Yan stared at him, unable to comprehend his intentions, but he didn’t need to think for long.
“And I will testify that Your Majesty was behind all this. Everyone knows that Your Majesty did not get along with Duke Oswald. She was just following Your Majesty’s command.”
Christine laughed softly as if it was amusing even to think about it.
“It will be interesting to see how the Council of Nobles reacts.”
“You want to pick a fight with me and the Council?”
“This is a fight Your Majesty started. Of course, you can stop it.”
The man before his eyes was still smiling, but Yan broke into a cold sweat in his eeriness.
When they first met, he thought he was just a violent and childish brute, suitable to be exploited. But that was not the case.
Somehow, Christine had taken control of this relationship.
Now that he thought about it, even that childishness might not have been unplanned.
“Bring me the blank document. We’ll negotiate again then.”
“I deeply appreciate your wise decision, Your Majesty.”
Christine bowed, exaggeratingly, almost ludicrously.
“Let’s go, Zimmer!”
Christine’s footsteps were quick as he left the emperor’s office.
Outside, Zimmer, who had been waiting anxiously, hurried after him and asked,
“Where are you going?”
“To Count Castler’s clinic.”
“You’re going there again?”
“I’m thinking of proposing.”
“What? Proposing to Count Castler……!”
He met Christine’s eerie eyes and Zimmer smiled slyly.
“Of course you won’t, sir. But will the Duchess accept?”
“I have to make her accept, whatever it takes.”
Adel had realized that the emperor knew her weakness. He wouldn’t back down now, so she had to announce to everyone as soon as possible that she was his woman. Once everyone knew, no one would dare touch her.
A woman who had been unhappy enough.
He wanted to make her smile with a happy face as before.
He would block it by any means so that the shadow of unhappiness could no longer fall on her.
Christine’s hurried footsteps crossed the palace corridor and cut across the garden.
(This is a time separator.)
In the evening, Mark came into the treatment room where Adel was resting.
“How are you feeling, Adel?”
Sitting on the bed and looking out the window, Adel turned and smiled quietly.
The sky outside was turning pink at sunset, so her smiling face looked unusually peaceful.
“I’m much better thanks to you. But you look more like a patient, Mark.”
Perhaps because of Adel’s smile, or her words that recognized him, Mark felt a bit choked up.
“Is that so? It’s been really tough these past few days.”
“I can imagine. Sit down and rest before you go.”
“Thanks to you, I’m feeling much better. But you look more like a patient, Mark.”
Adel pointed to the chair beside the bed.
“Shall I take the liberty of staying a little longer?”
“By all means.”
Sitting in the chair, Mark looked at the view outside the window that Adel had been gazing at just a moment before. The wide field beyond the walls of his mansion was peaceful. The sun flickering red between the few trees with barren branches looked picturesque.
“It’s been a while since I’ve enjoyed the sunset. It seems I haven’t had the leisure for years.”
“Perhaps because I came back from the dead, the sunset today resonates with me, too.”
Mark asked cheekily.
“Who saved you, again?”
“Whoever it was, I will honor them for life.”
“How about a husband instead of a benefactor?”
He looked intently at the bewildered Adel, then quickly scratched his head with a flushed face.
“Haha, what has become of me? Please disregard what I just said.”
As he hastily rose from his seat, Adel cautiously opened her mouth.
“……Mark, you are truly a good person.”
“If it’s not that you like me, keep it to yourself.”
As Adel made a troubled face, Mark forced a smile with slightly sorrowful eyes.
“I know. Who is in your heart.”
“……!”
“You called that name dozens of times more while wandering around last night. But I did my best to express my feelings to you, so I have no regrets, Adel.”
Turning away, Adel hesitated before saying,
“I’m sorry, Mark. Now I see that you’re not just a good person… you’re a wonderful person.”
“You might regret losing such a wonderful person.”
“Maybe.”
“Ha……!”
Leaning against the wall of the examination room, Christine listened to the conversation between the two and snorted in amusement.
Should he be happy or angry about this situation?
‘If you’re going to reject him, be firm. What’s this about a wonderful person?’
But for now, he intended to leave them alone. It was the last favor for Mark, Adel’s benefactor.
“You called that name dozens of times more while wandering around last night.”
Well, he’d heard that too.
(This is a time separator.)
“Did you meet the coroner?”
As Christine entered the sickroom, Adel asked urgently.
“Can’t I catch my breath first?”
He said, taking off his gloves and cape.
“Ah, sorry.”
“How’s your body?”
Hanging the cape on the chair, he habitually touched Adel’s forehead. The fever was gone now.
“It seems to be mostly better.”
“Did you eat something?”
“Just a little soup.”
“That’s not good. You need to eat well to recover quickly.”
He acted strict yet caring like a guardian. Feeling like a child, Adel pouted.
“My throat still hurts, so it’s hard to eat.”
Was that why? A slightly childish reply came out. Though the fever was gone, her throat and mouth were still raw, making it difficult to eat.
“Let me see.”
“What? Inside my mouth?”
As Adel was bewildered, Christine moved even closer.
“I need to know how bad it is to provide proper nursing.”
“Why are you nursing me……”
“Because I’ll be your husband.”
Adel doubted her ears for a moment.
“Husband? You don’t mean you, my?”
She questioned but thought it was impossible.
However, Christine sat on Adel’s bed and took her pale hand into his.
“Let’s get married, Adel.”
Male lead first thought she played hard to get, only to realize she
really disliked him
Short intro:
What she can’t stand the most is the streets full of effeminate men, especially that so-called top beauty whom she avoids at all costs.
Shen Yaoxing looks at Jiang Mingyue, who keeps approaching her with coy shyness.
Shen Yaoxing: Bro, don’t be like this, I’m really about to throw up!
She fears nothing in heaven or earth, except for him getting close to her.
*
At first he thought she was just using the trick of feigning indifference to attract his attention. Later, he learned that she truly despised him.
This dealt a heavy blow to Jiang Mingyue, and he vowed to make her, like everyone else, fall at his feet in worship!
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Synopsis:
Before transmigrating, Shen Yaoxing only wanted to find a reliable man to spend her life with. Who knew that after transmigrating, she would become a reliable woman herself…
A forced misandrist, highly skilled, and reliable female lead
vs.
An initially aloof and arrogant, later morbid, obsessed male lead
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