‘……I’m so sleepy.’

I looked at the precious treasures gathered in my bag and yawned widely. If I can’t go out tomorrow morning, it’ll be my third failure.

‘I never knew leaving the house could be so difficult.’

My eyes landed on the cookie placed on top of the bag.

Unconsciously, my fingers wriggled, trying to pick up the cookie.

‘No, no, I need to save it.’

Actually, I tried to poke Delma a while ago, secretly hoping to get one more cookie.

But Delma, who didn’t know that I hadn’t eaten any cookies for two days, vehemently shook her head, saying it couldn’t be done.

‘I’ll get scolded if Lady Sophia finds out!’

Sophia was kind, but she was strict about rules. Asking Sophia for one more cookie wouldn’t have worked at all.

Taking bread from the meal would have been too conspicuous. Sophia and Delma might have become suspicious.

Suppressing my desire to eat the cookie, I firmly closed the bag.

‘By the way, I spoke informally to the Duke without realizing it.’

It was not intentional. It happened because I had been working hard to change my speech according to Sophia’s words.

‘You have to be informal with us. Now you are the only young master of the Duke’s family.’

I had always tried to consciously change my speech after hearing those words.

I ran into the Duke that day and was so flustered that I forgot to speak politely to him.

‘But he didn’t seem to mind.’

Was it because of the cookie? He didn’t say anything about it, so I just kept talking informally.

‘……Is it because of the cookie?’

In the original, the Duke was said to dislike sweets, but it seemed he liked cookies.

‘Well, chocolate cookies are delicious.’

Having packed a good amount of cookies in case of unforeseen circumstances, I became lost in thought again.

‘When can I leave the house and avoid the Duke?’

I kept running into him every morning since I didn’t know the Duke’s exact schedule. After pondering, I suddenly stood up.

‘I have to ask someone else.’

“Young master, where are you going?”

Sophia, who was organizing toys nearby, asked. I asked Sophia,

“Sophia, do you know what time the Duke is leaving tomorrow?”

“The Duke? I’m not sure.”

Sophia thought for a moment and shrugged.

“Why do you want to know?”

Before I could answer, Sophia seemed to understand and spoke.

“Are you going to see the Duke off again tomorrow?”

I was startled by Sophia’s words. How did she know? Sophia chuckled, noticing my expression.

“People have been saying that. That you go out early in the morning to greet the Duke, perfectly timing it.”

I felt unfairly treated that the rumor had spread that way.

Matching the Duke’s departure time was truly not my intention. To Sophia, it seemed admirable.

“How did you come up with that idea? I think the Duke would have liked it.”

I recalled the Duke’s reaction to Sophia’s words.

‘That Duke?’

I went over the memory carefully. The image of the Duke in my memory was not so much pleased as…

‘He seemed to be laughing at me, didn’t he?’

I pouted my lips.

Of course, unlike the Duke, other people seemed to enjoy meeting me.

It was a bit overwhelming from my perspective, though.

In any case, I couldn’t tell Sophia about this.

I let out a deep sigh without realizing it.

‘Running away is so hard.’

In the night, where only deep shadows fell, and even the moonlight did not shine, it was a dark night.

Kailius was lying in bed early.

He was paying attention to the unfamiliar footsteps coming from the hallway.

Not one but two. The slightly unusual point was that one was a skilled individual, and the other seemed to have no intention of concealing his presence at all.

The door opened without a sound. Kailius, who had been waiting for the intruder, immediately left his position as soon as he felt the killing intent.

“Damn!”

The intruder retreated a moment in surprise. Regaining his composure, he aimed for the Duke’s neck. But the swiftly swung dagger only cut through empty air.

Avoiding the sword by stepping back momentarily, Kailius observed him with an expressionless gaze. A face hidden by a mask, brown eyes. This was someone he was seeing for the first time.

Kailius aimed not for his neck but his arm with the sword he had at hand.

As he had naturally thought that his neck would be targeted, he could not avoid it. The red mark dripped from his right arm in an instant.

It was not a deep cut. The assassin hesitated for a moment and then rushed straight at Kailius.

Kailius, too, readjusted his sword to block the trajectory of the sword aimed at his neck.

As he deflected it, another presence was felt from the door. It was the remaining one of the two presences he had felt initially.

It was a bit clumsy to be called an assassin. It didn’t even feel like killing intent.

It was right to be on guard, but it was at an utterly pitiful level. Kailius didn’t even turn his eyes toward the door.

Why She Is Still Unmoved (Female-dominant)

One-line summary: He uses various methods to seek her affection, but she remains unmoved.

Synopsis:

Si Qingyu is a doctor who has saved countless lives and enjoys tranquility.

Luo Shaoxuan is ruthless, deeply scheming, and the top young master in the capital. He admires Si Qingyu.

Luo Shaoxuan: I want to be the only one in your eyes and heart.

Features a cold and calm female lead vs A noble and scheming male lead.

There will be both sweetness and torture towards the male after their marriage.