In the darkness, she recalled the moment when she had faintly woken up from sleep.
She rolled back her memory to the point when the water he had handed her seeped between her lips.
And she tried hard to feel that sensation again, her hand placed over her thumping heart.
The cool water,
The soft touch of his lips,
His silent movement as he handed over the water….
Everything seemed sweet.
No, it was sweet.
In addition, it was thrilling.
She brought the hand on her heart to her lips.
Then quite naturally, her hand stroked the place on the right side of her face where the burn scar had been.
Would he have left if I held onto him?
“Get a grip. What are you expecting?”
There’s nothing for me in the Raphion Royal Family.
She hypnotized herself once again, reminding herself of the role assigned to her.
I can’t become his woman.
There’s no chance he’ll fall in love with me.
So, snap out of it!
…But what if he falls in love with me?
“No.”
She shook her head vigorously to drive away the thought that kept raising hope.
“There’s no way!”
The moment she laughed hollowly and threw the blanket over her head again.
Clang.
The bedroom door opened without a knock.
She sat up abruptly in surprise.
A dark shadow was cast long into the bedroom.
“Who, who is it?!”
Her voice came out too high in her flustered state.
Despite her question, the dark shadow made no answer but slowly approached her.
The pitchblack darkness unnecessarily heightened her fear.
“Who are you?! How dare you enter without knocking at this hour! Don’t you hear me? You’re fearless! Who are you?!”
“Your fearless husband.”
“Your, Your Majesty?”
She quickly turned on the bedside lamp.
His blue eyes were clearly visible even in the dim light.
“Why have you returned?”
“I thought about it on my way and it felt ridiculous.”
“Excuse me? What do you mean?”
“Shouldn’t you at least offer me a cup of tea, even if it’s just lip service?”
Emperor Rinel asked as if arguing in an annoyed voice.
She glanced at the desk clock.
“…Tea at this hour?”
“Well, it’s not the time to drink tea.”
He also followed my gaze to confirm the time, then changed his words with a slight easing of his knitted brow.
“What about going to sleep? That word, it never comes out, does it?”
“That, that’s… I thought Your Majesty wouldn’t want it.”
“How does the Empress know that?”
The sharp gaze of Emperor Rinel pierced my face.
His gaze probed persistently.
“Although I know that Your Majesty, being merciful, takes care of me, I was worried that it might be forced to come to the Empress’s Palace….”
“Empress, sorry to interrupt you. But I don’t understand what you’re saying. Besides…”
He raised a hand to stop my words and poured out his words.
“Do you think I’m merciful? Just today, over ten people have been beheaded by my order.”
“Okay, I’ll take back the mercy.”
“Is that so. Anyway, you didn’t hold me back because you were considering me?”
“That, that’s right.”
“Do you not know that your consideration makes me angry?”
“I’m, I’m sorry. Your Majesty!”
“I mean, that kind of consideration is not necessary.”
He approached the bed.
“Instead, I’ll gladly accept the consideration of giving me a place next to the Empress.”
“Excuse me? You mean you’re going to sleep here?”
She looked back and forth between Emperor Rinel and the bed in surprise.
“So, do you think I came back just to argue about why you didn’t hold me?”
“That, that’s….”
“I came to sleep!”
Emperor Rinel spat out the words in an irritated tone and casually threw his robe on the floor.
As I stood there blankly with a stern face, he lightly tapped my shoulder, then flopped down onto the bed.
“Dare you stand and stare down at me, the Emperor? Well, that’s fresh indeed.”
“No, no sir.”
I immediately lowered my gaze.
“The Empress should lie down too. I would like us to converse from the same perspective.”
He pulled my hand with a slightly tired voice.
“Every day, I’ve had enough of living under the gaze of those who look up at me. I wish the Empress would meet my eyes up close.”
Cautiously, I laid down in the space he had made next to him and looked up at the ceiling.
“Turn toward me.”
He commanded.
Swiftly, I turned my face towards the Emperor.
“How cold. Turn your body towards me.”
His low voice was filled with warmth.
As if his words had cast a spell, I unconsciously turned my body towards Emperor Rinel in one breath.
He had already turned his body towards me.
Propping up his handsome face with one hand, he was waiting for my gaze.
As I faced his beautiful features up close, I felt like I was losing my breath.
As I awkwardly licked my lips, he said nothing, and just locked eyes with me, then covered my eyes with his big hand and whispered.
“I know I’m attractive.”
It was a signal to stop looking.
At his words, I let out a small chuckle, and this time, he spoke in a serious tone.
“I think I might have disturbed the Empress’s sleep for no reason. Are you uncomfortable?”
“No, your Majesty.”
I whispered as I nodded my head.
“You have to understand. That’s how I am. I’m not someone who can comfort others.”
“I find… your Majesty comforting.”
“What?”
Either my answer was wrong, or Rinel’s perfect eyebrows shot up.
Rising his upper body slightly, he looked down at me with a serious expression and asked.
“Are you saying… it’s insulting that your husband is comfortable in bed?”
He misunderstood my words in a weird way.
He sounded truly uncomfortable.
“No! No, I mean, by saying it’s comfortable, I didn’t mean that you don’t feel masculine! When we kissed, my heart was pounding so hard that I wanted to tear it off, not my lips, I wanted to tear off my heart…!”
“……”
What am I blabbering right now?
Flustered, I spit out incoherent words and stopped talking as I gasped for air.
“Keep talking.”
“I’m sorry, your Majesty. I forgot you were there because I was sleepy and just blabbered on.”
“Continue. I’ll finish up, so you just say whatever you want, however you want.”
“……Yes?”
“I’m naturally talented at finishing things. War, people, anything. I see things to the end.”
For some reason, his words sent a chill down my spine.
“So what I’m trying to say, what I want to say is……”
“You want to keep your lips attached?”
“Yes! I want to attach again… Eh?!”
“If you wish, I’d be happy to.”
Emperor Rinel’s hands embraced my face.
“Allow me.”
He immediately began to torment my lips.
“Attach. To your heart’s content.”
His sweet voice echoed inside me.
I closed my eyes tightly and held my breath.
The tension caused my shoulders to stiffen and my body became rigid.
“Empress, is it because there’s no water in my mouth that you no longer open your lips?”
Emperor Rinel asked, tilting his head and brushing his lips against mine.
At his words, I realized that I had been tightly closing my lips.
“Oh, I’m sorry… Umm!”
As I released the breath I had been holding, my lips parted.
Emperor Rinel seized this tiny opening and invaded.
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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