Countess Youngae’s Money-Sweeping Makeup Shop - Chapter 64

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64

 

“A lover, you say…”

 

Ricardo was quiet.

 

He was always quiet, but usually in situations like this he would immediately ask questions, yet now he was silent?

 

I glanced at Ricardo once and cleared my throat.

 

Then I smiled brightly and whispered loud enough for everyone to hear.

 

“No, that’s not it. But that guard knight over there is courting me.”

 

Ricardo flinched, and his cloak brushed against my shoulder.

 

Did I say something wrong? He was even the one who told me to say this.

 

The owner looked at Ricardo with suspicious eyes.

 

But without saying much else, she just said things like ‘Be good to the young lady’ and sent us off.

 

After that, we also stopped by the art supply shop and the herb shop that sold ointments.

 

Every single one had improved their business or was now able to sell rare materials and items.

 

I guess this is why money needs to circulate.

 

While I had gained benefits, seeing other people who helped me gradually becoming more prosperous made me feel proud.

 

After finishing our village tour, we finally arrived at the men’s clothing boutique.

 

Ricardo was puzzled, but I linked my arm with his and dragged him into the shop.

 

The shop was truly filled with pants, jackets, shirts, vests and other clothing.

 

Compared to clothing stores that even had dresses, it felt somewhat plain.

 

Still, the calm atmosphere suited Ricardo well.

 

I handed Ricardo straight over to an employee.

 

Then with sparkling eyes, I received a catalog from another employee and looked through it, pointing out several outfits with my finger.

 

“This one, and this one, and this one. Oh, this one too! Could that gentleman try all of these on?”

 

“Yes. Please wait just a moment, miss.”

 

“Sillia? What’s this all of a sudden, Sil-”

 

Ricardo, suddenly being dragged to the dressing room, called out to me urgently as if sending a rescue signal.

 

But I smiled sweetly and waved my hand gently.

 

You asked what I wanted to do, didn’t you?

 

Ricardo, I wanted to play dress-up with you.

 

With that beautiful face, always wearing similar things, only simple things – how is that acceptable?

 

You should try on many different colors and designs.

 

This is a loss for the world.

 

As I waited peacefully, Ricardo repeatedly came out of and went back into the dressing room wearing various outfits.

 

First was a groom-like white vest with a white but yellowish-tinted jacket and pants.

 

Next was a shirt and pants in a color between sky blue and blue, with a vest close to black navy.

 

I also saw a combination mixing black and blue, and one with navy and yellow as accent colors.

 

There were various others, but what really made me laugh was something else.

 

It was Ricardo’s face, unable to hide his emotions at my reactions as he changed clothes.

 

With even his mask removed, I could see his face clearly, which was very entertaining.

 

“Wow, Ricardo! You’re like a perfect sculpture! The gods would line up to give you their blessings!”

 

“Si, Sillia.”

 

“How can everything suit you so well? Ricardo, I should have reported you.”

 

“What?”

 

“Filed a marriage registration with me.”

 

“Would you do it?”

 

“We’re not even dating, are we?”

 

“Many people don’t date before marriage.”

 

“I believe in dating first, then marriage!”

 

Watching him open and close his mouth before being dragged back to the dressing room looking disappointed made me burst into laughter.

 

When Ricardo came out changed back into his original clothes, I ordered the outfits that had looked good, recalling from memory.

 

After finishing signing the transaction papers, I approached Ricardo.

 

“I can buy my own clothes.”

 

“This is revenge from before.”

 

“Before?”

 

“You bought my dress at Sichel Yeongae’s dress shop, and you bought things for me at the jewelry shop before too. Try buying my things again. I’ll get revenge several times over.”

 

With a grumbling sound, Ricardo put his mask back on and let out a small sigh.

 

“I understand.”

 

“Good that you understand! Shall we head back now?”

 

“Is there nothing else you want to do?”

 

“I don’t think there’s anything else I want to do. I really did everything I wanted to my heart’s content.”

 

“Then that’s fortunate.”

 

We left the shop and got straight into the carriage.

 

I considered whether to have dinner and part ways, but since I’d dragged him out from early morning, it didn’t seem right to keep holding onto him.

 

It wasn’t dinner time yet anyway.

 

By the time we arrived, it would probably be just the right time for Ricardo to have dinner.

 

Hiding my disappointment, I leaned against the carriage heading toward the Jesuert mansion to rest when a thought suddenly flashed through my mind.

 

“Oh, right!”

 

I quickly straightened my posture and took out a letter from my handbag, handing it to Ricardo.

 

Ricardo received the letter, examined it from various angles, then looked at me.

 

“What is this?”

 

“I said I had something I wanted to give you.”

 

“Yes.”

 

“Read it when you get home.”

 

“Can’t I read it now?”

 

“Not now! There are confidential matters written in it.”

 

“Confidential?”

 

I smiled broadly at Ricardo who tilted his head, and tapped Ricardo’s hand holding the letter.

 

By the time he reads this letter…

 

Even as fear and worry crept up, I forcibly suppressed them with the single phrase ‘it’ll be okay.’

 

Just then, I saw the scenery outside the window.

 

Under a sky mixed with darkness and sunset, bright blue flowers filled the meadow, swaying gently.

 

It was completely different from the scenery I’d seen with Felix before, but this had its own charming appeal.

 

Perhaps I was looking too much like a child, as Ricardo knocked on the carriage wall and told the coachman to stop for a moment.

 

“Let’s get out and look around for a bit.”

 

The coachman stopped the carriage in a place that wouldn’t obstruct traffic, and we got out to walk the path laid between the flower fields.

 

A pleasant floral fragrance enveloped the surroundings.

 

I slowly closed and opened my eyes in the wind that pleasantly brushed through my hair.

 

Watching the sunset disappear, I took a deep breath and then gazed at Ricardo’s hand.

 

Soon I gently took hold of his hand.

 

When our hands touched, Ricardo let go then repositioned his hand to hold mine securely.

 

“Ricardo, do you know the meadow on the way to our manor?”

 

“Yes.”

 

“That place is full of pink flowers, and when you see them under the sunset, they’re really beautiful.”

 

“I’ve seen it. That place resembles Sillia’s eyes.”

 

“Don’t my eyes resemble pink diamonds more?”

 

“Hmm, I think that meadow resembles them more.”

 

“Usually people say eyes resemble jewels, don’t they?”

 

“Sillia’s eyes are different from the kind of beauty you can always see, like jewels.”

 

“Huh? Then what?”

 

“Sillia’s eyes change every time I look at them, like the flowers in a meadow. That’s why they hold a once-in-a-lifetime beauty that must never be missed.”

 

The golden eyes visible behind the wolf mask gazed at me steadily.

 

I could feel his unwavering resolve without a hint of hesitation.

 

Our clasped hands felt ticklish.

 

I fidgeted unnecessarily, but Ricardo held on tightly as if he wouldn’t let go.

 

Various words rushed up in my mouth.

 

But I swallowed the words with difficulty and looked at the bright blue flower.

 

As the sky darkened, the flower glowed with a vivid blue light.

 

While watching the light spread and then looking up at the sky, I noticed a crescent moon beginning to appear.

 

“You know.”

 

“Yes.”

 

“Ricardo- you like me, don’t you?”

 

“Yes.”

 

“Oh, I see. Then, Ricardo.”

 

“Yes.”

 

“Please don’t like me anymore.”

 

“Pardon?”

 

“Ah, it’s not that I dislike you, Ricardo, or anything like that.”

 

“Then why are you telling me not to like you?”

 

“The details are in the letter! I’m going on a vacation trip, and if you keep liking me, you’ll miss me, won’t you!”

 

“Is that not allowed?”

 

“If you can’t see me but keep nurturing your feelings for me, it’ll be hard on you too, won’t it? I didn’t mean never to like me again.”

 

“Then?”

 

“Just try not liking me until my vacation is over.”

 

“How can I control that at will?”

 

“Isn’t that possible for you, Ricardo? Like, putting emotions in and taking them out like books on a bookshelf.”

 

“That’s impossible for all living beings.”

 

Ricardo let out a deep sigh at my playful joke.

 

I smiled gently and swayed our clasped hands back and forth.

 

Still, I hoped Ricardo would be less sad if that situation ever came to pass.

 

I’d be happy if he was sad, but I didn’t want him to resent me.

 

Looking down at our hands, I then looked at Ricardo and gestured for him to come closer.

 

Ricardo stared at me quietly before bending at the waist.

 

I watched him silently and then stroked his mask.

 

“Mask.”

 

At that single word, the mask’s strings came undone.

 

With a soft thud, the mask came off and Ricardo’s face came into view.

 

I quietly rose on my tiptoes, and Ricardo’s nose tip gently touched mine.

 

I hesitated for a moment.

 

Then I closed my eyes and carefully pressed my lips against his scar before pulling away.

 

I grinned and met his golden eyes that had widened in surprise.

 

“If you don’t like me during my vacation, I’ll like you even more when I come back!”

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