‘If you’re going to smudge my face somewhere, don’t even think about leaving the house.’
A life lived receiving treatment as someone not helpful for his father’s ambition.
No different as a son.
“I have to get rid of that damn cursed woman for Father.”
Today, too, without fail.
The arrow of misplaced anger headed fiercely toward an unworthy target.
At the height of the party’s atmosphere.
“Duke Rosset is coming out.”
Duke Rosset revealed himself in the central hall of the party venue.
Nobles who were engaged in conversations stopped and rose from their seats to greet him.
“Elyna, where is Lamane?”
Duchess Roger, who had come to her side unnoticed, asked Elyna.
“I don’t know. I haven’t seen him since earlier.”
“Really?”
Duchess Roger slowly scanned the interior of the party venue.
“I will greet the Duke and return first. Please convey my regards to Lamane when you see him.”
“You’re going back first?”
“Yes. I have a bit of a headache since earlier. I need to rest for a while.”
Elyna looked at Duchess Roger’s face with a worried expression.
“Are you feeling unwell?”
“No, it’s just that I couldn’t sleep well yesterday.”
“I’ll convey your regards to the Duke and come with you.”
“I’m fine. Go enjoy the party a bit more and come back with Lamane. Didn’t you say it’s a party you wanted to attend?”
With a reassuring gaze, Elyna nodded her head.
Meanwhile,
While Lamane was exchanging words with the young ladies approaching him in the garden party venue,
“The Duke is exchanging greetings in the central hall.”
“He’ll be coming this way soon.”
The news about the host’s appearance today spread around.
‘I should express my gratitude for the necklace, right?’
He recalled the words of Duke Roger.
“Will we be able to see the youngest princess at this National Foundation Festival?”
“Well, if we can see the princess who has been veiled for so long, it would be really nice.”
Listening quietly to the conversation of the young ladies, he shifted his gaze to one place.
Among the nobles in the distance, Marquis Hariibo, who was exchanging greetings with Lady Gemma, could be seen.
With a subtle smile, the two who were engaged in conversation began to move somewhere together.
‘Are they going to talk about what happened between us?’
At that moment, watching their movements discreetly,
“It’s almost time for the sunset, but why does the sky look unusually dark today?”
At the words of a young lady, Lamane looked up at the sky.
“That’s true. It seems like the days are getting shorter.”
Just as they said, the beautiful sky seen just a few hours ago began to darken.
“I should go inside now.”
“I should also go and greet the Duke.”
Putting down the glasses they were holding, the young ladies spoke.
“Will the Countess join us?”
“I have someone to greet briefly.”
“Yes. Then let’s talk again later.”
Instead of answering, Lamane gently lowered his gaze.
As the young ladies left, Lamane slowly shifted his gaze.
Marquis Hariibo and Lady Gemma were nowhere to be seen.
‘I guess they’ll tell me when there’s something to talk about.’
Casually lifting his gaze, Lamane sighed briefly.
‘But how long do I have to stay here?’
Robotically smiling and exchanging greetings with people, engaging in meaningless conversations, was beginning to get tiresome.
“I should go in and ask Lady Roger when she plans to leave.”
Lamane, who had spent some time alone, left the place where he had been for a long time.
It was at that moment, while still enjoying the party in the garden among the nobles.
“Lady Roger.”
Someone called her.
Stopping and turning her head, a young lady who had collided with him earlier approached with a gentle smile, offering an apology.
“Earlier, I was rude.”
She apologized again, standing in front of him.
“No, we didn’t collide that hard.”
“I’m not very good at recognizing people, so I didn’t realize you were Lady Roger.”
Do I know this person?
Lamane blinked his eyes slowly.
“When talking with Duke Haribo, I realized you were the lady.”
The young lady in front of him smiled lightly.
“I also didn’t recognize who you were. Have we met before?”
Lamane asked cautiously.
“I am Clara Gardner. I attended the lady’s wedding, but this is the first time I’m personally greeting you.”
So, it was their first meeting.
“Clara, Miss. I’m glad to greet you like this. Don’t worry about what happened earlier. I was also careless.”
“Thank you for saying that.”
She spoke with a gentle smile as usual and glanced around slowly.
And,
“Marquis Haribo has something to discuss briefly.”
She whispered in a very small voice meant only for him.
“…Marquis Haribo?”
“Yes. He asked me to tell you to come talk to the lady because there are many eyes watching him.”
“…”
“For a moment, would you come with me?”
Lamane, who was staring at her cautiously, nodded his head.
“The Duke seems to be paying a lot of attention to today’s party.”
Clara, moving her steps, spoke in a bright voice.
“Yes, it seems so.”
“He even personally decided on the types of food prepared today.”
She continued to talk about something that other nobles might be sharing.
Clara started to leave the garden party venue.
Lamane, without moving a few steps, looked at the direction she was going with a long gaze.
A quiet space where no one was passing by.
Lamane took a slow breath.
“Where is Marquis Haribo?”
And he asked with a kind voice.
“If you turn around the corner of that building, there is a small garden. He is waiting there.”
With an unblemished smile and a kind voice, Clara pointed her fingertip to a place far away.
Lamane slowly delayed the movement of the footsteps that were about to touch the ground.
At the moment when she, who was walking side by side, was a few steps ahead.
“Miss Clara.”
Lamane, who completely stopped walking, called her.
Clara’s steps also came to a halt.
“Lady, why are you doing this?”
She, who was standing with her back turned, slowly turned her body while uttering a gentle voice. Then, she glanced slowly at the people passing behind Lamane. “Do you have something to say?” Clara, who met eyes with him, raised the corner of her lips slightly. A chill ran through Lamane’s eyes as he looked at her. For a moment, the woman’s eyes flickered. Sensing a subtle change, Lamane slowly moved his tightly closed lips. “Who are you?”
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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