Atia ceased her wobbling and raised an eyebrow.
Leo hated the idea of even a single strawberry entering Atia’s mouth.
If Atia eats that strawberry and becomes stronger than she is now, that would be problematic.
Moreover, because it was out of season, the quantity that they managed to obtain was very limited.
‘It’s certain she read the same book as me.’
The Northern Snow Aroma Strawberries that one must eat to become stronger and become a world sovereign, as mentioned in ‘How to Become the World’s Strongest Sovereign.’
Among the ingredients that fell to the ground, it seemed that there were also a few Begal fruits and gold fire grass.
Even those quantities seemed very little.
‘Huh, what a joke! How dare she plot to become stronger than me?’
Leo, who frequented the training field as if eating meals, knew at once.
Atia, with her hair tightly tied up, her face and hair slightly damp, and dirt smeared here and there on her clothes, had undoubtedly returned from the training field.
If there was something peculiar, it was that a faint rose scent was emanating?
“Are you a thief? Stealing someone else’s food.”
Leo sneered.
Atia, who had been robustly munching on the Snow Aroma Strawberries, answered with a snicker.
“Huh, weren’t these thrown away?”
“Weren’t they?”
Somewhere irritated, Leo gestured with his chin towards Atia.
“Seems like you’ve been to the training field?”
“Oh, how did you know?”
“It’s obvious.”
Leo looked around with an arrogant face as if he was surprised about such a thing.
Suddenly, Atia realized why she had come to the kitchen.
“Well, anyway. I have to find what I need and get out.”
“Do you need anything, Madam?”
The servant asked with a friendly face to Atia, who had appeared as a savior while being harassed by the Wellington house’s lunatic.
“What was I looking for? From today, I’m going to manage my diet strictly.”
At the words ‘diet management’, Leo clenched his teeth again.
‘As expected, my guess was right. She’s trying to manage her diet like me.’
Atia handed out the ingredients she had written on paper.
“I came in a hurry because I need these right now.”
“Just a moment, Madam.”
The servants took the paper and moved busily.
Looking at this, Leo, who was greatly annoyed, asked Atia in an arrogant tone.
“You, why are you managing your diet?”
“You?”
“Yeah, you.”
Atia was briefly unsure how to handle this person without a sense of decency or basic understanding.
But the conclusion was that the only person who could stop such a reckless person was Atia herself.
This villainous guy wouldn’t act like this in front of his father Hiedegar and Duke Casus of Wellington.
“Even if there’s no sense of hierarchy, you shouldn’t speak informally.”
“Why should I?”
“Do you know there’s an eightyear age difference between you and me?”
In the previous life, Kang Jiha also had a younger brother. But he was a good brother without any problems even during puberty.
On the contrary, Leo was going through puberty very harshly.
Atia thought.
If this period goes wrong, it can seriously affect personality development.
Especially in cases like Leo.
If he is not tamed from the beginning, not only the people below him, but also everyone around him will suffer.
Atia decided that she had to fix this guy’s habits firmly at this opportunity.
Leo made a ‘so what?’ expression and ignored it.
“When you were just a newborn, I was already walking and tumbling around. Understand?”
“What does that mean?”
With an angelic face, Atia answered with her eyes narrowed sweetly.
“You’re just a baby.”
At the word ‘baby’, Leo crinkled his eyebrows and made a flabbergasted expression.
Atia spat out words that didn’t match her angelic face.
“This guy is a total lowlife. It’s habitual. If it was the army, he’d be executed by shooting.”
Bang! Bang!
Atia made a gun shape with her fingers and acted as if she was shooting at her own head.
Leo squinted, looking at Atia with a cocky attitude.
“Ah, what are you mumbling about by yourself.”
Atia realized that Leo was a guy who was living in his own world, blocking his ears.
“This won’t do. Follow me right now.”
Atia snapped her fingers at Leo.
“I’ll polish your soul perfectly.”
For a moment, the kitchen was enveloped in silence.
Leo, who reacted nonchalantly with a poker face, could feel cold sweat trickling down his spine.
The eyes of all the employees in the kitchen were fixed on him.
‘Is he… challenging me right now?’
The memory of the recent humiliating defeat at the hands of Atia surfaced in his mind.
Leo swallowed his saliva.
“I can’t do it right now. I have an appointment.”
“What appointment? You seem free.”
“I have something. Let’s do this later, not today.”
“I see.”
Atia smirked at Leo, who was making excuses.
[This is the time separator]Trudging.
Leo hurriedly left the kitchen and sought out the knights.
And, taking note of the surrounding glances, he opened his mouth.
“I am trying to get a griffin’s egg.”
“A griffin’s… egg?”
“Where should I go?”
One of the ways to improve one’s diet was to consume a griffin’s egg.
After Being Cheated On, She Picked Up a Treasure (Female-dominant)
One-line summary: The husband I married on a whim had been secretly in love with me for a long time.
On the day when Jun Shao finally obtained the imperial decree for her marriage, Lan Qu, the person she had admired for six years, defied the decree and ran away.
Her gentleness and devotion, her promise of a lifetime together, were all disregarded by him. Instead, he dreamed of entering the palace to serve the Emperor’s sister as a sixth-rank attendant.
News of this incident spread throughout the capital, and the alleys in front of and behind the Lan mansion were crowded with people who came to watch the commotion.
Jun Shao should have been embarrassed and angry.
But someone stepped in to protect her dignity.
The figure was in a miserable state, yet still possessed an undeniable elegance and handsomeness.
The young lord struggled to climb the wall of the Lan mansion and shouted to her, “If he won’t marry you, I will!”
So, Jun Shao took advantage of the situation and married the person.
She thought the young lord did it to save the Lan family from the crime of defying the imperial decree, but never imagined that from beginning to end, what he coveted was her.
*
After the wedding, Jun Shao felt like she was living in a dream.
Her Wife-master was as beautiful as a fairy in a painting, skilled in the six arts, well-versed in poetry and literature, capable of being gentle and attentive, and also grand and dignified. Most importantly, she was the only one in his heart and eyes.
Jun Shao didn’t know how Lan Shiwu, as a illegitimate son without a father and blessed with beauty, had managed to preserve his purity, recklessly escape, and use his last ounce of strength to ruin his own reputation, all because of his love for her, just to stand before her.
She could only see him gazing at her with eyes full of love, and when she bestowed a name upon him, his eyes shone like stars.
“You have come to me like a weary bird perching on a branch. I shall call you A Qi.”
