William stuttered, feeling awkward even though he knew it was a dream.
“No, it’s not that kind of problem…”
“It’s not like kissing once or twice; you’re going to be shy every time we do it?”
William’s mouth hung open. It wasn’t just once or twice?
“Really, an uncle seven years older than me is this cute? What am I going to do?”
Larisa pinched William’s cheek with a bright smile. It didn’t hurt at all. In the end, this was evidence that it was a dream.
“I love you, William.”
‘Why am I having such dreams?’
William woke up with questions. Even after waking up, he felt dazed. To gather himself, he banged his head against the wall of the dormitory bedroom, feeling a dull thud.
‘This is reality.’
William kept banging his head until he came to his senses. James, who was awakened by the loud noise, grumbled irritably.
“Hey, William, sleep quietly!”
Once again, he had to spend the whole night without sleep. James, greeting him in a hoarse voice in the morning, asked him.
“Why is your voice like that?”
“I guess I couldn’t sleep well again last night.”
“You had nightmares again yesterday?”
“…Yeah.”
It was a nightmare. A terrible nightmare.
‘I love you, William.’
“Ahh!”
William screamed as the voice resurfaced. Startled, James stepped back and said,
“Are you crazy from the morning?”
William desperately wanted to stop dreaming and fall asleep. Exhausted from a day of physical training, William, drained of strength, fell asleep as if collapsing.
The next morning, William woke up feeling refreshed, having dreamt of nothing. However, the voice persisted.
“Aren’t you going through puberty?”
James asked.
“Puberty?”
“Envious. I haven’t gone through it yet.”
Come to think of it, puberty was due. William remembered his own voice from the dream.
‘Is it because I’m going through puberty that I had such dreams?’
William scratched his head. No matter what, he didn’t want to have inappropriate dreams about Larisa.
“Oh, by the way, James. I can’t go this weekend.”
“Why?”
“Just something came up, and I need to go home.”
“Alright. Make up with her.”
William anxiously awaited the weekend.
At the carriage heading home, Siod was already waiting.
“What’s up? Hurry up and get on.”
“…….,”
“I was worried you might not go home, but I’m relieved.”
“I said I’m going.”
“Why does your voice sound like that? Caught a cold?”
“I don’t know.”
William sighed and closed the carriage door. As the carriage started moving, Siod spoke.
“We won’t have classes tomorrow, so how about taking Larisa and going somewhere nearby for fun?”
Leaving the silent William behind, Siod began contemplating on his own.
“Let’s see, what does Larisa like? Is it food after all? How about going to a dessert cafe together? Or maybe a piano concert since she likes playing the piano…?”
“Okay.”
William interrupted Siod’s words and began to gaze endlessly out the window. Siod sighed.
“I wonder if the girls got along well without us.”
“…….,”
“Can you give me an answer?”
Exhausted, why is he bothering me like this? William grumbled inwardly. Siod spoke with a pitiful tone.
“Don’t want to talk to Dad?”
“Miss, please don’t. That…”
“What?”
“Pretending to be pitiful.”
“It works well on Vera.”
It was surprising that it worked. Siod chuckled and said,
“Still, you won’t tell me not to act like a dad.”
William looked at Siod in disbelief.
“Until now, if you haven’t done it, doesn’t that mean you have to start acting like one from now on?”
“You saying that is touching…”
“It’s disgusting.”
“I should tell Grenavier too. I wanted to tell Larisa quickly that I’m her dad, but she said it wouldn’t be allowed even if Vera dies, so should I thank Larisa for this situation?”
Thinking about Larisa made his head complicated again. William leaned his head against the window and sighed.
“In my opinion, she wants to test us.”
“Who?”
“Larisa. She’s testing whether we’ll be okay even if she’s a really naughty kid, so she’s making things difficult for us.”
William also thought so. It must have been consideration, pretending not to know despite knowing all this time. What could she be thinking now with that small head of hers?
“So don’t get mad and treat her well, understood?”
“I’m not angry at Larisa.”
“Then who are you angry at? Is it me after all?”
“No.”
No matter how much he thought about it, he couldn’t figure it out.
“I never had expectations for the existence of a father from the beginning, so I was a bit surprised, but I’m not angry.”
“But why are you so irritated?”
“…
I don’t know. Why am I so angry? Even though Grenavier is practically the victim here, he just got angry for no reason.
It wasn’t like he deliberately hid the existence of a father, and his mother was also abandoned.
No, it wasn’t because of that. William couldn’t pinpoint exactly why he was angry. However, as if Siod knew the emotions he didn’t understand, Siod apologized.
“Sorry, William. For making you grow up lonely.”
“It’s fine.”
“Your mom regrets it a lot too.”
“Ah, seriously, it’s fine.”
The Male lead Always Seduces Her with His Beauty (Matriarchy)
Xin Jiao Zhou is the leader of the world’s premier sect. She has just experienced betrayal from all sides, was poisoned in an assassination attempt, and faced death squad attacks while the poison was taking effect. After finally clearing out the scum from her sect, she was drugged again while trying to detoxify.
After waking up from a night of unconsciousness, she gained a “beautiful and kind-hearted” husband.
Xin Jiao Zhou: “???”
He fell ill.
She came to see him, bringing breakfast.
As she put down the breakfast and was about to leave, his hand slipped while holding the spoon. “Clank!”
She turned around upon hearing the noise.
He looked up at her, his eyebrows drooping: “My hand… has no strength.”
“Shall I… feed you?” she asked tentatively.
He opened his mouth cheerfully: “Ah—”
Thinking she was drowning, he jumped in without hesitation to save her, but nearly drowned himself. In the end, it was she who swam over to rescue him, giving him air underwater.
After emerging from the water, his ear tips turned red. He lightly brushed his cheek, tucking his sideburns behind his ear, revealing delicate, pink-tinged ear tips. He lowered his gaze, too embarrassed to look at her.
Xin Jiao Zhou: He’s truly beautiful, kind-hearted, and adorable.
A certain someone when disciplining subordinates behind the scenes: “If they don’t obey, just kill them.”
What’s that? She might already have someone she cares about in her heart? A certain someone: Find out who it is, kill them, and then there won’t be anyone.
What? She met a man by the riverside? What? That man even hurt her? A certain someone: Whichever hand hurt her, chop off his entire arm.
Love at first sight without realizing it, gradually falling in love, slowly getting closer…
Family and national grudges, schemes and desires, good and evil, crime and punishment, she and he face the future together, seeking justice with passion!
A naturally dark female lead who could accidentally destroy the world but is actually an honest person VS a weak, pitiful, and helpless but skilled fighter, beautiful white-cut black male lead
My heart is not of stone, how steadfast is your love? — Tao Yuanming “Imitating the Ancients (No. 3)”
— Reading Guide —
Cold female lead & dramatic black lotus with hidden yandere traits male lead
