“Hey, do you know? About our lady.”
“What about the lady?”
“She has this really nice smell. Like a woman’s fragrance.”
The servant who mentioned the ‘woman’s fragrance’ even had a dreamy look in his eyes.
“Yeah, that’s true. When she passes by, there seems to be a fragrance.”
“It’s like the smell of flowers. Or fruits. But it’s not a scent I’ve recognized before.”
“Maybe it’s the smell of Balmont?”
“Heh, Northern women seem a bit different. So white and delicate. Her waist is so slender.”
Hearing the servants carelessly gossip, Kaiyan unconsciously clenched his fist.
He knew best about Claudel’s pleasant scent in the entire Rowen castle.
Yet, other men in the castle were openly talking about it.
Unaware of his own symptoms of obsession, Kaiyan was struggling with himself every night.
When he was asked to come every night…
Whenever he visited her bedroom at night, Claudel would eagerly snuggle into his embrace.
That was all.
‘Insomnia?’
She fell asleep incredibly fast, to an unbelievable extent.
Usually, if you share a bed, there should be some conversation, or other pleasant activities.
But for many nights, Claudel just slept, falling asleep almost instantly as soon as her head touched some part of his body.
‘Could she be teasing me on purpose?’
Pretending to sleep while subtly expecting his touch.
Under normal circumstances, he would have dismissed such thoughts as pathetic, but he gently shook Claudel to test his theory, only to find her deeply asleep.
Annoyed, he once made an excuse of being busy and didn’t go to her bedroom at night.
Kaiyan was genuinely busy with various matters, and on those nights, she stayed awake due to insomnia until his arrival.
He didn’t feel guilty about the lie since he was busy, and he tried to make time for meals with Claudel.
But the next day, seeing her with faint shadows under her eyes, struggling to eat properly and tired, he felt like he had committed a great wrong.
A small lie, a great sense of guilt.
Eventually, as he kept visiting her bedroom every night, his longing grew. Last night, for the first time, he secretly pressed his lips to her forehead.
Her face twitched as if tickled by his breath, she sighed and opened her mouth, letting out the scent and warmth of her body. Kaiyan spent the whole night restless due to the heat.
‘But what? A woman’s fragrance?’
Kaiyan was furious.
How dare those ruffians gossip about a flower scent he himself could barely discern?
‘Doesn’t she realize that she’s my wife?’
He then thought that might actually be the case.
“When Claudel got hurt during the crocodile hunt, and then suffered from Herzole, she’s been recuperating ever since. I guess the folks in Rowen castle only remember that I let the woman who just arrived at the castle walk in the rain and humiliated her in front of everyone just for stealing a decorative button.”
‘I guess the butler was right.’
He had been annoyed when the butler nagged about how Claudel, not being served by the lower staff, would manage to raise an heir.
But just a little time passed, and the wisdom of the elder seemed profoundly correct.
Servants whose lives could be at the mercy of Kaiyan’s words, treating his sayings like divine oracles or laws from heaven.
How dare they casually talk about the lord’s wife having a nice smell or being a ‘Northern woman’.
It was his own doing, blinded by hatred for Balmont, and he couldn’t blame anyone else.
However, there was no reason to let it slide when the underlings gossiped as if showing off, ‘The lady has a nice fragrance.’
“Are you talking about my wife like that?”
His cold rebuke made the servants jump as if struck by lightning.
“Lo, Lord!”
“We, we just…”
Kaiyan emitted a chilling aura with just his look.
“I must have misheard. If I hear anything else suspect about looking at the lord’s wife differently, I can’t guarantee your heads will stay in place.”
“Yeek!”
The servants scattered in a panic, bumping into each other.
“Sigh.”
He felt a burning heat on his forehead.
“Lady.”
Entering the room, Claudel stood up and bowed her knees to greet him.
But seeing Kaiyan’s displeasure, she hesitated, looking concerned.
“Is something wrong?”
It wasn’t her fault, nor was there anything to blame her for.
Seeing how her mood fluctuated easily based on his expressions, he felt it was his fault for not managing his expressions better.
“No. It was nothing.”
“Really?”
“Sit down.”
As Kaiyan focused on the meal in front of him,
“Lady?”
Claudel’s question was sudden.
“Why do you always look angry, Lord?”
“Me?”
As he asked back, Claudel widened her eyes as if he was unaware.
“Don’t you know? You always look stern.”
“Well…”
Kaiyan was taken aback by her words.
“Do you want to see a mirror?”
Before he could say ‘let’s eat first’, Claudel quickly stood up and lightly trotted to one side of the room to bring a small round mirror.
“Let’s ea…”
…t, he was about to say, but Claudel, holding the mirror up to him, gently placed her hand on his shoulder, causing Kaiyan to stiffen.
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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