“Do you control the weather?”
At Ariana’s question, Cyrus raised his palm slightly upwards.
Pieces of ice the size of justfallen hail appeared on his palm, only to disappear again.
“It’s a simple magic.”
“How fascinating.”
“That’s not a look of fascination. And I’ve bestowed another favor upon you.”
“Rachel… Have you driven my mother away?”
Cyrus didn’t respond to that question, but stared intently at Ariana. Then, he asked:
“Why did you provoke that woman’s anger?”
“I just asked what I’ve been curious about all along. I didn’t intentionally provoke her.”
“Aha.”
He didn’t look convinced at all.
“By the way, I didn’t know that His Majesty the Northern Emperor was still here. If I had known, I would have treated you properly.”
“I don’t like being treated.”
“But if you fall ill from sleeping in a tree in this cold weather, the women who admire you will be saddened.”
“You wouldn’t be saddened?”
“I would cry myself to sleep every night.”
“I wonder. You might find it amusing.”
How sharp she was.
Ariana hid her inner feelings and flashed a faint smile.
“You seem busy, so I’ll leave now.”
“Stop, you who can’t be called anything, and has no reason to be called.”
What did that mean?
Bewildered, Ariana stopped and recalled what she had said to Cyrus when she left the storage room.
“Is there nothing that can’t be called?”
He still had that in mind?
When Ariana responded with a composed look, Cyrus spoke:
“You who can’t be called anything, and has no reason to be called. I want to give you a piece of advice.”
“I decline.”
“Don’t consider this a debt.”
“I still decline, Your Majesty.”
“You who can’t be called….”
“Your Majesty. Just call me Ariana.”
As Ariana swallowed a sigh and spoke, Cyrus nodded briefly.
“Ariana. You need to gather your eyes.”
“What?”
Cyrus came closer and looked down at Ariana.
His finger lightly brushed past Ariana’s eye.
“With such a weak body, showing your vitality will only hasten your death.”
“Your Majesty’s eyes are also full of vitality.”
“I can. I’m strong.”
“I’m envious. If I were as strong as Your Majesty, I could reveal my feelings completely.”
“What are your feelings?”
A gentle smile spread on Ariana’s lips.
A beautiful smile like the sun pushing away the darkness at dawn.
“Would Your Majesty, who failed in the construction, have time to know my feelings? I hope you can finish your planned work soon.”
“Are you telling me to mind my own business and quickly finish and leave?”
“Of course not.”
Ariana slightly bowed in agreement and quickly turned away.
Cyrus stood still, watching Ariana’s receding figure.
Heading towards the palace, Ariana was adorned with a gracefulness difficult for even a noblewoman to possess.
Her barely moving hem, her firm, unshakable stride.
Isaac, who had been in the tree and jumped down next to Cyrus, spoke:
“To be that graceful in those clothes. She doesn’t seem like a child. Even her way of speaking doesn’t sound like a child’s.”
“She’s grown at 16.”
“Have you ever seen such a dignified kid at 16? Ah, the princess is like that. You were in a situation where you had to be. But the second princess isn’t, is she? Rachel Bronthe wouldn’t have taught her royal etiquette.”
“……”
“Anyway, Cyrus, you helped that kid again.”
“As I said, I’m bestowing a favor. That way, it’ll be easier to use her later.”
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Ariana, walking down the corridor, checked her reflection in the window.
The face reflected in the shimmering window was small, fragile, and indifferent, but only her blue eyes were glowing with a vivid light.
She blinked her eyes, and the hatred and ferocity that had blossomed in her pupils disappeared.
‘I’ve been walking around with this look in my eyes.’
In this mansion, there was no one who paid attention to Ariana’s feelings, so there would be no one to notice whether her eyes were filled with hatred or affection.
But she didn’t know when someone might notice Ariana’s true feelings if she continued to have this expression in her eyes.
Cyrus’s advice was appropriate.
‘I need to be more careful from now on.’
The fact that Cyrus had caught her eye bothered her. She felt like he had caught her weakness, but soon erased the thought.
‘What will he do by catching the weak point of the Bronte family’s goodfornothing when he is from the North?’
What bothered her was that he was still watching the Bronte mansion.
She had anticipated that not everything would go as planned as she started a new life. Even if she knew the future, many things would change due to Ariana’s actions.
But that was a matter for later.
In a situation where not much time had passed since she had turned back time, it was worrisome that she was dealing with an unexpected character, especially from the North.
‘I don’t know when he came into this mansion, but as far as I know, it’s been a few days. In my past life, he only spread rumors about coming here, and never showed up. Was spreading the rumor of visiting the West to secretly operate and make an excuse when caught in someone’s eye?’
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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