“DDuke?”
“We have something to talk about, so I’ve been waiting.”
My eyes, unknowingly, were drawn to his firm body between the robes. Starting from his prominently masculine Adam’s apple, the rugged yet smooth lines of his muscles were apparent.
It wasn’t simply a muscular body, but a form that held a balanced and aesthetically pleasing silhouette.
The areas obscured by the gown were igniting curious fantasies, causing my face to flush.
“Why did you suddenly come dressed like this?”
“I wanted to have a conversation with my wife as soon as possible.”
Johan tilted his head, furrowing his brows as if he didn’t understand.
“Do you dislike my outfit?”
The smallest movements caused his gown to shift subtly. If not careful, the tie could come undone, exposing the rest of his body.
Watching Johan stirred a secretive desire in me that I was unaware of before.
I swallowed and shook my head.
“No, it’s not a matter of liking or disliking…”
“Why are you standing so far away?”
Johan extended his hand as if to lure me in a whisper.
“Come closer.”
To refuse here would be strange. But, crossing over held the fear of being devoured.
I cautiously took his hand and slowly approached him.
“Madam, you’re tense.”
He pulled me into a tight embrace.
I was completely pressed against Johan.
I could distinctly feel his firm body. Contrary to appearances, he was not bare beneath the gown.
However, it felt distinctively different from when I would hug him in his usual suit. His beastlike, hardened body brushed more vividly against my skin.
His scent was powerful, causing a heat to rise throughout my body.
Johan’s handsome face was close. His cold eyes seemed to melt sweetly.
“But aren’t you putting yourself in danger by doing this in front of me?”
“Why, why?”
I was so flustered that I didn’t know what to say.
“Because it’s making me more excited.”
Johan brushed my earlobe with his firm fingertip.
“I want to devour you.”
I swallowed again.
‘Devour?’
‘Devour’ can have several meanings. And in this context, Johan’s words…
Various thoughts flashed through my mind, causing my already hot face to feel even hotter. Then, Johan let out another light laugh.
The soothing sound of his laugh echoed.
That sound was like the growl of a beast. It was chilling, yet strangely thrilling.
“Don’t worry too much.”
Every slight movement of Johan brought his firm muscles more vividly against me. His long fingers brushed through my disheveled platinumpink hair.
I felt more stimulated as if my ears were burning.
“We won’t have our wedding night yet.”
Johan’s words were surely meant to reassure me. But I felt a chill.
‘This line… I remember it from the original story.’
Johan, who had kept Estelle waiting for a long time, rejected her. Estelle confessed to Johan through her tears.
Then Johan, with a cold face, removed Estelle’s hand and laughed.
‘We won’t have our wedding night. You know the reason why.’
‘What on earth is the reason?’
‘You’ll know even if I don’t tell you.’
And from that day, everything about Estelle began to crumble.
Remembering this, my face turned pale.
The situation and dialogue are different from the original right now. But I felt extremely uneasy. Then, Johan gently rubbed his chin on my shoulder, looking puzzled.
“Are you in pain?”
Johan, looking genuinely concerned, placed the back of his hand on my forehead. His face shone brilliantly.
‘Isn’t he too handsome?’
I think I understand why she couldn’t get over him in the original. Johan is not just handsome, but he also has a great body and is adept at physical affection.
Especially when seeing the icy handsome man whisper sweetly, I felt as if I was being entranced without realizing it.
“I’m not in pain. It’s just…”
“Just?”
“I’m just nervous because this is all so sudden.”
Johan, as if he had been waiting, once again pressed his lips to my hair and smiled.
“Being tense isn’t necessarily a bad thing.”
“Why is that?”
“It’s actually a good thing.”
He was definitely seducing me. But something about it wasn’t overwhelming, it was rather a tantalizing border of excitement and nonpressure. Or it made his face extremely exciting.
“When a person gets tense, they become sensitive.”
Johan slightly lowered his long eyelashes.
An even deeper shadow fell around his eyes. The shadow on the transparent skin gave off a strangely seductive and chilling atmosphere.
“Maybe much more than Madame thinks.”
His voice lowered sensuously.
“Do you want to know more?”
Johan lightly kissed my white neck several times. Each time Johan’s moist lips touched, my body unconsciously flinched.
“I, I think I don’t need to know yet!”
“It sounds like it would be okay to know later.”
Why does my sentence end up like that!
My face was so hot that I felt it must be blushing without even looking. Johan lifted my chin with the tip of his finger to meet my gaze.
“I wonder when that ‘later’ will be.”
His deep, red eyes, somehow both cold and hot, stared at me.
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.
*
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.”
