“May I ask you for a dance?”
The boy who had helped me many times was standing before me again. As soon as I recognized the hand’s owner, I was so surprised that I blurted out nonsense without realizing it.
“Ah! Prince Hisu.”
I regretted it immediately after saying it, but it was too late. The boy’s green eyes sparkled with a mischievous light.
“Prince Hisu?”
“No, no. I misspoke……”
I must have been playing too hard with Olivia.
Despite my nonsense, the boy did not withdraw his hand.
“Well, you’re right. I am Hisu Ksia, the 1st Prince of the Ksia Kingdom.”
Hisu Ksia. It was a name I had seen even in the original work. He must have been Esmeralda’s follower, a mere device to showcase her charm like ‘the enchanting Countess who captivated even the neighboring prince!’
But the Hisu standing before me was not hovering around Esmeralda but was extending his hand to me. Without knowing, I took Hisu’s hand, smiling refreshingly.
“I am Reina Istira of the Istira Duchy.”
As I shook his hand, Hisu brought my hand to his lips and kissed the air.
I tried not to be surprised. The manners of this world seemed hard to get used to.
Fortunately, I did not seem to have committed a great rudeness, as Hisu smiled brightly.
“So, you’ve accepted my dance request?”
“Yes. But……”
I thought I should warn him, considering he was somewhat of a benefactor.
“I can’t dance well. Is that okay with you?”
Hisu gently pulled my hand.
“It’s okay; I will lead you well.”
As we stepped in rhythm to the music, the couples dancing in the center naturally made way for us.
Thanks to Hisu’s taller height and skillful lead, I was able to execute decent dance moves to the onlooker’s eye.
The only difference was what was hidden beneath the dress.
I examined Hisu closely.
He maintained a gentle smile throughout, but the slight wrinkles around his eyes seemed like he was enduring some pain.
“I’m sorry. You didn’t know I’d dance like this, did you? Ugh, I should’ve warned you. What did your toes ever do to deserve this, Prince?”
Hisu shook his head, laughing.
“I really wanted to dance with you.”
Despite his young age, Hisu spoke elegantly. He was sure to break many hearts in the future.
“Haha, is that so? I do stand out a bit……”
There wouldn’t be another overpriced potato like me in the world.
“Actually, my mother wanted me to ask someone else to dance, but I liked you, Reina, so I asked.”
Hisu told me this with clear eyes.
“Why did you like me?”
This couldn’t have happened in the original work.
The original work’s heroine was despised for her lowly status and vicious temperament. She was ignored in social gatherings.
Only Esmeralda occasionally cared for her, but the twisted heroine saw it as an insult and tormented the protagonist.
“I know, you see, your secret.”
Under the chandelier, Hisu’s eyes sparkled mischievously.
“Secret?”
“The dragon skin. It might be rare in an ordinary noble family, but in the Ksia Royal family, there’s a vest handed down made of dragon skin.”
Hisu grinned.
“My father has said many times. It’s the best shield that nothing can penetrate. Not summer torrential rains, not arrows on the battlefield, not sharp monster teeth, not even sticky strawberry jam.”
Hisu tilted his head toward me.
“I was impressed. With how skillfully you tricked.”
I chuckled at his playful teasing.
“Oh, you caught me.”
I shrugged my shoulders.
“But I liked the lie. How peculiar.”
“I’ve never seen a young girl of your age lie without changing her face color.”
It seemed like a compliment, but I couldn’t tell whether I should feel good or bad about it. It was rather ambiguous.
“So here’s what I want to say.”
His playful eyes settled down.
“What do you think of an engagement with me?”
I tried to laugh, but when I saw His’s serious face, I swallowed it automatically. It seemed not to be a joke.
I sighed deeply.
Receiving a proposal twice in just a few days in this life, something I never experienced in my previous life.
It would be nice to receive a confession, but it only made me sigh deeply when I received it from little ones. ‘Child, it’s 10 years too early,’ I wanted to say, but I turned it down gently.
“The sudden engagement is a bit shocking.”
Despite my negative reaction, His did not lose his smile.
“I don’t mean an actual engagement.”
“You don’t mean…”
“I’m suggesting a contract engagement.”
Eventually, I got tangled up.
As if to prove this was not a romance fantasy novel.
His, who offered me the biggest cliché of all clichés. But I couldn’t understand why he suggested it to me.
Even with the tangled steps, His continued to dance smoothly.
“I told you when I introduced myself, didn’t I? I’m the first prince of the Kingdom of Ksia.”
I started to guess slowly.
“You’re not the crown prince.”
At my answer, His grinned.
“Indeed, my choice seems to be right.”
Here’s the point.
His mother was abdicated, and the royal succession became ambiguous between the new queen’s son and His, and he wanted to solidify his precarious position through a connection with the Duke Istira.
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
