“I’m looking forward to tomorrow.”
Although today I spent the entire day in the carriage and my body was a bit sore, the presence of Kaern made my mood lift instantly.
And tomorrow, I was planning to enjoy seeing the flowers I love with him.
“…Should I sleep?”
Thinking about Kaern, I suddenly remembered that he drank wine every day to fall asleep.
Would he be drinking wine tonight as well?
A glass of wine wouldn’t be too hard on his body, but it’s still alcohol.
As worries about him flooded in, I couldn’t just stay still.
I got up from the bed, draped a shawl over my shoulders, and left the room.
Similar to the Duke’s residence, Kaern’s room was right next to mine.
Standing in front of his door, I hesitated for a moment before deciding to knock.
‘Maybe I should just go back.’
There was a dilemma because if he was sleeping, I might disturb him for no reason.
After pondering for quite some time, I eventually turned my body to go back.
But then it happened.
Just as I was about to move my foot back towards my room, the door opened, revealing Kaern.
“Helena?”
“Kaern?”
“What are you doing here?”
Kaern, looking quite surprised, asked me.
“Well, um…”
Momentarily flustered, I quickly searched for an answer but couldn’t find a suitable one.
So, inevitably, I told him the truth.
“I came to see you for a moment and was on my way back.”
“You came to see me?”
“Yes.”
“Then come in. Why did you try to go back?”
“I thought it might disturb your rest. What about Kaern? Where were you going?”
“No, it’s nothing. Just come in.”
“Oh, okay.”
As Kaern moved aside, I hurriedly entered the room.
As I expected, there were wine bottles and empty glasses on the table, suggesting he had been drinking alone.
“Are you drinking wine again tonight?”
“I couldn’t sleep. Sit over here.”
“Okay.”
Kaern pointed to the chair in front of the table.
As soon as I sat down, Kaern also took a seat right across from me.
Come to think of it, he was currently wearing only a light shirt.
Perhaps because the shirt was a bit tight, the contours of his body were clearly visible, making me feel a bit embarrassed. Unnaturally, I turned my head away.
Glancing around the room, it didn’t seem much different from mine.
“Are you going to have a drink tonight too? This one has a lower alcohol content than the one you had yesterday, so it should be more manageable.”
“Well, yes. That’s fine.”
“There’s only one glass. Can I give it to you in the glass I was using?”
“That’s okay. Please.”
After pouring wine into the glass, Kaern handed it to me.
“Do you have something to tell me for coming here?”
“Not really.”
“Then?”
“Well… I remembered what Kaern said yesterday.”
“What did I say?”
“You mentioned drinking wine because you couldn’t sleep yesterday.”
Expressing concern so straightforwardly made me feel a bit embarrassed, but I couldn’t help it.
Just like earlier, I couldn’t think of any other words to say.
“Are you worried about me?”
“Of course.”
“Because I’m someone important to you?”
“…Yes. That’s right.”
I felt incredibly embarrassed, as if I were going insane. But this situation was something I initiated, so there was no one to blame.
“…Try drinking.”
“Yes.”
Thinking that Kaern’s voice seemed a bit lower, I took a sip of the wine.
“It’s definitely lower in alcohol content than what I had yesterday. And it tastes really good.”
As I told him, the wine tasted much better, with a richer aroma than what I had yesterday.
“It’s a specialty of Clere,” he said.
“The flowers we saw earlier were in excellent condition, and now the grapes are top-notch too.”
I marveled at the taste of the wine and raised my glass, taking another sip of the liquid inside.
“Do you remember when I said I don’t like alcohol yesterday?”
Kaern nodded.
“Well, there’s a reason I started avoiding alcohol.”
“A reason?”
“Yes. A while ago, I drank a lot of wine with Adelia.”
“With Adelia?”
“Yes. Come to think of it, Adelia seems to handle alcohol quite well, unlike you, Kaern. Anyway, we drank a lot back then. We finished about one or two bottles together.”
“One or two bottles?”
Instead of answering, I nodded my head and smiled coyly.
“And when I woke up the next day, I couldn’t remember anything from the day before. So, since then, I became afraid of getting drunk. They say you only need to avoid drinking until you lose consciousness, but if you keep drinking, there may be times when you can’t restrain yourself, like that day.”
If I didn’t know anything, I wouldn’t have been so scared.
But I knew too much about these people and this world.
That’s why I was afraid of losing my reason and saying something terrible when drunk.
At that time, Adelia also claimed to have no recollection at all, which was truly fortunate. If she had said anything, it could have been a big problem.
Of course, I wouldn’t take the words of a drunk person seriously, but I always had to be careful.
“Excessive drinking is just poison.”
“That’s right.”
“But you can still drink in front of me.”
“Huh?”
My Ex-Girlfriend Is The Regent In The Female-dominant World (Male lead transmigrates to the matriarchal world)
Two years ago, Gu Sui picked up a homeless woman in ancient costume from the street.
Apart from occasionally claiming to be a princess from a female-dominant country due to illness, her figure, appearance, intelligence, and martial arts skills were impeccable.
Naturally evolving from roommates to girlfriends, as time went on, Gu Sui found it increasingly difficult to tolerate her queen syndrome.
“Mu Jiulu, can you stop controlling me inside and out? Let’s break up.”
Gu Sui made a breakup call, and since then, he couldn’t find any trace of her.
A year later, Gu Sui, who was planning to move, woke up the next day and found himself in a different place.
“Young Master, today is the day you choose your Wife-master through martial arts competition at Jade Dew Pavilion. Please get up quickly.”
Gu Sui: Who am I? Where am I? What am I doing?
As the only son of a general’s mansion in a female-dominant dynasty, the young empress personally issued a decree allowing Gu Sui to select his Wife-master through martial arts competition. Whoever could defeat him could marry him.
Gu Sui: “……”
He didn’t inherit the original owner’s martial prowess, so anyone could defeat him! And what the hell is a Wife-master?
Forced to come to Jade Dew Pavilion, the densely packed women below made Gu Sui’s agoraphobia act up, and his face was full of resistance.
Until he saw the Regent sitting on the second floor, with a smile on the corner of her lips, her eyes wicked and nonchalant.
Hmm… she looked a little familiar.
It turned out that the Regent also found him a little familiar.
Mu Jiulu fiddled with her bone clasp, her deep gaze locked on the man who was out of place in this world.
“Finally, I found you.”
Male transmigrates into female-dominant world
One-sentence summary: What goes around comes around, taking turns in the crematorium
