Honestly, Ethan didn’t expect the arrogant Hayden, who was just as arrogant as the seat he occupied, to embrace Lou so openly. A few words would have been enough, but to embrace her directly?
He understood his second and third daughters showering Hayden with affection from a very young age, treating him almost like an uncle. But Lou as well?
‘I know he said Lou is a benefactor, but…’
This is unsettling. If Milene were here, she would have already told him not to worry, but as a father, Ethan felt his instincts ominously tingling.
“Finish the subjugation at a pace that is neither too fast nor too slow. No one should know that the West is at ease.”
“The result of this Western monster subjugation will stand as another stabilizing factor you’ve brought to the empire, Your Majesty.”
The matter of Rustica Gennes is the matter of the Gennes family. The Perseus Empire had been moving unsteadily under a young Emperor who had ascended the throne not long ago.
The nobles clutched their purses, seeking only the emperor’s weaknesses, while the emperor planned to strike them down and even behead them if necessary to strengthen his imperial authority.
And this conquest would further elevate the emperor’s authority.
“A victory banquet will be held in Chalea once the conquest is over.”
The banquet served as a symbolic event to honor the emperor.
Discussing a victory feast before the conquest had ended was not prematurely popping champagne; Hayden was looking several moves ahead.
“What about formally introducing your daughter at that time, Sir?”
Ethan suddenly lifted his head.
“Your Majesty, that would be…!”
“You probably think it’s too early.”
“Rue came as an envoy from Caleta, Your Majesty. It’s a major weakness in social circles.”
Sharp gray eyes met Ethan, who was dissuading him.
“A flaw that would be largely recognized even by the Count of Plache?”
“However, Rue is my daughter. It is natural for a parent to protect their daughter; I’d like her to be introduced when things have calmed down. That’s a father’s sentiment.”
Hayden looked at the ceiling. Somewhere above, Rue was asleep. He could feel even from his sensitive nerves that she was deeply asleep.
“Even if she appears when it’s quiet, she’ll always have a label following her.”
It was an irrefutable fact.
“So do as I say, Sir. I will personally host the banquet and be her escort.”
“Excuse me?”
Ethan jerked his head up.
“At a victory banquet where the Count of Plache has greatly contributed, the emperor will appear as the official partner of the Countess of Plache.”
It felt ominous, highly ominous. Ethan swallowed dryly, feeling as if his fourteen-year-old daughter, whom he couldn’t provide much for, was being targeted by the wolf-like emperor standing before him.
“Better to make noise glamorously if it’s going to be noisy anyway.”
“Your Majesty, there’s no need to go that far.”
“Isn’t it an honor?”
“It’s too great an honor; we don’t know how to handle it. Furthermore…”
“What else?”
Ethan was embarrassed. He understood that Rue was twenty-five.
But in a father’s mind, it seemed better for his daughter, who had not received proper protection, to hold her long-lost father’s hand rather than the emperor’s. Above all else.
“That should be Rue’s decision.”
Ethan dearly hoped his daughter had taken more after him than her logical and meticulous mother.
No, more precisely, he hoped she would choose her father. She was still a young daughter; no matter if her first official partner would be the emperor, that was something he couldn’t concede!
Male lead first thought she played hard to get, only to realize she
really disliked him
Short intro:
What she can’t stand the most is the streets full of effeminate men, especially that so-called top beauty whom she avoids at all costs.
Shen Yaoxing looks at Jiang Mingyue, who keeps approaching her with coy shyness.
Shen Yaoxing: Bro, don’t be like this, I’m really about to throw up!
She fears nothing in heaven or earth, except for him getting close to her.
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At first he thought she was just using the trick of feigning indifference to attract his attention. Later, he learned that she truly despised him.
This dealt a heavy blow to Jiang Mingyue, and he vowed to make her, like everyone else, fall at his feet in worship!
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Synopsis:
Before transmigrating, Shen Yaoxing only wanted to find a reliable man to spend her life with. Who knew that after transmigrating, she would become a reliable woman herself…
A forced misandrist, highly skilled, and reliable female lead
vs.
An initially aloof and arrogant, later morbid, obsessed male lead
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