If Shiod’s speculation was true, why hadn’t Marina mentioned it earlier? It was likely because Marina also didn’t want Larisa to be connected with the imperial family.
Moreover, even if Larisa were recognized as the Emperor’s daughter, her life would not be easy. The fact that the profligate Emperor, despite numerous consorts, did not have any legitimate children was also suspicious.
“Could it be that in her past life… No, that’s not possible.”
In her past life, Gwenevere had personally organized Larisa’s records and did not adopt her into a noble family. Since Gwenevere’s family did not have a significant influence in central politics, there was no need for the Empress to restrain them.
It didn’t seem like poisoning was the reason for Larisa’s death. Larisa faced a life-threatening crisis three times at similar times, and each time, there was only one common factor.
When she started dating and got permission to marry William.
‘Probably another issue related to the chessboard.’
“You got the house?”
“Yeah.”
Larisa handed over the house documents. William, who received it, carefully examined the amount and details, then handed it back, thinking to himself.
“I should have bought it for her.”
Seeing Larisa’s happy face, William regretted inwardly.
“Why would a simple home tutor give this to you?”
“I don’t know. It’s just a gift.”
In truth, Larisa was also curious. However, looking at William’s eyes full of distrust, she had a guess.
“There’s no such thing as just a gift. Everything has some hidden motive.”
“Hidden motive…?”
“A person who is a professor at the Academy is suspicious enough, but why would they come to be a home tutor for a 7-year-old without magical talent?”
“Mother personally brought her.”
“That’s why it’s suspicious. Does your mother have a hidden motive?”
Larisa smiled with a slightly cloudy expression.
“Do you understand now? William, you’re such a fool.”
Just by witnessing Siod’s overly disrespectful attitude towards Professor Gwenevere and his sweet gaze, Larisa could tell.
Larisa, who cleverly hid her true feelings, blinked innocently. Moreover, despite William mostly resembling his mother excessively, he also inherited the mysterious silver-gray eyes just like the teacher.
However, it was fascinating that no one mentioned it.
“Do you know that? The teacher is really rich.”
“Even if so, is the teacher wealthier than my mother?”
“Well, um… And the teacher is incredibly strong.”
“Even if so, is the teacher stronger than my mother?”
The standards were too high. Poor Professor Gwenevere.
“Still, the teacher is a good person.”
“Why have you been praising the teacher so much since earlier?”
“What’s wrong with praising? Why are you angry, Willy Willy?”
“What?”
Am I angry? William reflected on himself for a moment.
‘Could it be… jealousy?’
William quickly nodded his head.
“I’m just worried because you seem to trust people too easily! That’s all.”
“Oh my, Willy sees me as such a kid. I’m only 7 years old.”
Since Larisa spoke as if being 7 years old was an impressive age, William chuckled. To be fair, anyone would find it hard to resist laughing.
“Why are you laughing? At 7 years old, you start to establish your territory in the alleys. It’s an age where you can fend for yourself without older siblings.”
“That’s true.”
Despite dressing her in pretty, precious clothes, traces of the alley still occasionally showed up, persistently remaining. William found it irresistibly cute.
“Anyway, the teacher is a good person. She keeps praising Willy and saying it would be great if we got married all the time.”
“What?”
William furrowed his brows. The sudden comment made him feel strange. Seeing his expression, Larisa laughed and asked,
“Why? Doesn’t Willy Willy want to marry me?”
“…….”
William realized he had to respond well here. What would a normal person, a normal response be? If it were Larisa, she would probably say she didn’t want to get married, right?
“Of course, I don’t want to!”
“Alright.”
Larisa casually nodded. William clutched his pounding chest and agonized. Did he respond well?
“Anyway, so, what if we open a shop here after we run away? Willy mentioned wanting to help a lot of people with alchemy. There are many needy people in the slums. So, I’ll give you our house. Let’s open a shop here together.”
“A shop?”
“Didn’t Willy say he wants to help many people with alchemy? There are many needy people in the slums. So, I’ll give you our house. Let’s open a shop here together.”
‘But isn’t that independence rather than running away?’
It didn’t matter. Opening a shop together in the house where he lived with his mom was almost like a proposal, wasn’t it? William was moved.
“Shall we write up a contract?”
“A contract?”
“The teacher says you should be good at writing contracts to avoid using cheat sheets.”
“Alright.”
Larisa started writing on a blank sheet of paper with fairly round handwriting.
“Since I decided to give you the house, let’s split the profits fifty-fifty!”
“Okay.”
Innocent William. Larisa chuckled inwardly. With William doing the work, a contract that could make money just by sitting still was complete.
“Now, put your seal and sign it!”
“Here?”
As Larisa instructed, William stamped his seal and signed. Now, this contract was unbreakable. Larisa felt pleased as she blew on the paper to make sure it dried well.
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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