‘So that Elzé will go on a hunger strike. After going through hardship, Marquis will surely say to her. I will be engaged to the crown prince. If that happens… Elzé will be reassured that everything is going as it did in the past.’
She waited for that moment when Elzé would be reassured.
When her life flowed as she desired, like a ship sailing with the gentle breeze, Elzé would finally fall into hell.
A completely red future, just like the life Cessenia had lived, not a clumsy revenge like now. It would devour everything about her.
For that, Cessenia smiled brightly at the person she had hated so much, the Marquis.
The next day.
Cessenia headed to Iar Emporium after a long time. Although she had only received written reports for the past few days, she was a bit surprised upon arriving at the emporium.
Despite the short time that had passed, the emporium was strangely bustling with people. Hephria wool was all sold out, and the emporium seemed quite crowded with those trying to buy things, even if they were just small items for display.
“Have you arrived?”
“There are a lot of customers.”
“It’s a small emporium, so that happens. They are customers who want to lift the veil and take them to their upper echelons in any way.”
“Was this incident quite stimulating?”
“Yes. It was an upper echelon hosted by a noble lady.”
“I thought of it as a hobby of a noble lady.”
“Yes. However, after discovering the unique item, Hephria wool, and making a big profit from it, attention has been focused. You don’t need to worry about it for now.”
Cessenia nodded slowly and walked up the stairs on one side of the emporium. Teddy was there. After selling all the Hephria wool, he spent his time on the second floor of Iar Emporium.
“You came. My lady.”
Teddy greeted her with a tail that seemed to bounce.
“Have you been well?”
“Yes. I’ve been waiting for only you, my lady.”
“Well… Teddy.”
“Yes. Did I do something wrong?”
“No. You keep preparing for the outing. We have a place to go together.”
The expression on Rohan, who followed behind Cessenia, stiffened.
“I’ll go with you.”
“No. This time, Teddy and I will go alone.”
“Leaving Lizbet behind too?”
“Lizbet is my attendant. We’re one entity.”
“That’s fortunate. Leaving Lizbet behind, and you two going alone is absolutely unacceptable.”
“Yeah. Then is it okay if we go and come back?”
“Is the conversation going that way?”
Rohan sighed deeply and shook his head reluctantly.
“Miss, this is by no means me conveying a different intention. It’s just a remark that I consider Teddy as… a younger brother, you know… Men are all beasts.”
“That’s right. Teddy seems a bit like a beast.”
“No, that’s not what I meant… So, be careful. They may show an innocent expression in front but you never know what they might do behind your back.”
“Then Rohan should be careful too.”
As if expected, Rohan shook his head from side to side.
“No. As I mentioned, I see you as a younger sister. It’s like family. So, there’s nothing to worry about.”
“Is Teddy dangerous?”
“Yes. Well, for now… even though he has shed a lot of his slave mentality, hasn’t he lived in prison all his life? You never know when or how he might change.”
“That’s a discriminatory remark. You, who have seen Teddy up close more than anyone.”
Unlike Rohan’s hostility towards Teddy, Teddy sincerely followed Rohan. Perhaps that was why Teddy bowed his head quite gloomily.
“It’s understandable. I… am a slave…”
“No, that’s not what I meant… No, you’re not a slave. You’re much better than the men out there in the world. I somehow feel completely defeated. Miss.”
“Rohan is also kind. You know what I mean. I’m not telling you to be careful of others.”
Only then did Rohan nod.
“Yes. I heard there was a strange guy. Very ominous and ugly. He spoke informally to the miss and was a really unlucky guy.”
“Huh? Who said that?”
“Teddy. So, Miss, you should be careful of such a person. It’s absolutely not allowed. Even if I get dirt in my eyes, I will never allow such a person. Speaking informally to a precious miss.”
“That’s right. That guy is absolutely not allowed, Master.”
At times like this, it seems that a good punch works quite well, as both Rohan and Teddy clenched their fists simultaneously.
“I got it. I got it. Don’t worry about that guy, be careful.”
“I understand. Anyway… taking Lizbet with you is reassuring, but… where are you planning to go?”
“Mataop. I have something to check there.”
“Understood. Then please take care.”
With a somewhat sad expression, Rohan looked at Teddy. It looked quite peculiar.
Male lead is a Divorced Husband
She said to him: “Tell me, what makes you like me? I’ll change it!”
Liu Changning transmigrated into a female cannon fodder character in a female-dominant novel.
After reading the first half of the novel’s plot, the first thing she did upon transmigration was to divorce the Pan Jinlian-style male protagonist she had just married.
She indulged herself, pretending to be ugly and poor.
But as time passed, the way that man looked at her became more and more unusual…
Liu Changning was dumbfounded: Tell me, what makes you like me? I’ll change!
――
This lifetime, Pei Yuanshao was rejected by the same woman twice!
The first time, she drove him away. Forced by the situation, he endured the waves of anger in his heart, yielding and humbling himself.
That person lay slanted on a rocking chair, her sallow face emotionless: “If you don’t want a divorce, go cook!”
Pei Yuanshao’s face was dark and gloomy: “You!”
The second time, after the crisis in Jinling City was resolved, the new emperor sent someone to pick him up. He turned around, stammering: “I… I have to go. If you keep me…”
That person lay on the kang bed, her back to him, as if she had long anticipated this day, crisp and clear: “Goodbye!”
Pei Yuanshao was so angry his fingers trembled: “You… you!”
The mission of family and country made him restrain himself, averting his eyes and turning to leave this broken household.
Two years later, they met again. Seeing her ethereal face, his body shook like a sieve.
“She was originally a ‘she’!”
At the Qionglin Banquet, the top scholar of the imperial examination, a talented person with exceptional speech and conduct, all the unmarried young gentlemen from aristocratic families looked at her with shy and timid eyes.
The peerless imperial official Pei Yuanshao felt the anger in his heart erupt. He pointed at the woman surrounded by the crowd at the Qionglin Banquet, his thin lips slightly curled: “Little sister, I wants that person to be the wife-master of my Mingde Prince Manor.”
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