Technically, I had brought two to share with him, but I said this spitefully.
Yet he responded as if I had said, ‘I carefully brought this for you, Duke!’
“I was touched. From the moment you picked the snack, you were thinking of me.”
In my mind? Even if it had been in my head, it didn’t need to be phrased that way. How annoying!
As I sighed in discomfort, he asked.
“I assumed you’d be quite uncomfortable around Misha by now.”
“I am extremely uncomfortable.”
“Not about worrying for Misha.”
“….”
Hearing Duke Kaidel’s words, I felt I was overstepping.
I had momentarily forgotten, entering the palace, that I detested Misha Roar.
The saving grace was that I didn’t need to explain the situation to Duke Kaidel.
He usually knew more and understood better. He likely guessed the princess’s intentions from Misha’s admissions record alone.
Right. What am I doing, asking him for help with someone else’s affairs when I can’t even solve my own problems?
“If you won’t tell, I’ll leave.”
“Don’t be hasty.”
As I tried to rise, he smirked.
“The terms of the deal remain. If you honestly say you’re concerned for Misha, I might change my mind, or perhaps not….”
This guy….
This was a complex, intricate trap.
I detest Misha. And the Countess, I hate her.
Had the Countess not burned my mother’s letter, she might still be with me.
Losing my mother and the academy were all because of the Countess, and the Countess acted for Misha’s sake.
So, they were my enemies. If I cared for or worried about any of them, it would be a betrayal to my mother and my life.
But it was also true that I felt uneasy seeing Misha attacked publicly.
The heiress was doing the work of a common servant, and the illegitimate daughter dared to covet a position as a servant to the royal family—seeing the Countess scorned for that also hurt.
Honestly, I wished it was my sole right to mess with Misha.
I didn’t like talking to Duke Kaidel about it, letting him glimpse into my emotions. We already had plenty of issues between us.
I spoke coldly.
“It seems I was wrong to call for you, Your Grace.”
“Oh. The conclusion is increasingly not to my liking.”
Duke Kaidel looked at me with an emotionless face, then lifted his head to the sky. At some point, the sky had begun to turn red.
“Isn’t it beautiful? I often walk in the garden to see that color.”
“…….”
“If you want to meet me, take a walk in the garden around this time. Then it will seem like coincidence.”
“Ha.”
Whether it was due to the whirlwind of emotions, I couldn’t help but give a hollow laugh.
However, he spoke as if I was putting on airs, with a very indifferent face.
“Let’s promise.”
“Ah, my blood pressure’s rising.”
“Are you alright? Shall I take you to Director Royman?”
I clenched my teeth to stop the hissing sound from escaping, and glared at him. Then he laughed.
Drawn in by that attractive, calming laugh, I found myself genuinely laughing too.
So this is how he fools around with the young nobles of the empire. Misha included.
But thinking it would work on me too, Your Grace, is a mistake.
“Think as you wish. Consider my request as if it never happened. I’ll take my leave now.”
“Just wait a moment, I have something to say.”
Male lead is reincarnated to save his wife
I’ve also read this one twice already. The female lead is kinda soft and gets embarrassed easily—not really my type, but the plot is definitely worth reading. Hurry up and read it, y’all!
Intro
When Shen Yuan encountered Su Jin again in his previous life, she had already become the Prime Minister of the current dynasty. As for him, the former top young master of the capital, he had long since fallen into the abyss, becoming a singer on a pleasure boat.
After a song ended, he was redeemed and sent to the Su Residence.
Su Jin respected and cherished him, gave him a roof over his head, and bestowed him with warmth. Shen Yuan fell deeper and deeper, but before he could express his feelings, Su Jin passed away.
Shen Yuan died to follow her in death, but instead, he returned to when he was fifteen years old.
At that time, he was not yet engaged, and Su Jin was just a poor scholar.
Shen Yuan gritted his teeth, casting aside all his pride, and thought of ways to coax and entice her every day.
The colder and more indifferent Su Jin was towards him, the more proactive Shen Yuan became.
He was not afraid of being mocked by the world, only wanting to marry his Wife-master early, to hold her hand and never let go for a lifetime.
[Note: This story will not specifically point out the male lead’s reincarnation time point; it’s all in the details. Whenever you feel that the male lead is acting strangely, he has most likely been reincarnated.]
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