“I couldn’t ignore an invitation, especially to an event as significant as this in the empire.”
While pleasantries were exchanged, Delia bashfully blushed and stood awkwardly, glancing at Laches.
She even uttered something like ‘You came to see me.’
She seemed to be dreaming that Laches would declare the engagement null and take her away.
“I also have someone to introduce, who I came with.”
Laches, as excited as I was for this moment, extended his hand towards me. Only then did their gazes shift to me beside him.
Upon discovering me, their faces contorted in horror.
“…!!”
“Le, Leah?”
I had waited for this day.
The day your lives bloom with happiness, brimming with confidence as if no more hardships await. Today, the day when your blossoming happiness would cruelly be shattered, bringing despair and sorrow instead of blessings.
Only when you fall into the abyss will you understand my suffering, the nightmares and agony I endured.
“You looked so happy today, I thought you had forgotten about me. Both of you remembered everything.”
My soft murmur turned their faces pale as if they had seen a ghost not meant to be encountered.
Delia, shocked, stepped back, covering her mouth with her palm.
“You two seem familiar.”
Laches, amused by their ridiculous state, twisted his lips into a sardonic smile and formally introduced me.
“Say hello. This is my fiancée, Lepherentia Nirielle.”
His words instantly stirred the engagement hall into chaos.
The nobles, who were curious about my identity, were startled and murmured among themselves, while Delia trembled, almost staggering.
“What did the Violentus head just say? Lepherentia Nirielle? The supposedly deceased Lady Nirielle?”
“Wasn’t she said to be dead? I even attended her memorial service.”
“Lady Nirielle is alive?”
“And Duke Violentus was engaged?”
The engagement ceremony, once filled with blessings, now swirled with astonishment and shock.
“How can you be here…”
“Leah, you were supposed to be dead!”
The couple rubbed their eyes repeatedly, confirming my presence. Detor even slapped his cheek several times, as if to wake from a dream.
“…Lady Nirielle?”
Prince Belial, who was congratulating the couple, called out to me in surprise.
“Lady Nirielle, here…”
“It’s been a while, Your Highness.”
After a brief, courteous greeting to Prince Belial, who looked at me with moist eyes, I turned to the couple with a bland expression and offered a light congratulation.
“Congratulations to you both. You actually managed to get married, despite my supposed death.”
At my words, Delia’s lips quivered.
“You two, unlike me, will live happily ever after.”
Despite my seemingly joyous congratulations, the couple remained silent, while the surrounding nobles murmured even more.
“Can I come visit you soon? I have something to ask.”
“To ask, to ask something?”
“Yes. I’m also planning to have an official engagement ceremony.”
Delia’s question prompted me to laugh ostentatiously, leaning onto Laches’ chest. Laches wrapped his arm around me, pulling me into a loving embrace, appearing naturally as a loving couple.
Detor’s face stiffened, and Delia lost her smile.
“Just curious…”
“…”
“Did you really think I was dead?”
Wasn’t it just a wishful thinking?
I laughed, teasing the frozen couple.
Right here, today, at this place.
Someone who thought I was dead.
“Leah, I’m pregnant.”
Today was my wedding day.
“The father of the child… you know him.”
So, today should have been the happiest moment for me.
“He said he would settle things with the person he was seeing and then get married. We decided to hurry the wedding before my belly gets bigger.”
I stared in disbelief at my friend Delia, who was pouring out this shocking confession.
Clearly, this wasn’t something to hear just hours before a wedding.
“Who’s the father?”
Would I have asked if she was okay on any other day, or hugged her, saying it’s saddening? Maybe I would’ve foolishly congratulated her.
But today was different.
The anxiety overwhelmed me as Delia, in a hurry, confessed everything.
“…Leah, you’ll congratulate me, right?”
“Who is the father?”
Ignoring my question and seeking congratulations, I pressed Delia again.
Delia hesitated, touching her barely swollen belly, avoiding my gaze.
A bad premonition struck me.
“Detor?”
My fiancé, the man who was to stand beside me and declare his love today.
I named my fiancé.
“Detor is… the father?”
Delia’s lips sealed shut, as if she had nothing to say.
I wished she’d angrily deny it. Say I was insane or question my sanity for doubting my soon-to-be husband.
My lips dried, and breath quickened.
Though no explicit answer was given, it was enough for me.
As I dropped my gaze in confusion, the ring on Delia’s finger caught my eye.
It was a familiar ring.
It had to be. It was the same engagement ring that had been placed on my hand.
The ring that Detor had proudly presented to me, saying it was hard to find, was now boldly worn on both women’s hands.
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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