Surviving as the Adopted Daughter of the Genius Duke (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 22
Although it felt like giving him a disease only to offer the cure, I began comfortably devouring my newly acquired books, reassured that I’d successfully rescued Kirian from the swamp of dark history.
Only after several hours had slipped by did I realize something was amiss.
“Why isn’t he showing up?”
Kirian, who normally would’ve trailed after me within just a few hours calling, “Nuna, Nuna,” was nowhere to be seen.
“He’s supposed to appear right before the confession scene, without fail.”
Even after the novel’s protagonists had married and even had children, that plump little hand never popped up over the bookshelf. Only then did I start to feel slightly worried.
“Did he get hurt somewhere?”
That was physically impossible.
I set my book aside for a moment and went off to look for Kirian.
Whether by misfortune or luck, I found him in the library. He was facing away from me, so I couldn’t clearly see what he was doing.
I approached a little nervously.
Maybe he’s just eating a snack, I tried to reassure myself.
But as I drew closer, I could tell he was holding a book.
No—maybe it’s the monster encyclopedia. Kirian had been thrilled recently about the new revised edition.
Yet no matter how I looked at it, it was far too thin to be an encyclopedia.
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After Being Cheated On, She Picked Up a Treasure (Female-dominant)
One-line summary: The husband I married on a whim had been secretly in love with me for a long time.
On the day when Jun Shao finally obtained the imperial decree for her marriage, Lan Qu, the person she had admired for six years, defied the decree and ran away.
Her gentleness and devotion, her promise of a lifetime together, were all disregarded by him. Instead, he dreamed of entering the palace to serve the Emperor’s sister as a sixth-rank attendant.
News of this incident spread throughout the capital, and the alleys in front of and behind the Lan mansion were crowded with people who came to watch the commotion.
Jun Shao should have been embarrassed and angry.
But someone stepped in to protect her dignity.
The figure was in a miserable state, yet still possessed an undeniable elegance and handsomeness.
The young lord struggled to climb the wall of the Lan mansion and shouted to her, “If he won’t marry you, I will!”
So, Jun Shao took advantage of the situation and married the person.
She thought the young lord did it to save the Lan family from the crime of defying the imperial decree, but never imagined that from beginning to end, what he coveted was her.
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After the wedding, Jun Shao felt like she was living in a dream.
Her Wife-master was as beautiful as a fairy in a painting, skilled in the six arts, well-versed in poetry and literature, capable of being gentle and attentive, and also grand and dignified. Most importantly, she was the only one in his heart and eyes.
Jun Shao didn’t know how Lan Shiwu, as a illegitimate son without a father and blessed with beauty, had managed to preserve his purity, recklessly escape, and use his last ounce of strength to ruin his own reputation, all because of his love for her, just to stand before her.
She could only see him gazing at her with eyes full of love, and when she bestowed a name upon him, his eyes shone like stars.
“You have come to me like a weary bird perching on a branch. I shall call you A Qi.”
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