Married Couple’s Qualifications - Chapter 203
Only Ranovel
Episode 203 Side story: Daily life and change (1)
2023.09.11.
“Did you have a nightmare? Your expression didn’t look good.”
“I don’t remember, but it wasn’t a nightmare. Rather….”
Livi Anna narrowed her brows, but couldn’t remember her dream in the end. Carl Rix clicked her tongue and gently smoothed out her wrinkled forehead with the tip of her index finger.
“That’s what all dreams are like. When you wake up, you forget everything.”
“Forgetting?”
“The dream didn’t actually happen.”
“But this dream seemed a little different….”
Livi Anna caressed her breasts. For some reason, it felt like the inside of her chest was throbbing, as if she had been pricked by a needle.
“Are you not feeling well?”
“I feel fine.”
Livianna hurriedly answered, but her narrowed eyes did not easily dispel her suspicion.
Livy Anna pretended not to notice her gaze and got up from her bed.
Today was Merial’s first time sleeping alone. She seemed to have gotten over it well since she didn’t come to visit all night, but she still needed to check on her.
“Come with me.”
She didn’t mention it, but she was quick to notice the man who followed her in silence. Of course, she still had doubts that something was wrong with her health.
Still, she wasn’t dissatisfied with her man who silently followed her.
Livianna stopped walking and turned around. If she was going to go together, she would rather walk next to her than separately.
“I thought it was a little cold.”
“…….”
Don’t forget to sneakily hold her hand as she makes insincere excuses.
Although no man made her blush at the slightest touch like she did a long time ago, she didn’t mind a firm hand holding her hand in silence.
The way she gave strength to him in case he let go of her hand, but was careful not to hurt her, did not suit her indifferent man, but it was a privilege that only she could enjoy.
A faint smile spread across Livianna’s lips as she looked at her clasped hands.
She was strange. She feels happier now when everyone says she’s unhappy than when everyone says she’s perfect.
Now she couldn’t be all dressed up, she couldn’t dance in the center of the ball under the fancy chandeliers, but her heart was much more at ease now.
Now she had someone by her side to keep her from falling if she sprained her leg while walking.
“You have to be careful.”
“I’m sorry. I guess I was in a hurry.”
“Do you care that much? All I do is sleep alone.”
“It’s my first time. I can’t help but be nervous.”
Livianna lowered her voice and quietly opened Merial’s door. As it was early in the morning, the child was fast asleep.
“You sleep well.”
“Yeah, I’m glad. Oh, just a moment.”
Livianna entered Merial’s room, taking care not to wake her.
Instead of following Livianna inside, Calix watched Livianna’s actions, keeping her body from closing the door.
Looking at her appearance alone, it would be meaningless to say that she was an unmarried daughter, but she was also her mother. Her hands were skillful as she carefully lifted up the blanket that her child had kicked up while he was sleeping.
“Wasn’t it always there?”
“There’s no need to disturb you when you’re sleeping well.”
Livianna took Carl Rix’s hand and led him down her hallway.
Her child’s morning was still early, but her adult morning was already beginning.
“Let’s have a quick breakfast in the garden this morning.”
“Not a restaurant?”
“I saw the flower buds forming yesterday. If I’m lucky, I might be able to see the flowers bloom today.”
Even though she pulled the hand he was holding as if urging her on, her man just followed along silently rather than expressing his dissatisfaction.
“…Would you like me to make something with flowers?”
Although she is a bit late, she still manages to say something that she has put some thought into.
Livianna smiled softly.
“Then will you make me a bouquet?”
“bouquet?”
“Small, not big. I want to decorate the castle. What do you think? Don’t you think it would be pretty if I put some flowers here and there?”
From the look on her face, it seems like she thinks it’s pointless, but I know she won’t object. She knew that the best a man with dull emotions could express was meaningless, but she did not point it out.
Livi Anna pointed to the garden outside her window as she walked with Carl Riggs, who matched her pace.
“I guess we’ll be lucky today. The flowers have already bloomed.
“This time, people are wondering what flowers and luck have to do with each other, but that doesn’t mean they are pointing out anything. Calix seemed to be thinking for a moment, but then he met Livianna’s gaze and immediately nodded. ”
… … “Yeah, I guess so.”
I didn’t understand it as clearly as a math problem with an exact answer, but I can see the smile, so it’s not all bad.
As she stayed in Pierre, Livianna’s smile grew weaker day by day, but that didn’t mean she got tired of seeing her smile every time.
Calix glanced down at the hand she was holding. Expressing emotions like others was still unfamiliar and difficult, but one thing was clear.
I liked this moment.
It was nice because it was just an ordinary day, nothing special. I liked the white face she saw when she opened her eyes, the hand she naturally held, and the way she looked up at me to get an answer somehow.
She thought that she was a completely different person now than she was in the past, but it seems that wasn’t necessarily true. There has not been much difference between the wishes of the past and the present.
She just forgot.
Because it had to be that way.
Because there was a woman at the center of her man’s wishes. From the moment she realized that she could no longer wish for him, his wish became unattainable. Since he could not expect, he had to forget.
But even that is just an old story. Calix walked a little closer next to Livianna. It took him a long time, but in the end his destination was the same, so he was finally able to arrive.
“A letter from His Majesty arrived yesterday. It said when he would return to the capital.”
“So you said you were going?”
“I put it off because it was still too early.”
“Wouldn’t that make your position difficult?”
He wasn’t good at small talk, but he knew that Livi Anna liked it, so he tried to get her to be the first to get lucky. Carl Rix smiled faintly as he looked at Livi Anna, whose eyes were sparkling, as she was sure to be.
She said, “I sent her letter because I had no other reason to call her. I guess she already sent it with me in mind that I wouldn’t be going.”
“Now that you think about it, His Majesty seems to like you a lot.”
“Not really.”
One of Calix’s eyebrows turned upward. She had heard that she liked black men, so it was rare for her to find men that made her happy.
“Wouldn’t it be a bad idea to be a little kinder?”
“I’ll try. I’m not confident, though.”
“Is this a problem that requires effort?”
“Because it’s obvious that you’re greedy.”
Calix threw back his head. Although he knew that Lu Zhen cared enough about him to always tolerate his rude attitude, he did not let go of his feelings because he knew what kind of person he was.
Lu Zhen was not one to give up his own interests for the sake of others. He had a lot, but he also wanted a lot. There would be no end to satisfying all his desires.
“But you understood my situation.”
“That’s not what I understood….”
Calix frowned.
Not only was it not enough for Luzen to give up his own interests, but the reason he maintained an ambiguous attitude was because the opponent was Livianna. Few people knew that Livianna was the emperor’s first love, but Calix was one of those rare people.
Of course, that first love is just a fancy expression, but if you think about it, it is just a collection of crude emotions.
Luzen’s first love was not much different from that of any boy, in that when she was young, she felt attracted to Livi Anna while she was dancing in a fancy ballroom, but the problem came after that.
Seeing Livianna captured and broken by her late emperor, he felt fear and ran away. He was seeing his mother in her Livianna.
People talk about how much of a seductress the dead Empress Shen was, but few people know that she was only trying to save her son.
Empress Sun was her extremely cruel mother. She had so much maternal love that even the fact that she did not hug her son was so that her son could comfortably abandon her, who later became a burden due to her notoriety.
It was clear that Luzen had complicated feelings in deciding to help Livianna.
Lu Zhen never spoke of the truth about his mother because he thought it was his weakness, but that did not mean he could cut out the memories of his mother from his mind.
“It would be a lie if I said I wasn’t selfless in His Majesty’s consideration, but it’s true that it was a decision I made after giving my best and careful consideration. It’s true to my personality.”
“…….”
“I know what kind of person your Majesty is. I even received a ring.”
It is intentional to bring up past events that do not need to be brought up. Carl Rix stared at Livianna as she deliberately told her story against her will. She was going to find out her intentions.
However, even though she is a quick-witted person, she does not know everything. This was especially true in her relationship with Livianna, and her problems with her were largely due to her inability to judge with her own head.
“If you want something, just tell me.”
If she’s not impressed, it’s better for her to give up quickly and seek answers. It was meaningless to compete with her lover, as she was an enemy that had to be fought and defeated.
“I’m talking about an engagement ring.
” “An engagement ring?”
“I don’t know where on earth he got that item, but he gave it to you to use.”
“… … .”
“Compared to before, we have a lot of flaws, but I actually like it more. It’s like we are.”
Calix kept his mouth shut at this completely unexpected development. Usually at times like this, Livianna would step in first and take control of the situation, but not today.
Livi Anna’s earlobe, which was avoiding her gaze, was very red. She didn’t suddenly come to mind; she must have thought long and hard before finally telling her story.
She was probably trying to pretend like nothing was wrong and show off her calm side by naturally bringing up her story, but she must have become embarrassed while talking.
Calix lowered himself, recalling his past experiences. Thanks to this, Livianna’s eyes widened as she made eye contact with her man again.
Before she knew it, her entire face, not just her earlobes, had turned bright red.
“It’s not that I want to receive a separate ring. It’s just….”
“just?”
“…Our position is ambiguous. Although we live together, we are not married, so I thought it would be good to have something that could show our relationship more.”
The more I speak, the more courage I gain, and even my stuttering speech at first soon becomes clearer. Calix let out a huff as she looked at the woman looking up at her, holding her hand tightly as if it were a rescue line.
Someone once asked this. How was it possible for me to quit smoking a cigar every day overnight?
I thought it was a useless question, so I didn’t answer it separately, but I thought I could answer it right away if I asked it again.
She didn’t have to go far; her answer was simple.
Because it’s not free.
There is no need to drink strong alcohol and bite a cigar. Because there was someone who kept stimulating my life, which felt monotonous and boring, as if the whole world had become colorless.
That’s what she thought every time she realized that.
She said her feelings didn’t disappear, she just forgot about them. That’s why he says he will get better and better.