“You should have woken me up if I was asleep.”
Olivia’s anxious voice echoed in the reception room. She tried to remain calm but failed.
“I fell asleep because I was tired. How can I wake up? Maybe if you were to carry me and move me.”
“Edwin!”
Startled, Olivia called out Edwin’s name. Edwin naturally showed his palms, smiling with eyes curved innocently.
You shouldn’t fall for that smile.
You mustn’t forget how surprised you were when you opened your eyes in the carriage earlier.
Olivia fanned her flushing cheeks, glancing at Edwin.
“Oh, you’re awake?”
Her blurry vision seemed strange, and she blinked. Edwin was grinning at her, seemingly having been watching her for who knows how long.
“Uh, well, this is”
“You must have been very tired. If I had known, I would have headed straight to the mansion.”
Edwin seemed to have not thought about it as he looked at Olivia’s face. Seeing her sleepy and vacant face, he smiled a little and then turned to the coachman.
Let’s go into the mansion now.
Growing uneasy, Olivia hastily looked outside. The once dark surroundings were already darkened.
Upon hearing that the carriage had been circling the garden for a while after entering the duke’s residence, she felt dizzy.
It was rare for her to fall asleep in the carriage while returning to the mansion.
Was she really that relaxed today? Her face must have been swollen from sleep. Thinking about it made her feel suddenly embarrassed.
Olivia’s cheeks puffed up. Her green eyes, unaware of her swollen cheeks, were lost in thought.
She didn’t even notice Edwin’s gaze, who seemed to find her appearance cute. Olivia lifted her head.
“You must wake me up next time! You understand?”
“…Next time?”
Edwin’s words lagged a beat.
It’s done. Olivia energetically nodded, smiling.
“You said you’d do anything I wanted.”
It was a threat if it didn’t work. She wanted to see Edwin startled. Strangely, the corners of Edwin’s mouth turned mischievously.
“‘This time’ I just watched kindly, ‘next time’ I’ll wake you up…….”
His languid voice wrapped around Olivia.
Only when Olivia realized the flaw in her words and exclaimed, did Edwin’s body seem to lean towards Olivia.
“…Can I do as I wish next time?”
His loosely curved eyes, red within, flashed dangerously. Olivia reflexively shook her head in reply.
“No!”
“Wow. You answered without even thinking? What do you think I’ll do?”
“It doesn’t matter what you do. There’s no next time.”
“I’d like there to be one.”
Edwin playfully shrugged, leaning back on the sofa.
It’s not happening. Olivia firmly resolved, but Edwin spoke tenderly.
“Then it’s okay if I doze off in front of Olivia?”
“What?”
“Just. If the sun is warm, it’s sleepy in the carriage. I might fall asleep first.”
Above Edwin’s voice, a fluffy picture was drawn. Edwin nodding off in the carriage bathed in yellow sunlight. Then soundly asleep, leaning against the carriage window.
The mere imagination made her smile.
It was not because she wanted to tease the sleeping Edwin first, but because she wanted to see him relaxed enough to fall asleep in front of her.
Realizing that, Olivia blinked. It was a strange feeling. Was Edwin feeling the same way? Her heart tugged at just the thought.
She wanted to get a little closer.
Not across the table but sitting side by side. She constantly wanted to lean into that warmth.
“…Let’s wake each other up when we arrive then. Sleeping in the carriage all the time makes you feel lethargic.”
“What if it’s not in the carriage?”
“What?”
“What if, for example, we’re drinking tea in the reception room and fall asleep?”
“Then…….”
Caught off guard by a question she hadn’t considered, Olivia was at a loss for words. Edwin seemed to wait before speaking.
“How about letting the person resting their head on your shoulder sleep? Aren’t we close enough for that?”
Edwin winked with a sly expression. The thought of Edwin’s head touching her shoulder made her face feel like it was burning. Even though she wanted to be close, that close…!
She started to bow her head but stopped, and Olivia tightly closed her lips. I don’t have the time for this. His smiling face, as if he didn’t care about touching her, was annoying.
He casually pulled me in, but I wanted to criticize that relaxed attitude he showed inadvertently.
So Olivia nodded, as if it was no big deal.
“Is that so?”
Edwin’s eyes widened for a moment. His handsome face looked somewhat surprised, and Olivia inwardly felt pleased.
“Re, really?”
“I am serious. Surely you didn’t ask in jest?”
Olivia laughed out loud. Perhaps Edwin’s interior was naive and soft, contrary to his sly appearance.
Come to think of it, it had happened last time too. Edwin’s face, turning red when his name was called, came to mind.
She wanted to tease him more. Maybe, as the Duke said, I really am witty. She thought about getting closer with a little more humor.
“…I had firmly resolved to approach slowly.”
His voice dropped suddenly. Sensing something strange, Olivia looked at Edwin with wide eyes.
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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