It felt strange that Kun, of all people, the one showing the emotions Cloé had hidden away for most of her life, wasn’t her parents who had shared most of her life.
“Can I be called ‘Mu’ instead of Argent or Vallont, Your Majesty?”
It tickled Cloé’s heart. Emotions that had been folded away since the tragedy were blooming once again.
“…What am I now?”
With complete disregard for the other party, he flaunted his arrogance. He seemed firm and unyielding yet displayed a petulant attitude, as if he knew nothing.
“My lover.”
Kun responded nonchalantly, without batting an eye. Ordinary words somehow seemed special after passing through his lips.
“Don’t worry.”
He reached out, his hand touching around Cloé’s hand.
The carefully pulled-out handkerchief finally touched her skin. As he wiped the area around her eyes, the fabric gradually darkened. Numb to sensations, she seemed unaware that she might be crying.
“Even with just that, you become an extraordinary presence.”
“…”
“I promised, didn’t I? To make you the Cinderella of the empire.”
If moist eyes followed Kun, he laughed with an arrogant answer. Even his visible smile seemed audacious.
Kun Frühling was someone who knew his subject better than anyone else.
Thus, he was well aware that there was no one to refute his arrogance.
Cloé chuckled irritatingly.
“…I keep getting curious about Your Majesty’s apparent favor.”
Perhaps that was the reason.
A question that Cloé had been thinking about all alone suddenly popped out.
The handkerchief on her cheek wavered for a moment. The sensation that had lingered for a while finally left her skin.
“It seems Your Majesty doesn’t want to talk about it.”
He responded mischievously, even adding a playful touch by referring to himself with the royal title.
“…In that case.”
If the emperor didn’t like it, she should have stopped.
However, once the words were uttered, reason did not listen.
“Well, what about Kun?”
Courtesy led to audacious rudeness.
With a small mouth, she boldly pronounced the emperor’s real name.
“…My friend, do you know the answer?”
She questioned, looking through the dimly lit eyes behind her small mask. Cloé’s reflection overlapped with the emperor’s pupils, heavily tinted with a playful gleam.
The handkerchief disappeared, and something else unfolded over her empty hand. Nothing other than a tool to cover the emperor’s splendid visage.
Confirming that what she held was a mask, Cloé raised her head again.
Now, the man’s eyes were the same shade of blue as hers.
“Tell me.”
His subtly changed tone affectionately revealed his transformation.
It was just a throwaway remark. She didn’t know she could change her identity as easily as turning over a hand.
Cloé casually toyed with the mask. The eagle feather quill penetrated between her fingers.
Only when she bravely met the blue eyes did Cloé’s mouth open, as if enchanted.
“…Kun, was like that. There is no kindness in the world without reason.”
“That’s right.”
“And Kun, too, confessed that his kindness that day stemmed from a desire to become friends with me.”
Eventually, Kun hesitated a bit longer.
“So, why does Your Majesty treat me well?”
The emperor answered, “Because I owe you a debt in my heart.”
However, the extent of goodwill he extends goes beyond repaying a debt.
So, what reason does he have left now?
“If I know Your Majesty’s reason, what do you plan to do next?”
The confidant who appeared for an answer asked.
“Are you trying to tell me Your Majesty’s reason?”
“If possible…”
Cloé, feeling unexpectedly uneasy, said, avoiding eye contact.
Then, Kun raised the corner of his mouth. It was a smile far from anything sharp and harsh, more like a smile that might reveal intentions.
“Figuring out the intentions of the relationship is Cloé’s job. I usually don’t reveal my cards first. You might as well ask Your Majesty directly.”
“But, Kun… you told me about your intentions from our first meeting.”
“I had to clarify my intentions to establish a relationship with Cloé.”
Knowing that it was difficult for Cloé to ask Kun directly, he was unabashed.
His arrogantly affectionate face approached her.
“Instead, I can alleviate Cloé’s anxiety.”
The statement, acknowledging that the desire to achieve the goal stemmed from anxiety, seemed to recognize the truth.
“So, will you tell me the reason you want to know the purpose?”
Once again, he seemed to be thoroughly understanding Cloé’s inner thoughts.
“Just because I’m curious about what will happen after Your Majesty eventually achieves the goal.”
She couldn’t reveal her innermost feelings due to embarrassment. Still, with this level of nuance, one could vaguely sense what sentiments were being conveyed.
“Cloé seems afraid that her relationship with Your Majesty will deteriorate.”
“…Is it too selfish a thought?”
The currently endlessly affectionate Emperor, afraid that he might eventually leave Cloé like them, discussed a topic she refused, the position the Emperor had given her to escape anytime. Growing only selfishness without understanding the propriety.
“If it’s selfish, so what? Expectations bring about various things.”
Whether he intended to strictly keep his promise to alleviate her anxiety or if Kun relieved her guilt, the words expressing comfort were said.
“Do you no longer believe in the word ‘forever,’ Cloé?”
“…Not usually. I believe everything is just a fleeting moment. The only difference is whether that time is long or short.”
“Then try to believe. Just like you believed in me.”
He whispered while gently removing the strands of hair stuck to her cheek.
“Our little game of letters is eternal, and so will the relationship between Your Majesty and Cloé be.”
“…”
“How could he leave Cloé?”
Top Celebrity Younger Brother Bears Her Child (Female-dominant)
One-line summary: Forced to live stream romance with a top celebrity in a female-dominant world.
Yan Jin transmigrated into a brothel, with a fellow transmigrated junior beside her.
Hearing the obscene words coming from outside, the unfortunate junior covered his ears tightly, his cheeks flushed red, and whispered to comfort her, “Don’t worry, I will definitely help you escape.”
“Don’t worry, I will definitely defend your chastity.” Yan Jin looked at the flawless and delicate features of the unfortunate junior and gently comforted, “Because we have transmigrated into a female-dominant world.”
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Top celebrity Yu Shu suddenly fell into a coma during a concert.
Research scientist Yan Jin fainted in the lab after working overtime.
Two people with no connection were rushed to the same hospital.
Three days later, neither of them had woken up.
Suddenly, the entire nation discovered that a live streaming app had been forcibly installed on their phones.
Upon opening it, they heard the two discussing how to escape from the brothel.
The entire internet was in an uproar.
After the two successfully escaped from the brothel, Yu Shu’s fan group rushed to make a banner and sent it to the hospital overnight.
“Big sister bravely took action to defend the chastity of our idol!”
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When Yu Shu was diagnosed with pregnancy, Yan Jin stared at his belly for a long time.
Covering his stomach, he muttered gloomily, “If you don’t like it, I’ll go get an abortion.”
“It’s not that I don’t like it.” Yan Jin hugged Yu Shu and said softly, “I just feel like I’m not human.”
Yu Shu comforted Yan Jin, “I was already an adult when we got together.”
Yan Jin hesitated, “But you won’t be of legal marriageable age even after giving birth to the child.”
At the same time, a flood of bullet comments appeared in the live streaming room that the two couldn’t see.
[Although it’s inappropriate, I also want a young and handsome boyfriend to have my child.]
①Male pregnancy (highlighted)
The female lead is five years older than the male lead, and the male lead is already an adult when he appears.
