After sending Rublion up, I came to the office with just Riena. I sat her down and listened to the whole story, and it was exactly the tale of a teenage girl entering her rebellious phase.
‘Ranson must be having a hard time.’
Swordsmanship and horseback riding are part of the basic education for imperial nobles. There must have been some incident for them to forbid it.
“I understand the situation. You can stay here for the time being.”
“Thank you, my lady.”
Riena bowed slightly while seated to express her gratitude. Did she think it would end here?
“But there are conditions, young lady.”
“Con…ditions?”
The girl’s surprised eyes trembled. I spoke with the kindest face possible.
“Rublion is currently studying the imperial curriculum as is. So you must do the same.”
“Ah…”
I know how unpleasant it must sound to a girl who left home because there was too much to study, to be told to study. But imperial nobles are not in a position to avoid things just because they dislike them.
“Also, you’ll need to help me occasionally. Can you do that?”
“What kind of help do you mean?”
“Things like organizing ledgers or running errands related to the art gallery.”
Riena’s face darkened instantly. I continued in an even kinder voice, taking the girl’s hand.
“Don’t worry. They’re things you can definitely do. In your free time, you’ll be able to do swordsmanship or horseback riding that you enjoy.”
“Can I really do horseback riding?”
“Of course. But I’ll only allow it at the riding grounds.”
“Thank you so much, Duchess!”
Riena’s bottom lifted slightly with joy. It meant my persuasion had worked very well.
[This is the timeline separator]Entering the room the maid had guided her to, Riena approached the bed with light steps. Then she gathered all her strength in her legs and leapt.
Falling pleasantly onto the soft bed, the girl wiggled her legs in the air and grinned.
‘See. I can manage just fine on my own!’
Of course, meeting Rublion by chance was lucky. But she decided to think of it as destined to be this way. Right now, she wanted to savor this feeling of liberation.
Knock knock.
“Riena, are you in there?”
As she was deeply immersed in happiness, a familiar voice came with a knock. It was Rublion.
“Yes, come in.”
As soon as permission was given, the door opened. In the left hand of the boy, who had grown much taller than Rambermon in Teravita, stood a human barely reaching Rublion’s thigh.
With one arm raised high above his head, tightly grasping Rublion’s hand, was the boy’s younger sister, Chloe.
“Ah, young lady.”
Riena sprang up from the bed and approached Chloe. Her hair, tied in two braids and rolled into round buns, moved slightly.
“Bwother’s fwend?”
“Yes, I’m his friend.”
The girl answered with a bright smile to Chloe’s question. It was amazing how such a clear voice came from that tiny body. But it also sounded adorably cute.
“Nice to meet you.”
Riena melted at the greeting of the small three-year-old human. The important thing was that Rublion was looking at Chloe with the same eyes.
“Yes, nice to meet you too, young lady.”
Riena answered, resisting the urge to squeeze those cute cheeks, and held out her palm.
Chloe’s small head tilted at the girl’s action. Then, as if her deliberation had ended, she stuck out her hand and placed it on Riena’s palm.
“Kiss here?”
She must have recalled the hand-kissing of knights. The boy and girl were dazed by the baby’s unique pronunciation and an unbearable amount of cuteness.
“Yes, I’ll kiss it.”
Riena carefully held the hand that was only the size of her palm and brought her lips to it. There was a faint scent of milk and warm sunshine.
“Young lady, did you come to see me?”
“Yes.”
“I see. Then would you like to come in?”
Chloe nodded. Riena guided her inside, looking at the baby duchess.
While Chloe’s personal maid was pouring tea, the girl asked, looking at Chloe who looked just like Rublion.
“Young lady, do you know the repeat-after-me game?”
“Huh? Don’t know.”
“Really? Then would you like to try repeating after me? I’ll teach you.”
Rublion looked questioningly at Riena who suddenly suggested playing. But he had no way to break the girl’s will to see something cute.
“Young lady, try repeating after me.”
Chloe nodded boldly.
“Whale.”
“Wale.”
“Cat.”
“Tat.”
“Teacher.”
“Teather.”
Rublion bit his lips hard as if trying to hold back laughter. Riena forcibly suppressed her nostrils from flaring.
“Young lady, you’re doing really… *ahem*, really well.”
At Riena’s praise, Chloe’s expression subtly contorted. She seemed to sense something was off.
“Young lady, could you say ‘teacher’ one more time?”
“Teather?”
Riena couldn’t help but let out a laugh. Chloe then jumped off the chair and said,
“I don’t like it here.”
Rublion realized his mistake, but it was too late. While they were distracted by cuteness, his only sister had become upset.
“I’m going.”
The small person pattered towards the door. Riena and Rublion hurriedly got up and tried to stop Chloe.
“I’m sorry for laughing. It’s because you were too cute, young lady.”
“I’m sorry, Chloe. You were just so adorable.”
But the baby who was already upset seemed to have made up her mind completely.
“Chloe wants to go to mommy.”
Riena tried to apologize once more, but it wasn’t accepted. In the end, the personal maid carried Chloe out, and Riena, left behind, said to Rublion who was looking at the door with a troubled face.
“I guess we’ll have to visit later with some snacks.”
“Yeah.”
Although they felt sorry, the pronunciation that wouldn’t come out right and the back of her head as she went away pouting were just too lovable. This thought was exactly the same for both of them. That Chloe was an adorable person.
[This is the timeline separator]Chloe, who had left saying she would go see Riena with Rublion, returned with her feathers all ruffled. Then, as if something upsetting had happened, she said with deep sighs,
“Mommy, I don’t like brother’s friend.”
“You don’t like brother’s friend?”
I wondered what had happened. I tried to ask the maid with my eyes, but Chloe grabbed my face with both hands and said to look at her.
“Chloe hurts here.”
Her short, chubby finger pointed at her chest. This was what Chloe did when she was upset about something.
“Do you want to tell mommy what happened?”
I sat Chloe on my lap. Then I gently rubbed her back.
“They laughed when I copied.”
“They laughed when you copied?”
“Yes.”
Not knowing the situation, I couldn’t grasp what the child was upset about. So I asked the maid directly, and she explained in detail with a full smile.
“So that’s why you were upset. Our Chloe.”
“Yes, that’s right.”
Chloe stood up on my lap and hugged my neck. Then she rested her head on my shoulder. I supported her bottom and patted her back.
“But Chloe, mommy is curious about what you copied.”
“Really?”
Chloe smiled brightly and spread two short fingers above her head. Then, expressing a stream of water, she said,
“Wale.”
My heart sank. The maid seemed to have been hit by the same cuteness punch.
“Um, also, tat.”
Chloe imitated a cat, slicing the air with her half-clenched fist. Askal should have seen this.
“Teather.”
Chloe made round glasses with her hands and put them to her eyes. It seemed like she was imitating the teacher she meets in play class.
“I see, so our Chloe did these things.”
I hurriedly pressed the child’s head to rest on my shoulder. Then I patted her repeatedly, making sure my expression wasn’t visible.
My chest heaved as I tried to hold back laughter, but if Chloe sees me laughing too, she might really get hurt.
‘I understand how the young lady and Rublion felt.’
How could anyone resist this?
“Chloe, let’s make sure to tell daddy about this upsetting thing when he comes home tonight, okay?”
“Okay.”
“Show daddy everything without missing anything.”
“Okay!”
It was a conversation with firm resolve for different reasons. The thought of seeing these antics again tonight made me so happy.
[This is the timeline separator]Riena and Rublion decided to walk in the garden while waiting for dinner time.
Riena was set to start her schedule from tomorrow, and Rublion had decided to take a break from the rest of his classes since an unexpected guest had arrived, so they had some free time.
“I decorated the garden with statues commissioned from the Teravita Art Institute last year.”
“Oh, the ones you mentioned in your letter?”
The girl and boy walked side by side on the path laid with pretty stones. The sun had gone down a bit, beautifully decorating the sky with a sunset that looked like orange watercolor paint had been dissolved.
The two exchanged casual conversation they had wanted to have. Rublion’s main topic was about Chloe, while Riena’s was about Rambermon, Ranson, and her sister Rieta who had become a lord.
Although they had written about all of this in their letters, meeting and talking directly felt different. The boy and girl found this time very precious and enjoyable.
“Rublion, by the way, why did you go to the post office?”
“I had something to do.”
“Can I ask what it was?”
Rublion’s ears turned red at the sudden question. He felt it might be embarrassing to tell the truth.
“Um…”
Just as Riena was about to say he didn’t have to answer, seeing the boy hesitate,
“I was going to send you a letter.”
“To me?”
The Teravita ducal family had many workers and many letters to send, so a postman visited once a day. Riena used to send letters to Artenbach through him.
“Doesn’t the postman usually come to the mansion?”
“Usually, yes.”
The boy’s face had changed to match the sunset.
“But since it was for you… I didn’t want to use someone else’s hands.”
Riena’s eyes slowly widened. Under the red sky stood the tall boy, looking at her with sun-like eyes.
Top Celebrity Younger Brother Bears Her Child (Female-dominant)
One-line summary: Forced to live stream romance with a top celebrity in a female-dominant world.
Yan Jin transmigrated into a brothel, with a fellow transmigrated junior beside her.
Hearing the obscene words coming from outside, the unfortunate junior covered his ears tightly, his cheeks flushed red, and whispered to comfort her, “Don’t worry, I will definitely help you escape.”
“Don’t worry, I will definitely defend your chastity.” Yan Jin looked at the flawless and delicate features of the unfortunate junior and gently comforted, “Because we have transmigrated into a female-dominant world.”
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Top celebrity Yu Shu suddenly fell into a coma during a concert.
Research scientist Yan Jin fainted in the lab after working overtime.
Two people with no connection were rushed to the same hospital.
Three days later, neither of them had woken up.
Suddenly, the entire nation discovered that a live streaming app had been forcibly installed on their phones.
Upon opening it, they heard the two discussing how to escape from the brothel.
The entire internet was in an uproar.
After the two successfully escaped from the brothel, Yu Shu’s fan group rushed to make a banner and sent it to the hospital overnight.
“Big sister bravely took action to defend the chastity of our idol!”
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When Yu Shu was diagnosed with pregnancy, Yan Jin stared at his belly for a long time.
Covering his stomach, he muttered gloomily, “If you don’t like it, I’ll go get an abortion.”
“It’s not that I don’t like it.” Yan Jin hugged Yu Shu and said softly, “I just feel like I’m not human.”
Yu Shu comforted Yan Jin, “I was already an adult when we got together.”
Yan Jin hesitated, “But you won’t be of legal marriageable age even after giving birth to the child.”
At the same time, a flood of bullet comments appeared in the live streaming room that the two couldn’t see.
[Although it’s inappropriate, I also want a young and handsome boyfriend to have my child.]
①Male pregnancy (highlighted)
The female lead is five years older than the male lead, and the male lead is already an adult when he appears.
