“Were you planning to escape over the mountain range through here?”
Cyrus’ voice echoed inside the cave.
“Yes.”
“You’re not afraid in this darkness.”
“I’m not afraid of the dark.”
“Ah, right. You never feared the dark. Then what do you fear?”
“Right now, I’m most afraid of you.”
“Shocking. I’ve been helping you all along.”
“You’ve placed me in great debt. Just thinking about what you’ll demand from me in the future tightens my heart.”
Relieved to have escaped Rachel’s grasp for now, Ariana felt somewhat lighter. She didn’t want to think about the dangers that would follow them to the Eastern Territory.
“Your heart reacts to my thoughts. I didn’t know you cared that much.”
“Would I be able to think of anything else when I have you, who look as beautiful as a moon deity, in front of me?”
“You’re quite the liar. How’s your foot?”
It was only when he pointed it out that she realized the pain.
She’d been injured so many times while fleeing that her body was sore everywhere. She suddenly felt sleepy as her tension eased.
“I’m fine.”
“You’re good at unnecessary lies.”
The next moment, Ariana was lifted into the air. Cyrus had picked her up.
Ariana tightly shut her eyes.
Why did this man always act unpredictably?
“Your arms should be used to annihilate enemies, shouldn’t they?”
“So you’re saying you don’t want me to hold you, and I should put you down?”
“Don’t waste your precious strength on me. I might lose my way.”
“I wonder how you act when you’re lost, seeing as you don’t even blink in the face of a dead man.”
“Don’t you have more important issues to ponder for the peace of the Northern Territory?”
“So you mean I should put you down and not indulge in pointless curiosity?”
Following the pair, Louis didn’t know what expression to wear.
He’d often heard about this from Isaac, but never expected it to be this extreme.
Louis, who had served Cyrus for a long time, had never seen Cyrus act like this toward a woman.
‘His Lordship is somewhat lacking when faced with a romantic interest.’
Louis was clever and, like Noah, did not show his emotions openly. He simply trailed quietly behind the two as if he was neither here nor there.
Ariana’s chattering voice gradually slowed and then stopped completely.
Only the sound of soft, even breathing was heard.
Cyrus spoke in a low voice.
“Louis, check ahead.”
“Yes.”
Louis swiftly moved along the path to scout ahead. After walking a good distance, he arrived at a wide area where a lake was spread out.
Louis checked that there was nothing dangerous nearby and returned to Cyrus.
“There is a lake. It’s safe.”
“Alright.”
“Your Highness has skipped meals yesterday and today.”
“Best to get some sleep first and eat when you wake up. You won’t have an appetite if you’re tired.”
“Shall I go ahead and prepare?”
“Yes.”
After Louis left, Cyrus looked down at Ariana, who was asleep in his arms.
People usually look relaxed when they’re asleep, but Ariana didn’t. Her shoulders were tense, and her forehead had deep wrinkles. It was as if she had fallen into hellfire.
Cyrus was curious if Ariana cried sometimes, but more than that, he wanted to see her smile brightly like she used to.
‘You have given me something valuable.’
Thanks to Ariana, he had obtained a letter related to his past.
‘As a reward, I will make you smile.’
It seemed Isaac and his subordinates misunderstood Cyrus’ feelings, but he didn’t mind.
Cyrus found Ariana valuable, so he intended to observe her until she fully recovered. Ariana was not the kind of woman to give up what she had just because she was threatened or collared.
So he had to treat her carefully and preciously. Until the day he could use Ariana.
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When Ariana woke up, the first thing she smelled was a delicious aroma. Her forgotten hunger rushed back at the scent.
Gurgle–
“You must be hungry.”
Startled by the voice beside her, she tried to sit up, then realized that she was wrapped in a thick blanket.
Only after smelling the damp air and scent of water did she remember what happened before she fell asleep. She seemed to recall conversing while in Cyrus’ arms.
‘Did I fall asleep just like that?’
The thought that she had fallen asleep defenselessly in his arms made her face flush.
“Is this a cave by the lake?”
“Yes.”
“How long did I sleep?”
“About three days?”
“Really?”
“Just kidding.”
Ariana shot Cyrus a sidelong glance.
The cave was lit here and there by mushrooms that emitted light. The blue glow from the mushrooms made his pale face look even paler. His silver hair also seemed to emit a blue light, like the sky.
Cyrus handed her a plate.
“You’ve slept about three hours. Don’t worry, there’s no poison. You can eat safely.”
“Thank you.”
On the plate were a few pieces of well-cooked meat. As she looked down at the meat, emitting its delicious aroma, Ariana became curious.
“Where did you get the plate?”
Ex-husband Wants Reconciliation
One-line summary: Chasing the wife to the crematorium (making an effort to attract someone who has become indifferent), the female lead doesn’t look back, the second male lead takes the position.
Intro:
To repay the kindness of the older generation, Su Mu crossed into a female-dominated world and became a live-in daughter-in-law of the Yan family, single-handedly saving the Yan family from fire and water.
But her husband, Yan Jiyue, the eldest son of the Yan family, treated her with sarcasm and never showed her a good face.
It wasn’t until after Su Mu’s death that this pampered and arrogant young master shed a few fake tears and pretended to want to die for love.
This life’s kindness was enough. If there was a next life, she would definitely kick Yan Jiyue away.
Who knew that the heavens would be so kind as to allow her to be reborn, returning to the time when she had just married into the Yan family.
Su Mu glanced at the Yan eldest son, who still spoke coldly to her, and threw a divorce letter in front of him.
“Let’s divorce!”
***
Yan Jiyue never imagined that he would be reborn. He happily went to find Su Mu, wanting to make up for the mistakes he had made in his ignorant youth.
Wasn’t the reason the heavens allowed him to be reborn to let him reconcile with Su Mu?
But when he pushed open the door to Su Mu’s room, the person lying on the bed was another man.
Su Mu’s personal attendant, Xie Yi.
Yan Jiyue hated him so much that his teeth itched. In front of Su Mu, Xie Yi was a gentle and considerate whisperer of sweet nothings, but in reality, he was vicious-hearted and deliberately sabotaged their husband and wife relationship.
In the previous life, it was he who secretly hid in Su Mu’s coffin and committed suicide, stealing a step ahead of him to be buried with Su Mu.
Yan Jiyue’s eyes were filled with hatred as he cursed, “What kind of thing are you? Your background is lowly, what right do you have to occupy Su Mu?”
Xie Yi looked at the sleeping Su Mu and no longer pretended to be a whisperer of sweet nothings.
He proudly stuck out his belly, “I have the right because my belly is capable of giving the Wife-master a daughter.”
***
Yan Jiyue was consumed with jealousy. He spread rumors that Xie Yi had once been branded with the mark of a “harlot” on his chest.
But on the night Xie Yi cut off the flesh bearing that mark, Su Mu suddenly realized something was amiss.
“How did you know the exact moment I was poisoned? And why did you show up a month early?”
Xie Yi remained silent, blood from his wound soaking through his robes. His sapphire eyes brimmed with anguish – or was it just a flawless act?
Between a once-arrogant husband now seeking redemption, and a gentle soul willing to die for her – who truly held the darkest secrets? And could it be that Su Mu and Yan Jiyue weren’t the only ones given a second chance at life…?
[Reading Guide]
1. True divorce, chasing the wife to the crematorium, the female lead doesn’t look back, the male lead is Xie Yi.
2. The ex-husband did not cheat, he just realized too late and didn’t realize that he liked the female lead.
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