Arthur sighed softly, holding Reyna.
“…Why are you so thin?”
“……”
Reyna blinked in a daze.
He held Reyna’s trembling body and mumbled.
“Exactly the same as five years ago. Tiny thing, shivering too.”
“……”
His low voice echoing in her ears felt strange.
Reyna thought it was too surreal.
Even more than the night of the renovation, when she lied in front of thousands of people.
Reyna’s body was still shivering as if cold, so Arthur crossed his arms behind her back, holding her tighter.
“……”
The room was filled with crimson sunset.
The room stained with the spreading twilight made her feel strange.
Reyna buried her head in his shoulder as if she wanted to run away from it all.
Was it because her sight was darkening?
It was somewhat comforting.
“……”
As Reyna bowed her head towards him, he held her more softly and strongly.
Arthur stroked her back head.
“My lady, if by any chance……”
Arthur spoke in a calm voice.
“If you’re being threatened by Julius, or if you’re being blackmailed…”
“……”
“Can’t you ask me for help, please think about it.”
Arthur spoke quietly.
“I’ll wait until you tell me.”
Reyna, who had been in his arms for a long time, didn’t flinch or startle.
Reyna, with her face buried in his chest, listened quietly to Arthur’s voice.
Reyna’s trembling was subsiding little by little.
Arthur spoke slowly.
“I want to stand on your side.”
Arthur gently stroked Reyna’s back with his large hand.
“I won’t ask you to trust me right away. You still need more time, right?”
“……”
For a while, Arthur hugged Reyna in silence.
With her held tight, Arthur disturbed her hair lightly and said,
“I’ll wait. Take your time to think.”
“……”
Reyna’s trembling hadn’t completely disappeared.
But her breathing had become more comfortable than before.
Arthur smiled faintly, and pressed her head to his chest one last time before slowly letting her go.
“……”
“……”
Reyna awkwardly pulled away from him.
And then she finally looked up at him.
Facing each other, Arthur smiled.
And he stroked Reyna’s cheek.
“Stand on my side. I’ll protect you.”
He quietly made a promiselike statement.
“I won’t blame you…”
“……”
“And don’t cry.”
Her fear was subsiding.
But instead, something else made her feel strange.
“……”
She lowered her head to avoid his gaze, but
His broad and secure arms,
rather made it harder for Reyna to calm down.
[This is the time separator]They finally began a somewhat late meal.
Instead of returning to her own seat, Reyna sat in the spot next to him that Arthur had released.
And she blankly picked and ate the mushrooms on the dishes.
Arthur couldn’t help but burst into laughter.
“……Stop and eat what you want. Don’t worry about something like mushrooms.”
Looking at him, Reyna still had a blank face.
But it didn’t seem like she didn’t understand what he was saying.
Because her face turned red.
But Reyna, regardless of whether he laughed or not, stubbornly ate the mushrooms with a flushed face.
Arthur placed various delicious dishes in front of her, telling her to eat whatever she wanted comfortably, and let her do as she pleased.
And then he removed a plate containing fish dishes from around Reyna.
Reyna watched him do these things, her face red and awkward.
[This is the time separator]“Is it true that the treatment of the employees of the Count’s house is generous?”
Reyna muttered awkwardly.
“Yes…… Julius is famous for paying the highest salary in the empire. So there are many maids who come all the way here to get a job.”
Reyna was just a person who was born and raised in Julius’s territory and was lucky enough to get the best job in the continent, but in fact, there were more maids in the mansion who had come from afar to work in Julius’s mansion.
Arthur asked.
“How much do you get?”
“……”
When Reyna hesitated and could not open her mouth, Arthur faintly smiled as if it was his mistake and quietly touched his forehead.
And he changed the question so Reyna could answer.
“How much do they usually get? A maid of your age.”
“……A maid…… salary?”
He was uncomfortable wondering why he was curious about his own salary, and Arthur calmly added to ‘Christina’.
“I should also know that if I am to manage this mansion with you. The maid is the most hired in the mansion.”
In fact, it was the housewife and the maids who cared about such things.
However, if he needed to know the maid’s salary to manage the mansion with ‘Christina’, it was not something to avoid.
As someone who has been on the battlefield for five years, he would need to develop a sense of the cost of managing a city mansion.
Reina opened her mouth after a moment of thought about how to say it.
“A maid of my age probably receives about 30 gold.”
Does Miss Christina know my salary?
Reina added quietly.
“Since Mrs. Hurst mainly manages, I don’t exactly know…..”
“…..”
Arthur had no response.
It felt like I was showing my shabby self again.
I never thought my salary was low as a maid while working at Julius…
Male lead is a clingy little husband
One-line summary: The male lead is initially an arrogant, noble, love-deprived brat, later a cute, clingy, scheming little jealous one.
Introduction:
One day, Lu Yuner’s soul transmigrates into a female-dominant world. She enters the Imperial Academy and takes up the position of a doctoral instructor, teaching classes and grading schoolwork.
One day, she encounters the young prince Su Qingwan secretly skipping class from the male academy.
As a result, Su Qingwan is punished.
From then on, Su Qingwan sees Lu Yuner as a “thorn in his side”.
But before long, this “thorn” becomes the person he cherishes most, and he goes to great lengths to win Lu Yuner’s affection.
Mini scene 1:
One day, the sun is high in the sky but Su Qingwan still hasn’t gotten up for class.
Servant Xiaoyuan: “Young prince, it’s time for class. You’ll be late otherwise.”
Su Qingwan says arrogantly: “I’m not going. I am the esteemed prince, my status is so noble, why should I suffer this hardship? Besides, isn’t learning all this just to please women? Hmph, they’re not worthy!”
Mini scene 2:
After Su Qingwan falls for someone, he completely changes. He no longer skips class and diligently learns how to be a good husband and father. But he discovers that Sister Yuner is always surrounded by admirers.
Drunk and overcome with jealousy one day, he clings to Lu Yuner, crying beautifully like a pear blossom in the rain.
Su Qingwan: “Qingwan likes Sister Yuner.”
Lu Yuner: “Young prince, you’re drunk.”
Su Qingwan: “Qingwan isn’t drunk. Qingwan likes Sister Yuner, likes you so much, likes you to bits…” Before he can finish, Lu Yuner’s eyes flash with emotion and she leans in closer.
[Reading Guide]
1. The female lead is gentle, gracious, humble and polite but not weak. The male lead is initially an arrogant, noble, love-deprived brat, later a cute, clingy, scheming little jealous one.
2. 1v1, a bit torturous in the beginning but definitely sweet later on.
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