“Take the hundred million gold and expose the client. Start a new life as a wealthy person in another country.”
“!”
“I can even arrange for you to be smuggled on an Emster ship to any continent.”
There was no need to ask what they would choose.
Just when I was about to use my charm, the kidnappers eased my task.
“Where should we take you?”
(This is a time divider.)
Even if gold rotted, I had no intention of giving money to these criminal scum. Especially not to kidnappers.
The moment I was safe, I planned to knock them out from behind.
I led the kidnappers to Emster Corporation’s headquarters.
A place boasting an enormous vault and VIP rooms.
And of course, security was as abundant as stars in the sky.
“To withdraw a hundred million gold, I have to go myself.”
“Do you want us to untie you?”
“Do you have another method?”
“What if you betray us?”
“Didn’t we agree you’ll know the client’s identity after you get the money? Knowing who ordered my kidnapping is important to me.”
“……I can’t trust you. I’ll follow you.”
One of the kidnappers removed his mask.
He had such an ordinary and blurry appearance that he’d be forgettable even if met on the street.
A man who had been silently observing the situation, with thin lips and slender eyes.
“You’ll pass as my secretary. Follow me.”
An inexplicable sense of dread rose within me.
Though I took the lead trying to appear calm, cold sweat broke out on my palms and soles.
“Don’t pull any funny stuff. Next time, I’ll go in deeper.”
The man who clung close behind me spoke.
A searing pain, as if I had been scorched by fire, surged through me.
Was it a knife?
Blinding pain and fury welled up in me.
‘I can’t use my charm with him behind me. What should I do?’
My lips parched.
What if the man behind me was an insane killer impervious to my charm?
The situation was becoming increasingly unpredictable.
“Don’t you know you’re only making it more dangerous by hurting me?”
I asked, concealing my fear.
“Do you have a better option?”
“Your friends might think otherwise…”
“Different indeed. That’s why I’ve wanted to get rid of you from the beginning. While you’ve been running your mouth.”
An ominous aura emanated from behind.
My heart pounded like mad.
Why did this man, a kidnapper, remove his mask?
Witnesses could appear.
Was he planning to kill me from the start?
“There are a lot of security guards at the headquarters.”
“What does it matter when the heiress herself is present?”
“……”
“Bring all the money from the vault. Or else, I’ll cut off one of your fingers.”
He chuckled as if making a delightful joke.
‘I have to face this man, dangerous as it may be. One wink, one hand kiss should be enough, right?’
Just as I tried to turn my head, the man tightly gripped my arm as a warning.
“Ah!”
The tip of the knife at my back felt even closer.
“Don’t mess around, walk.”
“You… you little.”
“I enjoy watching humans suffer. I enjoy it even more to watch them die.”
I bit the inside of my cheek hard.
I couldn’t afford to show this bastard any sign of weakness, even if it bored a hole through my back.
“Shall I tell you your fate? As soon as I collect the money, I’ll drag you into the wilderness. And there, we’ll have a little fun…”
The man deliberately trailed off.
His damp, foul breath touched my ear.
Not even a thousand worms crawling on my skin would be as creepy as this.
Was I too overconfident?
Did I delude myself into thinking I could control a criminal with a knife?
My knees were trembling.
I felt like collapsing right there.
Then a wind blew from somewhere.
“Squawk!”
A piercing metallic sound stabbed my ears.
The man who had been threatening me bent forward, clutching his bleeding neck.
The man, who had been squirming like a steppedon bug, suddenly slumped.
The one who appeared with the wind was Nikolai.
“I kept you waiting. I’m sorry, Elizabeth.”
His pleasant baritone thawed my frozen body.
Even with a face twisted in guilt, Nikolai was beautiful.
His furrowed brows, his quivering eyes—they were like a painting.
“Your Majesty…”
It hadn’t been half a day since we separated.
Yet Nikolai’s cheeks were sunken, and dark shadows spread under his eyes.
‘How shocked you must have been. How worried…’
Nikolai must have chased after the kidnappers half out of his mind.
He had personally ridden a horse and wielded a sword.
Droplets of warm blood fell from Nikolai’s sword.
Were they all dead?
I curled my cold body.
Nikolai brandished the emperor’s guard sword.
And then he wrapped his arms around me.
“Elizabeth…”
His movements were as delicate as if he were catching a glass doll falling from the sky.
I buried my face in his chest.
A familiar scent tickled my nose.
Thanks to that, I could slowly return to reality.
I shook off my fear and erased my anxiety.
I even forgot the pain of being stabbed.
Even though I had sequentially experienced kidnapping, threats, and death, a faint smile spread on my lips.
It was a miracle that only Nikolai could create.
“Thank you for saving me, Your Majesty.”
“I was too late.”
“You came just in time.”
“Are you hurt badly?”
“Just a minor scrape.”
“A scrape? Where?!”
Nikolai’s voice suddenly flipped.
Should I not have told him?
Would he leave those who hurt me alive?
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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