She had wasted enough time valuelessly. She no longer wanted to be Lilia’s verbal sparring partner without any meaning.
“Your Highness, do you have anything else to say to me?”
“No? But…”
“Then it would be best to tidy up the place now.”
Evelia grabbed the hem of her dress. It was to arrange the train to make it easier to walk.
Lilia quickly took a step forward, blocking her way. She couldn’t let Evelia go as the piledup anger had not yet subsided.
“Your Highness, have your feelings been hurt by my words?”
“No. I think it was advice you could give in your position.”
“But how can you end our time together so soon? I enjoy our conversation after a long time, aren’t you the same, Your Highness?”
Lilia showed her unique childlike petulance. It was one of the actions that used to be adorable to Liurian.
Evelia also envied Lilia’s lovely appearance that she didn’t have every time she looked at her.
But not today.
On Lilia’s innocent face, vile malice was plastered all over. It was far from loveliness and was strange.
“This is a place with many watching eyes, isn’t it? Among them, more people know about Your Highness than those who don’t. I was just worried that your position might become awkward.”
“What do you mean…”
Lilia’s eyebrows twisted strangely. The princess’s face, spitting out incomprehensible words, shone brightly.
It was that face that always annoyed Lilia.
“Isn’t this the first party that you and I have attended together? In itself, we’ve already provided everyone who attended this place with interesting conversation. Then what if you and I spend more time together than necessary?”
“…”
“Wouldn’t it only stimulate their interest more?”
Lilia’s lips parted aghast. She was surprised to worry about the surrounding eyes while hearing insulting words.
At the same time, she couldn’t stand the act of pretending to be superior in front of her. If it weren’t for the title of Crown Princess, she would be nothing more than a young lady from the same marquis family.
With such a topic, she behaved as if there was a significant gap between them, and if possible, she wanted to trample on that high pride as much as possible.
“It seems my explanation is sufficient, looking at Your Highness’s expression.”
Evelia nodded lightly and immediately walked past Lilia. In this large banquet hall, she wondered where she could catch her breath quietly, but for now, it seemed okay to be away from Lilia’s side.
Glancing around, she quickly stepped forward. It was when the distance from Lirelia had widened considerably.
A voice that was by no means small pierced down Evelia’s back.
“It’s just for today.”
Evelia hastily stopped her stride and slowly looked back. Lirelia’s stiffened figure was vividly engraved in her eyes.
Evelia asked with a puzzled look.
“What do you mean?”
“I’m talking about lending you the crown prince.”
For the first time, a crack appeared on Evelia’s previously composed face. She had known all along that she was being disregarded, but this was an expression that went too far.
“You seem very excited, Your Highness. It would be best to think about what kind of place this is first.”
Evelia calmed her mind and stopped Lirelia. Then Lirelia, who had only been showing her back, slowly turned around and walked towards Evelia.
One step, one step. Finally, when the steps stopped and their eyes met squarely, Evelia could not help but tightly grip her dress.
“Is that necessary? Most of the people here will know about the relationship between me and the crown prince, just as His Highness said.”
Lirelia’s eyes were not focused. She looked like a mad dog about to go berserk.
Evelia swallowed her dry saliva instinctively at the sudden tension. Looking at Lirelia’s state, it seemed like there was nothing good to gain from unnecessarily provoking her. But she couldn’t just leave the spoiling Lirelia either.
After a brief consideration, she soon wiped the surprised expression cleanly and stared at Lirelia without any gap.
“So Your Highness should be even more cautious in all your words and deeds. Your actions will become His Highness’s insight to those who know the relationship between Your Highness and His Highness.”
The advice she could give was the best she could do.
Evelia turned around without regret.
The Male lead Always Seduces Her with His Beauty (Matriarchy)
Xin Jiao Zhou is the leader of the world’s premier sect. She has just experienced betrayal from all sides, was poisoned in an assassination attempt, and faced death squad attacks while the poison was taking effect. After finally clearing out the scum from her sect, she was drugged again while trying to detoxify.
After waking up from a night of unconsciousness, she gained a “beautiful and kind-hearted” husband.
Xin Jiao Zhou: “???”
He fell ill.
She came to see him, bringing breakfast.
As she put down the breakfast and was about to leave, his hand slipped while holding the spoon. “Clank!”
She turned around upon hearing the noise.
He looked up at her, his eyebrows drooping: “My hand… has no strength.”
“Shall I… feed you?” she asked tentatively.
He opened his mouth cheerfully: “Ah—”
Thinking she was drowning, he jumped in without hesitation to save her, but nearly drowned himself. In the end, it was she who swam over to rescue him, giving him air underwater.
After emerging from the water, his ear tips turned red. He lightly brushed his cheek, tucking his sideburns behind his ear, revealing delicate, pink-tinged ear tips. He lowered his gaze, too embarrassed to look at her.
Xin Jiao Zhou: He’s truly beautiful, kind-hearted, and adorable.
A certain someone when disciplining subordinates behind the scenes: “If they don’t obey, just kill them.”
What’s that? She might already have someone she cares about in her heart? A certain someone: Find out who it is, kill them, and then there won’t be anyone.
What? She met a man by the riverside? What? That man even hurt her? A certain someone: Whichever hand hurt her, chop off his entire arm.
Love at first sight without realizing it, gradually falling in love, slowly getting closer…
Family and national grudges, schemes and desires, good and evil, crime and punishment, she and he face the future together, seeking justice with passion!
A naturally dark female lead who could accidentally destroy the world but is actually an honest person VS a weak, pitiful, and helpless but skilled fighter, beautiful white-cut black male lead
My heart is not of stone, how steadfast is your love? — Tao Yuanming “Imitating the Ancients (No. 3)”
— Reading Guide —
Cold female lead & dramatic black lotus with hidden yandere traits male lead
