“What exactly is the extent of the damage at the Tren branch?”
“It’s hard to assess. Just a week ago, we supplied additional medicines and herbs. But the person in charge there doesn’t know anything about herbal medicine….”
“Ha. So what? You should be talking about countermeasures! Who asked you to read the typeface written in this report?”
The man sitting in the center of the table raised his voice abruptly.
[Dash] Thump!The man, who seemed to be the person in charge at first glance, slammed the documents he was holding on the table. The clerks around bowed their heads at the dull friction sound of the document folder.
“I apologize.”
“Are you suggesting we should just watch as perfectly good medicines are wasted?! Shouldn’t we either hire a herbalist, or quickly restore the store?”
“It’s hard to find people in Tren right now. Not only do they need knowledge about herbs, they also need to be familiar with the clerical work. I think we need to send a dispatch from our side….”
The clerk shrank back under the man’s fierce gaze as he was speaking.
“We also don’t have the appropriate resources….”
Upon hearing the familiar place name ‘Tren,’ Lea paused her departure from the meeting with Berun. She had a hunch when she heard of a disaster.
Apparently, the medicines supplied by Magnolia were damaged due to the monsoon.
‘They need someone who knows about herbal medicine?’
If the city is flooded, the Magnolia store would be no different.
‘They need someone to sort out the usable medicines and herbs?’
Lea quickly grasped the situation. Dispatching a person with a business sense could minimize the damage to the clerical office.
She was already worried about visiting the orphanage.
‘This could help both the orphanage and Tren if done well, right?’
“Right away, I’ll select personnel to be dispatched to Tren. Someone knowledgeable in herbal medicine.”
Only heavy silence followed, no one raised their hand. As expected, the man’s forehead deeply furrowed.
“Ha. Then find suitable resources immediately!”
At his command, the clerks around were about to scatter quickly.
“Me.”
Breaking the silence with her melodious voice, Lea raised her hand.
“I think I can take on that role. I know somewhat about how the clerical office operates. And most importantly, I am originally from Tren.”
At Lea’s words, everyone’s gaze focused on her in an instant. The man’s scowling forehead relaxed at her mention of being a Tren native.
“You’re a pharmacist from Tren?”
“Yes. There is no problem distinguishing herbs or medicines. I am a pharmacist after all. However, can I take the unusable medicines?”
“What are you going to do with those? They’re unsellable.”
He mentioned that Tren is in danger due to secondary diseases. Tren is originally a city with a significant wealth gap. There must be many people left out in the medical blind spots.
“I want to do something good while visiting my family in my hometown.”
“…….”
“They may not be sellable, but that doesn’t mean the efficacy of the herbs is gone. I want to create remedies and distribute them in the slums.”
The man, who had been watching Lea intently, approached her. He was an intimidating man, fitting for a head of the clerical office.
“Additional pay is…….”
“I don’t need any pay.”
The clerical head would see Lea again because of this matter.
What she would gain from this was enough. It would be perfect for the profitseeking clerical office to hire Lea for free.
Lea smiled lightly.
‘The only thing that bothers me is.’
“May I ask the Count for permission first?”
Only the permission of Akkia was left.
[This is a time delimiter.]Lea, standing in front of the Count’s room, exhaled a short breath.
She made a bold claim to help Magnolia’s clerical office without pay, but….
‘Would the Count give his permission…?’
Lea, who had been sensitive these days due to busyness, was mindful.
Indeed, it was true that I couldn’t devote myself to developing treatments due to the increase in other tasks such as nutrition and treatment.
However, Lea really wanted to go to Tren. It was as good as her hometown.
Even though it was hard, she wanted to go and help since the place where her childhood memories were stored was suffering from flood damage.
Lea, thinking about how to get the Count’s permission to go to Tren, knocked on the door.
“Count, it’s Lea.”
Then she heard something fall inside the room, as if inviting her in. As she entered with a pounding sound, Akiya was sitting at the table, reading a book.
“What’s going on? As far as I know, today’s treatment is over.”
“Well, that’s……”
It was hard to say, as if she had straw in her mouth.
But what could she do. She couldn’t take a vacation on her own without the Count’s permission. Lea, who had swallowed dry spit, carefully spoke up.
“I would like to take a vacation this time…….”
“Vacation?”
He took his eyes off the book he was reading and looked at Lea.
“I was thinking of going to the Tren region for a while.”
“Why?”
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.”
