“Your heart alone is already enough, Eve.”
“No. Khalif, I really hope you become absolutely safe. So, let’s ask Father for help. Okay?”
With cautious refusal, Evelia persuaded him, gathering her eyebrows. Her voice was filled with nothing but concern for him. Therefore, Khalif couldn’t help but accept that sentiment even more.
He raised his head again. Then, gently grasping her hand, he separated her from the embrace.
“Regardless of what happens, I won’t get hurt. If I get hurt, who will protect you? I’ll never let myself get hurt. If necessary, I promise.”
“…”
“You know you are more precious to me than myself. I won’t get hurt, even to protect you. I’ll be careful not to create situations that worry you.”
His extended speech was entirely tinted with affection. However, it contained a firmness that he couldn’t accommodate her wishes this time.
Evelia couldn’t easily understand Khalif, who went so far to say this. But she couldn’t insist on her own intentions either. There must be a clear reason why he came out like this.
Eventually, stepping back, she nodded and looked down at his hand, which held her hand.
“Then promise me. Promise that you won’t get hurt.”
“Of course. I’ll do that. I won’t get hurt as long as you are with me.”
Khalif willingly made the promise. He was someone who would do anything for her. He was someone who would achieve anything for her sake.
So, she thought he would undoubtedly keep this promise too. With such thoughts, Evelia couldn’t suppress the overwhelming emotions welling up.
She didn’t express it openly, but she couldn’t escape from the constant small anxieties that blindly pushed her. The anxiety about the stories of her childhood, Khalif’s existence, and the facts she had lived in ignorance about, were part of it.
However, the anxiety caused by another reason was more significant.
At the center of that anxiety was Felix. Not questioning the frivolous words about having a mysterious ability was partly because of something seen with my own eyes, but it was also because I read urgency from Felix, who claimed a lack of time.
What made him so desperate? Evelia still couldn’t find the answer, but one thing was certain: something unusual seemed to be lurking in front of them.
Something didn’t feel right. And the ominous feeling seemed to be targeting not herself but Khalif.
It was just a premonition and intuition. However, Evelia couldn’t easily erase the ominous feeling that seemed to be focused on Khalif simply because it was related to him.
As the momentarily forgotten anxiety resurfaced, even the emotions that had settled down peacefully began to surge again.
Evelia swallowed the approaching sob with all her might and answered with a forced brightness.
“……We must keep that promise.”
“…”
“No matter what happens, you must not get hurt, Khalif.”
Despite her anxiety, her face, smiling forcefully, was soaked in earnest desire. Although her appearance dampened Khalif’s heart in front of her, he nodded vigorously, smiling along with her.
The gaze of the man and the woman deeply intertwined. Affectionate hearts conveyed, and Khalif took a step closer to her.
The gap that was already close between them was completely filled, and his hand gently touched her cheek. The thick palm was filled entirely with her warmth. Unable to resist the sweet energy, Khalif tilted his head.
Soon, their lips met, and they passionately kissed each other, baring their feelings as much as they desired. The surging emotions penetrated deep into Evelia.
Evelia’s legs, unable to withstand his intense kiss, wavered for a moment. As if waiting, his arms firmly supported her swaying waist.
Certainly, it was a kiss different from other times. Although this fact whitened Evelia’s mind for a moment, she didn’t avoid it but welcomed him.
It seemed okay for today. No, today it seemed like she shouldn’t avoid him. She didn’t want to avoid him.
Embracing him tightly, filled with her feelings, she extended her arms. Then, as if waiting for this, he began to push her back with an increased intensity.
The gradually irregular breath became rougher, and the body entrusted to him now lay on the bed. In that moment, between the parted lips, a warm breath and a mid-low voice spread out along with it.
“I love you, Eve.”
At the short words, Evelia’s eyelashes, which had been tightly held down, fluttered. The exposed iris was filled entirely with moisture.
Evelia tried to gaze at him intently to clear her blurred vision. Then, as if responding to the confession, she moved her lips.
“Yeah. I love you too, Khalif.”
She poured out all her existing emotions, even though the voice she brought out was delicately shaky. Despite her efforts not to sob, it happened.
Evelia was saddened by that fact, but Khalif, as if telling her not to mind, pressed his lips against hers again. In an instant, between the united lips, an indescribable heat spewed out.
The hand that was no longer needed to support her waist freely caressed her, pouring out all the sincerity he could show.
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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