Carriages lined up one after another, heading towards a brightly lit mansion in the distance. As they neared the mansion, the pace of the carriages slowed, indicating that it would take a considerable time to alight and enter the mansion.
Waiting for her turn, Etienne sighed.
“I wish today would pass quickly.”
She already wanted to leave even though she hadn’t yet entered the banquet hall. That was because the attention towards her had grown excessively.
Several people she had once associated with, whose names she didn’t even know, had written to ask whom she would be attending with.
She replied cautiously, only to be met with responses asking why she wouldn’t disclose it.
“But I can’t tell them,” she thought.
It wouldn’t be polite to the person she had rejected. If she openly answered, it would quickly become known in the social circles who had been turned down.
“We’ve arrived.”
Realizing that all the carriages in front had disappeared, Etienne stood up. As she was about to step out of the carriage, feeling her skirt slide smoothly down, she hesitated.
Looking down to step on the footboard, she noticed a hand hovering near her chest. Following the hand to its owner, a gust of wind blew at that moment.
Beneath the softly fluttering hair, she saw sparkling eyes and a face with a gentle smile. Remembering the day they had a flower arranging session, she recalled how Fernando had shone just like this. His smile alone was enough to make her heart flutter…
But back then, she had wished he would call her name…
“Etienne.”
The fluttering in her heart vanished, leaving only a sense of bitterness. This was not the moment she had desired.
‘Stop such foolish thoughts.’
She had no time to dwell on the past. Changing her expression, Etienne called out to the boy in front of her.
“Fernando.”
She took his hand and stepped down from the carriage.
“Why are you here?”
“To go in together.”
“It’s crowded here, you should have waited inside.”
“I’m your partner.”
At Fernando’s response, Etienne fell silent. After much contemplation, she had chosen Fernando.
“That’s why we should go together. I’ve always wanted to be with you.”
Holding one hand of Fernando and grasping her skirt with the other, Etienne momentarily forgot how to walk and stopped in her tracks.
“Etienne?”
Although Fernando called her, she couldn’t bring herself to look at him. His words just now had slightly shaken her. She thought she had let go of all feelings for Fernando, but his comment caught her off guard.
It wasn’t even a confession of love, yet it affected her. Etienne quickly shook off all emotions, forcing a hollow smile.
“Fernando, could you clarify the situation for me? I’d appreciate it if you simply said you wanted to go together as partners.”
His indirect manner had taken her by surprise.
“But you’re not asking?”
“About why I chose you as my partner?”
Etienne nodded. Since Fernando had made the request through a messenger and hadn’t contacted her after, she was thankful he had patiently waited. She also felt sorry she hadn’t responded sooner. Sensing her feelings, Fernando turned to face her.
As she looked into his eyes, the murmurs of the surrounding crowd seemed to fade away.
“Etienne.”
Fernando’s voice floated through the air.
“You look beautiful today.”
“What?”
Caught off guard by his unexpected remark, Etienne blushed and covered her face with her hand. His sudden compliment had embarrassed her.
Her parents had also complimented her on her beauty before she left. Lettin, the butler, and the maids helping her dress had all repeatedly praised her beauty.
Therefore, Fernando’s compliment shouldn’t have been anything special, but Etienne couldn’t understand why she was so flustered.
“By saying that, you startled me.”
“It’s true. You are beautiful.”
Fernando replied earnestly, prompting Etienne to look down at her dress. The top was prettily puffed up thanks to the frill decorations, and the silk skirt spread out smoothly.
Her light azure dress made her red hair, which fell loosely, stand out more. She had even worn a headband embedded with sparkling gems, fearing it might be too much, but his compliment reassured her it was just right.
“Then I’ll enter the banquet hall with full confidence in my beauty.”
“You’ll be the most beautiful there today.”
“Okay, enough with the beauty talk…”
Unable to endure it any longer, Etienne responded weakly, causing Fernando to laugh. As she entered the banquet hall with him, she recalled a conversation she had with the butler.
[Why did I choose Fernando? Like the butler said, I’m 16. It’s an age where I can choose anyone and also an age where it’s alright to cause a bit of trouble. There’s someone I haven’t met yet. I want to observe that person from a distance, but I can’t do that if I’m with the Crown Prince.]There was someone she wanted to observe at this banquet.
She had forgotten the butler’s nagging.
Male lead is reincarnated to save his wife
I’ve also read this one twice already. The female lead is kinda soft and gets embarrassed easily—not really my type, but the plot is definitely worth reading. Hurry up and read it, y’all!
Intro
When Shen Yuan encountered Su Jin again in his previous life, she had already become the Prime Minister of the current dynasty. As for him, the former top young master of the capital, he had long since fallen into the abyss, becoming a singer on a pleasure boat.
After a song ended, he was redeemed and sent to the Su Residence.
Su Jin respected and cherished him, gave him a roof over his head, and bestowed him with warmth. Shen Yuan fell deeper and deeper, but before he could express his feelings, Su Jin passed away.
Shen Yuan died to follow her in death, but instead, he returned to when he was fifteen years old.
At that time, he was not yet engaged, and Su Jin was just a poor scholar.
Shen Yuan gritted his teeth, casting aside all his pride, and thought of ways to coax and entice her every day.
The colder and more indifferent Su Jin was towards him, the more proactive Shen Yuan became.
He was not afraid of being mocked by the world, only wanting to marry his Wife-master early, to hold her hand and never let go for a lifetime.
[Note: This story will not specifically point out the male lead’s reincarnation time point; it’s all in the details. Whenever you feel that the male lead is acting strangely, he has most likely been reincarnated.]
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