“Our baby. Who cried so much?”
Grandma lifted Reyna’s cheeks with a worried look in her eyes.
Reyna stopped crying and smiled widely, placing her hand on top of Grandma’s.
“…Grandma was crying.”
“Me?”
“Yeah. It seems Grandma missed me so much. Seeing each other after a long time made tears come.”
“Oh dear. Our puppy is still a baby. That’s why you shouldn’t send her away.”
It’s a story she always tells.
But it suddenly sounded different.
Lately, it feels like many people are suggesting she should get married.
Reyna leaned her head against Grandma’s chest, laughing.
“Where would I go? I’ll keep living with Grandma.”
Grandma mumbled as if throwing a tantrum.
“I don’t want to. I want to keep living with my granddaughter, my daughter-in-law, who hasn’t gone to her husband’s house.”
Since she started working and earning money, Reyna always showed a mature and brave side in front of Grandma.
But somehow, today, Reyna seemed to act a bit childishly.
Reyna laughed, resting her head on Grandma’s lap.
“Good as it is.”
A warmth spread through her body.
“It feels so good to see Grandma and hear her voice. Grandma, have you been well?”
Grandma answered while stroking Reyna’s head.
“I’ve been well. It’s hard for our puppy. Our puppy worked hard, but her mother was doing well, wasn’t she?”
Reyna laughed playfully, lifting her head with a sparkle in her eyes.
“Not really. I’m the one who’s been really well. I’ve done things that I couldn’t have done with Grandma, eating good food, sleeping in a comfortable bed, and wearing good clothes. All of that.”
For some reason, her throat felt choked.
Reyna gently touched the cross-shaped scar on Grandma’s left hand, supporting her back when she grabbed Grandma’s hand.
It was Reyna’s habit to do this every time she held Grandma’s hand.
In a whisper like sharing a secret, Reyna said,
“I really lived so well, Grandma.”
“Really?”
“Yeah, really.”
“How did that happen?”
“That’s a secret.”
“Even from your mother?”
Reyna smiled.
“Yeah. It’s a secret, so I can’t tell during the day. I’ll tell you at night.”
Sitting in a cozy chair in front of the fireplace, Reyna, embraced by Grandma, covered Grandma’s lap with a blanket and smiled.
Taylor, who had been talking with the knights and entered, sighed as if unavoidable when he saw them.
Seeing Reyna smile with swollen eyes, Taylor spoke.
“…Have you eaten, dinner?”
From the kitchen wafted a sweet and savory smell.
The scent of thick butter and the fragrance of flour dough baking stimulated the nose.
With a simple sandwich, Reyna sat down, and while Reyna snuggled in Grandma’s arms drinking warm milk, Taylor made pancakes with butter.
Wow.
A sigh escaped.
“…The smell is so good.”
Perhaps due to being tense all along, the stomach, forgotten in hunger, roared at the sudden delicious smell, demanding its share.
Reyna looked up at Taylor.
“Is this the pancake Grandma likes?”
“Yeah. That’s the pancake.”
Taylor placed a plate of pancakes with butter, maple syrup, and whipped cream in front of them.
The smell is truly fantastic.
Grandma, who apparently loves it so much, vigorously stabbed it with a fork and fed Reyna first.
The partially melted, warm butter seeped into the fluffy pancake, making it moist.
“!”
Delicious.
Really delicious.
How can it taste like this in the world?
The rich and nutty scent of butter, the sweet maple syrup in between, and the fresh whipped cream on top filled the mouth with an exquisite taste.
It was heavenly.
Reyna widened her eyes and looked at Taylor.
“…!”
She was speechless in amazement.
Did Taylor cook this well?
She now understood why Grandma kept asking for it.
None of the desserts they had at Hujak Mansion were as shocking as this.
“Did you make this yourself?”
Taylor chuckled.
“Seeing you enjoy it, I think Grandma and I have similar tastes.”
The fork moved again.
“Grandma. You too.”
This time, Reyna fed the pancake to Grandma.
While Grandma was enjoying the slightly chewy pancake, she suddenly asked Taylor, looking at him,
“But who are you?”
Taylor smiled and answered.
“I’m Taylor Lorenson. I’m a cook who makes pancakes for Grandma. Sometimes, I’m a doctor too.”
What is he saying?
Reyna laughed when she heard Taylor’s self-introduction, where the main actor was switched.
“Really? A doctor and a cook?”
“Yes. I couldn’t give up any of my talents because I have too many.”
Grandma, as if approving, nodded her head, mumbling while savoring the pancake.
“Yeah. That could happen. You’re good. Excellent.”
Reyna agreed inwardly as she took another bite of the pancake.
These pancakes are really worth selling.
“Thank you. Can I come often then?”
“Aren’t you expensive?”
It was a question about the business trip fee.
Taylor sighed as if regretful.
“Ah… I am expensive.”
“Then don’t come often. Granny doesn’t have money.”
Taylor lowered his posture, chuckled affectionately, and looked up at Grandma.
“I really want to see Grandma often.”
Ignoring Taylor’s obvious remark, Grandma turned away from him.
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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