“Asti Princess!”
As the class ended, Ratifa knelt and bowed her head towards Asti. Asti quickly rushed out and hugged Ratifa tightly with her chubby arms.
“Ratifa! You told Tatkan the story!”
While patting Ratifa’s chubby cheeks, Asti, whose arms were tightly wrapped around Ratifa’s waist, looked incredibly cute.
At that moment, a few plump girls with wide smiles gathered around Asti, laughing and bowing their heads.
“Princess, you must come with Tatkan again tomorrow! We can’t wait for tomorrow’s class! Actually, we are just waiting for the break time!”
Upon hearing this, Asti raised her hand gracefully, smiling but sounding genuinely pleased.
“Yes, all of you. See you again tomorrow!”
“Oh, Princess! Tomorrow, bring snacks and share them with the children while listening to the story.”
“And Tatkan’s too!”
Tatkan, flying over, said to Asti.
Asti Princess, once again nestled in Ratifa’s embrace, laughed heartily, wondering why it felt so good.
Ratifa couldn’t help but laugh at Asti’s truly well-baked marshmallow-like adorable appearance.
“It’s the first time that the children of Madrasa have spoken to me first. It’s all thanks to you. Because of you. Ratifa, is there anything you want?! Candy? Gold coins? Jewels?! I’ll talk to my father and mother, and I’ll get everything! I’ll even make beautiful clothes for you!”
“It’s okay, Princess. All Fraulein wants is the owner’s happiness.”
Ratifa smiled and looked at the golden bracelet on her wrist.
[Star icon] [Star icon]“Is the Great One in pain today?”
Hades, with his fist clenched, glared at the attendants of the Malkali Chamber of Commerce.
“Yes, yes. Malkali is not feeling well, so he won’t be receiving visitors.”
Just a few days ago, the ornate statues that adorned the surroundings were all removed somewhere, and Hades snorted while looking at the empty walnut tree shelf.
It seemed like Hades had prepared in advance for the fact that he deliberately broke the decorations last time.
“Do cute things. Even a mad dog knows how to play alone.”
Hades lay down on the prepared sofa, raised his chubby foot, and placed it on the snack table in front of him.
The delicately carved and meticulously gilded snack table made a crackling sound and collapsed, revealing a fragile interior.
“My goodness. Why are Malkali’s things so fragile? The Great One is moaning in pain, barely showing his face, and every time I move, something here breaks. There must be some unfortunate thing involved.”
Hades got up as if he was not interested, looked at his azure robe, and spoke again to the attendants.
“Tap Malkali’s back and check it carefully. Or tell it to both the head and the lower hem of Shiraq, who are both empty. Find out the actual loading rate of the fabric warehouse. By now, it should be leaking like a sieve. To do business in line with Mercatus, you need to stack more. So, what did you do not to listen to me?”
The attendants, who felt a vague unease in Hades’ words, looked at each other’s faces.
“I don’t think it would have been accepted with good words from the beginning, so is my personality twisted, or is this Grand Bazaar twisted? Hey, can anyone tell who is twisted? Answer me.”
Before the big sigh of Hades ended, the frightened attendants quickly left the room, leaving only Hades behind in the reception room.
Hades, looking towards the place where the attendants disappeared, shouted loudly and laughed heartily.
“Hang the value of this broken table in the Kalep Sanctuary! Hahaha!”
Before leaving, Hades looked meaningfully at the sophisticated bronze engraved painting hanging on the wall of the reception room.
It was a dynamic picture of several horses pulling a large fabric cart.
Hades traced the winding lines of the painting with his fingers. Having explored the products that Malkali Chamber of Commerce proudly displayed, such as silk, glossy wood, and amapo, he slowly moved his fingers forward.
His fingertips were now lingering on the unfamiliar muscles of the horses carrying and pulling the goods.
“The cart must be quite heavy, isn’t it? Let me help you with that burden.”
Whether to call it malicious or mischievous, a large laugh, whose nature couldn’t be discerned, was hanging on his lips.
[Star icon] [Star icon]After finishing the heroic story for Tatkan and even preparing food for the desert fox, Ratifa quietly climbed onto her bed and rested her chin on the window sill.
“There are so many stars. It feels like they might overflow.”
In the Grand Bazaar, where there was no cloud in the sky, and no rain or snow fell, after the sunset, looking up at the sky made it seem like countless stars were about to spill.
Observing the sparkling stars, each shining on its own, one could understand why the desert people didn’t treat Kalende, the moon goddess, with such reverence.
“Even if it’s not the moon, there are too many sparkling things at night.”
During the day, there was only one sun.
The Male lead Always Seduces Her with His Beauty (Matriarchy)
Xin Jiao Zhou is the leader of the world’s premier sect. She has just experienced betrayal from all sides, was poisoned in an assassination attempt, and faced death squad attacks while the poison was taking effect. After finally clearing out the scum from her sect, she was drugged again while trying to detoxify.
After waking up from a night of unconsciousness, she gained a “beautiful and kind-hearted” husband.
Xin Jiao Zhou: “???”
He fell ill.
She came to see him, bringing breakfast.
As she put down the breakfast and was about to leave, his hand slipped while holding the spoon. “Clank!”
She turned around upon hearing the noise.
He looked up at her, his eyebrows drooping: “My hand… has no strength.”
“Shall I… feed you?” she asked tentatively.
He opened his mouth cheerfully: “Ah—”
Thinking she was drowning, he jumped in without hesitation to save her, but nearly drowned himself. In the end, it was she who swam over to rescue him, giving him air underwater.
After emerging from the water, his ear tips turned red. He lightly brushed his cheek, tucking his sideburns behind his ear, revealing delicate, pink-tinged ear tips. He lowered his gaze, too embarrassed to look at her.
Xin Jiao Zhou: He’s truly beautiful, kind-hearted, and adorable.
A certain someone when disciplining subordinates behind the scenes: “If they don’t obey, just kill them.”
What’s that? She might already have someone she cares about in her heart? A certain someone: Find out who it is, kill them, and then there won’t be anyone.
What? She met a man by the riverside? What? That man even hurt her? A certain someone: Whichever hand hurt her, chop off his entire arm.
Love at first sight without realizing it, gradually falling in love, slowly getting closer…
Family and national grudges, schemes and desires, good and evil, crime and punishment, she and he face the future together, seeking justice with passion!
A naturally dark female lead who could accidentally destroy the world but is actually an honest person VS a weak, pitiful, and helpless but skilled fighter, beautiful white-cut black male lead
My heart is not of stone, how steadfast is your love? — Tao Yuanming “Imitating the Ancients (No. 3)”
— Reading Guide —
Cold female lead & dramatic black lotus with hidden yandere traits male lead
