His attitude made it even more difficult for her. He simply alternated his gaze between her and Felix with a face that seemed to be enduring something. If that was the case, it might have been better to say anything to expel Felix.
Could it be that he hoped for her to speak up and send Felix away?
In the midst of Isabella’s uncomfortable feelings and futile thoughts, Felix’s voice once again interjected.
“No need to make such an uncomfortable face. I came to see you today under an agreement with Caliph.”
From Felix’s words, there was no hint of discomfort. It seemed as if he couldn’t feel Caliph’s atmosphere by the window.
“Agreement… Are you sure? It doesn’t seem like it at all.”
Isabella narrowed her eyes and retorted. She didn’t forget to glance at Caliph. Only now, Felix turned his head and, upon discovering Caliph’s expression, furrowed his brow.
“Hey. If it’s going to be like this, just go. I came with you because I didn’t want to die alone. If you stand there like that, the reason I came here disappears.”
Isabella couldn’t help but be shocked by Felix’s words directed at Caliph. If he was the Caliph she knew, he wouldn’t leave just the two of them, Isabella and Felix, and walk away. She would have been relieved if Felix had not ridiculed Caliph’s words a little earlier.
Surprisingly, Caliph did not immediately respond. Of course, his displeased expression remained, but even after hearing the suggestion to leave, he remained silent, as if all the hair on his body might stand on end.
Caliph’s surprising reaction didn’t end there.
“Do we have to have a conversation sitting so close like this?”
“Heh, is this considered sitting close? Even with a not-so-small table placed in the middle, is this considered close?”
“…….”
“Even if it’s close, so what? Are you afraid I’ll devour Isabella if I sit close?”
Felix’s teasing words continued. Isabella stared at Caliph with a shocked face.
Felix spoke so straightforwardly, yet I couldn’t understand why I needed to be cautious.
“It’s awkward if it’s like this every time. You must have agreed to it as well.”
Following those words, Isabella’s face turned towards Felix this time. By now, it was unclear what it meant to keep an eye on Caliph’s reaction.
What does he achieve by keeping an eye on me? Felix’s words to Caliph were consistently straightforward.
Isabella couldn’t relax in the tense situation, narrowing her eyes. It was a moment when a sigh, reaching to the tip of her throat, was about to come out.
At that moment, Caliph, who had been maintaining silence, unexpectedly gave an astonishing response.
“Wouldn’t it be better to have a conversation as hamsters? Then, it might not be so annoying.”
“Fine. If you come out like that, next time, I’ll secretly come to see Isabella without telling you.”
“Shut up.”
Without listening to Felix’s words to the end, Caliph grumbled low. Then he turned his body towards the window.
It was a gesture full of nerves. However, despite the nuances of his attitude, he seemed to endure it by not looking back, as if showing patience by ignoring the meaning of Felix and himself facing each other and having a conversation.
“Huh.”
Isabella unknowingly let out a sigh. There was no way to hide her astonishment. However, unlike her, Felix seemed very pleased with Caliph’s actions.
“Now that the disturbance seems to be somewhat resolved, shall we focus on the conversation, Isabella?”
Felix raised the corners of his mouth, appearing satisfied. Isabella still felt uneasy with Caliph facing away, but she nodded for now. Then, as if waiting, Felix posed a question.
“It may not be smooth, but can you explain what you meant by ‘in progress’?”
With raised expectations, he stared at her with a more serious gaze than before. Isabella felt her heart weigh down as if his eyes were tinged with some kind of expectation.
After hesitating for a moment, she let out a sigh and answered, “I don’t specifically recall anything. There’s just one thing that seems strange.”
“What is it?”
Felix looked at Isabella with even more anticipation. Although it was somewhat uncomfortable, Isabella brought up the story she had pondered for the past few days.
“When I was young, I was really frail beyond imagination. I was sick almost every day, so I couldn’t go outside well. The reason I went to the territory was probably because of that. My father decided that I might improve a bit by recuperating in a territory with fresher air than the capital.”
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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