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... he looked older, appearing to be in his fifties, and furthermore, he had a severe case of baldness, was short, and looked like a little old man, so everyone in the village called him Old Li.

His wife had been dead for eleven years, and he had no children. He did have a pair of parents who were still healthy. The small grocery store was also opened with his parents’ support. Old Li wasn’t fond of farming and had a sweet tooth; he could eat almost half of the snacks in the grocery store hi ...

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The moment I cried out wanting to get away from my exhausting life, I opened my eyes in the body of some Count’s 20-year-old daughter.

Since this happened, I decided to live my life freely as a single woman.

But…

“I need a lady to act as my fake wife for a certain period of time.”

“A contract marriage?”

“The term is one year. When the time is up, I’ll give you divorce with no strings attached.”

The Duke of the Empire whom I had happened to meet at a ball was hitting on me.

Turns out he’s no other than the Emperor’s beloved brother, Duke Scade!

Hold on, it’s just going to end in a clean divorce with no strings attached?

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“…..What?”

“If you don’t want to do that, then we cannot get married.”

This time I’m going to live a life taking care of the things I need first!

***

“I’ll escort you since it’s late.”

Where to? My bedroom is just around the corner.

“Tonight, I’ll do my best.”

No, I don’t need you to do that.

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