“Yes, you’re not drunk. But it’s better to go back when you sober up a bit.”
That was the moment.
“No, I must take you home now.”
The soft voice chilled the air.
As he turned his head, Mark’s eyes widened as if he had seen a ghost.
“Viscount Chris?”
Chris, soaked from the rain, leaned against the entrance to the restaurant. The moisture falling from his wet clothes splattered on the floor.
[Star Icon][Star Icon][Star Icon]Trudge trudge.
Without a word, Christine approached the two of them, water droplets falling from his long cape with each step.
“Let’s go, Adel.”
Christine reached out to Adel, the handkerchief she had bandaged earlier still tied to his hand.
It was good at that moment…
Adel coldly turned away from his hand.
“Go back first.”
His bluegray eyes calmly settled. But his voice was unbearably sweet, like a beautiful, cunning serpent.
“You’ve had a lot to drink, you. If you don’t go back now, you’ll regret it.”
“I’m already regretting it.”
Why did I foolishly think we could go back to the way we were?
Was it because I was lonely for too long? Because I fell so easily into your lies.
“Adel….”
On the other hand, Christine urged once more with an impatient expression.
But Adel was firm.
“I told you to go back, Chris. I’ll go back on my own.”
Christine glared at Mark, who looked uncomfortable standing between them. He was still supporting Adel’s shoulder. It was very irritating.
I want to cut off that wrist!
Moreover, Adel had changed out of the dress she wore earlier, and her attire was relaxed, like a housewife.
Changing clothes and drinking alone at this hour!
Not drawing his sword was an inhuman restraint on Christine’s part.
“How much did you make this woman drink?”
Adel blocked Mark’s path angrily.
“He didn’t make me drink; I wanted to. And I’m not drunk like this.”
Christine laughed mockingly.
“Ha, not drunk? You can’t even stand properly without that man’s support. If you keep doing this, strange rumors will spread, and you’ll be misunderstood.”
“Don’t pretend to care for me!”
“It’s advice for you.”
Adel’s lips curled up in mockery.
“You worry about your woman. I’ll take care of myself. I’ve always done so. Who are you to pretend to care for me now…”
Her green eyes reddened as she held back tears.
Christine’s pupils flared like blue flames.
Mark intervened, feeling that things might get ugly.
“It’s best to go back now, Viscount. I’ll take Adel home soon, so don’t worry.”
But Christine didn’t hear him.
“Henry!”
His thunderous voice echoed outside the mansion.
“Yes, master!”
Just then, Henry and the servants rushed in, hastily alighting from the carriage. Henry’s normally neat appearance was disheveled, even the buttons on his coat were misaligned.
“Take the lady home.”
“Yes, master!”
As Henry and the servants approached,
“I’ll go back on my own.”
Adel refused them.
“If you fail to bring the lady home, you’ll all be fired.”
“Chris!”
Ignoring Adel’s cry, Christine left the mansion as it was and galloped through the rain, just like when he came.
“Then we will escort the lady.”
Having finally relaxed, Henry politely asked Mark and extended his hand to Adel with a desperate face.
“Let’s go, ma’am.”
[Star Icon][Star Icon]((())Although it was late at night, Adel’s mansion was brightly lit as if it was broad daylight. The servants were still bustling around, unable to sleep.
It was because Christine had been standing like a statue at the entrance since earlier. His sculpted face bore no expression, but an unknowable edge emanated from his whole body. Even approaching him was terrifying.
Clearly, something was seriously wrong, judging by how tense his adjutant Zimmer was.
Everyone was unable to breathe properly for fear of offending Christine.
Just then, a carriage was seen coming through the rain into the garden.
‘Miss……’
Tanya was both relieved and somehow afraid.
The cause of Christine’s anger was obviously Adel. Seeing him return alone with such a face, it seemed like the two must have quarreled.
Would nothing happen tonight?
“Whoa! Whoa!”
As the groom stopped the horse, Christine approached the carriage.
Then, carefully, the door opened, and Henry came out.
“Madam is asleep. Shall I wake her?”
Adel was asleep, leaning her head against the window. Her face flushed with alcohol, her sleeping face was adorable like a young girl’s. As if nothing had happened after she had stubbornly turned him inside out earlier.
Looking at her like that, he found himself somewhat absurd for feeling relieved.
“I will carry her.”
Entering the carriage, he carefully picked up Adel.
To shield them from the rain, Henry quickly covered them with an umbrella, and the servants, who had brightly lit their lanterns, widely opened the mansion’s entrance door.
Seeing Christine carrying Adel, they each breathed a sigh of relief. His expression had softened much since earlier.
“It’s late, everyone go and rest.”
“Yes, Master.”
The servants, who had been restless for hours, quickly prepared to go back to their quarters. That way, they could finally take a breath and rest.
But Zimmer and Tanya couldn’t.
The atmosphere between the two was clearly not normal.
They followed Christine as he carried Adel into her bedroom.
Quickly arranging Adel’s bed, Tanya spoke with alacrity.
“Thank you, Count. Now I will take off the young lady’s shoes and change her clothes.”
“That’s enough, go out.”
“Yes? But taking care of the young lady is my…”
Christine’s brows knitted, a warning not to make him say it twice.
Zimmer then sent Tanya a glance as if to follow the Count’s orders. They were in danger if they were careless.
“Yes, Count.”
Without a choice, Tanya retreated with a tearful face.
“You too, Zimmer.”
Christine commanded his adjutant standing beside him.
But he shook his head with a worried face.
“Tonight is a dangerous night, Commander.”
It was winter, and the weather was not good.
Moreover, he was now so excited that his breath was rough.
“I will handle it myself.”
His voice raised slightly, Zimmer let out a soft sigh. He knew it was impossible for anyone else to stop him now.
“I trust you won’t do anything you’ll regret for the rest of your life, then.”
Bowing his head respectfully, Zimmer left the two alone in Adel’s bedroom.
Thud!
Now it was just Christine and her, alone.
It was a night when the winter rain was falling ferociously.
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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