“It’s still night, let’s sleep more.”
“But… Your Highness, this is…”
Brody stammered, curling up her body.
But Aiden pulled her closer, kissed her forehead, and said,
“It’s because your body temperature is dropping. Though it’s the southern region, there’s no heating in the room. It would be fine for ordinary people, but too cold for you…”
Yes, he was warm like a hot water bag.
Pushing him away seemed to bring up a real chill, so she couldn’t do anything but freeze like a stone.
Aiden, seeming to soothe her tension, patted her back along with a ‘Shhh, you need to sleep more.’
Although it seemed like he was treating a child, she felt the drumming heartbeat in his chest, pulsing against her ear.
Knowing his youthful vigor from the many times he had held her close, Brody could tell that he was holding back.
Rather, that made it even more impossible to push him away. It seemed like insulting such a purely medical act.
If this wasn’t a dream, it must have been going on for more than a day or two.
Brody gave in and closed her eyes.
The fatigue of her body overcame the tension, and she quickly fell asleep again.
[This is a time separator.]A few more days passed, and Brody’s physical condition had improved considerably.
Now able to sit up leaning on the bed by herself, her mind had cleared a lot, and she felt her head working sharply.
Then her curiosity about Aiden arose first.
‘This man, seems to be stuck to my side 24 hours a day, is that okay?’
Even with devoted care, there should be times when he was out of sight, but he was always by Brody’s side.
And that, holding her hand, or in close contact.
Anyway, she had doubts about his desire to maintain physical contact to this extent.
“Your Highness, I think you can let go now…”
Then Aiden furrowed his brow.
“We have to be prepared for any situation. We cannot rest easy until we pass the Ferdan Fortress.”
“Didn’t Duke Jax… run away?”
He hesitated, then sighed.
“He left, he did. But he’s back, lurking around here. Perhaps…”
And he hesitated again. He seemed to be wondering whether he should tell Brody this or not.
When Brody urged him to say it with her eyes, Aiden reluctantly opened his mouth.
“He seems to be checking whether you’re dead or not.”
“…”
At those words, Brody’s body tensed up.
Yes, he even shot an arrow at me after intimidating me.
The reality she had momentarily forgotten while focusing on recovering her body wavered and choked her throat.
She had never experienced someone targeting her so directly to kill her.
If I can’t kidnap, I’ll kill. Even though we’ve faced each other for a long time in the same mansion, how could he be so cruel?
Brody shivered unconsciously.
Then a strong force entered Aidan’s hand that was holding Brody.
“Don’t worry, Brody. I’ll protect you.”
He stood up and hugged Brody.
“I can protect you. I’ll make sure they don’t touch a single hair on your head.”
His left hand patted her back, and his right hand brushed Brody’s milkbrown hair several times.
Soon her trembling body calmed down, and her quickened breath returned slowly.
Brody, awkwardly hugging him in his arms, gently pushed him away.
“I’m fine. I’ve calmed down now.”
“Um.”
He smiled awkwardly as Brody calmly pushed him away, but he swept over and adjusted her hair that had fallen forward as they parted.
Brody’s mouth shut tightly.
The trembling had subsided, but reality still felt grim.
I didn’t like this situation.
“Is there no way to make him give up?”
Aidan slowly shook his head with a heavy, sunk expression.
“It won’t be easy. Judging by the use of magic artifacts, it seems like the princess is behind this.”
Although I thought that would be the case, Jax was still Jax.
His plan to marry the princess by stealing her achievement has failed, now he seems to want to hand over Brody herself.
‘Your Majesty, this child follows me well. If I persuade her, she will follow you without question and will be loyal to you for life.’
He must have persuaded her like that.
And then he immediately tried to kill her.
It must have been calculated that it would be better to get rid of a threatening botanist rather than hand her over to the North.
Really, that person, even after spending a long time with Brody, seemed not to treat her even as well as a sister, no, a servant.
She slowly rubbed her face and washed it dry.
Anger surged up.
Wasn’t it just a while ago that she was leisurely enjoying delicious fruit in warm sunlight, stretching out in bliss?
The shadows of light twinkling through the leaves disturbed Brody’s memory.
The bright future that seemed within reach was receding in an instant.
Brody felt her feet shaking unstably.
In the Central, Southern, and Northern regions. There was no place where she could rest peacefully.
‘I just wanted to live comfortably without any worries.’
Brody raised one corner of her mouth, covering her face.
‘It was so naive to vow to live alone with ‘this ability.’
Brody, who had ridiculed herself, glanced at Aidan.
‘In the end, I have no choice.’
Now she needed the strength of the Ice Wall Duke, in other words, Aidan, the opponent I had been yearning for.
She acknowledged that fact, feeling embarrassed and bleak.
Male lead is reincarnated to save his wife
I’ve also read this one twice already. The female lead is kinda soft and gets embarrassed easily—not really my type, but the plot is definitely worth reading. Hurry up and read it, y’all!
Intro
When Shen Yuan encountered Su Jin again in his previous life, she had already become the Prime Minister of the current dynasty. As for him, the former top young master of the capital, he had long since fallen into the abyss, becoming a singer on a pleasure boat.
After a song ended, he was redeemed and sent to the Su Residence.
Su Jin respected and cherished him, gave him a roof over his head, and bestowed him with warmth. Shen Yuan fell deeper and deeper, but before he could express his feelings, Su Jin passed away.
Shen Yuan died to follow her in death, but instead, he returned to when he was fifteen years old.
At that time, he was not yet engaged, and Su Jin was just a poor scholar.
Shen Yuan gritted his teeth, casting aside all his pride, and thought of ways to coax and entice her every day.
The colder and more indifferent Su Jin was towards him, the more proactive Shen Yuan became.
He was not afraid of being mocked by the world, only wanting to marry his Wife-master early, to hold her hand and never let go for a lifetime.
[Note: This story will not specifically point out the male lead’s reincarnation time point; it’s all in the details. Whenever you feel that the male lead is acting strangely, he has most likely been reincarnated.]
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