Preparing for the birthday celebration alone was exhausting enough today. And on top of that, the appearance of villains…
Even though she unconsciously felt tense, her mind was preoccupied with thoughts about the future.
She wanted to think about what lay ahead, but her eyelids kept growing heavy.
Knock, knock.
The sound of someone knocking on the door echoed. Reneve’s consciousness, which had sunk, quickly lifted.
“Did I doze off for a moment?”
Rubbing his eyes, which were still heavy with drowsiness, Reneve rose as the knocking sound came again.
By the time he approached the entrance, a familiar voice came from beyond the door.
“Miss! It’s me, Amber.”
“Lady, I’m here too.”
Drahan had relayed the message to the two, it seemed.
“Come in.”
Amber and Kieran, after surveying the interior, were wide-eyed.
“Wow…!”
Immediately, they burst into exclamations of admiration.
While the guest room was not lacking in luxury, this place clearly reached the pinnacle of opulence.
As they would have to stay here for a while, Amber and Kieran meticulously inspected the interior. Knowing where everything was would make living here more convenient.
“But, Miss, how was the birthday party today?”
As Amber tidied up Reneve’s discarded dress, she asked. Kieran, who was collecting accessories, also looked at Reneve with a curious expression.
So much had happened throughout the day.
Reneve briefly considered what to start with when talking about it.
“For now, I want to take a bath.”
Reneve smiled weakly. It felt like he could fall asleep within three seconds if he closed his eyes.
“Ah, are you tired? Okay, Lady, let’s talk about it tomorrow.”
“There are three bathrooms. Which one would you like to use?”
Amber asked.
“I’d prefer the one at the end of the corridor.”
Two of them needed to get fresh hot water, and the largest bathroom had plenty of hot water in the tub at any time.
It seemed like the hot water coming out of the lion’s mouth circulated the water.
“I’ll get the bath ready. Can you come in about 30 minutes?”
In response to Kieran’s question, Reneve nodded and headed towards the bathroom.
Shhhhh.
A fierce stream of water sprayed from the mouth of the lion, which seemed to roar at its prey.
Reneve explored the elegant bathroom, and as he leaned against the marble, he closed his eyes comfortably.
“Ah… this is nice.”
At first, the water seemed too hot, but after a while, it felt refreshingly cool.
How long had he been soaking in the tub?
As fatigue dissipated, his eyelids kept getting heavier. He felt like he might fall asleep if he wasn’t careful.
Just as Reneve was about to get up from the bathtub, he felt a presence.
It seemed Kieran had come in to wipe him down.
“Kieran?”
Reneve turned his head toward where he felt the presence.
…!
And just like that, he froze.
Ikar, who was conversing with the nobles, noticed Dahan, who was approaching the Great Hall alone, and gave instructions to the nearby attendant.
Soon after being summoned, Dahan approached Ikar.
“What happened?”
Dahan shook his head anxiously.
“I tried various methods of interrogation, but it seems we really don’t know who the client is.”
As expected, it was a disappointing answer.
“What should we do?”
“For now, let him go outside the palace alive.”
“Should we put trackers on him?”
Dahan, as if expecting that, nodded.
“Yes.”
“All right then. Your Majesty, do you have any more orders?”
“What about Lady Sairen?”
“I guided her to the innermost bedroom of the palace.”
The innermost bedroom of the palace…
Ikar licked his dry lips. Then Dahan asked.
“Did I do something unnecessary?”
“No, just go.”
Ikar looked away from Dahan and took a sip of wine.
As the two were finishing their conversation, a noble nearby approached Ikar.
“…”
Dahan glanced at the scene for a moment, then moved away.
But before he could take a few steps, another noble in the hall approached Dahan.
“You seem very busy today.”
“Does it look that way even when you pretend not to see?”
Dahan wiped his tired face once and smiled lightly.
“Even Her Majesty seems… if only she would take the Empress quickly…”
After introducing his daughter to Dahan, the noble continued, trying to make a connection with Ikar.
Listening to the murmurs of the noble talking next to him, Dahan blinked for a moment at a thought that suddenly came to mind.
‘Come to think of it, did I tell Lady Sairen that the bathroom in that room is connected to Her Majesty’s bedroom?’
He felt overloaded in his brain, especially after a busy day, as if his head wasn’t working properly.
‘It feels like I said it, but at the same time, like I didn’t…’
As Dahan fumbled through his hazy memory, someone placed a hand on his shoulder. It was Vane.
“Sigh…”
Vane sighed deeply.
Even without words, his expression clearly showed thoughts like, ‘Why is life so tough?’ Dahan patted Vane’s back a couple of times, feeling the same about both of them encountering a difficult master.
“Would you like a glass of wine?”
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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