Duke Evan. He came to the Star Palace instead of the main palace.
It happened shortly after Tethel’s investigation began. I had thought he might come, but seeing him in person was far from welcoming.
“Duke Evan, Her Excellency the Empress wishes to meet you.”
“Him?”
“Yes.”
Whether he sensed my feelings or not, Ken looked at me with a rather awkward expression.
“If you don’t want to see him, I can send him away.”
“No. Well, there’s no reason to avoid him. But he’s not a welcome guest, so let’s just see him here.”
“Um… standing?”
“Yes. Talking while sitting makes the conversation longer. Besides, he’s not someone with pleasant memories, and there’s no need to offer him tea.”
“Oh.”
Only then did Ken seem to understand, nodding and disappearing for a moment. He must be here to hear some good news after causing a commotion at the last party.
I wonder how much nonsense he’s going to spew. So, I stood still, humming and looking around.
Not long after, the duke, who looked very uncomfortable, approached me with a forced smile.
Upon seeing me, he glanced around and frowned.
“…To treat a guest properly, yet you do not.”
“A guest? A guest who came without any prior notice. Are you even a guest?”
“What?”
“We’re not on such good terms to offer hospitality.”
As I grinned and spoke, his face stiffened even more than before.
“What did you expect by coming here? To be treated and served? I have no intention of engaging in lengthy conversations.”
“I don’t particularly want to talk for a long time either.”
He seemed quite uncomfortable, probably due to what happened at the last party.
“That’s right.”
I thought he might deny it, but he readily admitted that our relationship wasn’t so great. Moreover, he still seemed to think of me as beneath him.
Not as an empress but more like Isabella Veloci, a noble lady.
“Anyone who doesn’t even consider me as an empress is not regarded as a guest. If you have something to say, it would be better to say it quickly and leave.”
However, as I continued to speak condescendingly, he narrowed his eyes slightly. It seemed he had no room to retort.
“Arrogant. Do you think of yourself as a ruler just because you’ve become an empress?”
“Well.”
“…….”
“A ruler, indeed. In the empire, after His Majesty the Emperor, I am the second most powerful figure. Does Duke Evan even think he can compare to me? Even if he’s a duke, isn’t there a vast difference between an emperor and empress?”
It was extremely cringeworthy to say such things out loud.
But saying something gently to him would undoubtedly be futile. So, I openly ignored him, and it seemed to hit him as expected.
“If I didn’t do it like this, he would have condescendingly ignored me again, calling me Isabella the same way this time.”
Really… the siblings are very alike. Whether it’s Beatrice or Duke Evan.
In the meantime, someone familiar appeared behind him. A person covering their mouth, hiding behind a tree, watching us. It was Tethel.
Subtly, he, who always stayed in that spot whenever I went out harshly, waved his arms, making a gesture as if cheering for me.
Still, he didn’t stop hiding his body, perhaps afraid of getting hurt. His cheering seemed quite cute. Since a while ago, he had been eyeing the duke.
‘Ha… But when Tethel sees it, it might seem like I have a serious personality problem.’
No, it’s self-defense. Since he’s not talking nicely from over there, I keep blurting out things that make me sound like a person with a deteriorating character.
“Really, it’s amusing. This position can be dismissed anytime.”
“Is that so?”
“You should be careful, Isabella Veloci. Acting so grandiose like this, it would be quite embarrassing if you were dismissed from the position of empress, wouldn’t it?”
“Are you worried? But what should I do? There’s probably no need to worry. I won’t be dismissed from the position of empress.”
He seemed to be busy pretending he didn’t hear my words at all.
“Indeed, will there be no chance of being dismissed? After believing in fleeting love and tightly tying your neck like this, what would happen if you returned to being a mere noble? Tsk.”
I really want to spit in that mouth. How can one speak so unpleasantly? It’s doubtful if he attends a school for bad-mouthed people.
What Lian said at the beginning seemed like a cute display of affection.
Meanwhile, as if proving that I was right, he shook his shoulders as if celebrating.
“Be quiet. Come to think of it, doesn’t it seem like I was right? You seem to be not entirely foolish. It’s fortunate that you seem to have come to your senses now.”
“More than coming to my senses, it’s fun. Is Duke Evan’s love so easy? Judging by how quickly it withers. You got married a little earlier than us… Oh, has the Duke’s wife already grown tired?”
“Isabella, my lady!”
Top Celebrity Younger Brother Bears Her Child (Female-dominant)
One-line summary: Forced to live stream romance with a top celebrity in a female-dominant world.
Yan Jin transmigrated into a brothel, with a fellow transmigrated junior beside her.
Hearing the obscene words coming from outside, the unfortunate junior covered his ears tightly, his cheeks flushed red, and whispered to comfort her, “Don’t worry, I will definitely help you escape.”
“Don’t worry, I will definitely defend your chastity.” Yan Jin looked at the flawless and delicate features of the unfortunate junior and gently comforted, “Because we have transmigrated into a female-dominant world.”
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Top celebrity Yu Shu suddenly fell into a coma during a concert.
Research scientist Yan Jin fainted in the lab after working overtime.
Two people with no connection were rushed to the same hospital.
Three days later, neither of them had woken up.
Suddenly, the entire nation discovered that a live streaming app had been forcibly installed on their phones.
Upon opening it, they heard the two discussing how to escape from the brothel.
The entire internet was in an uproar.
After the two successfully escaped from the brothel, Yu Shu’s fan group rushed to make a banner and sent it to the hospital overnight.
“Big sister bravely took action to defend the chastity of our idol!”
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When Yu Shu was diagnosed with pregnancy, Yan Jin stared at his belly for a long time.
Covering his stomach, he muttered gloomily, “If you don’t like it, I’ll go get an abortion.”
“It’s not that I don’t like it.” Yan Jin hugged Yu Shu and said softly, “I just feel like I’m not human.”
Yu Shu comforted Yan Jin, “I was already an adult when we got together.”
Yan Jin hesitated, “But you won’t be of legal marriageable age even after giving birth to the child.”
At the same time, a flood of bullet comments appeared in the live streaming room that the two couldn’t see.
[Although it’s inappropriate, I also want a young and handsome boyfriend to have my child.]
①Male pregnancy (highlighted)
The female lead is five years older than the male lead, and the male lead is already an adult when he appears.
