“No, I mean, we were in the living room, working on a puzzle with April!”
Crash!!
Suddenly, the window shattered.
“What, what is it?!”
“Meow!”
Startled, I instinctively grabbed the rabbit and jumped up from my seat.
I wondered if some villain was about to attack us like in a movie, but all I felt was a gust of wind. …Why on earth did the window break? A perfectly fine window wouldn’t just break on its own.
“Mistress!”
At that moment, the door burst open, and Anna rushed in. Other servants and guards were with her.
Upon seeing the broken window, Anna paled, hurriedly ushering me and the rabbit to safety.
In a daze, I, along with Anna and the guards, quickly moved somewhere else. The rabbit was snug in my arms.
“Anna, what on earth is happening?”
“Someone has penetrated Sol’s Berry Castle’s defense magic. The window broke due to the aftermath, and the intruders—.”
“Madam! April!”
Anna’s explanation was abruptly interrupted by Grayan’s voice.
Grayan, who had hurriedly run from the opposite side with an anxious expression, had a bow on his back and a drawn sword in his hand.
The moment I saw the blood on his sword, I finally realized that this was indeed a serious situation.
“Madam, April…! Are you injured?”
“I-I’m fine. Both April and I…”
Grayan examined me and April closely, then let out a sigh as if relieved.
In his silver-gray eyes, there was an indescribable vitality.
“The five intruders who barged into my study have been eliminated, but this is not the end. Madam and April, you must evacuate quickly. I will escort you to the panic room. Come, please hurry.”
No, is this an assassination? Who sent an assassin to Sol’s Berry Castle? I followed Grayan in a state of confusion.
The blood, not yet dried, was dripping from the tip of his sword. Witnessing that, I shivered with horror, and then I found a small cut on Grayan’s cheek.
“…No! A cut on this perfect face!”
I wondered if he was injured elsewhere and carefully examined Grayan’s condition. Fortunately, other than the small cut on his cheek, he seemed unharmed.
‘What is happening…’
A lightning strike on a clear sky? I was spending a peaceful afternoon as usual, and suddenly, an assassin?
‘Who sent the assassin? With the lack of hostility between Elowen and the Sol’s Berry family… Naturally, it must be the Ainstain side. Most likely, the Ainstain royal family.’
My frozen mind began to function again. I tried to calmly assess the situation.
The window suddenly broke, and in the living room… There were no intruders, no assassins. It meant they weren’t targeting me. In other words…
“…They were aiming for Grayan.”
If the one who sent the assassin was indeed King Ainstain, the fact that the perpetrator still highly valued my usefulness. Instead of killing me, they wanted to pull me into their faction and use me.
“This way.”
We had arrived at the panic room. When Grayan placed his hand on the empty wall, a bluish pattern appeared, revealing a hidden door.
As we entered, a panic room with no windows and apparently magical oxygen supply was revealed.
“Stay in this room with April until the situation is completely under control. Absolutely do not come out.”
I was about to respond to him when suddenly…
“Grraw!”
The rabbit that had suddenly jumped out of my arms transformed into a human figure. White hair shimmered in the air, and pink eyes stared straight at Grayan.
“Sir, I can fight too. I can help…”
“No.”
Although April spoke with a resolute voice, Grayan abruptly cut her off.
The expression of sorrow appeared on April’s face immediately. April, clenching her fists tightly, spoke again.
“It may not be as skilled as the Duke, but I can handle a sword, and I can deal with assassins too. You know that.”
“Still, you can’t. Stay here with Lady Stepmother, April. You’re not ready yet…”
Grayan’s gaze briefly swept over the bloodstains on the blade of the sword. His jaw clenched as if biting down, and then, facing April with a serious expression, he continued.
“It’s too early for you to stain your hands with blood, April.”
“…!”
“Taking a life is not as simple as you think. Later… let’s start with hunting monsters together.”
“…”
April’s eyelids trembled, and her lips quivered. Grayan faintly smiled, then patted April’s head once before turning away.
Before the panic room door completely closed, he looked back at me and assured with an unwavering voice.
“I will definitely return safely. Don’t worry, madam.”
And then, the door closed.
After Grayan’s figure disappeared from sight, I wrapped my two hands around April’s small, seemingly about to collapse shoulders.
For some reason, during all this time, April had focused solely on becoming stronger. She seemed to have never thought about the fact that, to protect someone, you might have to hurt someone else.
Taking the life of another being, especially one with a sentient mind, is certainly not easy.
I gently patted April’s shoulders. Just quietly, without saying anything. Until April could gather her thoughts.
Male lead is a clingy little husband
One-line summary: The male lead is initially an arrogant, noble, love-deprived brat, later a cute, clingy, scheming little jealous one.
Introduction:
One day, Lu Yuner’s soul transmigrates into a female-dominant world. She enters the Imperial Academy and takes up the position of a doctoral instructor, teaching classes and grading schoolwork.
One day, she encounters the young prince Su Qingwan secretly skipping class from the male academy.
As a result, Su Qingwan is punished.
From then on, Su Qingwan sees Lu Yuner as a “thorn in his side”.
But before long, this “thorn” becomes the person he cherishes most, and he goes to great lengths to win Lu Yuner’s affection.
Mini scene 1:
One day, the sun is high in the sky but Su Qingwan still hasn’t gotten up for class.
Servant Xiaoyuan: “Young prince, it’s time for class. You’ll be late otherwise.”
Su Qingwan says arrogantly: “I’m not going. I am the esteemed prince, my status is so noble, why should I suffer this hardship? Besides, isn’t learning all this just to please women? Hmph, they’re not worthy!”
Mini scene 2:
After Su Qingwan falls for someone, he completely changes. He no longer skips class and diligently learns how to be a good husband and father. But he discovers that Sister Yuner is always surrounded by admirers.
Drunk and overcome with jealousy one day, he clings to Lu Yuner, crying beautifully like a pear blossom in the rain.
Su Qingwan: “Qingwan likes Sister Yuner.”
Lu Yuner: “Young prince, you’re drunk.”
Su Qingwan: “Qingwan isn’t drunk. Qingwan likes Sister Yuner, likes you so much, likes you to bits…” Before he can finish, Lu Yuner’s eyes flash with emotion and she leans in closer.
[Reading Guide]
1. The female lead is gentle, gracious, humble and polite but not weak. The male lead is initially an arrogant, noble, love-deprived brat, later a cute, clingy, scheming little jealous one.
2. 1v1, a bit torturous in the beginning but definitely sweet later on.
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