Before that, she wanted to create someone for Mei to rely on and leave. With a heightened expression, she opened her mouth towards Henry, whose eyes were wide open.
“Listen carefully to what I have to say. Mei is…”
Lina offered various advice to improve their still awkward relationship, and Henry repeatedly nodded at Lina’s words.
“Hey, guys, look over there.”
Roan and the other kids who were wandering in the corridor pointed at the library. Inside, Lina and Henry were sitting closely, whispering something as if sharing a secret.
“They’re together again?”
“What? Are they really…?”
Their words trailed off as if their relationship was something unusual.
“Roan, don’t mind it. They’ve been friends for a long time.”
Latte whispered, seeing Roan’s face suddenly darken, and the others began to chime in one by one.
“Right, right. Lina’s not even pretty; I don’t know why Henry takes care of her like that.”
“That’s true. The Duke also particularly keeps her close.”
The Duke seldom got close to other servants except Lina, housekeeper Emma, and butler Collen.
Emma and Collen had been with the Duke since childhood, so it made sense. But Lina was a different story.
“Even after she was expelled to the annex as a maid, she returned as a personal maid so quickly.”
The servants had talked several times about Lina’s punishment, which had ended too quickly.
“True. Susan was even whipped and driven out.”
They didn’t care that Susan’s crime was more severe.
Then a maid, who had been quietly listening to the conversation, whispered.
“I heard from Jenny… well, she saw Lina coming out of the Duke’s bedroom in the morning, just after waking up!”
“What?”
The maids exclaimed in unison.
“Then what? They spent the night together?”
“Oh my! Oh my!”
“My goodness, does this mean Lina has become the Duke’s wife?”
Everyone couldn’t close their mouths, their faces filled with shock.
“No way, what’s good about Lina? She’s so skinny she looks like a child?!”
“What about Henry? I thought Henry liked Lina?!”
“Could she be with two men…?”
They began to badmouth Lina as if they had discovered new prey.
“I feel sorry for Henry!”
“That’s true. A vixen!”
“She can’t possibly become the Duchess, can she…?”
Another maid slapped her hand.
“That’s nonsense! How could a commoner become the Duchess?”
“No, but isn’t Lina funny? She’s supposed to be the Duke’s ladyinwaiting, but she keeps fawning over Henry, doesn’t she?”
Latte looked cautiously at Roen’s reaction. It was a wellknown fact that she had liked Henry for a long time. Probably the most angry person here was undoubtedly Roen.
“Roen, it’s okay… Roen!?”
Before Latte could offer comforting words to Roen, she picked up the bucket she was holding and approached Lina. Then, before anyone else could stop her, she poured the bucket over Lina.
“Aaaah!”
Lina was drenched by the sudden splash of water. Startled, she barely managed to keep her footing and looked up.
Then she saw Roen’s face, looking down at her with a satisfied expression.
“…Roen?”
Meeting Lina’s eyes, Roen muttered, holding her finger to her nose.
“Sorry, it seemed like something was smelling bad somewhere. It was you, Lina?”
“…What?”
“Roen! What are you doing?!”
Unable to bear it, Henry blocked Lina’s path, taking the bucket from Roen.
Roen seemed to want to say something in response to Henry’s reproach, but in the end, she said nothing.
Roen, who had roughly snatched the bucket from her hand, glared at Lina and left the scene.
“That… Roen!”
Lina grabbed Henry, who was about to chase after Roen.
“It’s okay, Henry. Stop it.”
“But…!”
“I don’t want to cause a scene.”
At Lina’s calm voice, Henry sighed.
“Sigh. They’re bullying you more because you just let it go.”
Henry took off his brown jacket and gave it to Lina, who was wearing it. The warm jacket wrapped around Lina’s shoulders.
“You might catch a cold, so cover yourself with this.”
“Thank you.”
“I think it’s better to tell the Duchess about this. I’ll have a word with Roen. You go change your clothes first.”
At Henry’s words, Lina looked up at the clock.
“The Duke will be going out soon. It might be better to speak to him first and then change.”
“You’re going to see the Duke in this wet condition?”
Then Lina looked at the jacket that Henry had put on her.
“I have this. Just lend it to me for today, I’ll wash it and bring it back tomorrow.”
Henry looked at her with a resigned expression and pushed her back.
“Hurry up. You’ll catch a cold.”
“Thanks. See you later.”
She hurried to her room, wrapped in Henry’s clothes.
The conversation with Henry had taken longer than expected, not to mention the sudden splash of water, and she was a little delayed.
“The Duke will wait.”
Indeed, it was worrying to go and see the Duke in such a hurry. But it seemed better to go and explain the situation rather than be late without any explanation.
Lina’s steps to the office quickened. And just as she reached for the doorknob…
The door that had been closed suddenly swung open. Before she could calm her surprised heart at the sudden opening of the door, she felt a presence above her and looked up.
“You’re late.”
The Duke was standing there as if he had been waiting for her.
Cold Male Lead Became My Clingy Husband (Female-Dominant)
Feng Bai Su transmigrated into a matriarchal novel, becoming the sister of the female protagonist and the Seventh Princess of the Feng Ling Kingdom.
After working herself to death in her previous life, finally reincarnating as a princess, she only wanted to be a lazy fish who could eat, sleep, and play.
Until she met the male protagonist from the book, Wei Jing Mo, and he took a liking to her!
Wei Jing Mo is the top young man in Feng Ling City, talented in both appearance and ability, from a prestigious family, with a cold and otherworldly appearance, a figure like the bright moon in the hearts of noble ladies. It was thought that only the most powerful and talented noble lady in Feng Ling City would be worthy of such a brilliant young man. Who knew that this young gentleman would secretly admire the infamous Seventh Princess?
Short scene 1:
Feng Bai Su looked at the young man crying like a pear blossom in the rain before her, and couldn’t help but doubt her life.
Wasn’t the male lead described as a cold and otherworldly figure in the book?
Then who was this poor little thing crying with swollen red eyes and tear-stained face?
Short scene 2:
Wei Jing Mo stared intently at Feng Bai Su who was about to go out, wanting to say, “Be careful on the road.”
Before he could speak, Feng Bai Su suddenly bent down and bit his cheek.
Her peach blossom eyes were full of disdain: “Tsk! You’re so clingy!”
Wei Jing Mo: “…”
A talented fox spirit female lead with a flirtatious appearance but actually abstinent VS A cold-looking but actually naive and clingy little jealous male lead
