Lea quickly fixed her attire and set off toward the medicine room. The most important thing now was to make an antidote for the medicine’s side effects as soon as possible.
It was then, when she hastily opened the door to the medicine room.
“Ahhh!”
Lea screamed in surprise at the towering figure that appeared. Who could’ve imagined that Akkia would be standing beside the door?
“CCount Heidern, what brings you here?”
Lea looked at him, clearly embarrassed. This was the second time she had faced him since that night.
‘Why has his appearance changed after taking the medicine?’
His towering height and the contours of his muscular body even when clothed. Was it because his body had grown? Akkia’s presence seemed amplified.
Unwittingly, Lea envisioned the Akkia hidden beneath his clothes.
His broad chest rising and falling as he panted on top of her seemed like a work of art.
‘What am I imagining…?’
Lea swallowed hard, averting her gaze from the changed man’s unfamiliar form.
Her face flushed at his intent gaze.
“I was about to come in if you didn’t show up today.”
Count Heidern stood up from leaning against the wall.
“You came out on your own?”
A mischievous smile crept across his lips as he spoke, looking at Lea.
“…I had something I needed to talk to you about.”
“Me too. We have much to discuss now.”
It was at that moment when he tried to grasp Lea’s hand.
Seeing his approaching hand, Lea hastily retreated and bowed deeply.
“I’m sorry!”
“What?”
Bewildered by her sudden apology, Count Heidern’s brow furrowed. As Lea slowly lifted her head, she met his incredulous gaze.
Confused, Lea pondered whether her feelings that day were due to the medicine’s side effects or if she truly desired him.
However, she didn’t feel confident facing Count Heidern like before and decided to blame the medicine.
“It was my mistake in creating the medicine. It must’ve caused you trouble too, right?”
“…Trouble?”
Upon hearing Lea’s words, Count Heidern’s eyebrows knitted deeply.
‘So, even Count Heidern finds it troubling?’
He crossed his arms and leaned in close to Lea.
“So, what you’re saying is…”
The tension was palpable as Count Heidern drew close, almost close enough for their breaths to intertwine. Unknowingly, Lea took a sharp inhale, captivated by the Count’s piercing gaze.
“Was that night’s events ‘troublesome’ for you?”
The Count’s voice momentarily turned cold.
‘Did I misspeak?’
Lea’s eyes wavered. She thought the Count, too, would find the situation awkward.
So when she gave the excuse of side effects from the medicine, she assumed the Count would reluctantly agree.
“I’m sorry. I’ll make another medicine to remove the side effects as soon as…”
“So, you’re saying everything that happened that night was because of the medicine’s side effects?”
“…Yes?”
Lea thought the Count also considered the events of that day a mistake. Yet, why did he look so angry?
“So, it wouldn’t have mattered if it wasn’t me in the bedroom that night?”
“That’s…”
Cornered by the Count’s persistent questions, Lea found herself unable to respond.
‘If it had been another man instead of the Count that night, because of the side effects, would I have spent the night?’
“…”
Lea hesitated, unable to find an answer.
She had been reborn here 22 years ago.
Having retained her memories from her previous life, she was different from her peers when it came to matters of love.
Thinking that survival was more pressing, she considered romance to be a luxury.
‘Why can’t I…’
Why couldn’t she push the Count away?
Just as she was tightly gripping the hem of her dress, the Count let out a short breath, staring at Lea who still had not found an answer.
“It’s unbelievable.”
The Count’s outstretched finger gently pressed against Lea’s lips.
“You wouldn’t have cared if it was another man?”
“When did I ever say that…!”
The Count, interpreting her silence as he pleased, was no longer listening to Lea’s explanations.
Just imagining Lea being with another man that night turned his stomach.
Cautiously, Lea who had been examining the Count’s complexion spoke up.
“Count, all I said was that it was a minor accident. Why are you so angry?”
“I’m not.”
“…Yes?”
“I said I’m not.”
Lea was stunned by the Count’s following words. Did he mean that night’s event was not because she was under the medication?
“What does that…?”
The Count’s eyes, staring at her, gradually darkened, as if he had been wounded.
“You might have been under the effects, but,”
And then, a halfwhispered, low voice wrapped around her ears.
“At least, I was not.”
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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