The day to leave for the founding festival came, and Duke Valige was restless early in the morning.
We stood in the hallway, waiting until the carriage was ready.
“Every year it’s a hassle to go, but next year we must either abolish the founding festival.”
Duke muttered, watching the servants busy carrying the luggage.
Like father, like son, he spoke the same words as Kirian.
But Kirian, who was expected to be pleased with the Duke’s words, was only intently watching the carriage, contrary to expectation, without saying a word.
At the moment when a strange feeling of foreboding came over me, there was a ‘crash’, and the carriage collapsed.
All four wheels were shattered under the weight of the luggage.
But I didn’t miss Kirian’s lip corners stealthily curling up.
I used to get goosebumps seeing him plot schemes, unchildlike, the image overlapping with the future Kirian, but now it was funny and even cute.
How much he must have hated going to the founding festival.
“Oh dear. We can’t go to the founding festival.”
Kirian brushed off his hands and turned to go back into the mansion.
“Wait.”
The Duchess caught Kirian’s arm.
“Don’t worry, Kirian. Our servants are so competent.”
The Duke also patted Kirian’s shoulder, adding to the comfort.
“Yes, you liked the founding festival, didn’t you? I promised to go, I can’t disappoint you.”
Kirian shook his head quickly.
“I, I don’t like it. I hate it.”
The Duke’s eyebrows shot up in surprise.
“Why? Except for the Emperor, everyone treats you courteously, and you said you enjoyed having important conversations with people, didn’t you?”
I almost burst out laughing.
“Heh, ahem. Cough cough. Ah, dust in my nose. Oh, it’s spicy.”
To hold back my laughter, I frantically waved my hands, pretending to sneeze and cough.
It quickly made sense. Kirian must have enjoyed the treatment he received at the founding festival, thanks to his status as a scholar.
Imagining the small child acting knowingly, nodding sternly, ‘Count, are you also interested? I am interested these days too,’ I almost laughed again.
“I don’t like it……”
But Kirian still looked sad.
It seemed to me an excessive dislike. I couldn’t guess why he was refusing, other than disliking a boring event. Moreover, Kirian was not a child to act like this without reason.
Bang.
With a loud noise, the ground shook.
“Look, our servants have already started working.”
The Duchess held Kirian’s hand tightly.
“Our Kirian must be able to go to the founding festival, so everyone will try hard.”
As I looked where the Duchess pointed, my mouth dropped open.
A servant lifted a fallen pine tree with one hand, set it next to the carriage, and began cutting it with bare hands.
In no time, four sturdy wheels were newly attached to the carriage.
The Duchess picked up Kirian and placed him in the carriage before he could make more mischief.
Once we all got in the carriage, it left the Duke’s estate, rattling.
“It’ll be fun.”
The Duchess held both mine and Kirian’s hands tightly.
“We’ll eat lots of delicious things, dance to good music.”
But Kirian’s hatred for the founding festival could not be overcome with delicious food, good music, and joyful dance.
Throughout the carriage journey, small and big accidents continued to happen.
Luggage in the back fell off with a crash, and one of the horses ran away while we were staying overnight at an inn.
Each time, the Duke and Duchess waved their hands as if it was no big deal, assuring us, “Our servants are so competent, don’t worry.”
And as they spoke, the accompanying servant caught up to the running carriage with five fallen bags on his head, and the maid returned at dawn, holding the belly of the runaway horse with one hand.
And the words were, “I ran here because it seemed like it would be slower if I rode a horse.”
Every time, Kirian looked more sullen, but there was no time to pay attention to him.
Recalling, it seemed that in the original work, all of the Duke’s servants appeared to be ordinary servants, but in reality, they were quite skilled.
And the one who would be strong enough to rival even these unbelievable skilled individuals would be the future Kirian.
Chills ran down the whole body.
If Kirian decided to catch me, there would be nowhere to hide in this world.
“Newna.”
As I was imagining Kirian finding me and making an immediate decision, Kirian’s voice cut through my thoughts.
“Heuk! Uh, Kirian.”
But Kirian was trembling and sobbing.
“Newna, do we have to go to the founding ceremony?”
Beyond the window, the golden imperial palace sparkled.
It was strange that Kirian was desperately trying to avoid the founding ceremony even after arriving.
“Why do you hate the founding ceremony?”
Luckily, the Duke and Duchess were not in the carriage, so Kirian spoke right away.
“If Newna goes to the founding ceremony, she’ll have to get married!”
Kirian covered his eyes with small palms, and the cheeks were squished by the tiny hands.
“Married?”
I remembered what the Duchess had said in the library.
An Indifferent Woman is the One Men Desire the Most
One-line summary: The female lead is actually cold-hearted and extremely rational. She has stage-by-stage relationships and won’t two-time, but there will always be someone who secretly likes her.
This novel has the following triggers, so if you’re sensitive to these, please don’t read:
1. The female lead has had many relationships, but she treated each one seriously and broke up properly.
It’s just that the men unilaterally pestered her incessantly. For the female lead, when she doesn’t like someone anymore, she simply doesn’t like them.
(This applies to her relationships with Male Lead 1, 2, 3, and 4 as well, but she’s loyal in each 1-on-1 relationship!)
2. In this novel, Male Lead 2 and the female lead kiss in a car, and Male Lead 1 sees it and beats up Male Lead 2.
The female lead calls the police and sends both Male Lead 1 and 2 to the police station! Male Lead 1 begs the female lead not to break up with him.
3. Male Lead 1 has a gentle appearance but an obsessive personality.
Male Lead 2 has a delicate and soft appearance, slightly green tea-like (two-faced).
Male Lead 3 is a youthful college student and a smart person who has secretly liked the female lead for a long time.
Male Lead 4 is the female lead’s father’s special assistant, a business elite with deep, hidden thoughts.
4. At the beginning of this novel, the female lead has already broken up with Male Lead 1 (Chapter 4) and gotten back together with Male Lead 2 (ex-boyfriend).
5. Enter with caution if you have triggers!!!
