“Could you please show the invitation?”
As Renev and Icar approached the grand staircase leading to the Great Hall of Paradisium Palace, the steward politely asked. Icar handed the invitation to the steward, whose eyes widened as he checked it.
“Is this for the Emperor of Basuker, His Majesty?”
Icar casually nodded.
“And the lady next to you…”
“My fiancée.”
Icar said, lightly placing his lips on Renev’s forehead and then pulling away. The steward swallowed nervously and spoke.
“I will guide you inside.”
As Renev and Icar entered the Great Hall, the steward announced loudly.
“The Emperor and his fiancée from the Basuker Empire are entering!”
Nobles near the entrance of the Great Hall stopped their conversations and looked at Renev and Icar.
“Did I hear correctly? The Emperor of Basuker…”
“I heard the same. Why…”
Nobles started whispering.
With each step Renev and Icar took, more curious, cautious, uneasy, and expectant gazes were directed at them.
However, the two ignored the noble’s stares, slowly moving into the hall.
The nobles’ eyes showed a mix of complex emotions—curiosity, wariness, anxiety, and anticipation—towards the unfamiliar figures.
Three years ago, Emperor Icar of Basuker had appeared at the Paradisium Royal Ball.
“It seems fitting to call it a study abroad.”
He had boldly demanded that the Paradisium Emperor send the princess to Basuker in the name of a study abroad.
“The duration is three years.”
At that time, Siren Baroness Renev, the daughter of the Siren Marquis, volunteered to go to Basuker in place of the princess.
“By the way, who is the lady next to you?”
“I wonder. She seems strangely familiar…”
“She must be a Basuker noble. The Emperor of Basuker’s fiancée, but we’ve never met her.”
Amidst the nodding nobles, one maid, who was among them, widened her eyes as if realizing something.
“Sh-she is…!”
“Young lady, what’s wrong?”
“Three years ago, she left for Basuker instead of the princess! She’s the daughter of the Siren Marquis!”
“…!”
The Emperor of Basuker, who boldly demanded hostages from the Paradisium Emperor.
And the Siren Baroness, who became a hostage in place of the princess and went to Basuker.
The nobles were somewhat shocked by the unexpectedly affectionate scene between the two.
“Do I know her?”
Icar asked, gesturing towards Renev, mentioning her. Renev finally turned her head in that direction.
“…”
Indeed, the face was familiar.
She had visited Renev with various requests, subtly trying to gain her favor, and had attended the tea party of the Siren Marquis’s daughter in the present.
Although she behaved amiably in front, she spread rumors about Renev behind her back.
‘Which family was she from?’
Renev tried to recall her family name, but she couldn’t remember.
What she remembered was the family name of the Siren Marquis before the regression. Currently, she would belong to a different family, as she was not married yet.
As their eyes met, the maid who mentioned Renev approached, seemingly realizing something.
And she pretended to be meeting her for the first time.
“…Long time no see. Siren Marquis’s daughter. Have you been well all this time?”
The other maids with her also approached, showing signs of delight.
“It’s really been a long time.”
“Your face has become even more beautiful.”
They, too, were familiar faces from the tea party hosted by the Siren Marquis’s daughter shortly after the regression.
“…”
Renev did not respond, just looking at them.
It would be awkward if the friendly greeting received an indifferent response.
However, as if recognizing Renev with a steel plate on her face, one of the maids approached her even closer.
Then, speaking quietly so that only Renev could hear, she whispered, “I heard earlier from the steward that the person next to the maid is the Emperor of Basuker. Can you explain what happened?”
The maid’s gaze was constantly flickering towards Icar.
Other maids were also carefully examining Icar’s face and body.
Renev, with an indifferent look, casually brushed past them and smiled brightly at Icar.
“His Majesty asked if we knew each other, right? We’re meeting them for the first time today.”
Renev made it clear that the maids in front of her were unfamiliar faces.
…!
The maids’ expressions stiffened, and soon embarrassment turned their faces red.
“If she were your friend, I thought I’d at least greet her now, but if not, there’s no need.”
Icar said that and turned his gaze directly ahead.
Just a few steps after Renev and Icar moved on, mocking voices mixed with laughter were heard from behind.
“He went out for nothing and couldn’t even recover his costs.”
Mocking words were heard from all around.
“Yeah, trying to have a conversation with the Emperor of another country. That would be something to brag about to others.”
“Even though it’s clear who will take the lead in that situation? Shameless.”
The faces of the maids turned into scornful expressions in an instant.
Renev, without caring whether they spoke or not, moved towards the center of the hall.
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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