To You Whom I Don’t Love That Much (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 022
22.
Rosetta Toulon pretended to be embarrassed, covering her pale cheeks with both hands and turning away from Cardier Montrosa’s gaze. Damn it, what a wretched body this was. How could someone who had once been the designated future empress consort have such paper-thin shame? The fact that every thought and shock showed plainly on her face wasn’t merely inconvenient—it made her wonder if she had been fundamentally inadequate all along.
“You’re even breaking into a cold sweat now.”
“…….”
“Should I lend you a handkerchief?”
Cardier Montrosa asked in an exceedingly polite tone, watching her with quiet amusement.
The pounding of her heartbeat grew louder and louder, like an ominous ship’s bell tolling in the distance. If Cardier leaned forward just slightly, the sound would surely be loud enough for him to hear clearly.
Damn it. If this were truly her own body, it wouldn’t keep interfering like this at every turn. Calm down. Just calm down. She forced her stiff lips to move.
“I’ve always been prone to motion sickness.”
“Is that so?”
“Every time I ride in a carriage, I feel so nauseous I think I’ll die.”
Cardier turned his head slightly, showing little sign of suspicion. Compared to the intense, meaningful way he had been observing her, his expression now seemed indifferent to her answer. His face revealed nothing but complete detachment.
Now it was she who wanted to crack open his skull and take a look inside. She wanted to know why he was so fixated on her identity, how much he suspected about this absurd situation, whether he had found any evidence, and what exactly he intended to do if he discovered the truth about ‘Rosetta.’ She wanted to just blurt it all out.
Or… whether he, too, planned to betray her.
Lore stared at her own trembling hand with a puzzled expression, then quickly hid it beneath the folds of her dress. It was better to ignore phenomena she couldn’t understand.
After Being Cheated On, She Picked Up a Treasure (Female-dominant)
One-line summary: The husband I married on a whim had been secretly in love with me for a long time.
On the day when Jun Shao finally obtained the imperial decree for her marriage, Lan Qu, the person she had admired for six years, defied the decree and ran away.
Her gentleness and devotion, her promise of a lifetime together, were all disregarded by him. Instead, he dreamed of entering the palace to serve the Emperor’s sister as a sixth-rank attendant.
News of this incident spread throughout the capital, and the alleys in front of and behind the Lan mansion were crowded with people who came to watch the commotion.
Jun Shao should have been embarrassed and angry.
But someone stepped in to protect her dignity.
The figure was in a miserable state, yet still possessed an undeniable elegance and handsomeness.
The young lord struggled to climb the wall of the Lan mansion and shouted to her, “If he won’t marry you, I will!”
So, Jun Shao took advantage of the situation and married the person.
She thought the young lord did it to save the Lan family from the crime of defying the imperial decree, but never imagined that from beginning to end, what he coveted was her.
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After the wedding, Jun Shao felt like she was living in a dream.
Her Wife-master was as beautiful as a fairy in a painting, skilled in the six arts, well-versed in poetry and literature, capable of being gentle and attentive, and also grand and dignified. Most importantly, she was the only one in his heart and eyes.
Jun Shao didn’t know how Lan Shiwu, as a illegitimate son without a father and blessed with beauty, had managed to preserve his purity, recklessly escape, and use his last ounce of strength to ruin his own reputation, all because of his love for her, just to stand before her.
She could only see him gazing at her with eyes full of love, and when she bestowed a name upon him, his eyes shone like stars.
“You have come to me like a weary bird perching on a branch. I shall call you A Qi.”
A very interesting story. I’m delighted.