“Ugh… so frustrating.”
Leo still couldn’t accept his defeat.
“It was just bad luck that day.”
Believing this was why he lost to Atia, he looked up at her room.
The room was dark.
It was usually lit at this time.
Whenever Leo looked at that window, it felt as though his blood pressure spiked.
The stress would rapidly increase just by glancing at it.
Leo’s eyes glowed red as he clenched his fists.
“I hate this so much.”
Thirteenyearold Northern boy Lihart Leo Wellington was so frustrated at having lost to a girl.
He was also frustrated that he had risked his life after falling into a lake during a mountain climbing trip.
He was still not ready to admit that he was too weak.
He wanted to win, so badly.
Frustrated.
All day, he had been searching the forest for the griffin egg but it was all in vain.
He had been eagerly awaiting the day when Atia would kneel before him.
The thought that it had all gone to waste made him feel dark.
Leo looked once again at Atia’s dark room.
“What is she doing in there right now?”
A woman who tamed a highlevel magical beast and moved the heart of his father, who was known as the “Legend of the Fel Empire.”
Even the knights were acting unusual. Everyone had eyes that seemed to admire the Duchess.
Even the immature Leo could sense the atmosphere.
The influence Atia had within the ducal residence was increasing.
“Ugh!”
What in the world could change her like that?
What’s the method?
Was she devising some scheme in that dark room?
Leo made up his mind.
Late at night, when everyone was asleep,
He would sneak into Atia’s room.
.
.
.
The ducal residence in the early dawn was as quiet as a graveyard.
Dressed deliberately in black to avoid notice, Leo emerged from the shadows.
Knowing the layout of the ducal residence like the back of his hand, he reached his destination without attracting attention.
Atia’s room was almost at the end of the corridor.
Leo hesitated for a moment in front of the door, which had a carved rose and ivy design, then pressed his ear against it.
“Now…”
Leo focused all his senses on his hearing.
After a while,
A faint sound came from the room.
Leo focused on the sound once more.
Upon listening closely, it sounded like coughing.
And also like moaning.
“Huh?”
Continuous coughing was heard, as if a seriously ill patient was in there.
Leo narrowed his eyes, quietly pulled his ear away from the door, and looked at the doorknob.
“Hmm…”
After staring at it for a while, he carefully grasped the knob and turned it.
Making sure to make no sound.
Very gently.
Luckily, the door was not locked.
Leo cautiously turned the knob and opened the door slightly.
“Cough! Cough!”
When he opened the door slightly wider, the sound of coughing grew louder.
Could she be sick?
Inside the room, dim moonlight shone through the large window.
Atia, who was sitting on the bed, subtly glowed under the moonlight.
She was dressed in a white negligee, with long silver hair.
She looked as pure as an angel descending from the heavens.
Leo couldn’t blink, captivated by her appearance.
“Cough.”
It was then, while Leo was entranced by Atia, that he noticed the bright red blood on her handkerchief.
“Ah!”
Startled, Leo halted.
In the Fel Empire, coughing up blood meant one was afflicted with a deadly disease.
What was even more shocking was how she seemed accustomed to this.
After switching her bloodstained handkerchief for a clean one, Atia covered her mouth again.
“What is this…”
Stunned, Leo dropped the doorknob, producing a clattering sound.
“Hm?”
Atia tilted her head and looked toward the door.
‘Ah, the noise…’
Leo, deeply shocked, hurriedly left the scene.
(This is a time separator.)
Back in his room, Leo exhaled deeply, trying to calm his racing heart.
“Hu, huff.”
He was still not at ease.
‘Was that… real blood just now?’
Leo sat on the edge of his bed, recollecting the recent events and vigorously shaking his head.
It was merely out of curiosity about whether Atia had some unique secret, that he had loitered outside her room.
But there she was, suffering as if she had a terminal illness.
Tremors appeared around Leo’s eyes.
How could she be so lively under the sun if she was in such poor health?
She should call a doctor if she’s not well; why was she suffering alone?
Nothing made logical sense.
However.
From her suffering alone at night, it seemed Atia wanted to hide her illness.
Leo tilted his head.
‘Why hide it?’
Could it be an infectious disease?
Leo knew that Atia was the daughter of an enemy family.
But if it was an infectious disease, the situation would change.
She had been thoroughly examined and confirmed to be healthy when she first entered the ducal residence, so there was no possibility of that.
So then…
Was it an illness she contracted here at the Wellington Duke’s residence over the last year?
Deploying the knowledge he had accumulated over 13 years, Leo still couldn’t make sense of the situation.
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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