My Mistress Became My Wife (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 11
Really… he came with a woman?
Harold Maximilian?
If it had been anyone else, Lian would’ve immediately assumed he’d brought a woman the moment he spotted the pair of women’s socks. But since it was Harold, Lian couldn’t help but feel a bit skeptical.
After all, Harold was so disinterested in women that rumors even circulated he preferred men instead.
There was even a famous anecdote about how he hadn’t so much as batted an eye when the Young Lady of House Artemis—the woman reputed to be the most beautiful in the empire—confessed her feelings with tears streaming down her face.
And now Harold had come to the hotel with a woman?
Not just for a single night, but someone he’d even spend the morning with.
It was unbelievable. Liam actually found it more plausible that Harold had developed some strange hobby like collecting or even wearing women’s socks himself, so he casually asked,
“Could it be… you’ve recently discovered a new, unusual hobby?”
“What are you talking about?”
At that response, Liam glanced pointedly at the socks in question.
Following Liam’s gaze, Harold finally noticed the socks Lily had left behind and let out an awkward chuckle. He’d thought it would be fine as long as he didn’t bring her into the room—but he never expected to get caught like this.
What embarrassed and bewildered him even more was Liam looking at those socks and then suggesting Harold had developed some odd new interest.
“It seems you’re the one who’s discovered a strange new hobby.”
Harold lazily curled the corner of his lips as he spoke.
“You see only as much as you already know.”
“Wha—what?! Absolutely not!”
“Everyone always denies it, though.”
In an instant, Liam had become the weird one with an odd hobby, leaving him feeling unfairly accused—but he had no defense. After all, he’d been the one to bring it up. He’d simply shot himself in the foot.
But at the same time, realizing Harold genuinely hadn’t developed some strange habit and truly had brought a woman with him, Liam’s eyes sparkled as if studded with stars.
A woman belonging to Harold Maximilian? This was an exclusive scoop he absolutely couldn’t afford to miss.
“Which noble house does she belong to? Could she be someone I know? If so, shouldn’t I go greet her as well? She must’ve heard my voice from inside…!”
Liam hastily stepped backward as Harold approached.
Harold reached behind him, closed the room door, and spoke in a low, firm tone.
“Don’t you know that unnecessary curiosity shortens your lifespan?”
It was a clear warning not to pry any further. Knowing full well Harold wasn’t one to make idle threats, Liam flinched and nodded vigorously.
“O-of course! Don’t worry! I didn’t see anything at all. Right—I really saw nothing. Haha, what would someone like me possibly see? Nope, absolutely nothing.”
Liam babbled on like a thief caught red-handed.
Then, seizing the moment when hotel staff arrived with breakfast and Harold’s attention briefly shifted, Liam quickly slipped away.
[This is the timeline separator]Lily had finished showering and gotten dressed, yet she still couldn’t leave the bathroom—because she heard an unfamiliar voice from the other side of the door. Though the voice was too faint to make out clearly, she knew for certain it wasn’t his.
Not the man with striking looks who reminded her of a black panther, with whom she’d spent the night.
“…”
Suddenly recalling Harold’s face, Lily covered her flushed cheeks. The heat rising in her face wasn’t just from the steam filling the bathroom.
She needed to settle things with him about last night…
But as long as someone else was out there besides Harold, she couldn’t possibly step out—so Lily waited for the stranger to leave.
How long had she waited? Eventually, the voices outside ceased completely. Not only the mysterious voice, but even Harold’s was gone.
Could they have left together?
Though it would be troublesome if Harold left—since she wouldn’t be able to resolve last night’s incident—a part of her secretly hoped he had. It was ironic.
Lily cracked the door open just enough to peek outside. She scanned every corner within sight, rolling her eyes intently—but Harold was nowhere to be seen.
“Did he really leave?”
Just as she pushed the door open a little further to confirm whether Harold was truly gone, a large hand reached in from outside and yanked it wide open.
“Ah!”
Lily lost her balance and tumbled forward as the door swung open. Desperately grasping at the air to steady herself, her hand landed on something firm yet warm—and her arm instinctively bent.
Only when her face followed her hand did Lily realize that the firm surface was Harold’s bare chest, and her eyes widened in shock. Immediately after, a low chuckle sounded above her head.
“You ran away saying you didn’t want it, yet you’re throwing yourself at me again. I suppose even a lady feels regret.”
“…!”
Snapping back to her senses, Lily hastily straightened herself up. Her face burned as if scalded.
“I-I’m sorry! It wasn’t intentional…”
“I know it wasn’t, so you don’t need to apologize.”
Startled, Lily looked up as Harold took hold of her arm.
Their eyes briefly met. Harold smiled and gestured with his free hand toward the sofa table laden with food.
“Breakfast is ready. Let’s eat.”
“Oh, no thank you. I’m fine.”
Her stomach felt unsettled from drinking too much the night before, and more than that, eating under these circumstances would surely make her feel even worse—so Lily declined.
“You should eat anyway, at least for your hangover.”
But her refusal was ignored. Gently led by Harold to the sofa, Lily scanned the dishes laid out on the table.
Tomato juice, salad generously topped with tomatoes, tomato soup, tomato pasta—every single dish featured tomatoes.
Even if she liked tomatoes, this felt excessive. Lily looked at Harold in mild surprise.
“I was told tomatoes help relieve hangovers. So even if you don’t particularly feel like it, you should eat.”
In short, he’d prepared an entire tomato-based meal just for her.
That was actually kind of sweet. And unlike earlier, his use of respectful language now made her feel slightly more favorably toward him.
Lily stole a sideways glance at Harold’s smiling face before sipping the tomato juice. Her queasy stomach did indeed feel a bit better—so maybe the “hangover remedy” claim wasn’t entirely false.
The food turned out to be quite delicious, too, and before she knew it, Lily was eating heartily—making her initial refusal seem rather pointless.
Meanwhile, Harold ate nothing but coffee. Noticing this belatedly, Lily asked,
“Aren’t you going to eat?”
“Oh, I don’t particularly like tomatoes.”
He didn’t like tomatoes—yet he’d ordered an entire meal made of tomatoes?
Confused by this contradictory behavior, Lily stared at him—and Harold, misinterpreting her gaze, chuckled and said,
“I suppose adults acting like children and being picky eaters seems rather unbecoming.”
“Oh, that wasn’t why I was staring. And I don’t think it’s unbecoming at all.”
“Is that so?”
Seeing his skeptical expression, Lily didn’t want him to misunderstand and quickly added,
“I don’t like cucumbers either. So whenever I eat salad or sandwiches, I always pick them out.”
Hearing this, Harold glanced down at her plate—and sure enough, a pile of uneaten cucumbers remained.
“My aide dislikes cucumbers as well. Seems you’re just like him.”
Setting down his coffee cup, Harold picked up his fork and began eating the cucumbers Lily had left behind.
“Wh-why are you…!”
“Wasting food feels wrong, so someone should eat it.”
That made sense—but still, this felt a bit too forward.
While Lily sat flustered, Harold calmly ate the cucumbers with such shameless ease that she nearly felt strange herself for being surprised. She blinked wide-eyed.
But more importantly—she needed to bring up last night soon.
Spending the night with Harold couldn’t be undone—but she absolutely had to fix what she’d said about becoming his mistress.
Just as Lily was waiting for the right moment, a knock sounded at the door, making her jump and look toward it.
Harold, however, merely sipped his coffee and said casually,
“You can ignore it.”
“It’s me, sir.”
At the sound of Dillon’s voice, Harold’s demeanor changed. As Harold moved toward the door, Lily quickly ducked behind the sofa.
Harold cast a sidelong glance at her hurried movements before stepping outside and closing the door behind him. Dillon bowed his head respectfully and stated his reason for coming.
“His Grace is looking for you.”
“What could he possibly want so early in the morning? More importantly, how did he even find out I’m here?”
Dillon gave a small, knowing smile.
“If I didn’t know where you were, I’d hardly be qualified as your aide.”
“Am I imagining things, or does it sound like you’ve been stalking me?”
“Oh, come on. I was just worried about you and followed to provide protection.”
So, in other words—he’d trailed Harold all the way here.
Which likely meant he also knew Harold had brought Lily with him. Harold stared silently down at Dillon.
When Harold looked at him like that, Liam would always panic and spout nonsense—but Dillon remained calm and met his gaze with an expression that simply asked, “What’s going on?” Harold let out a soft chuckle.
“You’ll keep this a secret, right?”
True to his role as Harold’s aide of over three years, Dillon immediately understood—though he tilted his head slightly and replied,
“I’m not sure what you’re referring to.”
It was his way of saying he’d pretend he hadn’t seen anything. Satisfied, Harold told Dillon to wait a moment before stepping back inside the room.
Lily, who’d been hiding behind the sofa observing everything, cautiously emerged as soon as Harold returned.
Harold picked up his coat and said to her,
“I have an important matter to attend to. There’s still time before checkout, so you may stay a bit longer if you’d like.”
“Oh, I’ll come too.”
“Then I’ll escort you back to Viscount Benjamin’s residence.”
“No, it’s fine. I can manage on my own—please go ahead. You said it was important, right?”
“In that case, I’ll take my leave. Ah.”
As if remembering something, Harold let out a short exclamation, then approached Lily and pressed something into her hand.
“You hurt your knee—be sure to see a physician.”
“…”
“Then I’ll be off.”
Lily stared blankly after him—then, belatedly checking what he’d placed in her hand, her mouth dropped open in surprise.
It was a pair of white lace-trimmed socks.
Male lead first thought she played hard to get, only to realize she
really disliked him
Short intro:
What she can’t stand the most is the streets full of effeminate men, especially that so-called top beauty whom she avoids at all costs.
Shen Yaoxing looks at Jiang Mingyue, who keeps approaching her with coy shyness.
Shen Yaoxing: Bro, don’t be like this, I’m really about to throw up!
She fears nothing in heaven or earth, except for him getting close to her.
*
At first he thought she was just using the trick of feigning indifference to attract his attention. Later, he learned that she truly despised him.
This dealt a heavy blow to Jiang Mingyue, and he vowed to make her, like everyone else, fall at his feet in worship!
***
Synopsis:
Before transmigrating, Shen Yaoxing only wanted to find a reliable man to spend her life with. Who knew that after transmigrating, she would become a reliable woman herself…
A forced misandrist, highly skilled, and reliable female lead
vs.
An initially aloof and arrogant, later morbid, obsessed male lead
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