To You Whom I Don’t Love That Much (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 047
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Lo nearly protested against Anna’s choice, but changed her mind and quietly buried her head in the pillow.
Fine, do as you please. After all, it had been agreed upon that they wouldn’t spend the night together. Though they couldn’t officially notarize it in writing, Cardier wasn’t the type to go back on his word.
“Now, please change into this.”
Lo eyed the undergarment Anna handed her with skepticism. It was truly impractical in form. Lo weakly protested.
“Would you rather just give me a string?”
“Oh. Should I?”
……Never mind. She hastily put on whatever Anna handed her. It felt a bit tight, but compared to the suffocating corset, it was far more wearable.
Besides, even if she wore this, the thing the Duke and Duchess hoped for wouldn’t happen tonight anyway.
Lo decided to stay calm. Cardier had voluntarily joined the group blessing the groom in order to send her in early, and such blessings in the Empire usually involved sharing a drink. As Lo expected, Cardier wouldn’t return until dawn, thoroughly drunk—just like any groom on his wedding night.
Yet he arrived at the bridal chamber much earlier than anyone anticipated, looking completely sober, as if he hadn’t touched a drop of alcohol. Anna, who had been tidying Lo’s hair, quickly and discreetly stepped out of the room.
An awkward silence fell once they were alone. Lo stood up stiffly in front of the mirror and said,
“……I look decent enough.”
Cardier let out a dry laugh. Only then did he seem to relax, loosening his cravat as he spoke.
“You look disappointed that I’m decent.”
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.