At that moment, Lio covered his mouth and swallowed a scream, and Miel laughed brightly and shouted.

“Zion!”

The one who appeared without notice was none other than Count Zion Laurel.

Evie didn’t have a chance to be surprised by his sudden appearance, and Miel said with an excited voice.

“How did you know Miel was here?”

At the familiar tone, Evie was briefly stunned, then nodded.

‘Of course they know each other, they’re from the same noble family.’

Evie was about to accept and move on, but then she was startled again by Miel’s face.

Miel’s cheeks were tinged with lovely rose.

‘Does he like the Count?’

Evie doubted without realizing it. No, she was sure.

Miel was smiling at the Count with a livelier face than ever. Anyone could see that it was the look of a girl in love.

But unlike Miel, who was thrilled and at a loss, the Count was reticent as ever today.

The Count approached Miel silently. Then Miel ran towards the Count as well.

“Are you not busy today? Then later with Miel…”

However, the distance between the two completely narrowed and then widened again. The Count had passed Miel who had come toward him.

Miel looked back at the Count, surprised at being passed by.

The Count soon stopped too. It was right in front of Evie Ariate.

The Count looked down at Evie. Evie looked back at the Count who had come right in front of her with surprised rabbit eyes.

The Count’s expression was dry as ever today. Everything seemed boring and annoying.

The Count looked at Evie from head to toe and then took off the coat he was wearing.

Then he put it on Evie’s shoulders without waiting for her to refuse.

Evie, who was dressed in a thin formal suit, and half wet and feeling cold, unconsciously swallowed a dry breath at the unfamiliar warmth.

The Count’s warmth remained strongly in the clothes he had given her.

Unlike his cold appearance, the Count’s body was hot, and so Evie frighteningly vividly felt his temperature wrapping her.

It wasn’t Count Zion Laurel’s coat, but it caused an illusion as if she was embraced by Zion Laurel himself.

Feeling awkward, Evie moved her arm to pull the coat down.

But then the Count pulled Evie’s shoulder as if to catch her.

So instead of taking off the coat, Evie ended up half embracing the Count, not an illusion.

Evie was surprised and pushed the Count’s body, and from over the Count’s shoulder came Miel’s suppressed voice.

“What are you doing now?”

“I have a prior appointment.”

The Count’s response and attitude toward Miel Sedro were firm.

The Count, who spoke as if cutting something off, took a step forward, embracing Evie’s shoulders. Thanks to him, Evie was also pushed by the Count’s back and walked with him.

“Eh?”

Evie was quickly led by the Count’s brisk pace, surpassing Miel and Rio.

Then Miel shouted in a sharp voice.

“Zion!”

But the Count did not answer the call.

Instead, Evie turned her head back, buried in the coat.

Rio had a surprised, foolish look on his face, and Miel was glaring at Evie fiercely.

So Evie chose to follow the Count, pretending to be beaten.

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‘…Is he planning to kill me?’

Walking down the corridor with the Count, Evie came to a conclusion after some consideration.

Thanks to the Count personally coming and taking Evie, there was a frosty layer in Miel Sedro’s eyes. This seemed likely to become tiring in the long run.

Moreover, since the loudvoiced Rio Tuha had witnessed it, it was clear that this incident would become widely known to everyone in Tienda.

Becoming the talk of the town as a saintly candidate every other day. It was not a pleasant matter for Evie right now.

‘But how did he know about the salt warehouse? Could he have come looking for me?’

Evie still stole sidelong glances at the Count who was gripping her shoulder.

There were a few things that were hard to understand.

Evie often used that salt warehouse even on ordinary days, but only the butler, Dies, knew this fact.

But how on earth did the Count know and come to find her there?

Moreover, the Count did not ask anything of the purifiers there, including Evie.

What are you doing now, what’s going on, is there a problem? he had none of this basic situation comprehension.

He just strode over and snatched Evie up as if he already knew everything.

Evie found all of this strange and suspicious, but she couldn’t ask the Count.

It would be troublesome if an unnecessary word provoked a curse.

So now, Evie was sparing her words as much as possible and thinking about how to get away from the Count.

After a while, they reached the corridor leading to the main hall of the tower.

But the Count suddenly changed direction there. Then he started heading towards a corner where almost no one was going.

“Um, Count. Where are you going right now……”

As the exit became farther away, Evie, who couldn’t hold back, opened her mouth.

And the Count pushed Evie into a door, interrupting her before she could finish speaking.

The place where the Count pulled Evie was a stairwell where steep bricks spiraled upward.

In short, it was a more secluded space than the salt warehouse, so Evie was inwardly horrified.

‘A saint candidate… A secret meeting…?’

Being in such a space with an adulterous man was a great burden for Evie.

So Evie smiled at the Count, thinking she had to get out right away.

“……Good morning, Count. I didn’t have time to greet you because there was no emergency. May the blessing of a brilliant morning be with you, Count. Thank you for lending me your coat. It’s fine now, so I’ll give it back. Then Count, I’ll see you again later.”

Then she returned the coat to the Count, bowed politely, and quickly turned around to grab the handle of the stairwell door.

Bang!

But the moment the door of the stairwell opened about an inch, it closed again with a loud noise.

It was because of the large hand that reached out from behind Evie and firmly held the door.

Without having to look back, Evie could guess what the situation was, so she quietly swallowed her dry saliva.

And right behind her back, the Count’s serene voice was heard.

“This way is reserved. Will you just leave?”

Yes, I will.

Evie Ariate’s life,

Lately, it seems unusually bitter.

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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