Alicia blinked in surprise for a moment, staring at her mother.

“Invitation? What invitation? He? Me? Why?”

“I said. I told Count Russel to invite you.”

“You did?”

“Yep. Here, it arrived today, the invitation.”

Alicia stared at her beaming mother with a shocked expression, stuttering before quickly taking the proffered invitation.

Just moments before, her mother’s kind words were all to lay the groundwork for this, she thought blankly as she looked at the invitation.

“……I’ll go out.”

Her head was whirling, she wanted to be alone for a moment.

Alicia came out of her mother’s bedroom, quietly returning to her own room, and fell onto the bed as if collapsing.

Then, she blinked her eyes slowly, chewing over the current situation.

‘The woman who ran away after rejecting him in just 15 minutes at the place they met again, without even saying thanks for helping her out of trouble.’

“Ugh. That weird woman is me.”

Feeling so embarrassed she could die, Alicia flipped the blanket over her head.

If she refuses again, she might not just be a weird woman but could become a crazy woman.

‘Why do I keep getting tangled up with that man.’

‘I should never have met him at that time. No matter if my mother cried or not, I should have firmly said.’

But there was no use regretting now.

Inside the blanket, the time passed as she was writhing in embarrassment, awkwardness, and shame.

Resigned, Alicia slowly poked her head out of the blanket.

“I guess he must have felt like this.”

She seemed to hear the voice of Eric, who used to sigh and talk in the past.

“Is it really over with this, even if it can’t be helped this time? The mother over there seemed like she could go anywhere.”

“If you are dragged like this and cannot pull out.”

“You have to sort it out somehow before then, so you won’t have trouble later.”

Alicia muttered weakly, then suddenly sat up on the spot.

Eric’s situation was different from hers.

He was the heir to a duke’s house and all situations were already stabilized, so it wouldn’t be strange whenever he got married.

But right now, he didn’t want to get married, so it would be a difficult situation because of his parents who were pushing relentlessly.

“I’m sure the major shareholder of the trading company that audited the account before was the Duke of Gloucester.”

At that time, she was inexperienced and young, so she couldn’t do anything but assistant work, but if she had such a large company experience, it would definitely help when finding a job in the future.

“It looks like there’s a chance for a deal. Is it worth a try?”

“If the consultation goes well, proceed, and if not, it will end anyway, so there’s no loss?”

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Eric was flustered.

The sudden appearance of his mother was more surprising than the story she brought up.

“The Countess of Lancaster sent a letter. She said you did well?”

“I did? What did I do?”

At his son’s blinking eyes, puzzled about what she meant, the Duchess of Gloucester laughed as if teasing him.

“Feigning. She said you even fed pudding directly to the child? You wanted to look good that much with your stubborn head? Furthermore.”

The Duchess suddenly laughed loudly.

“You like kids? You?”

‘Ah! I should have died back then, past me!’

He was so embarrassed that he was inwardly screaming at the top of his lungs, but on the outside, his entire body had stiffened.

“The twins are still looking for you. The Countess of Lancaster wrote in the letter several times that she was grateful.”

“······.”

“So, invite her. As soon as possible.”

“Who?”

“Who, Alicia.”

“What? No, why?”

“Why are you doing this now?”

“Will she come if invited?”

“Why do you think we’re talking about this?”

“······.”

‘I thought we were supposed to tidy up, why again? No, why is she suddenly…?’

Unable to keep up with the rapidly changing situation, his son was blinking his eyes, the Duchess of Gloucester looked at him with the most joyful expression she had had this year.

[Star Icon][Star Icon][Star Icon] As soon as the carriage carrying Alicia arrived at Count Russel’s estate, a butler rushed forward.

Eric, taken aback, didn’t have a moment to intervene.

Regardless of Eric’s reaction, the butler, with a fluttering expression, opened the carriage door.

“Welcome, Miss.”

“Thank you.”

Seeing Eric, who was supposed to escort Alicia, standing dazedly by her side, the butler gestured him impatiently to come forward.

An act which would be unthinkable for the usually composed butler, but the excited butler and flustered Eric were both oblivious.

Eric, catching the butler’s hint, quickly extended his hand to Alicia.

“Welcome.”

“Hello.”

Alicia grasped Eric’s hand and descended from the carriage.

Both impeccably composed, the atmosphere between them was exceedingly awkward.

‘What’s with this atmosphere? The Madam said things were going well, didn’t she?’

The butler, who had been watching from the side, tilted his head in confusion.

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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