“My property, including Askan, is much more valuable to me than a single earring like this. Now, you’ve harmed what is mine. How are you going to take responsibility?”
“I… I have committed a grave sin!”
The man who had finally grasped the situation prostrated himself on the ground.
The power of a possession came from the owner’s affection for it. If Tanashia cherished Askan that much, the man’s life was as good as gone.
“Apologize to Askan first.”
At Tanashia’s words, the man turned his head and apologized to Askan.
“I’m sorry. I…I did it in a fit of anger. I really didn’t mean to hurt you.”
Terrified, the man quickly burst into tears.
Tanashia, looking at him, spoke in an even lower voice than before.
“I’m warning you. I’m not the patient type. If you lay a finger on my property again, you better be prepared.”
“Yes, Miss.”
“Disappear from my sight before I change my mind.”
At her words, the slave lifted his tearstained face. He bowed deeply to Tanashia, thanking her with a relieved look on his face.
“Thank you, Miss. I promise not to go near Askan ever again.”
With that, he quickly wiped away his tears and hurried away from the scene.
Askan just stood there with an emotionless face, almost as if he were an unrelated third party.
Tanashia, watching the man scurry away, turned her head.
“How’s your wound? Are you okay?”
“There’s no need for you to concern yourself because of me.”
“So, you’re not upset?”
“No. It’s nothing major.”
“Hmm, I don’t understand. I would need to pay back multiple times to feel satisfied…”
Tanashia trailed off, seemingly lost in thought. Then, she smirked and mumbled to herself.
“…it’s funny that I’m the one saying this, considering I was the one who experimented on you.”
Tanashia slowly walked over to where Askan was standing. She quickly spotted the wound on the back of his head and grimaced.
“Let’s go get you treated first.”
“I’m fine…”
“Didn’t you hear what I said earlier? You’re my possession, my property. So don’t get hurt without my permission. It’s an order.”
“…Understood.”
“Has anything like this happened without my knowing?”
Askan stared back at Tanashia, who was looking at him suspiciously.
No one had ever cared for his wounds like this before. Even the suggestion of getting treatment for his wound was a first from Tanashia.
He felt an odd sensation.
At that moment, Tanashia started walking ahead.
“We’ll discuss this later. Don’t lag behind. Let’s go get your wound treated.”
“Ah, yes. Understood.”
Askan halted his thoughts and followed Tanashia. Even though his wound didn’t require treatment, he couldn’t refuse her command.
Noksia, who had noticed Tanashia and Askan, waved her hand and called out.
“Sis!”
Hearing her voice, Tanashia glanced at Noksia.
“Already finished preparing?”
“Yeah. Shall we leave now?”
In response to Noksia’s question, Tanashia shook her head. She looked at Askan, who was bleeding, and said,
“Let’s leave in a bit. My property got hurt.”
“Ah! I see the blood now. What happened? Is it serious?”
Noksia’s blue eyes quickly filled with worry.
Askan felt uncomfortable under her gaze. Furthermore, the combination of Tanashia and Noksia, who were infamous for not getting along, felt strange.
“Where are you going?”
Tanashia nodded in response to Askan’s question.
“I had planned to go dress shopping with Noxia, and I heard that new items had arrived in the wardrobe.”
“Then leave me and go. I can treat my wounds alone…”
“What are you talking about? Of course, you have to come with me.”
“Whether I am there or not, I won’t be much help.”
“It’s not about the wardrobe. You have to attend the royal ball with me.”
He didn’t understand what she meant for a moment. Askan looked at Tanashia with a puzzled expression, and she chuckled and continued.
“Have you ever seen a needle go without the thread following?”
“Am I going with you, too?”
“Yes. Aren’t you curious? About what the royal ball is like.”
When she asked that, he felt a bit curious. But he had never thought he could go to such a place.
“This time, I’ll show you around. Naturally, you need to choose what you will wear at the ball, so you have to go to the wardrobe.”
“I am…”
He was at a loss for words.
Tanashia did not wait for his response. Having made her intentions clear, she simply asked Noxia for a brief pardon.
“I will wait in the carriage first. I’ll treat my wounds and be right there. It won’t take long.”
“Okay, I understand. Sister.”
Noxia obediently nodded her head and smiled broadly. For some reason, her mood seemed to be very good.
After settling the situation, Tanashia grabbed Askan’s sleeve and walked away.
Following behind her, Askan couldn’t help but stare at Tanashia’s small and delicate hand gripping his sleeve.
He couldn’t exactly explain why, but she felt different from the Tanashia who had been berating and whipping him.
Askan, pushing his unidentified feelings to the back of his mind, softly asked while looking at Tanashia’s back.
“Is it alright for me to go to such an important place?”
Tanashia answered without turning back.
“Of course. I told you I’d show you how to enjoy life. There’s nothing difficult. You just have to go to a nice place, eat delicious things, and have fun. You’ll probably feel good just by looking around.”
At the end, she subtly turned back and gave Askan a faint smile. Her softly folded blue eyes strangely remained in his mind.
People were capricious beings. That’s why it was unbelievable.
His thoughts were unchanged.
However, there was no refuting it at this moment.
He was curious about the world Tanashia was showing him, not because of the oppressive silence from their difference in status, but because of her sincerity.
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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