Surviving as the Adopted Daughter of the Genius Duke (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 23
“Could it be that the Duke has come to dislike me?”
Since the banquet, the Duke had been wary of Hith and me being alone together, so we were secretly meeting in the garden maze to devise a new strategy.
Hith seemed a bit disheartened. Seeing clouds cast over his usually bright face made my heart feel heavy.
“Dislike you? No way. How could anyone dislike Prince Hith, such a wonderful person?”
But I was just as puzzled.
Even though it’s common in noble society to arrange engagements verbally from birth, I could somewhat understand wanting to delay an engagement from childhood. But was there anything so unpleasant about it?
To clear my thoughts, I paced back and forth with my short legs. Tomorrow, Hith would leave for Ksia again, and I couldn’t think of a way to resolve this situation immediately.
“He said it’s about age, so don’t worry too much. In a few years, it’ll naturally sort itself out.”
But Hith shook his head.
“Since then, the way the Duke looks at me hasn’t been favorable.”
I couldn’t deny it. Whenever we got within two meters of each other, the Duke’s eyes would narrow sharply.
And beside him, Kirian, clinging to the Duke’s trouser leg, wore a smug smile as a bonus.
“This engagement… will it even happen?”
“Don’t worry! I’ll make sure to get his approval, no matter what.”
I clenched my fist and made a bold promise.
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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)”
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Cold female lead & dramatic black lotus with hidden yandere traits male lead
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