Even though his face couldn’t be seen, it was evident that his cheeks were even redder than before.
“If you could only save one person between me and Lady Rose, who would you choose?”
“Of course, it would be Jane!”
“You are Lady Rose’s bodyguard.”
“Not anymore. And even if I were a bodyguard, I would have chosen you over Lady Rose.”
It was a statement that deviated from the role of a knight. However, to Saren, Jane was more important.
Seeing Saren in an awkward state, Jane couldn’t help but burst into laughter.
“Pfft.”
Seeing Jane laugh, Saren also looked at her and laughed along.
It seemed like it had been a long time since they faced each other and laughed. Between the two who used to push each other away, a warm atmosphere filled the air.
As if nothing had happened, the atmosphere between them was incredibly peaceful.
“Sigh… That’s why you shouldn’t date someone younger.”
“What!?”
Was she regretting meeting him? Startled by Jane’s statement, Saren looked at her in surprise.
“You don’t know the basics of dating. I told you to go, and you really left.”
Jane subtly revealed her hidden frustration because of Saren.
“Well, it’s scary when Jane gets angry like this.”
Saren squinted his eyes, imitating Jane’s expression.
Seeing Saren imitating her, Jane frowned.
“What, are you trying to make me feel bad? When did I make such an expression!”
“…It looks exactly the same.”
Saren subtly lowered his hand and glanced at Jane. Seeing Saren, who said everything with a defeated look, Jane couldn’t help but chuckle.
“Saren, did you know that?”
Saren looked at Jane with a nodding head.
“In fact, I hoped you would catch me all this time.”
“What?”
Saren’s voice resonated loudly. He truly had no idea. He didn’t even dream that she had been waiting for him.
‘After pushing me away like that…’
Saren looked at Jane with a puzzled expression, not understanding her words.
Jane, sensing Saren’s reaction, made a knowing expression and then spoke.
“I wanted you to hold onto me until the end, even if I got angry and shouted.”
“…But you told me never to appear in front of you again. With this expression.”
Saren, widening his eyes, imitated Jane’s expression once again.
“Saren, did I tell you not to do that?”
Seeing Jane’s frightening expression, Saren immediately lowered his hand and apologized.
“…I’m sorry.”
Jane, with a ‘hmph’ sound, looked at Saren and spoke.
“From now on, even if I get angry and push you away, stay by my side.”
“…Is that okay?”
“Yes. It would be disappointing if you really left when I told you to go.”
“Then, just don’t tell me to go.”
In response to Saren’s rational words, Jane’s eyes flickered fiercely.
“If it were that easy, I wouldn’t have begged Saren like this.”
“Hahaha. Well, that’s true.”
Jane’s gaze was somewhat sharp. Saren awkwardly smiled and looked at her.
“Sometimes, when I tell you to go because I make sounds unintentionally when I’m in a bad mood, you really shouldn’t go. Just quietly stay by my side. If Saren holds me, my anger will subside quickly.”
At Jane’s request to be embraced whenever she gets angry, Saren’s expression became awkwardly wide.
“Hehe.”
Blushing, he just ruffled his disheveled hair. Then he mumbled quietly.
“I can still hug you right now…”
He looked at Jane hesitantly. Although he wanted to embrace Jane with a determined look, due to his numerous mistakes, Saren couldn’t easily act that way.
Jane raised the corners of her mouth and lightly hugged Saren. Then, she stood up and spoke to him.
“Let’s go.”
“Where to?”
“We have to apologize to Lady Rose.”
“Ah…”
Saren nodded at Jane’s words.
“Lady Rose probably has a lot to ask Saren.”
Jane mumbled, recalling the conversation she had with Rose last night.
It was a meaningful conversation, and Saren knew exactly what Jane’s words implied. Saren had been listening to all the conversations between Rose and Jane.
“Are you going?”
Jane reached out towards Saren, who was sitting. Saren hesitated and hesitated to take her hand.
If he held that hand, he would betray his father, Cedric.
“Saren?”
Jane called Saren’s name again. Saren looked at Jane with a bewildered gaze.
Although he knew in his mind that his existence meant nothing to Cedric, he hesitated for some reason.
Living in his shadow for eight years, he had never imagined betraying him. That’s why he couldn’t easily take Jane’s hand.
Jane read the confusion in Saren’s eyes. However, she didn’t rush him and waited patiently.
She was confident that he would take her hand.
She raised the corners of her mouth and gave a faint smile. Seeing Jane’s smile, Saren, unknowingly, reached out to her.
Jane reluctantly took Saren’s hand and helped him stand up.
Jane’s face, holding Saren’s hand, was now adorned with a bright smile.
“Good idea. Let’s go together.”
Saren was the key to resolving this incident.
Together with Jane, he walked towards the Serbiat Mansion, where Rose was.
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.”
