“Yes. How could you be so rude to the prince?”
“The prince crossed the line first.”
‘He said that to the prince,’ Louisa thought, astonished that there was still something new to learn about her husband.
She decided not to scold him for his behavior and instead began to persuade him.
“He has always been concerned about me as a friend. He even advised me to leave early today if things got like this…”
Louisa stopped mid-sentence, realizing that continuing would sound like criticizing Edward.
Edward, too, quickly picked up on what she left unsaid. He didn’t respond but keenly observed her expression.
Amidst the silence, their eyes met.
Louisa was the first to break into a smile.
“Phew.”
It was a light, airy laugh. Her smile eased the tension in Edward, who had been wound tight.
“You handle things so well on your own, it almost makes my worries seem foolish. Really.”
Louisa finally seemed to relax a bit and leaned on the terrace railing, resting her arms on it.
Edward was uncertain if he was being scolded or praised by his wife’s reaction.
After standing blankly for a moment, he blurted out anything that came to mind.
“Right. You handle things well on your own. I only acted that way because they were rude to you first. Your husband has that capability.”
“Yes, you do have that capability.”
Louisa laughed, “I’m relieved. It was amusing to see people’s reactions today.”
But again, Edward was clueless about what ‘those reactions’ meant. Perhaps he was referring to the expressions of people who saw something they shouldn’t have.
“Thank you for coming today.”
“There’s a lot to be thankful for.”
“Of course. Just coming here like this is enough for me. You’re different from me.”
What did she mean by different?
Edward wanted to ask, but he didn’t have the courage to hear the answer.
So, he decided to do what he could.
“If we’re done talking, let’s go.”
“Where to?”
“Outside. We’ve still got a long way to go to complete one round.”
Louisa burst into laughter at his statement.
“My goodness, Edward. Are you seriously planning to go around the entire place?”
“We have to show everyone.”
“It’s okay.”
She gestured with her hand, “Everyone who needed to see has seen, and coming onto this terrace has given those who love gossip even more to talk about.”
“Ah, the terrace.”
Realizing something, Edward slyly moved closer to her.
“What do people say? Is it what I think?”
His arm wrapped around Louisa’s waist.
But Louisa slapped his hand away, “What are you doing, Edward?”
“What do you mean? I’m holding my wife.”
“Edward, not in public.”
“Why? What’s wrong with a couple?”
“Edward.”
Louisa gave him a look, but he turned away and asked again playfully.
“How about we make some real gossip?”
“Edward!”
Slap.
Ultimately, Edward got a scolding from Louisa.
The Allens, who had provided plenty of surprises, left the party hall before the day changed.
On the terrace, Emily Ernst gazed blankly at the departing couple.
“Lenny, I have a question.”
“Sure, ask away. Oh, this wine smells really good.”
Despite Reyna Scott’s comment, Emily kept her gaze on the couple walking away.
“What do you do when someone else eyes what you think is yours?”
“Are you talking about a dress? Jewelry?”
“Something like that.”
At her response, Reyna Scott took a sip of wine and said,
“If they can’t afford it, you pay extra and get it. Or, make them think they can’t afford it in the first place. Make them give up on their own.”
“Exactly.”
Emily nodded, understanding Reyna’s point.
As Reyna kept sipping her wine and exclaiming, she added,
“Today was really something, wasn’t it? I never thought I’d see that couple attending together.”
“Right. Me neither.”
“Contrary to the rumors, it seems like the husband is quite attached. Did you see earlier? He didn’t move until his wife said they should leave.”
“…Well, whether that’s really the case or not, who knows.”
When Emily didn’t agree with her, Reyna Scott glanced at her and then casually acknowledged her point.
“True, trusting only what you see can sometimes make a fool of you.”
“Exactly. Until you confirm it, you never really know.”
Emily’s gaze remained fixed on the backs of the departing couple.
Male lead is a Divorced Husband
She said to him: “Tell me, what makes you like me? I’ll change it!”
Liu Changning transmigrated into a female cannon fodder character in a female-dominant novel.
After reading the first half of the novel’s plot, the first thing she did upon transmigration was to divorce the Pan Jinlian-style male protagonist she had just married.
She indulged herself, pretending to be ugly and poor.
But as time passed, the way that man looked at her became more and more unusual…
Liu Changning was dumbfounded: Tell me, what makes you like me? I’ll change!
――
This lifetime, Pei Yuanshao was rejected by the same woman twice!
The first time, she drove him away. Forced by the situation, he endured the waves of anger in his heart, yielding and humbling himself.
That person lay slanted on a rocking chair, her sallow face emotionless: “If you don’t want a divorce, go cook!”
Pei Yuanshao’s face was dark and gloomy: “You!”
The second time, after the crisis in Jinling City was resolved, the new emperor sent someone to pick him up. He turned around, stammering: “I… I have to go. If you keep me…”
That person lay on the kang bed, her back to him, as if she had long anticipated this day, crisp and clear: “Goodbye!”
Pei Yuanshao was so angry his fingers trembled: “You… you!”
The mission of family and country made him restrain himself, averting his eyes and turning to leave this broken household.
Two years later, they met again. Seeing her ethereal face, his body shook like a sieve.
“She was originally a ‘she’!”
At the Qionglin Banquet, the top scholar of the imperial examination, a talented person with exceptional speech and conduct, all the unmarried young gentlemen from aristocratic families looked at her with shy and timid eyes.
The peerless imperial official Pei Yuanshao felt the anger in his heart erupt. He pointed at the woman surrounded by the crowd at the Qionglin Banquet, his thin lips slightly curled: “Little sister, I wants that person to be the wife-master of my Mingde Prince Manor.”
[Touch the gear icon in the bottom right corner of the screen to move to the next chapter if you want.]
