Even though nothing came out due to an empty stomach, once the dry heaving started, it didn’t stop easily.
“Blair.”
As Haldin reached out to check her condition, Blair sharply pulled away his hand.
“Don’t touch me!”
Blair turned away from him, swallowing her disgust. Her body tensed reflexively, tears forming in her eyes, and she felt drained of energy.
Even after expelling only air for a long time, she finally managed to calm her stomach.
Although she wanted to collapse on the bed immediately, being in the same space as the unfamiliar man who resembled her husband was horrifically repulsive.
Even in this moment, she hated herself for wanting to lean on him due to the excuse of her weakened body.
Blair, drained of strength, forced her trembling body to rise from the bed. Her slender figure looked precarious, as if she might collapse at any moment.
Haldin, noticing Blair’s attempt to leave the room, sighed and approached her.
“Blair, come here and lie down.”
However, Blair didn’t acknowledge his words. She hadn’t even bothered to put on indoor slippers on her pale feet, heading toward the bedroom door.
“You need to rest now.”
Haldin reached out to turn Blair around, embracing her to prevent her from leaving. In response, Blair resisted fiercely, trying to break free from his hold.
“I don’t want this! Let go!”
Although her punch, fueled by anger, mercilessly struck his chest, there was no strength in her hand. If anything, it seemed like his hand might hurt more.
Eventually, Haldin pretended to give in and let go of Blair.
Blair, free from his embrace, fled the room as if escaping. However, as soon as she faced the dim corridor, she stopped in her tracks.
She couldn’t escape from his mansion anyway. There was no place for her to relax fully in this mansion.
Although she had vowed not to repeat the past life, nothing had changed in the end.
No matter how hard she struggled, she realized she was still pitifully innocent and powerless.
She laughed at this fact.
“…I’m such a fool.”
The oppressive darkness weighed heavily on her, leaving her lost.
In the time when the dawn twilight began to seep into the thick darkness, the door of the room where Pippi stayed quietly opened without a sound.
Pippi, sleeping curled up inside a hollow log placed in one corner of the room, immediately woke up upon hearing the noise.
“Pippi?”
The person entering the room was Haldin.
Pippi, thinking that he would play with her, looked around, but Haldin ignored the small creature and headed towards the sofa on one side of the room.
Inside the torn and chewed sofa, Blair was sleeping. As she crouched, her already petite and delicate figure looked even smaller.
Haldin approached quietly, gazing at her sleeping form. Long, wet eyelashes were stuck together with less-dried tears.
The place she fled to was only this, nothing more than this. A few steps from the bedroom, she could reach this place.
No matter how much she struggled, she couldn’t escape from his territory. The fact that Blair found it horrifying gave him a sense of relief.
His wife, who had always silently stayed by his side, now only gave him space when she was asleep. However, Haldin had no regrets about his choice.
Even if he were to go back to the past multiple times, he would make the same choice to keep her by his side.
And for Blair, staying by his side would be a much more rational and better choice than being caught after trying to run away and spending her whole life in disgrace.
Haldin watched Blair, who was asleep, for a moment and carefully lifted her into his arms. Her body, carrying the lives of two people, felt excessively light.
“Mmm…”
Blair seemed to sense his movement and let out a soft groan, but fortunately, she didn’t open her eyes. It seemed that her body, not used to being alone, had endured a tiring day.
Haldin held Blair and quietly left the room. Pippi, lingering near the balcony, continued to ignore them.
The next day, Blair woke up in bed.
It seemed that Haldin had moved her while she was asleep. Fortunately, he wasn’t beside her.
Blair lay heavily on the bed, staring blankly at the scenery outside the balcony. As her vision cleared, her thoughts became clearer.
She had acted somewhat emotionally last night, but as her emotions settled, her mind began to think rationally.
Haldin had no intention of divorcing her, and she had no intention of repeating the past life by his side.
So, there was only one conclusion.
“Let’s leave.”
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.”
