Chloe quickly pulled her hand out of his grasp as soon as the door closed. She even shook her hand as if she had touched something filthy.
“Shouldn’t you be looking after Lady Helena? You’re overly considerate.”
She knew well that using the word ‘considerate’ was just a euphemism; this was not consideration at all.
Callis must have come to pick up Chloe in case of any unpredictable circumstances.
Just like on the first day of the festival, perhaps worrying that Chloe might be plotting something again.
“Even on a day like this, you aim to corner me? Can’t you just congratulate me?”
“Congratulate you?”
“Yes. Thanks to your shitty exposé, a day that should have been happy has turned into the worst. I should at least receive congratulations to feel less wronged.”
Callis sighed at her cold words.
He had tried to clarify his stance through various articles, but once public opinion had turned, it was hard to reverse.
The atmosphere for the wedding was the worst, but postponing was not an option as the Emperor and the temple had approved, and all preparations were complete.
Everyone, not just the citizens of the empire but also those of the kingdom, would be attending right after the festival.
The day carefully selected to shine the brightest had turned into the darkest and most unsettling wedding.
Callis’s voice choked in despair.
“Calling it a shitty exposé is an overstatement, when I only told the truth.”
“Couldn’t you have waited to expose it after the wedding? Knowing how long Helena and I have waited for this, how could you commit such a vile act?”
Callis clenched his fist and yelled, his angry voice echoing down the now quiet hallway.
His shoulders, which had tensed and relaxed repeatedly, caught her eye. Chloe softly touched his shoulder.
“That’s why I did it.”
And she stabbed the calm man once again with her words.
“…What?”
The man’s face drained of color was amusing.
Heh.
The laughter that broke the silence stood out. Her eyes and eyebrows fluttering over her hand-covered mouth were malicious.
“I deliberately exposed it before the wedding you were waiting for.”
It was then that Callis finally grasped the situation.
His previously subdued expression turned hostile. As if to say that the previous shouting was not a mistake, he raised his voice again.
“How dare you!”
The torrent of abuse that started with chastising Chloe continued.
Either way, she walked away, leaving him behind.
His loud voice faded only after she had moved a considerable distance.
She aimlessly roamed the empty hallway when suddenly she looked to the side. A wedding carriage was waiting outside the window.
Soon Helena and Callis would board that carriage and go to the temple for their second life.
A second life was also waiting for Chloe.
The church was bustling with people. Nobles from friendly kingdoms were there, as well as those who had come just to watch.
The nobles couldn’t refuse to attend due to the letters sent by the daughters of Count Kerberus and Count Kristin, stamped with the royal seal. It could be deemed offensive if they didn’t attend.
It might tarnish their reputation to attend a hick duke’s wedding with the ‘government,’ but it had its own interesting aspects worth seeing.
The commoners felt the same. After the festival, they didn’t return to their villages but deliberately attended the wedding of the hero and his lover.
There was no room to feel sad after the festival ended. Today’s wedding might be the most entertaining event during the festival period.
The most beautiful day of one’s life. A solemn and sacred day to make lifelong vows.
However, contrary to the event’s intention, the guests were waiting for the event to start with keen interest.
As if waiting for the beginning of a train-wreck drama.
Then, the temple doors opened.
The time for the ceremony was still ahead, so it must be the visit of another guest. None of the guests who had secured their seats in advance paid any attention to the new visitor.
Until that visitor silently walked out and sat in the very first row.
“That person is….”
At the back, a woman scanning the guest side exuded a dignified aura. Although her face was hidden by lace hanging beneath her beret, her beauty couldn’t be hidden.
Those who caught a glimpse of her blue eyes through the dense lace whispered,
“Is that the current Duchess?”
“Yes. She was exposed during the scandal….”
“She’s attending after all. Despite it being the Duke’s wedding.”
Everyone seemed surprised at Chloe’s appearance.
She had publicly declared her love for someone other than the Duke and was now holding a second wedding with that woman?
It would have been natural for her pride to keep her from attending, so it was unexpected.
People seemed to think Chloe had been coerced into attending due to the Duke’s influence.
“She had no choice but to attend. She’s still a member of the Duke’s family. Alas, how pitiful.”
“I heard the bride was a commoner he’s known for a long time. Losing her spot over something like that is her own incompetence.”
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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