Responding with a head tilt, Noah’s face also reddened, as if he was also holding back laughter. Clearly, he too thought of Ines as a troublemaker.
“Ah? It’s you.”
Then Noah spoke, still not having fully contained his laughter.
“Who?”
“The central manager.”
“Ah…”
Listening to their conversation, Ines also glanced out of the window unintentionally. At first sight, an irate man was pushing the servant who opened the door and getting into the carriage.
“He’s in a bad mood.”
“Understandable. Did you annoy him? He must have realized by now that all his plans for today have been thwarted.”
The man was short and plump, yet his impression was rather imposing. The carriage sped off in the opposite direction from where Ines was headed.
“If you want to climb the social ladder, you need to know your place.”
“Yes, like me.”
“Yes, sucking up like you will get you far.”
“It’s not sucking up.”
“Sure it isn’t.”
Ines looked at Noah with a hint of envy. They always spent time together. Perhaps that’s why Noah seemed to deal with Carson more casually. Noah was probably the only person who could joke with Carson.
Their light conversation continued.
“Anyway, it seems like that manager will be back to square one.”
“Seems so. He’s about to lose what little he had.”
“It’s unfortunate. He was good at his job, aside from his temper and bad habits.”
“Noah.”
Carson’s voice turned serious, and Noah’s tone deepened in response.
“Yes, My Lord.”
“We can’t overlook his temper and bad habits.”
“Ah…”
“It’s a major flaw. It means he can’t control his own emotions.”
“Yes, my mistake.”
“Don’t take it too seriously. And, as you said, he’s competent. He’s giving me a hard time.”
Carson chuckled again, and Noah joined him.
“But what was his name? The surname was rather unusual…”
“Well, Durfin…something.”
At that moment, Ines’s face turned pale. And almost inaudibly, she muttered.
“Drofinnua.”
Both men in the carriage looked at Ines. Noah was the first to speak.
“How do you know that name, Your Grace?”
But Ines couldn’t answer, struggling to piece together fragmented memories. Back then, Charlotte had been removing faulty tracks.
〈If only we could start our lives over like this…〉
“My Lord, turn the carriage around. Right now!”
At Ines’s urgent cry, Carson immediately changed course.
“Follow that man, Drofinnua.”
As the carriage turned sharply, Ines’s body swayed heavily. Her head and shoulder hit the carriage wall. That sensation engulfed her, followed by Charlotte’s voice.
〈Ines, are you okay?〉
〈That madman keeps hitting me. On the ear that doesn’t hear well, deliberately.〉
The tinnitus that had once disappeared now bombarded her ears again.
〈Men must learn to slap women from a young age. My husband did the same. Even on the day he died, he slapped me as soon as he came home.〉
The conversation with Charlotte, now in a different tone and expression, stopped there. But Ines had an intuition that today was that day.
“My Lord, there is a state-run residence near the castle managed by the imperial court.”
“Habenue Street?”
“Yes, exactly. That man is staying there with his pregnant wife, Charlotte. Charlotte is my friend.”
From what Ines had said, Carson had a rough idea of the situation. A husband with a nasty temper, and he was currently very angry.
Carson pounded the carriage wall forcefully. It was a sign to hurry.
“Can we pick up the Councilor on the way?”
Much time had passed since he’d headed in the opposite direction from Ines. After what had happened, saving him was crucial. Attempting to kill one’s husband and actually killing him carried different weights of sin.
Carson raised both hands and slicked back his dripping hair.
“Understood.”
He then flung open the carriage door. Due to the momentum of the moving carriage, the door slammed against the carriage wall with a loud bang.
“I’ll go to the mansion to fetch the Councilor, Noah, you go straight to the residence.”
“Yes, understood.”
He took a short breath and grabbed the carriage door. Then he called for the horse that was following behind. Only then did Ines realize what he was about to do.
“What are you doing?”
But Noah stopped Ines. He’d seen his lord leap from a speeding carriage several times before.
“It’s okay.”
No sooner had the words left his mouth than Carson leapt onto the approaching horse. Almost immediately, thunder cracked, lightning split the darkening sky, and rain began to fall. He and his knights began to dash through the rain.
Ines and Carson met again on the road leading to the residence. He truly had the Councilor seated in front of him on his horse.
Though horses were faster than carriages, how this was possible was beyond belief. But what was even harder to believe happened next.
The moment Ines and Carson both stopped their horses in front of the house, a peculiar man leapt out of the window that Charlotte had said she liked. It was an unbelievable sight.
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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