“I’m actually a bit disappointed now. When you were a sparrow, I used to wash and put you to bed.”
“Uh, I really thought I was going to burst with embarrassment back then.”
I got used to it soon, but until then, bath time was the biggest obstacle for me to adapt to the Grand Chamberlain.
‘Come to think of it, there’s nothing left to hide from Hadel now.’
We’ve already bathed together several times. I shrugged my shoulders.
“100 years ago, I caused a mana explosion and died. It seems someone collected the shattered pieces of my heart back then to try to resurrect me.”
Hadel, who had been listening to my story seriously, asked a question.
“The person who conducted that experiment yesterday…?”
“Yeah. Ylunisia. She was my friend. She was by my side, closest to me even when I died.”
Thinking of Ylunisia, my voice, which had just lightened, sank again.
“Your heart, in fact, is my heart shattered 100 years ago.”
My throat went dry. I stammered with my fingers fidgeting. Hadel’s misfortune, the mana overproduction. The cause was my heart that didn’t match with his.
“Can you still treat me the same way after hearing that, Hadel?”
Hadel, who was quietly listening to my words, frowned slightly. He questioned as if puzzled.
“… Fool, you’re the real fool, saying that!”
“What!”
Why am I saying this with such feelings?
I snapped at being treated like a fool, and my eyes naturally narrowed. Hadel embraced me. And like consoling a crying child, he patted my back with a gentle touch.
“In the end, we’re complete when we’re together. You with no heart and me with a mismatched heart.”
“That, that’s…”
Saying that made the situation sound romantic. Even though it sounded romantic, I lifted my head to protest.
With an impeccable smile, Hadel looked down at me.
“And it’s not because of you. Did you ever beg me to save you? Instead, you tried to die peacefully, right?”
“W-well, yeah.”
“But why blame yourself? The one who tried to resurrect you without asking for your opinion is the bad one.”
Hadel hugged me tightly.
“So, don’t say it’s your fault.”
“Hadel.”
Tears welled up in my eyes. I raised both hands and faced him, embracing him.
It took a long time to leave, but it was faster to return. When we arrived at the territory, many people came to greet us.
“You’ve been through a lot on your long journey.”
“Did things go well in Neris?”
Hadel nodded kindly in response.
“They said they would start purchasing Hinarie coal from this winter.”
“We need to make it quickly.”
“While you were away, we collected a lot of firewood.”
Since the purpose of the visit to the territory was to export Hinarie coal, it was natural for such a conversation to come up.
But my mind was full of my problems, so I just felt tired.
The steward, who noticed that I hadn’t said a word, whispered to Hadel.
“But why does the young lady look so listless? Did she fail a proposal, by any chance?”
“…That actually happened.”
Could you two keep those kinds of words down a bit?
‘Did everyone know about the proposal except me?’
Thinking about it, it’s quite embarrassing, but my mental strength was insufficient to dwell on it. When I wiped my face with my palm, looking tired, Hadel suggested first.
“Do you want to rest in the room, Marian?”
“What about you, Hadel?”
“I’ll go to the smelting field. To handle the Hinarie coal, we need to start making it diligently from today.”
“I see.”
Yes, it’s good to see him working hard as a lord.
Nodding, as I walked towards the room, Hadel followed behind me.
I turned around and held Hadel’s hand.
“Why?”
“I wanted to see you sleeping before I go.”
“Don’t be silly. I’m an adult. I can sleep alone.”
Then, as I tried to push him away, Hadel unexpectedly murmured in a soft voice.
“I just want to be with you a little longer.”
“…….”
Although it was evident, I couldn’t push him away because my heart had weakened.
When I lay on the bed, Hadel carefully covered me with a blanket up to my neck. Then, he sat down to watch over me.
The touch of his hand stroking my hair was familiar. With my eyes slightly narrowed due to the tickling sensation, I shook my head.
“Hadel, you’re busy. Go quickly.”
“I’m not that busy.”
“You said you need to make Hinarie coal.”
“Nothing is more important to me than you.”
Hadel sighed as if regretful.
“If there weren’t such things, we could have spent more time together in Neris. You liked festivals, didn’t you?”
“I don’t particularly like festivals.”
I corrected Hadel’s words with both cheeks blushing.
“…But the time I spent with you was nice.”
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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