“How can you be so sure?”
“Because I’m taking good care of you. If you smooth out the wrinkles on Kian’s forehead, he’ll be much better.”
Even though Sicar said that, it felt somewhat comforting.
I was trying to smooth out Kian’s forehead wrinkles when I remembered that Sicar and Kian had decided to get along well in the future.
“Hmm… It would be better for Sicar to smooth out Kian’s forehead wrinkles. Since you’ve decided to treat Kian better from now on, you should do things like this.”
Sicar seemed to glare at me for a moment.
“Huh? Are you glaring at me right now?”
“I haven’t done such a thing.”
Even removing the sticker was sarcastic.
Anyway, while peeling off the sticker, Sicar gathered his hands and began carefully smoothing out Kian’s forehead wrinkles. And then, Kian’s wrinkles really flattened.
“What happened? Is everything really okay?”
“You were so worried, so I tried it, but it seems fine. You don’t need to worry too much.”
Sicar looked at Kian for a while, then smirked.
“This little one is just an ordinary kid when he’s asleep.”
Did he just laugh at Kian? Or did I misinterpret the laughter?
‘No, he definitely laughed.’
“Did you, did you just laugh at Kian?”
“Me?”
“Yeah. You just laughed at Kian.”
“It was just a little smirk.”
“That’s not like you. You don’t laugh, smirk, get angry, ignore, or mock people. That’s who you are.”
“Really? Then, can you believe it now? I’ve definitely made up my mind to treat Kian well.”
Well, laughing at someone’s face like that seems like something that should come from the heart. Just because you’ve made up your mind to treat someone well doesn’t mean you’ll automatically burst into laughter when you see them.
This time, I felt that Sicar had sincerely made up his mind to get along with Kian.
If that’s the case, it’s genuinely fortunate for both of them.
‘Now, should I rein in Sicar a bit?’
“Sicar, how about sleeping with Kian today since you’ve decided to get along? ”
Sicar, who was sitting alone in a chair that no one had touched, almost fell over, as if he had heard nonsense, and looked at me.
“What did you say?”
“Since you’ve decided to get along with Kian, it would be nice for the two of you to sleep together today. And I also haven’t slept alone with Grandma for a long time.”
I often recalled the time when Kian briefly stayed at the Min family’s house, sleeping with Grandma and me, and missed those moments.
How could I forget the times spent with Grandma back then, the first person I relied on after coming here?
“Anyway, I’ll be sleeping with Grandma after a long time today. You sleep with Kian. Got it?”
“Cough. Well, I guess I’ll go along with it, but I don’t know if Kian will agree. He might find it more repulsive than I do.”
“No. He’ll like it. Since Kian said he’ll get along with you from now on.”
Was my request too much? I didn’t think it was an overly demanding request.
However, my request seemed quite challenging to Sicar, as he made a rather shocked expression.
“So, your words mean exactly like… sleeping together, right? With that little one and…”
“I said that word was off-limits, didn’t I? I also mentioned a penalty for using that off-limits word, which is saying ‘I love you.'”
“I can tolerate anything at least once. So, just tolerate it.”
‘It feels like he’s saying he’ll tolerate it as if he’s looking at me.’
“Also, don’t you think the penalty is too biased? I can’t agree to this penalty.”
“Fine. If you think there’s a non-biased penalty, let me know. I’ll consider whether to accept it or not.”
Perhaps because the penalty of saying “I love you” disappeared, Sicar’s expression seemed much more relaxed. He thought for a moment, then took my hand and kissed the back of it.
“A kiss on the back of the hand seems nice.”
I pulled my hand back as if it was on fire.
“N-no, this won’t do. It’s cheating to suddenly kiss the back of the hand after setting the penalty!”
“Why? Wasn’t the demonstration too harsh? If you want, I can make it even more intense.”
This crazy guy is doing it again.
“You, you’re right. Then, I should have used ‘I love you’ as a demonstration. Why didn’t I do that?”
“I didn’t set ‘I love you’ as a penalty because I didn’t choose that word as a penalty. I’ve never said that word in my entire life, and I won’t in the future. So, if you’re thinking of making me say that word, forget it.”
“I can’t accept this hand-kissing penalty either!”
“Then, what penalty do you want?”
So, I aimed for a more realistic penalty.
“Folding origami or playing with Kian, whether it’s playing with colored paper or playing with spirits, as long as you play with Kian.”
“That’s not a penalty; we were going to play together anyway. Choose something else.”
Something else? What else could there be?
While contemplating, I came up with something truly surprising.
“I thought of something good.”
“Your face looks so happy; it’s suspicious. If it’s something weird…”
“Flying a paper airplane for Kian! That’s my wish!”
“Flying a paper airplane…?”
This time, I held Sicar’s hand myself. Sicar looked at the hand I grabbed, seemingly surprised.
“Now, try to find an object that flies in the sky from my memories.”
Then, to imitate the way dads playfully fly airplanes for their kids, I raised both hands and leaned my body to the left and right repeatedly.
“Like this. Do something like this.”
But Sicar, without looking at me, held the wrist I grabbed and stared at it intently.
‘Did he get surprised when I suddenly grabbed him?’
“What are you doing, Sicar?”
Then, Sicar extended his hand towards me and said,
“I didn’t see it properly. Grab my hand again.”
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.”
