Seeing Eric’s smiling face, Alicia became uneasy and discreetly glanced at him.
“Why are you smiling like that?”
“Alicia.”
“Yes?”
“Don’t look at things like this.”
“I’m not looking. I didn’t even see that.”
When Alicia firmly denied, Eric chuckled.
“Do you really need to see something like this when I’m here?”
“······What?”
Alicia, with a foreboding feeling about what Eric was going to say next, hesitantly mumbled.
Even though Eric noticed her unease, he continued to act oblivious and spoke casually.
“It seems like you’re interested in things like this.”
Eric’s expression, as he casually flipped through the book, became more mischievous.
“So, where should we start?”
“Start what?”
“What do you think? Weren’t you like this with me last time?”
“No! It’s not like that[—].”
Observing Alicia denying it vehemently, Eric gave her a skeptical look.
“Not like that? Don’t tell me you don’t remember what happened back then?”
“Ah!”
Eventually, after Alicia let out a short scream, she hastily threw the documents she had found in his direction.
While Eric reflexively tried to catch the fluttering papers, Alicia swiftly passed by him and escaped from the spot.
“Alicia!”
Even though Eric urgently called out while trying to catch the documents, she had already fled.
The sound of Alicia’s footsteps echoed loudly in the corridor.
“Oh, I played too much.”
Eric, looking embarrassed, swept his hand through his hair.
The study, already in chaos with scattered books and documents, had become a mess.
Quickly escaping into her bedroom, Alicia, without even closing the door, jumped onto the bed and flipped the blanket over herself.
She was burning with embarrassment.
‘Crazy, crazy!’
She had never felt so embarrassed in her life.
To the point where she never wanted to leave here.
Of course, Alicia knew what might have happened that day and felt grateful that nothing serious occurred.
Moreover, she considered the story Eric told her in the morning at the palace as unbelievable and paid no attention to it.
‘What on earth have I done?’
She had done something incredibly embarrassing.
Even inside the blanket, Alicia covered her face in shame.
‘What should I do now? How can I face Eric now?’
‘Why did it come to mind just now? I should have buried it forever.’
It would have been better if she hadn’t been caught, even with an erotic novel.
While shivering in embarrassment inside the blanket, Eric’s voice reached her.
“Alicia.”
As soon as she heard it, Alicia felt like her face was getting hotter, so she buried her face in the bedsheet.
“I might have been a bit mischievous, but you don’t need to be this embarrassed.”
“······.”
“It’s okay. Anyone can read that kind of book.”
‘No, no, no. Is this guy comforting me with that?’
Feeling even more embarrassed, Alicia curled up tighter inside the blanket.
Even though Eric tried to suppress his laughter as Alicia’s embarrassed expression seemed cute, he couldn’t hold it back.
‘Adorable.’
Whenever this normally dignified woman did something childish like this, Eric couldn’t help but want to play tricks on her.
Even now, playing a prank would probably make Alicia angry, but it would be cute even if she did.
“Alicia.”
Eric tightly embraced Alicia over the blanket.
“Why are you like this?”
As Alicia’s voice, sounding confused inside the blanket, reached him, Eric hugged her even tighter.
“I can’t breathe.”
“That’s why come out now. Otherwise, I’ll leave you like this.”
A moment of silence passed.
Eric, suspecting the area where Alicia’s head might be under the blanket, gently stroked it.
“Hmm? So, come out now.”
Eventually, Alicia, muttering in embarrassment, emerged from the blanket.
Seeing Alicia’s still-red face, Eric offered a gentle apology.
“Sorry. Let go of your anger.”
Eric tidied up Alicia’s disheveled hair as she remained under the blanket.
Although her face was still blushing, Alicia stayed quiet as Eric smoothed her hair.
Eric continued to tuck the strands of hair that fell onto Alicia’s face behind her still-red ears.
“I won’t tease you anymore. I was just curious. I didn’t expect you to be interested in something like that.”
“Uh-huh.”
Alicia’s face turned even redder, seemingly beyond what was possible.
However, feeling it unjust to let it go like that, she mustered the courage to speak.
“I didn’t watch it because I wanted to. And I didn’t watch the whole thing.”
“Okay, understood.”
Smiling, Eric lowered his hand that had been arranging Alicia’s hair.
“That’s enough now.”
Perhaps feeling awkward, Alicia fidgeted and awkwardly adjusted her hair again.
Feeling a bit uncomfortable and awkward, Alicia hesitated for a moment but felt the need to say something.
“Lord William wanted me to compliment you. He said it was commendable.”
“Huh?”
Eric raised an eyebrow in surprise.
He had roughly mentioned it to William, but he didn’t think it would go to the extent of receiving compliments.
“But, Alicia, do you know why you should compliment me?”
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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