Casius slightly furrowed his brows and pulled himself away.
The gesture of moving away from Lenisha made her wear a surprised expression.
Casius had tried to stick to Lenisha before, but never had he pulled away like this.
Lenisha, who had been leaning against the sofa, straightened her body.
Across the room, she called Casius, who had moved far away from her.
“Casius?”
“……I smell of sweat.”
“Ah.”
Lenisha let out a laugh.
“Why are you laughing?”
Casius asked gruffly.
“Sweat smell. I hadn’t thought of that at all.”
“Then……?”
There’s no way that it wouldn’t smell after sweating like rain.
Casius spread his shirt sleeve and sniffed the odor.
Lenisha’s laughter deepened at the sight.
“Casius, I have to go to the island, do you want to go with me?”
“……Is it okay for both of us to leave our positions at once?”
“It’s a matter of the next week. By then, we should be able to hold our positions. Even if we leave them briefly, it won’t be a big problem. There’s Solein, and there’s also Lord Lindei and Terion. Now, we need to focus on fortifying the castle and running the forge, so we should be able to trust and entrust that much.”
“If so, I want to go with you.”
Casius said with a serious face.
He doesn’t even ask why Lenisha is going to the island.
Casius was blindly trusting and following Lenisha.
He felt restless.
“……Would Casius drink poison if I asked?”
“Do you intend to feed me poison?”
Casius asked with a puzzled expression.
“No, it’s a metaphor. Why don’t you object to what I do? Aren’t you curious?”
“I believe that Lenisha has a reason for doing so, and that you must go to the island for something, right?”
“What if I didn’t necessarily have to go?”
“If it would make Lenisha’s mind at ease, then I think it would be best to do so.”
Lenisha let out a windmixed laugh.
Such pure and clean faith felt like it would purify even Lenisha.
As an empress, Lenisha had to learn to doubt and calculate rather than believe.
But not when she was with Casius.
Casius wasn’t a person who hid something inside.
That’s probably why Lenisha kept laughing like a deflated person.
Because she felt at ease.
Even the poison filling her didn’t have its effect in front of Casius.
Lenisha smiled with a softened expression.
Lenisha rose from her seat.
She reached out to Casius, who was sitting close to the edge because he was worried about the smell of sweat.
“Our graceful lady.”
Casius furrowed his brows. Fortunately, no one was listening.
Casius sighed deeply.
“Lenisha, please.”
“Stand up.”
Casius tilted his head, then took Lenisha’s hand and stood up.
Lenisha dragged him towards the bathroom, following her obediently.
“What……?”
“If you’re worried about the sweat smell, you can wash.”
“That’s true, but.”
Casius blushed.
This was Lenisha’s bedroom.
That also means the bathroom Lenisha was leading him into was hers.
“I’ll go wash, and come back.”
“Why do you need to?”
Lenisha pushed Casius into the bathroom, and she went in too.
Click.
The door closed.
Leaving Lenisha inside. Casius blinked slowly.
“Lenisha?”
Lenisha unbuttoned all of Casius’s shirt.
Her hands were as fluid as flowing water.
Lenisha rubbed her lips against Casius’s neck, then stepped back.
While untying the ribbon on her clothes, she whispered gently.
“Casius. You can undress the rest yourself, right?”
Casius’s face turned the same color as his hair.
Bright red, as if about to burst.
(This is a time separator.)
Casius, lying face down, took a deep breath.
From the bathroom to the bed.
Lenisha moved as she led.
Casius buried his face in the pillow.
No matter how much Lenisha thought about it, the bloodline of the siren was clear.
How else could she bewitch people like this?
Seeing Lenisha pull down the hem of her clothes with her own hands in the bathroom, he thought his heart would burst.
Casius lifted his head slightly from the pillow.
For a moment.
Where on earth did Lenisha learn this?
Casius hesitated.
“Lenisha.”
This is not something to keep in your heart.
“Have you done this before?”
“Hmm?”
Lenisha, who had been closing her eyes, soaked in languor, turned her head and looked at Casius.
Casius’s face was halfhidden over her sturdy shoulder.
His golden eyes, narrowed like a cat’s, were filled with resentment.
Lenisha stroked Casius’s cheek.
“What are you talking about?”
“Before, have you done this to another guy?”
He didn’t even want to utter the name of Lexus.
Lenisha blinked at Casius’s question.
She felt momentarily stunned, but then understood.
“Are you jealous?”
At Lenisha’s question, Casius turned his head.
In a direction not visible to Lenisha.
“Right?”
With a voice full of laughter, she whispered, leaning towards Casius.
Her cold skin touched the hot, solid back of Casius.
Casius twitched and moved.
“You’re jealous right now.”
Lenisha ran her fingertips down Casius’s waistline.
“Are you upset thinking I might have done this to Lexus?”
“Emperor.”
“Huh?”
“Call him Emperor, not Lexus.”
Lenisha’s eyes twinkled beautifully.
After Being Cheated On, She Picked Up a Treasure (Female-dominant)
One-line summary: The husband I married on a whim had been secretly in love with me for a long time.
On the day when Jun Shao finally obtained the imperial decree for her marriage, Lan Qu, the person she had admired for six years, defied the decree and ran away.
Her gentleness and devotion, her promise of a lifetime together, were all disregarded by him. Instead, he dreamed of entering the palace to serve the Emperor’s sister as a sixth-rank attendant.
News of this incident spread throughout the capital, and the alleys in front of and behind the Lan mansion were crowded with people who came to watch the commotion.
Jun Shao should have been embarrassed and angry.
But someone stepped in to protect her dignity.
The figure was in a miserable state, yet still possessed an undeniable elegance and handsomeness.
The young lord struggled to climb the wall of the Lan mansion and shouted to her, “If he won’t marry you, I will!”
So, Jun Shao took advantage of the situation and married the person.
She thought the young lord did it to save the Lan family from the crime of defying the imperial decree, but never imagined that from beginning to end, what he coveted was her.
*
After the wedding, Jun Shao felt like she was living in a dream.
Her Wife-master was as beautiful as a fairy in a painting, skilled in the six arts, well-versed in poetry and literature, capable of being gentle and attentive, and also grand and dignified. Most importantly, she was the only one in his heart and eyes.
Jun Shao didn’t know how Lan Shiwu, as a illegitimate son without a father and blessed with beauty, had managed to preserve his purity, recklessly escape, and use his last ounce of strength to ruin his own reputation, all because of his love for her, just to stand before her.
She could only see him gazing at her with eyes full of love, and when she bestowed a name upon him, his eyes shone like stars.
“You have come to me like a weary bird perching on a branch. I shall call you A Qi.”
