Upon close inspection, her complexion was as pale as a corpse. Gibnen’s face also turned pale. In his panic, he checked if Riley was breathing. She was, albeit irregularly. And her heart? Thump, thump, thump. It was beating regularly.
Is she asleep?
Suddenly, Gibnen realized that her body was quite hot.
He had thought it was just arousal, but… could she have been feeling unwell?
He could heal simple external injuries with magic, but not internal ones.
“Ha.”
And so, Gibnen was left alone on the bed.
He was at a loss for words, experiencing this for the first time. What should he call this feeling? Carefully, he covered her body with a blanket and changed his clothes.
He then hurriedly called a female hotel employee to help her change into new clothes, not forgetting to call a doctor.
The doctor came, took her pulse, and said casually,
“It seems like a severe case of cold. Eat well and rest, and you’ll be fine.”
Gibnen was relieved.
At the same time, he felt empty and incredulous.
It seemed to be a night he would not forget in many ways.
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“It really was a horrible experience, even more terrible than when I had to eat Koafu fruit soup for three meals a day. Thanks for giving me such a dreadful experience.”
Koafu fruit was a bitter fruit known for its excellent detoxifying properties and was commonly used when poisoned.
“If you were sick, you should have said something. Magic can heal external wounds but not internal ones.”
“I fainted, didn’t I?”
“Yes.”
“Ah…….”
Thinking back, she had felt unwell even before being kidnapped.
“I was seriously worried that this was a sudden illness.”
“I’m, I’m sorry…….”
“It’s not a matter to be sorry about if you’re sick. But be careful next time. Don’t collapse anywhere; it’s inconvenient.”
“….Yes.”
The downcast Riley was conscious of his gaze. Gibnen, staring intently at her, sighed softly.
“But.”
“?”
“What’s this?”
Gibnen held something out to Riley.
It was a crumpled letter. Written carefully, one letter at a time, it was a letter she had intended to give to Gibnen. After writing and discarding it several times, she had finally completed it but lacked the courage to give it to him.
“I found it in your sleeve pocket when changing clothes.”
“….Did you read it?”
“Yeah. I can’t resist curiosity.”
“It must have been soaked with blood and mud; I don’t think it would have been readable…….”
“Restoring magic is quite a simple spell.”
“….Ah.”
“If the contents of the letter are correct, it seems you want to break our engagement.”
“…….”
“Why.”
“Well…….”
Riley couldn’t continue right away.
“If I wanted to ask for a divorce because I disliked you, I wouldn’t have clung to you like that yesterday.”
“…….”
“What is it?”
“You seem… to be in disgrace.”
Disgrace?
Pondering Riley’s words, something seemed to occur to Gibnen, and he asked sharply,
“Don’t tell me it’s gossip?”
She nodded.
With her timid nod, Gibnen spat out a derisive laugh.
“What’s the big deal? It’s not even worth worrying about.”
“… It’s not a good thing.”
“Have I not been the subject of such gossip for a day or two? Aren’t you the one who knows this best?”
“This time it’s different.”
“The rumors about our relationship?”
She nodded again.
Gibnen stared at Riley, then crumpled the letter he was holding and threw it into the trash.
“Then I’ll refuse this letter and its contents as well.”
“…….”
“It’s not something to worry about. It’s not serious either. And it will soon quiet down.”
They planned to bury it with even bigger gossip.
Gibnen left out the rest.
“You must have been worried.”
Like comforting and soothing a child, in a tender tone, Riley bowed her head deeply.
For some reason, tears seemed about to come.
It was nice to be told that it’s alright, that it’s nothing. Since he said it was nothing, it felt like it really was nothing.
Just then, water and medicine arrived as she was choking back tears.
“Let’s take the medicine.”
Riley took the round pill and a cup of water, and swallowed them. Shortly after, the gruel arrived. He naturally picked up a spoon, scooped up the gruel, and held it out to Riley.
“Ah, open up.”
At his unexpected behavior, Riley opened her eyes wide in surprise.
“……Feeding me?”
“Your fingers were trembling when you drank the water.”
“……. ”
“I’ll feed you.”
“Is this normal?”
“What?”
“Do you do this to others too? Normally…… are you this tender?”
Certainly, the first time she saw him, it didn’t feel this way.
He had a gentlemanly feel, but it was an obviously distancing feel, almost repulsive. His tender and thoughtful appearance felt strongly contrived.
But now, why…… As Riley looked at him with eyes full of caution, Gibnen chuckled.
“It seems like something.”
“……. ”
“Do I look like a person who is tender to just anyone?”
He blew on the hot gruel, ho, ho. Then he pushed a spoonful, cooled just enough, into her mouth and spoke.
“I don’t do this for just anyone.”
“Then why……. ”
“You’re not just anyone, are you?”
Riley ate the gruel without a word.
My Ex-Girlfriend Is The Regent In The Female-dominant World (Male lead transmigrates to the matriarchal world)
Two years ago, Gu Sui picked up a homeless woman in ancient costume from the street.
Apart from occasionally claiming to be a princess from a female-dominant country due to illness, her figure, appearance, intelligence, and martial arts skills were impeccable.
Naturally evolving from roommates to girlfriends, as time went on, Gu Sui found it increasingly difficult to tolerate her queen syndrome.
“Mu Jiulu, can you stop controlling me inside and out? Let’s break up.”
Gu Sui made a breakup call, and since then, he couldn’t find any trace of her.
A year later, Gu Sui, who was planning to move, woke up the next day and found himself in a different place.
“Young Master, today is the day you choose your Wife-master through martial arts competition at Jade Dew Pavilion. Please get up quickly.”
Gu Sui: Who am I? Where am I? What am I doing?
As the only son of a general’s mansion in a female-dominant dynasty, the young empress personally issued a decree allowing Gu Sui to select his Wife-master through martial arts competition. Whoever could defeat him could marry him.
Gu Sui: “……”
He didn’t inherit the original owner’s martial prowess, so anyone could defeat him! And what the hell is a Wife-master?
Forced to come to Jade Dew Pavilion, the densely packed women below made Gu Sui’s agoraphobia act up, and his face was full of resistance.
Until he saw the Regent sitting on the second floor, with a smile on the corner of her lips, her eyes wicked and nonchalant.
Hmm… she looked a little familiar.
It turned out that the Regent also found him a little familiar.
Mu Jiulu fiddled with her bone clasp, her deep gaze locked on the man who was out of place in this world.
“Finally, I found you.”
Male transmigrates into female-dominant world
One-sentence summary: What goes around comes around, taking turns in the crematorium
