain Lina, he couldn’t imprison her.
Because,
He couldn’t do something she hated.
Because he didn’t want to be resented by her.
Velige lowered his head with an empty gaze. A faint laugh escaped his lips.
“So, the only thing I can do is let you go.”
Even though, even if the world without her had collapsed.
‘Since I promised to grant everything you want.’
Even though Lina didn’t keep her promise, he wanted to keep the oath he made to her.
“Being alive is enough.”
If Lina was breathing somewhere in this world, that was enough. Even if it wasn’t him by her side.
“Perhaps, you’re happy now.”
Leaving me, who didn’t want you near. How painful it must have been.
Whispering ‘I love you’ even though I didn’t love you.
He couldn’t remember how his past self had lived before meeting her. Now, he couldn’t imagine living a life without Lina.
A profound sense of despair filled his heart.
Velige raised his head and looked up at the sky. The dark sky was now adorned with a large full moon, shining brightly.
“Still, I have to… go back.”
He still had things to do.
While Velige stood there in a daze, muttering quietly with a fragmented voice, someone suddenly approached him from behind.
Reacting instinctively to the sudden presence, he drew his sword.
Clang.
In the narrow alley where darkness loomed heavily, the sound of metal clashing echoed.
“Who sent them?”
Velige pushed away the man with a black mask who was confronting him with a sword. Then, he wrapped his right arm, which was dripping blood, with his other arm.
Normally, it would have been an attack he could easily dodge. However, Velige, who was filled with thoughts of Lina, couldn’t completely avoid the sharp blade of the unknown enemy.
‘In this condition, holding the sword with my right arm is impossible.’
With a deeper injury than he thought, Velige switched the sword to his left hand.
When the unidentified man attacking the duke signaled, masked men poured out in an instant.
“Are these sent by the empress?”
Without answering, they all started attacking Velige at once. However, he skillfully parried the blades of the attackers with graceful movements.
But as Velige, who was holding off the approaching enemies, suddenly realized,
Without warning, a sword flew in from above, and Velige, who couldn’t block it in time, groaned.
“Ugh.”
Due to the sudden attack, blood was flowing down from Velige’s shoulder, where he missed blocking the sword.
“Die, Fermaenens.”
A man, looking down at Velige, who was kneeling with one knee, raised his sword, calling out his name.
‘Is this the end?’
Staring at the sword raised high by the man who seemed ready to strike at any moment, Velige muttered resignedly.
“I might as well embrace it.”
Velige closed his eyes.
And at that moment.
A sudden burst of light illuminated the surroundings.
It enveloped Velige’s body. And he lost consciousness.
“Teo, I have to go now… Is it okay for you to be alone?”
Ariana looked at Lina and the unconscious Velige with a worried expression.
“It’s okay. Thank you for helping.”
“I won’t be able to come tomorrow, but as soon as the day breaks, I’ll send a doctor here. Of course, I’ve healed to some extent, but it’s better to be cautious.”
How easy it must be for a princess of a country to freely step outside the palace. Just coming here together was something to be grateful for.
“I hope we meet again someday. Teo.”
“Yes, Your Highness. Thank you for everything today.”
Lina bowed to her once again.
“I’ll remember this debt. Teo, I believe you’ll help me again someday. Somehow, it feels like we’ll meet again.”
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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