“Thank you, Goddess.”
Rosette silently prayed in gratitude and then spoke up.
“Sis, you know the pink dress you bought last time?”
“Yeah.”
“Can you not wear it for a while?”
“Why so suddenly?”
Rosette quickly concocted a plausible reason.
“It’s too thin. If you wear it out, you’ll catch a fever like me.”
“Oh, really?”
“Yes. Sis, I realized how terrible it is to be sick. So, let’s wear that dress in the spring. And when you do, always go out with me.”
“Why?”
“Because I want to see you look pretty!”
Trying her best to sound like a child, Rosette’s words made Jane laugh.
“Did you like that dress? Okay. From now on, I’ll only wear it when I go out with you. No, I won’t wear it at all. Thinking about it, it seems like it would suit you more than me. I’ll keep it and give it to you when you grow a bit more.”
“There’s no need for that.”
“No, I prefer seeing Rose in it.”
Seeing Jane laugh, Rosette felt a twinge in her heart. She threw herself into Jane’s embrace again.
“Sis, let’s not go to the village for a while. Stay with me.”
Jane gently patted her head.
“Did our Rose become more clingy after getting sick? Okay, I won’t go anywhere and stay with you.”
“Promise?”
Rosette extended her pinky finger, and Jane hooked her finger around it without hesitation.
“Yes, a promise.”
Jane’s hand was warm, unlike her cold, lifeless hand when she was dying. Holding Jane’s hand firmly, Rosette made another vow.
She would save Jane, no matter what.
And unlike the past, she would avoid Duke Dallas and live happily with her.
“…Rosette.”
“Uhm.”
Irritated by the buzzing voice in her ear, Rosette pulled the blanket over her head. Her body felt sluggish, and she wanted to sleep undisturbed.
However, the intruder seemed determined not to let her rest.
“Hey, Rosette!”
A shout was followed by the blanket being yanked away. Exposed to the cold air, she shivered.
“Just get up for a minute.”
Rosette recognized the rough voice of the boy who tormented her daily – Jude. Even after returning to the past and reuniting with her friend, her irritation outweighed any joy.
“Why? Why wake someone up like this?”
Her voice, meant to be sharp, came out weary due to drowsiness. Jude laughed.
“You look silly right now.”
“Did you come here just to make fun of me?”
“No, it’s not that.”
Rosette squinted at him, and Jude seemed uneasy under her glare.
“Where’s Jane? She’s been missing since earlier.”
Rosette yawned and answered nonchalantly.
“She went to the village, yawn.”
“I saw her going to the village, but she hasn’t returned yet?”
The nuance of ‘still’ struck Rosette as odd. She glanced at the winter sunset, starting to stain the sky crimson, and asked with a growing sense of unease. Jane had left for the village at midday.
“Jude, how long has it been since she left?”
“Uh, maybe an hour? No, it’s been two hours now?”
The round trip to the village took only 20 minutes for children. Jane had promised to return quickly because she was worried about Rosette, so she should have been back long ago. There was no reason for her to be out for two hours.
Cold sweat ran down Rosette’s back, and her heart pounded with a sense of impending crisis.
“Huh? Rose? Hey, Rose! Where are you going?”
Rosette suddenly got up and started running towards the village. Jude followed, shouting, but she ignored him and kept running.
Despite usually being slower than Jude, Rosette found unexpected strength and quickly outpaced him. Running barefoot, as she hadn’t had time to put on shoes, her feet ached, but she couldn’t bring herself to stop.
“Jane sis!”
Please, let it not be what I’m thinking! But the rising sense of dread blurred her vision with tears.
Unfortunately, she didn’t see a rock on the ground and tripped over it, tumbling to the ground.
“Hey, are you okay?”
A woman helped her up and asked, but Rosette just nodded quickly and ran off again. When she arrived at the village, the scene she encountered was horrific.
“Where do you learn such bad things!”
“Did you learn nothing but stealing?”
The villagers were gathered in a small square, encircling someone and throwing stones.
Rosette couldn’t see who was in the center from a distance, but she was certain it was Jane.
Jane, who had been gently smiling just two hours ago, lay bloodied and collapsed on the ground.
It was exactly like the scene she had witnessed in the past.
“Why Jane again, even in different clothes?”
The realization hit Rosette too late.
“The clothes were just an excuse.”
The people didn’t really believe Jane was a thief. They just needed a scapegoat.
This year, the rainfall was less than last year, significantly reducing the harvest. Naturally, people faced financial hardships.
In their eyes, Jane, a girl from an orphanage they deemed inferior, seemed to mock their struggles just by being happy. The new dress was just an excuse.
If not the dress, then the money she had, or the snacks she bought. There were plenty of excuses.
Male lead says he’s pregnant — and it’s female lead’s child
Something seems a bit off about this world.
Wang Zhao thought as she watched a pregnant man walking towards her…
Intro
Female lead finds herself in a world where the men who possess the ability to bear children.
As she navigates this unfamiliar reality, she is caught off guard by the sudden appearance of her boyfriend, who reveals that he is pregnant.
Is this truly her boyfriend?
Why can’t she recall any details about their time together?
She begins to doubt whether the child her boyfriend is carrying is even hers.
Is there a hidden reason behind her amnesia, or could it be a side effect of her sudden arrival in this strange new world?
Just when it seems the protagonist’s life couldn’t become any more entangled, her ex-boyfriend makes an unexpected appearance, raising questions about the protagonist’s past.
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