Count Pigumen had not chosen either prince yet, not because their capabilities were similar, but due to fear. Supporting the Crown Prince risked his life at the hands of the Second Prince, which had been his greatest concern.
Supporting the Second Prince had its complications.
“The Second Prince doesn’t spare even his loyalists if they displease him.”
His concerns dissolved today.
Though letting the thief go was regrettable, gaining the Crown Prince’s favor was a significant win.
“Father!”
Suddenly, the door burst open and his son appeared. Count Pigumen’s expression soured, knowing his son’s urgency signified trouble.
“What now?”
“About the… Supraheu family…”
Before his son could finish, he was pushed aside. Count Pigumen quickly stood up, fearing his son’s injury, but relaxed when he saw who entered.
“You’re Fernando, aren’t you?”
It was the same young man he had seen earlier. Relieved it wasn’t the Second Prince, Count Pigumen sat back down.
“What brings you here?”
Fernando looked at Count Pigumen and then casually sat down opposite him. Not only did he slouch comfortably, but he also nonchalantly placed his feet on the table.
“What is this insolence?”
Count Pigumen, seeing Fernando’s dismissive attitude, shouted angrily.
“Be quiet.”
Fernando, unbothered, simply scratched his ear and frowned.
“How impudent…”
“That was a mutter.”
Fernando cut off the Count with his relaxed demeanor, but his attitude was not something that could be easily overlooked.
“From now on, this is a conversation.”
His tone remained arrogant.
“You must have lost your mind. Even as a duke’s son, you can’t behave this way.”
Count Pigumen was exasperated, having faced several astonishing situations today.
“You tried to mess with Etienne.”
Fernando uttered these words while looking elsewhere.
“Etienne? The girl from the Claire family? If it weren’t for the Crown Prince, you two…”
“You tried to mess with Etienne…”
Fernando interrupted again, turning his head slowly to meet Count Pigumen’s gaze.
“You tried to mess with her.”
The bodyguard, having experienced a similar situation earlier, glanced at Count Pigumen with a look of understanding. Like the bodyguard, Count Pigumen must have felt a presence that could not be ignored from Fernando.
“What did you say?”
“It’s a warning.”
Fernando spoke in a low, clear voice.
“If you mess with Etienne again, I won’t stay quiet.”
“Relying on your family’s power, are you?”
“The family? No.”
Mention of the Supraheu family made Fernando scoff.
“Do I look like a brat who threatens people backed by his family’s name?”
Count Pigumen was silent, having perceived Fernando as just that. Seeing Count Pigumen’s expression, Fernando laughed.
“Perhaps you don’t see anything else. Like I’m some madman.”
Count Pigumen’s eyes widened in shock. The aura Fernando had been emitting was indeed alarming.
“If you mess with Etienne again, I won’t let it slide.”
Fernando’s message was clear: do not interfere with Etienne.
“Let’s not meet like this again.”
Finally speaking like a normal person, Fernando stood up, politely bowed, and left the room without acknowledging the heir standing nearby.
After Fernando left and the heir closed the door, Count Pigumen sat silently for a while before muttering,
“What a madman…”
‘Was Fernando always like this? I don’t recall him being so…’
“What did he eat to change like this?”
Confused by Fernando’s behavior and the reason for his visit, Count Pigumen pondered.
“Wait, didn’t the Supraheu family support the Crown Prince?”
Now that he too supported the Crown Prince, he realized he would frequently encounter Fernando. His main concern was his son, the heir. They would inevitably interact, being heirs themselves.
Worried about his son’s ability to even breathe around Fernando, Count Pigumen sighed heavily.
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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