“Thank you for thinking of me so intimately. It’s actually my first time being invited to someone’s bedroom.”
Only then did I realize that something was going wrong and slowly put the book down.
“Don’t people normally visit each other’s rooms?”
His waved his hand vigorously.
“No, no! What do you think of me? I’m not the kind of person to just go into anyone’s room.”
His ear tips turned a shade redder.
“Unless we’re really close.”
Darn. It seemed there were aristocratic rules that I was unaware of.
I must study etiquette.
I quickly fell into thought on how to clear up the misunderstanding without hurting His.
Then, thunderous footsteps rang in the corridor.
“Reina!”
I knew it even before looking through the open door.
“Kirian?”
Seeing His standing in the middle of my room, Kirian’s eyes became as big as lanterns. The book in Kirian’s hand trembled, and paper flew in all directions.
“It was true.”
“Kirian. No, don’t misunderstand.”
I ended up spilling the truth.
“I’m sorry, Prince His. Actually, I’m from a commoner background, so I didn’t know that inviting someone to a room would imply such a deep meaning. Commoner kids comfortably visit each other’s homes.”
I couldn’t let His continue to misunderstand.
“I see.”
His tried to smile, but he couldn’t hide all of his disappointment.
“But I still consider His as a good friend. That won’t change.”
I added more words, feeling unnecessarily weak.
“A good friend….”
His, trailing off, nodded his head. Then he gave a somewhat bitter smile.
“I need to work harder.”
“To casually enter a lady’s room. I didn’t think His Highness was like that; I’m really disappointed.”
Kirian, whose expression had improved, opened the door wide and began to push His out.
“Get out.”
Having completely pushed His out, Kirian proudly closed the door tightly.
“No manners, no manners.”
Grumbling but with a fullfaced smile, Kirian began to pick up the scattered paper.
Only then did I notice the cover of the book Kirian was holding. Very unfortunately, it was very familiar.
“What is that?”
Kirian proudly handed over the book quickly.
“It’s the book you’re reading, Reina!”
My goodness.
No matter how many times I rubbed my eyes, the book in front of me did not change. It was one of the romance novels I enjoyed reading.
“You, you! Why are you reading this?”
Even if there’s no red sticker! He’s only six years old!
Feeling that my voice was unusual, Kirian Istira hid the book behind his back.
“Nuna reads it too.”
But I’m an adult…! I had no way to explain this and tore at my hair.
“Anyway, you’re too young to read such a book.”
At that single remark, Kirian stared at the floor in silence for a long time. Just when I thought he had accepted it, Kirian muttered in a low voice.
“There’s only a twoyear difference between me and Nuna.”
Kirian, looking up, appeared almost desperate.
“Don’t think of me as a child.”
Facing his gaze, I could not bring myself to say anything in denial.
“Alright. It’s not that you’re young; I’m just too young.”
I need to grow up soon.
“But don’t read too many such books.”
“Yeah. I don’t plan to read a lot either.”
Kirian quickly picked up the remaining papers.
“It’s not fun at all.”
His last word was almost inaudible.
Having collected all the paper, Kirian began to insert them back into the book. I didn’t know how, but the thick stack of loose papers was drawn into the book as if by magic.
Having perfectly restored the book, Kirian looked up at me.
“I only need to know Nuna’s favorite book.”
“Really?”
Kirian nodded.
“I’ll read just that one.”
I quickly thought.
What would be the purest part of a dense romance novel, considering adults’ interests? Sadly, nothing came to mind right away.
Perhaps it was because I didn’t read those novels, being fond of twisted and wild plots.
Only then did I recall the books Hiss had brought.
He had really scooped up the entire romance section; there were many different kinds.
“This, this one!”
I quickly picked up a novel I had read the introduction of earlier.
A fresh academy love story of teenagers. This would surely not fail.
“I liked this the best.”
“Really?”
Kirian received the book with a smile.
“Hehe. Since it’s Nuna’s favorite book, it looks interesting.”
I had no conscience left to be stung by that remark.
“Yeah, it was really fun.”
“Thank you, Nuna. I’ll read it well.”
Hugging the book tightly, Kirian headed for the door.
“Um, Kirian.”
I couldn’t shake my uneasy feeling and called Kirian back.
“Why?”
Kirian turned around with an innocent face.
I had led such a child down the path of romance novels. I was trash.
With a troubled heart, I wiped my face.
“Why do you want to read that novel?”
“Just… because Nuna likes it.”
Kirian stumbled over his words vaguely.
“Just wait a bit, Nuna. I’ll read it quickly and return it.”
With those words, Kirian disappeared at a speed unbelievable for his short legs.
I stared at where Kirian had disappeared, frowning.
“There must be something…”
It didn’t take long to find out what that something was.
No, precisely the next morning, even before opening my eyes, I was awakened from sleep by the intense fragrance of that something.
Male lead is a Divorced Husband
She said to him: “Tell me, what makes you like me? I’ll change it!”
Liu Changning transmigrated into a female cannon fodder character in a female-dominant novel.
After reading the first half of the novel’s plot, the first thing she did upon transmigration was to divorce the Pan Jinlian-style male protagonist she had just married.
She indulged herself, pretending to be ugly and poor.
But as time passed, the way that man looked at her became more and more unusual…
Liu Changning was dumbfounded: Tell me, what makes you like me? I’ll change!
――
This lifetime, Pei Yuanshao was rejected by the same woman twice!
The first time, she drove him away. Forced by the situation, he endured the waves of anger in his heart, yielding and humbling himself.
That person lay slanted on a rocking chair, her sallow face emotionless: “If you don’t want a divorce, go cook!”
Pei Yuanshao’s face was dark and gloomy: “You!”
The second time, after the crisis in Jinling City was resolved, the new emperor sent someone to pick him up. He turned around, stammering: “I… I have to go. If you keep me…”
That person lay on the kang bed, her back to him, as if she had long anticipated this day, crisp and clear: “Goodbye!”
Pei Yuanshao was so angry his fingers trembled: “You… you!”
The mission of family and country made him restrain himself, averting his eyes and turning to leave this broken household.
Two years later, they met again. Seeing her ethereal face, his body shook like a sieve.
“She was originally a ‘she’!”
At the Qionglin Banquet, the top scholar of the imperial examination, a talented person with exceptional speech and conduct, all the unmarried young gentlemen from aristocratic families looked at her with shy and timid eyes.
The peerless imperial official Pei Yuanshao felt the anger in his heart erupt. He pointed at the woman surrounded by the crowd at the Qionglin Banquet, his thin lips slightly curled: “Little sister, I wants that person to be the wife-master of my Mingde Prince Manor.”
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