“Especially since you’re annoying, don’t make it more irritating!”
Pushing the viscountess away, Miryu entered her room. It was a cramped and miserable room compared to the one she stayed in at the Royum mansion.
She couldn’t live like this for the rest of her life.
‘When will the Saint respond?’
Anxious, Miryu buried herself under the blanket and eagerly awaited the Saint’s reply.
‘If time passes like this, it might become irreversible……’
Knock, knock.
Someone knocked on the door from outside. It was probably the irritating Viscountess Juty again. Miryu angrily retorted.
“Don’t come in.”
Knock, knock.
“I said don’t come in!”
Miryu quickly sat up. At that moment, an unexpected voice came from beyond the door.
“Miryu, it’s me.”
“He, Hesen?”
“Yes, may I come in?”
“…Come in.”
The sound of the door opening followed. However, Miryu, feigning illness, lay on the bed without looking at Hesen.
Hesen remained silent. Miryu, who was upset, spoke with a moist voice.
“Why did you come after sending the breakup notice?”
“I’m sorry.”
Only then did Miryu, sniffling with tears, sit up and face Hesen. In her, Hesen saw traces of the past, the moment when he confessed to Miryu.
There was a time when they meant nothing to each other. Everything changed when Hesen discovered Miryu crying at a ball.
“That young lady, it’s so pitiful. Liberton young ladies constantly torment her.”
Hesen had always loved the weak and pitiful. Since his surroundings never allowed him to be weak, he became strong to take care of the weak.
In society, Miryu was being criticized for her pitiful situation.
During this time, shocking news reached them.
“Have you heard? For the sole reason of Liberton’s adopted daughter being irritating, Viscount Juty’s daughter attempted to stab her.”
Unintentionally, Hesen sought out Miryu.
“Don’t look. It’s too gruesome.”
“Juty’s daughter.”
“Leave unless you’re proposing to me. I know I’m hideous.”
Miryu cried pitifully, hiding the scars with bandages.
“Crown Prince, I’m not an ordinary viscount’s daughter. Still, do you love me?”
“I want to protect you no matter who you are. Why are you like this?”
“Actually, I’m being abused by my family. That’s why I was abandoned like a sacrifice in Liberton. That’s why these scars weren’t treated.”
Hesen couldn’t bear to push away the crying Miryu.
“How could you do this to your own daughter…”
“It’s even more horrifying when it’s your own family. Crown Prince, you won’t be able to endure this pain. I’m a woman marred by scars.”
Miryu seemed to be someone Hesen couldn’t let go of. Miryu cried silently as she did back then.
“Now the Crown Prince will abandon me. Because my mother hates me…”
“…”
“If that’s the case, why did you propose to me? You promised to take responsibility for me.”
“Miryu.”
“You said you would give me the first family filled with love. If only you had promised.”
Hesen couldn’t remain indifferent to Miryu, just as he couldn’t in the past.
I was gradually approaching my debut in high society.
So now, I was trying to show my face not only at small tea parties with friends but also at other events or gatherings of noble ladies.
Attending the summer charity event for orphans was one of the ways to achieve that.
“Well, it’s not easy.”
Certainly, my notoriety hasn’t disappeared, and with the news of Miryu’s broken engagement, my name got involved, so I was still subtly ostracized in high society.
“If it weren’t for Diana, I probably wouldn’t have attended here.”
Diana, representing the Kingdom of Royum, delivered donated items and approached me.
“People can be really harsh.”
Diana seemed upset due to the gossiping noblewomen around.
“Still, she’s the Viscountess of Blanshet. How can she not even greet me and pretend not to know?”
“I haven’t debuted in high society yet. So, I think it’s enough not to draw attention openly.”
“Still, that’s true.”
The problem would be resolved soon after my debut in high society.
“Attending today’s charity event alone will boost my standing.”
Above all, the fact that it was an event for orphans resonated with me, perhaps because of my orphanage background.
“I hope people will appreciate the items I’ve brought.”
Lady Letu, the organizer of the charity event, concluded the donations and made a speech.
“Thanks to everyone who participated in today’s charity event, the future of the empire looks brighter.”
Following the charity event procedures, a light gathering for the participating nobles took place. Diana, waiting for some time, spoke to me.
“By the way, have you heard about the anonymous noble who recently donated a tremendous amount to the empire?”
“Anonymous noble?”
“Usually, when people donate, they reveal their names for the honor of their family, but this person is sponsoring the empire’s orphans under the name ‘Little Kindness’ while keeping their identity hidden. Isn’t it impressive?”
Listening to that story, I paused for a moment.
“…That’s me.”
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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