Kian was looking at me anxiously, fists clenched, even as he called me ‘mother’. The sight pained my heart.
How much he must have longed to call someone mother.
I spread my arms wide towards Kian.
“Thank you for calling me that. Would you come here?”
Without hesitation, Kian rushed into my arms. The small body that would eventually be the lord of this kingdom was tightly hugging me, as if afraid I might slip away.
Tears welled up in my eyes again at the thought of how much he must have missed an adult’s embrace to hold me so tightly.
Without leaving my embrace, Kian cautiously spoke.
“It’s an honor to be your son.”
Being the mother of the protagonist is a greater honor to me.
“Kian. From now on, not lady, call me mom.”
“Yes… mother…”
Until now, I vaguely thought I had to become a mother because of Sicar. It was such a feeling to do my best for the child as a teacher, not a mother.
But when I heard Kian calling me mother, I wanted to be a mother who can emotionally stabilize Kian until I send Kian to Veronia.
‘I’ll protect you until you can safely be in Veronia’s arms.’
Kian, who had been in my arms, suddenly looked up as if he had some thought.
“Um… but what about the duke…”
Ah, right. Kian would feel cold at the thought of Sicar becoming his father.
I felt guilty for Kian at that thought. If I hadn’t been caught, he would have been taken care of at Leydox’s house by now.
Instead, as in the original work, I’ll prevent Kian from growing up lonely. I’ll give plenty of love so he can grow up as an emotionally stable child.
“He will be your father.”
But now, he wouldn’t want to hear about his father. He lost his father just a while ago.
“Kian, if you’re uncomfortable, you don’t have to call him dad. You can call him duke. We won’t force you.”
“Can I really do that?”
“Of course. Your feelings are the most important to us.”
Despite that, Kian spoke as if it were still hard to believe that the duke would accept me as his son.
“But… did the duke really say he would accept me as his son?”
If Sicar’s way of trusting people was to read their memories, Kian’s way was to see people’s warm energy.
So it was natural that Kian could hardly believe that Sicar, who couldn’t feel any warmth, would accept me.
“Of course. That’s why the duke is currently scolding the servants who made you work.”
Kian looked sorry to hear that the servants were being scolded.
“Oh, the gentlemen are not at fault. It’s the work I said I would do. Please ask the duke to forgive the gentlemen.”
“You’re very kind. I’ll talk to the duke properly, so don’t worry too much.”
Even though I said that, Kian, who didn’t seem to lose his guilt, replied with a timid voice.
“Yes. Thank you……”
“And from now on, you can’t call the servants ‘gentlemen’.”
“Really……?”
“By tomorrow, we’ll officially make you the son of the duke. Ah, that means you officially become our son.”
Kian blinked as if he had no idea what I was talking about.
“An official son?”
“So in simple terms, it means you can order all of the duke’s people around. So you must never do that. Understand?”
Kian blinked his eyes as if he couldn’t believe it, and nodded his head.
“Yes……”
In the original work, Kian was just a normal sevenyearold, but Leydox secretly trained Kian to become the future lord of this kingdom.
‘Kian. Wait a little. Soon when you get close to Leydox, like in the original work, I’ll let you get prince education from Leydox.’
“And there’s a gift for you. Want to see it?”
“A gift?!”
Perhaps the power to instantly make even the protagonist happy is inherent in gifts? Kian’s face brightened up as if he had never been sad.
“Good!”
I stroked Kian’s head as if he were adorable and walked over to open the room door. A stack of clothing bags from the boutique were piled up in front of the door, and the maids were standing in front of it.
“Bring all the clothes into the room.”
“Yes, madam.”
Watching the maids bring in the bags of clothes, Kian’s face turned surprised as a heap of gift bags came in.
“Is, is all this mine?”
“Of course, everything is yours. The duke bought them for you.”
“The Duke?”
“These are gifts to commemorate your adoption. Would you like to try them on?”
“May I?”
“Of course. They are your clothes.”
Adorably, Kian broke into a delighted smile.
Once all the clothes were displayed, I sent the maids out. Then, I took out a few clothes that I wanted Kian to try on first.
“Shall we try them on then?”
As I was about to dress him, Kian stepped back in surprise.
“I’ll wear them!”
Oh, perhaps it’s a bit uncomfortable because I’m not his real mother? But I still wanted to dress him.
Although I was a little disappointed, I had no choice but to turn my head away as Kian grabbed the clothes and hurriedly hid behind the bed.
After all, living alone with his father in the snowy mountains, the child was more accustomed to ‘I can do it myself.’
A little rustling sound came from behind, and soon Kian’s voice was heard.
“I’m done…”
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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