Akiya slowly set down the letter. Then she looked at Lea, who was sleeping uncomfortably, making noises next to her.
‘So, the urgent money she needed was to be sent to the orphanage.’
She had already heard about the flood that hit the Tren region. She had heard that the damage was severe due to the unexpected flood.
Those who had been supporting the orphanage might not have the capacity to continue, so they might have reduced or cut off their support.
The nobles of the capital should have supported it, but they weren’t such generous people. They were only snakes taking care of their own interests.
‘They would only care about themselves.’
Despite her own situation not being affluent, she had been sending money to the orphanage every month. Akiya’s gaze became a bit complex as she looked at Lea.
Along with the movement, the sound of maids’ conversation began to be heard.
[Dash] But would the apothecary be there now? [Dash] Lately, she’s been in the dispensary all night making nutritional supplements, right?As they approached the dispensary, the voices of the maids gradually came closer.
[Dash] Fortunately. Today, during the day, other kids crowded the dispensary so much, we couldn’t even see the apothecary’s face, let alone have a checkup. [Dash] I’m the same. That’s why I’m here now. Thanks to the apothecary’s renowned skills, whenever anyone feels slightly sick, they all rush to her.Before they knew it, the two people who had approached the dispensary knocked on the door.
“Apothecary, are you in there?”
Feeling a presence, Akiya turned off the light in the room and quietly held her breath.
[Dash] Thump, thump!The sound of the door handle turning was heard soon after, but the door did not open. It was thanks to Akiya who quickly locked the door.
[Dash] Look! I told you I came too late! [Dash] That’s strange. I’m sure she was here just now.The two people who knocked a few more times seemed to give up and turned around. After a while, Akiya, who turned the light back on, came to Lea’s side.
‘Did they come to get a checkup at this time?’
It was not unusual for everyone to be asleep at this time. Yet, they were coming for checkups so late at night.
From this, Akiya could guess how busy Lea had been. Akiya glanced at the nutritional supplements spread out on the table.
[Ah, and the effect of the nutritional supplements seems to be better than I thought. It’s already going around among the village people, asking where they can buy the medicine.]“Nutritional supplements…….”
Akiya picked up and examined the nutritional supplement Lea had been making. What was so great about this yellowish potion?
Then she stared at Lea, who was sleeping without even knowing she was right next to her, for a long time.
[This is a time delimiter.]Early in the morning, Lea rubbed her throat as if it was all bundled up.
“Maybe I didn’t sleep well yesterday, my whole body feels sluggish.”
The dark circles under her eyes were a given due to the continuous allnight work. Even her once good skin had been dry for a long time.
‘Should I take a few days off…….’
With the thought that she might collapse from overwork at any time, she was seriously considering a vacation.
A maid seemed to be looking for Lea and came closer.
“Apothecary, there’s a guest outside looking for you.”
“A guest? Who?”
“Someone from the Magnolia Merchant Association.”
“Huh? The Magnolia Merchant Association?”
Lea, who had no connection with them, tilted her head.
‘Why would Magnolia be looking for me?’
No matter how much she thought, she couldn’t figure out why. When she went to the place the maid had told her, a middleaged man was waiting for her.
“Good day. I am Berun from Magnolia Consortium. Are you Miss Lea, the apothecary working for Count Heidern?”
“Yes. I am the apothecary Lea here. But why would the Magnolia Consortium need me……”
The words that came out of the mouth of the man who looked like a friendly neighbor were quite shocking.
“I won’t take up too much of your time, so I’ll get straight to the point. Our Magnolia Consortium would like to have exclusive distribution rights for the nutritional supplements that you manufacture.”
“My supplements, from the Magnolia Consortium……?”
Lea blinked several times, wondering if she had misheard.
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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