What are you doing?

As I tilted my head, Roger brought the violin he had mentioned earlier. He rosin’d the bow and skillfully tuned the violin, then extended it to me.

“I’ll teach you.”

“What?”

“Here.”

I wanted to refuse, but Roger obstinately pushed the violin closer to me.

‘Ugh.’

Instead of a violin, I saw an illusion of five gold bars in front of my eyes. If I damaged it, I feared I might have to take out some of my organs to compensate.

“…Can I really handle this? I’ve never handled a violin before, so I’m sure I’ll use it roughly.”

“I told you. It’s already broken.”

He put the violin in my hand and took a step back.

I had seen someone play, but it was my first time holding a violin. The wooden texture felt softer than I thought.

It seems so fragile, as if it would break if I put a little strength into it.

“What are you doing? Put it on your chin quickly.”

“…Don’t rush me.”

I naturally swallowed.

Even if there’s a flaw in the instrument… If I accidentally damage it and Roger gets mad at me, what then?

As I blankly stared at the violin, I noticed its four thin strings.

“Hey, how much does each string cost?”

“Don’t worry. The strings aren’t that expensive. Actually, the E string gets broken often, but it only costs about 30 gold for one?”

Are you crazy?

“Suddenly, my stomach is so…”

“Don’t think of running away, come on.”

30 gold could buy me a lot of fountain pens I wanted. Was this violin strung with gold or something?

“Place your chin a little more inside. Otherwise, the violin will fall.”

“Really? Can I really use this violin?”

“Are you going to keep asking?”

He taught me how to hold the violin against my chin. When I kept moving my body, Roger’s hand grabbed my shoulder. As his hand touched, I unconsciously put more strength into my shoulder.

“You’re putting in too much force.”

Roger pointed it out right away.

“What if it falls?”

“Sigh…”

“The one who needs to sigh is me.”

“If you’re worried about it breaking, then don’t move your body at all. Later, you should be able to support the violin with your chin alone.”

As soon as he finished speaking, he forcibly removed the hand holding my violin. Soon, I put all my strength into my chin. If the violin fell, I would die.

“Relax.”

“…”

“And in your shoulders too.”

Be quiet!

Roger pointed out my stiff posture one by one. He was completely different from when he was glaring at me fiercely. He touched my face, shoulders, and hands openly, adjusted my posture, and then smiled faintly.

“How’s that?”

It felt a bit more comfortable. The violin that hung on my chin was more stable than before. I gained confidence that it wouldn’t fall as long as I didn’t relax my strength.

“It’s not falling?”

“Right? You’re just scared for nothing. As long as the posture is good, it won’t fall.”

I had admired those who played instruments well, but I never knew I could hold one. Now I was only able to fix the violin to my body, but I already felt like I had perfectly performed a solo piece.

“I feel like I can do something….”

“Right?”

“How do I hold the bow?”

This time, I asked first. Roger said, “Wait a moment,” then soon brought his own bow.

“Follow me.”

Holding the bow was more peculiar than I thought.

“Move your little finger more to the end.”

“Like this?”

“A little further back. Yeah.”

Surprisingly, he did not get angry or impatient but taught me how to hold the bow. The unfamiliar hand shape was now looking acceptable.

“How do I look?”

“I’ll look from afar.”

Roger took a step back and observed my posture.

“Pfft. You really look strange.”

It seemed my posture was awkward, and he couldn’t help but laugh.
“Ha, don’t laugh. I’m just starting to learn!”

“Sure. I was perfect from the beginning.”

He subtly bragged about himself.

“When did you start playing the violin?”

“My mother says I’ve been carrying a violin since birth. I started playing when I was 4.”

“Amazing. I actually wanted to learn the violin for a long time.”

“There’s no violin in the mansion?”

“It’s there…… but my parents won’t hire me a tutor.”

“Why?”

If I were to explain why, I’d have to detail my entire life starting from birth. I didn’t want to give Roger a reason to look down on me, especially when we had just met today. I didn’t want to show any weaknesses right off the bat.

“That’s it.”

I smirked bitterly.

Roger was quiet for a moment, then headed towards the bookshelf again. He pulled out a violin tutorial. It was beginner’s level, as there was just one note on the opened score.

“Usually, you start learning the violin with ‘A’. Just move the bow, leaving your hand off.”

“Easy?”

“Hmm, try it.”

It’s just that.

When I confidently agreed, Roger slightly raised his chin. Now I was going to play beautifully and break the arrogance of that proud Roger.

I placed the bow on the string as he had taught me and moved it. It was supposed to make a beautiful sound, but instead, there was an unpleasant screech, like nails scratching a chalkboard.

This isn’t it. Even after trying again, the same noise repeated.

“Pathetic.”

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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