Alicia was taken aback when she heard that her mother, the Countess of Lancaster, had invited Eric.
However, she soon changed her mind.
Regardless of how harshly he had refused, she didn’t have the courage to visit and express gratitude, so she decided it was for the best.
But after meeting Eric, it was hard to find an opportunity to broach the subject as he gave nothing away.
Still, she managed to open her mouth.
“Don’t worry. Today will be the last day.
“Pardon?”
“From now on, you won’t need to concern yourself like this.”
“No, that’s not what I meant.”
“Look at the time already. Today, no, I apologize for the many inconveniences.”
“You’re leaving already?”
“Yes?”
“No, I mean.”
Confused, Alicia closed her mouth. Perhaps misunderstanding her, Eric reiterated.
“As I said earlier, you don’t need to worry about this. I will take care of it.”
“Yes, I suppose you will.”
At her apprehensive expression, Eric asked, seeming puzzled.
“Is that so?”
“What I really should say is to the Count.”
At that moment, the sound of a knock and the parlor door opening followed by the Countess poking her head in.
“Have you had enough talk?”
“Ah, yes. I was just about to leave.”
“If you don’t mind, please stay for dinner.”
“Pardon?”
“Wow, let’s eat together.”
Edward’s face brightened as he grabbed Eric’s arm.
While a flustered Eric hesitated, the Countess nodded at the butler waiting outside for an answer.
“No, wait.”
“Then let’s go. Edward, come with me.”
“Let’s go. Hurry.”
As Edward pulled at his arm, Eric looked at Alicia, confused.
“We don’t have anything special, but I hope you like it.”
“Pardon?”
Surprised by the unexpected words, she asked again, but Alicia, pretending to be nonchalant, walked to the dining room ahead of Eric and Edward.
[Star Icon][Star Icon][Star Icon]Seeing the children lined up in the dining room, Eric was once again taken aback.
“…you have more siblings.”
“Yes, we have more than average. Say hello, kids.”
“Hello. I’m Emma.”
Emma, who was about Edward’s age, politely greeted but seemed somewhat wary. The young twins, Ryan and Lila, looked up with curious eyes and waved at Eric.
Eric responded with a hesitant smile and a quick wave.
“They look very similar.”
“We hear that often.”
‘Yes. It’s like watching them grow up.’
He thought to himself and sat down following Alicia.
[Star Icon][Star Icon][Star Icon]Eric tried to concentrate only on his meal, but it wasn’t easy.
Feeling eyes on him from all directions, he didn’t have the leisure to taste the food.
‘I feel like I’m suffocating.’
Even in the midst of a battlefield, he ate well, but this was the most difficult meal he ever had.
As the tea and dessert came out, he finally felt some relief, realizing that the meal was almost over.
“Brother. Are you a knight?”
“Huh? Yes.”
“Wow. Can you fight well?”
“Well. Kinda?”
“Who would win if you fought a tiger?”
“……I haven’t fought a tiger.”
“Why?”
“Huh?”
‘Do I need to fight a tiger in my lifetime? No, I don’t think I’ve ever seen one in the wild.’
Unable to think of a suitable answer, he thought seriously and then opened his mouth.
“Tigers are probably endangered species? So if you kill one, you’ll get arrested.”
“Huh. Why?”
“Huh?”
“Ryan. You should finish eating before talking.”
“Yes.”
Ryan, as if he hadn’t asked anything, closed his mouth and started focusing seriously on his pudding.
“You don’t have to worry. He’s not really curious, he just asks.”
“Oh, I see.”
Alicia said softly, and Eric nodded, looking embarrassed.
“Lila. Be careful. You’ll drop it.”
The shy child, surprisingly, insisted on sitting next to Eric, a stranger. Out of helplessness, she allowed it.
But, worrying that Lila might make a mistake in front of Eric, Alicia was stricter and scolded more than usual.
“It’s delicious. It’s really delicious. Right? Mm.”
“Lila.”
“Yes.”
At Alicia’s stern voice, Lila stopped humming, closed her mouth, and started spooning pudding. Then she dropped the spoon.
Clang.
“Ugh, my stuff.”
“Don’t cry. Here, eat this.”
Eric pushed a pudding, untouched, towards Laila who was whimpering at the sight of the pudding dropped on the floor.
It was rather a relief as she seemed unable to eat any more.
“Ah”
“Hm?”
Looking dumbfounded at Laila who opened her mouth as if asking to be fed.
“It’s okay. I’ll do it.”
Unable to bear it, Alicia moved to the seat beside Eric where Laila was sitting, sat the child on her lap, and started to feed her the pudding.
“Is it tasty?”
“Yummy”
Laila laughed innocently. Ryan, who was staring intently at this scene, got off his chair and tugged at Eric’s clothes.
“?”
“Ryan too”
“Huh?”
“Hug me”
When Ryan spread his arms, Eric awkwardly picked up the child and sat him on his lap.
“Ah”
“Do you want to be fed?”
“Ryan, you can eat by yourself.”
When Alicia scolded him, Ryan clung to Eric with a whimper.
“Me too. I want to be fed too. Don’t only do it for Laila.”
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!
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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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