That fact kept pushing her into a swamp. Naturally, the confusion that her husband, whom she believed in, was someone else was troubling. But more than that, it was herself who kept feeling love for the unfamiliar man.
Who on earth could he be? Knowing only his name, why couldn’t she control her emotions like this?
Even if she forcibly pushed herself, saying this shouldn’t be happening, it was in vain.
Even now, while having such thoughts, her body responded to the sound of his footsteps. She hoped his footsteps wouldn’t fade away. In this way, she wanted to feel like they were walking together.
“Ha…”
In the instinctively released sigh, more complicated emotions were mixed than ever before. Nevertheless, Ibelia stubbornly looked forward and continued to walk.
Listening to the footsteps coming from behind, she unintentionally matched her steps. As if he knew everything about her, he didn’t leave her side until they reached the Crown Prince’s palace.
And just as she was about to enter the palace, in a more cautious tone, he grabbed her gently.
“Wait a moment.”
Ibelia stopped as if waiting. Still, she didn’t turn back.
“I’d like to talk for a moment.”
He spoke with a sigh. It was a tone quite different from when he faced the Empress. This, again, mercilessly made Ibelia’s heart race.
“Just a moment. So, I’d appreciate it if you could spare some time.”
It was too cautious a tone. Pailin and the maids’ gazes changed strangely. It was a perfect excuse for Ibelia.
“…Pailin.”
“Yes, Your Highness.”
“Prepare some tea in the reception room.”
“Tea? Your Highness, do you mean…”
Pailin cautiously mumbled, glancing at the Crown Prince couple.
Instead of answering, Ibelia nodded. Then, for the first time, she turned her body to face him.
“…To the reception room, if you please.”
Ibelia stared at the teacup in front of her. After she and he had taken their seats in the reception room, Pailin had prepared the tea, but he, who had said it would only take a moment, remained silent.
Because of that, the silence filled the air, squeezing her breath. Yet, Ibelia didn’t dislike this time.
Her mind cried out that she needed time to think alone, but she felt happy just to be able to spend time with him, even enduring an uncomfortable atmosphere.
It was truly a mess.
“When Relia is released, she will undoubtedly trouble you more than before.”
Suddenly, his voice broke the silence. Ibelia looked at him with tense shoulders.
He was staring into an unknown void. His face was filled with an inexplicable worry. It was exactly the same as when he reluctantly allowed Rellia’s release in front of the Empress.
“Although she has been imprisoned for quite a while, she probably spent all that time dwelling on anger towards you rather than reflecting. She might think that you are the one who made her like this.”
He looked extremely weary. Although he was the one who requested Rellia’s release, all the responsibility seemed to weigh solely on him. His appearance made Ibelia’s heart even heavier.
What he needed to worry about now wasn’t himself. He only had to deal with Rellia at most. However, on the day Rellia discovers that he is not the real Riulian and that he has been pretending to be Riulian while confronting her, he would have to put his life on the line.
“I’ll consider if there’s any way to prevent you from even approaching, but even if there is, it will take quite some time to implement…”
“Now.”
Ibelia stared at him from a distance with an expression that didn’t show any signs of hearing his words. Then, without hesitation, she vocalized the thought that came to her mind.
“You’re in the middle of doing something very dangerous, you know?”
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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