Count Euphris shivered with goosebumps on his arms and sighed deeply, which Priscilla picked up on.
“Oh dear. It’s a shame to lose a pair of hands, but—”
Priscilla missed Yuan for more than just her simple labor, but she couldn’t dare tell her husband that she had left all the ledger calculations to Yuan.
“Anyway, where to send that girl—. It’s a relief. The thought of marrying off two useless girls, pretending to be nobles and paying their dowries, made me sick.”
“Mom, you’re too kind. Did you even think of that? Why bother with all that for someone who hasn’t even debuted in society? Just treat her as if she doesn’t exist!”
“Wouldn’t it be nice to receive a fief as dowry? If we put it under your father or Frederic’s name, we might truly become nobles with our own land! It was so fortunate when Count Treloni’s third son took a liking to Yuan. You know, that family only has land. We could have gotten rid of her and taken their land!”
“What? The Treloni family? Where did Yuan meet him? Why are you only telling me now?”
“Where else? He must have seen her when he came as a guest and asked the maids about her.”
“Ah, can everyone just be quiet!”
Count Euphris burst out in anger at Priscilla and Regina’s conversation. Where to send her to marry? Give away that goose that lays golden eggs? No way!
“Dad. Why are you so upset? Are you actually looking after your niece?”
Frederic’s face turned red and blue as he asked Count Garret Euphris.
His speech was slurred from the alcohol but was loud enough to grab everyone’s attention.
Priscilla and Regina’s eyes turned to Count Euphris, waiting for his reply.
“It’s not that…!”
How will we take bookings without her? Who will produce the medicine we were supplying? Who will write the speeches for the upcoming academy conference?!
Count Euphris glanced at his family’s sleepy eyes and suppressed the words rising in his throat.
Compared to his younger days when he had left Euphris to marry Priscilla, a merchant’s daughter, and lived without a penny, he had come a long way as the head of the family.
Now he couldn’t possibly reveal that the ability of Euphris wasn’t his, but his niece, Yuan Euphris.
“She had something important for the research! Leaving abruptly for a remote place without any contact puts me in a difficult situation!”
“That thieving scoundrel!”
Frederic, finishing his drink, stood up angrily.
His large frame caused a ripple on the sofa as he moved.
“I knew she would steal from us one day! Remember when the ancestral necklace disappeared from the storage? That must be her doing!”
Regina quietly sipped her tea as Frederic’s face flushed with rage.
“Talking nicely doesn’t work with them! All of you are too soft! When that X comes back, leave her to me, the eldest son. Treating something inhuman as human is what causes these problems.”
“Frederic, calm down and sit. There’s no need to be so angry over Yuan. Where can she go without her family’s support? She’ll know how hard it is to ask for help.”
“Support, what support! If she can’t be a proper stepping stone for my success, she’s worthless!”
Frederic threw his bottle to the ground and staggered to his room.
Priscilla followed her sturdy son, worried he might fall.
“That girl needs to be punished. She brought such rude people into our house and even sided with them. And to think she stole something important from Dad. If she comes back whining this time, don’t let her off! Let’s make her grateful even for the position of a secondary wife to some old noble in the borderlands! As if she could become a Treloni countess or an empress consort! Ha, ridiculous.”
Regina, too, pouted and stomped out of her seat.
As Regina ran through the corridor, she began to imagine herself meeting the Treloni count’s third son instead of Yuan.
She saw herself marrying into a family with vast territories, swaggering around the capital’s social circles as a noblewoman.
Count Euphris watched his family’s misunderstanding and narrowed his eyes.
There was no way the monstrous former prince would accept Yuan.
It had always been either immediate rejection or the brides fleeing on their own.
Louise, who had lasted a year before returning as a corpse, was an unusual case.
‘Others had died quickly without reason.’
As long as the monster didn’t know about Yuan’s abilities, there was no reason for him to accept her.
Garrett Euphris planned to ensure Yuan would never even think of fleeing if the former prince sent her back.
‘And this time, I’ll hide her where no one knows.’
Before the Treloni count’s third son could send another proposal or Prince Bolonico inquire about Yuan.
Count Euphris’s dark eyes flickered cruelly, reflecting the flames of the fireplace.
After the departure of Marquis Lev, the horses and coachman, as well as the chattering guards, locked the iron gates tightly and left for their shift change.
The bitter cold pierced through Yuan’s earmuffs, biting deep into her ears.
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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