“I was just amazed that we’ve known each other for 17 years now.”
“Nothing surprising about that. 10 years will turn into 20, then 50, and then a lifetime.”
He spoke as if it were a given. Considering the average lifespan in the Calobanian Empire, I wasn’t sure about another 50 years, but I just agreed without any further comment.
“Remember when we first met…”
Before I could even start my question, he beamed with joy as if he found it amusing. Whenever I showed interest in him, he openly expressed happiness.
Feeling somewhat embarrassed by his reaction, I usually avoided such topics. When I did ask something related to him, Ian never hid his delight.
“You knew my name then. And your tone was so familiar, as if you’d known me for a long time… Did I appear in your dreams?”
“Are you asking that now, after 17 years? Should I be grateful you’re finally showing interest, or sad that you’ve been indifferent to me?”
“I was just suddenly reminded of that time. Did you know my name because you saw me in your dreams?”
“Yes. It’s strange, but I’ve met Jane through dreams for a long time. Not only 13-year-old Jane but also at 17, 20, and even now at 27. You were so familiar. Oh, and I saw you when you were very young too. In a way, I know more about Jane than she does about herself.”
“So how do you feel when I do something exactly as you saw in your dreams? Isn’t it weird? I’d find it boring to see the same thing again. Sure, for professional texts, it’s inevitable to read repeatedly for learning, but for novels, it’s boring to reread the same story.”
To my query, he firmly shook his head.
“It’s never boring. Jane in my dreams was great, but meeting you in person is even better.”
“…….”
His words, though shamelessly flirtatious, somehow made me laugh. It was embarrassing, but hearing him talk made me feel special and happy.
Sometimes, I wondered how Ian conversed with nobles. As I had to pretend to be a perfumer and avoid people’s attention when meeting him, I never saw him with others.
This made it harder to imagine him in such settings. If he was this Casanova-like with a commoner like me, how sweetly must he talk to noble ladies?
‘He might be quite charming…’
I pictured him in a grand ballroom lit by a dazzling chandelier, dressed to the nines, kissing the hand of a beautiful noble lady, whispering sweet nothings. I nodded contentedly at the thought.
After all, wasn’t Ian a prince straight out of a fairy tale? Over time, like princes in those stories, he’d surely meet a beautiful princess and marry her.
The thought of the young boy who once writhed in pain under his bed covers, now so handsomely grown up, filled me with satisfaction and a tinge of bittersweet emptiness. Perhaps it was because we had been together for so long.
Ian’s future would probably be like a fairy tale, living happily ever after, but I started to wonder about my own life.
I’d likely continue running my small pharmacy… but might I meet someone and get married? What would my husband be like? How many children would we have? Curious, I asked Ian.
Male lead first thought she played hard to get, only to realize she
really disliked him
Short intro:
What she can’t stand the most is the streets full of effeminate men, especially that so-called top beauty whom she avoids at all costs.
Shen Yaoxing looks at Jiang Mingyue, who keeps approaching her with coy shyness.
Shen Yaoxing: Bro, don’t be like this, I’m really about to throw up!
She fears nothing in heaven or earth, except for him getting close to her.
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At first he thought she was just using the trick of feigning indifference to attract his attention. Later, he learned that she truly despised him.
This dealt a heavy blow to Jiang Mingyue, and he vowed to make her, like everyone else, fall at his feet in worship!
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Synopsis:
Before transmigrating, Shen Yaoxing only wanted to find a reliable man to spend her life with. Who knew that after transmigrating, she would become a reliable woman herself…
A forced misandrist, highly skilled, and reliable female lead
vs.
An initially aloof and arrogant, later morbid, obsessed male lead
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