The bare skin on his neck was exposed through the torn collar. The flustered Duke spoke up.
“You…”
The Duke was also holding my clothes as if to tear them off. I looked up at my body, held by him.
My waist was bent backward, supported by the Duke.
And in the shifting moonlight, the thin fabric of my clothes revealed my skin under the Duke’s grip.
Suddenly, the Duke also lowered his gaze following mine.
“Gasp!”
“Yelp!”
The Duke let go of my collar.
Simultaneously, to avoid falling backward, I flailed my arms and accidentally.
Slap
I ended up slapping the Duke’s cheek. Then I fell, hitting the back of my head against a stone on the ground.
“Ouch!”
I couldn’t get up. My head was throbbing, and tears welled up in my eyes.
I was so flustered that I couldn’t believe the ridiculous move I had just made.
Struggling to get up, I saw the Duke holding his cheek with a shocked expression.
“What were you trying to do to me?!”
‘Do?!’
“Me, Your Highness! What are you doing here at this hour?”
“I was just walking! You’re the one who pounced on me!”
“Pounced on you! I thought you were an assassin!”
It was unjust.
“I thought you were an assassin and… attacked!”
“Attack? Huh!”
The Duke scoffed.
“A fine attack indeed. You almost blew half of my face off with that slap. Quite a fresh attack.”
“Your Highness… I… I’m sorry.”
I was speechless. The absurdity of what I had done.
In the middle of the night, suddenly attacking the Duke, choking him…
“I’m sorry, Your Highness. Your footsteps were so quiet, I really thought you were an assassin.”
“It’s me who survived a brush with death. Why are you calling me an assassin?”
“Would I have attacked knowing it was you, Your Highness!”
My voice unintentionally rose.
The Duke looked at me with wide eyes.
“Could’ve at least said, ‘Who’s there!’ If I’d heard your voice, I would’ve stopped.”
“In a fight, the one who talks first dies. Talking slows down your movements.”
I looked at him.
What kind of life have you led, Your Highness, to say such things?
No, I don’t need to ask; I can guess your past life.
Just then.
Howl
The distant sound of a wolf howling reached us.
Instantly, the Duke stepped in front of me in a defensive stance.
‘What’s going on?’
Soon, the Duke, who had been fiercely on guard, sat down.
“It’s just a distant sound.”
“I knew that, Your Highness. I was startled because of you.”
At my nonchalant reply, the Duke looked at me.
His hair was all messed up.
‘I did that!’
I almost raised my hand to fix his hair. The moment I hesitated, the Duke flinched too.
“…”
“Sorry, thought you were going to choke me again. I have quick reflexes.”
“…”
“Something wrong? Are you upset again?”
“No.”
I was upset. How could I think I would attack him?
At that moment, the Duke burst into a small laugh. Then, the laughter grew. I had never seen the Duke laugh like this before.
Stunned, I watched him. He tried to contain his laughter and said,
“Ah, sorry. These experiences are so fresh, I don’t know how to react.”
He kept laughing.
“Your Highness. What’s so fresh about it?”
“Being slapped so hard by a subordinate… Somehow, this situation is just too funny.”
“…”
“Your hair has become a bird’s nest.”
“?!”
Surprised, I touched my hair. Indeed, my silver hair was completely disheveled.
“Did I do that?”
“Your Highness’s hair is a bird’s nest too. It… suits you, though.”
“You too.”
“What do you mean?”
“Looks natural. Like…”
“Like what?”
Suddenly, the Duke clammed up, his face turning red from his cheeks to his ears.
“Like, what, Your Highness?”
“A man who just had a rough tussle… like children. Hmm, no.”
What?
“Is your face really okay?”
“Laughing made it much better. Relaxes the facial muscles and feels good.”
He turned away as he responded.
Pfft
I couldn’t help but laugh at his comment.
“Why are you laughing? Is there something on my back?”
“No, Your Highness. Your words were just so… unexpectedly funny.”
“?”
“Talking like a doctor? Saying your facial muscles relaxed?”
I couldn’t contain my laughter.
The Duke, watching me, said,
“Your humor is quite unique. It makes sense why you get along with Arkadia.”
“I’m not as close with Your Highness yet.”
“Always got a comeback, huh?”
While saying this, the Duke kept laughing.
“I’m sorry, Your Highness.”
I apologized again, and then,
“I want to thank you again for saving me. I only mentioned it once before and never got the chance again. But today, I almost… harmed you.”
“Not at all.”
“?”
“I recognized your movements during the dance. You’re not as agile as I thought.”
He must be referring to the chaotic dance with Daisy Antoin.
I felt embarrassed.
“Yes, I’m not good at dancing.”
“Make sure to always carry a sword from now on. It’s an order.”
While saying this, the Duke laughed again.
“I’ve hardly ever danced. You must dance daily with… beautiful ladies at balls, but I have little experience.”
I didn’t dance at all, really.
Teasing from the Duke about my poor dancing skills made me feel slightly annoyed.
Cold Male Lead Became My Clingy Husband (Female-Dominant)
Feng Bai Su transmigrated into a matriarchal novel, becoming the sister of the female protagonist and the Seventh Princess of the Feng Ling Kingdom.
After working herself to death in her previous life, finally reincarnating as a princess, she only wanted to be a lazy fish who could eat, sleep, and play.
Until she met the male protagonist from the book, Wei Jing Mo, and he took a liking to her!
Wei Jing Mo is the top young man in Feng Ling City, talented in both appearance and ability, from a prestigious family, with a cold and otherworldly appearance, a figure like the bright moon in the hearts of noble ladies. It was thought that only the most powerful and talented noble lady in Feng Ling City would be worthy of such a brilliant young man. Who knew that this young gentleman would secretly admire the infamous Seventh Princess?
Short scene 1:
Feng Bai Su looked at the young man crying like a pear blossom in the rain before her, and couldn’t help but doubt her life.
Wasn’t the male lead described as a cold and otherworldly figure in the book?
Then who was this poor little thing crying with swollen red eyes and tear-stained face?
Short scene 2:
Wei Jing Mo stared intently at Feng Bai Su who was about to go out, wanting to say, “Be careful on the road.”
Before he could speak, Feng Bai Su suddenly bent down and bit his cheek.
Her peach blossom eyes were full of disdain: “Tsk! You’re so clingy!”
Wei Jing Mo: “…”
A talented fox spirit female lead with a flirtatious appearance but actually abstinent VS A cold-looking but actually naive and clingy little jealous male lead
