“Oh my.”
I quickly got up before he could do anything more attention-grabbing and went to him. It felt like being surrounded in his broad embrace, so I carefully controlled my movements.
Even though I rose, when I shot an arrow while still lacking in height, he slightly bent his waist. Only then could I bring my lips near his ear.
A subtle fragrance, mixed with high-quality musk, followed my breath. Should he brag about his scent just because he’s wealthy? Although the scent is nice.
I whispered quickly, “Don’t you know that nobody’s dancing right now? Everyone is watching us! Please, control yourself.”
He immediately revealed his true colors. A wicked and mischievous breath brushed past my ear.
“Dinner in the city? If you accept, then I’ll leave right away.”
“At an upscale restaurant where idle nobles gather even in broad daylight?”
“Of course. Etrang sounds good.”
“So, am I, a maid of the princess, going to betray her and fall for you?”
“If you like. Or not, it’s a chance to expose Loriar Yang’s scheme.”
That letter talk!
“Oh, such wicked words! If someone hears, they might misunderstand. Caidel Gongja.”
“Call me Rocarde. Shout my name loudly so everyone can hear. It’s okay to do it angrily. I like your emotional tone.”
“Hahaha. Stop with the perverted words.”
I barely restrained myself from telling him to shut up so that everyone could hear. I endured it again and again. He was like a walking measuring device for my patience.
However, Caidel Gongja, whom I thought would immediately retaliate, was looking down at me with a slightly flushed face.
Even if we’re in the middle of a war, did I go too far? When the silent, serene violet eyes met mine, my heart throbbed.
“Just now, did you call me a pervert?”
His voice was deeper than usual.
But I sensed it. The more outrageous the situation, the less I should yield. This wasn’t my fight alone.
I strengthened my core and spoke as calmly as possible.
“Your hearing seems fine. Caidel, Gongja-nim.”
At the end of a brief silence, an unbelievable sound was heard.
“Pfft.”
He burst into laughter, his face widening, then he looked somewhere in the air, calming himself.
Then, he suddenly took my hand, bringing his lips to the back of it. His lips, whispering a secret, feather-like grazed my hand.
“His Imperial Highness, the Second Prince, isn’t joking when he calls me Targar’s cub. Lorisha Loriar Yang. I will definitely bring you down.”
I fluttered the fan like a butterfly, giving him a teasing smile.
“If you can, go ahead.”
“Now, dance with me. I’ll retreat for today with that.”
Looking down at the hand he offered, I smiled widely and replied, “I can’t dance. Gongja-nim.”
Upon hearing this, Caidel Gongja’s face froze in disbelief.
He probably didn’t expect such an answer!
I took pride in not having learned how to dance and enjoyed the feeling of victory.
“Now, please go. Many people are waiting for Gongja-nim.”
He spoke very sternly.
“According to social etiquette, a woman cannot refuse a dance. That is if there is no intention to bring disgrace to a man.”
“But what if I can’t dance?”
“It’s hard to believe.”
He didn’t believe my words. And I didn’t want him to think I was a liar.
After glancing around, I whispered softly, “The Countess doesn’t like it when I step forward in front of the guests.”
“Etrang.”
“…Yes?”
“I’ll believe your words, but the fact that you rejected my dance hasn’t changed. So, compensate me for the humiliation you gave me.”
“Ha…!”
Fortunately, I was able to cover my mouth with the fan just before opening it wide.
“I promise.”
He smiled charmingly and then moved away from me.
Kalin, like other women, was eavesdropping on the conversation between Caidel Gongja and Lorisha’s maid.
With a fan covering her face, she felt vivid anger toward Lorisha.
The tingling sensation from being slapped by the princess in the sheepskin was still on her cheek.
The humiliation she felt when the master said that the guests of the Ancard family would not be accepted would be unforgettable even after death.
But it was hard to believe that a mere illegitimate child was occupying even Caidel Gongja’s attention, not to mention witnessing such an unfair scene.
On top of that, thinking about how Misha Lorar would be enjoying her current state made it even more painful.
“Someday, I’ll restore everything to its rightful place!”
When Kalin gnashed her teeth, someone reached out to her.
“May I request a dance?”
“Prince Grayan!”
Looking at Prince Grayan, who appeared in front of her, Kalin completely forgot her anger from earlier.
Right.
The moment she confirmed that she, as a commoner, was the first woman to reach out to a noble, Kalin lightly trembled with great satisfaction.
This was the fundamental difference between a commoner crawling up the path of nobility and the illegitimate child.
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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