The Price is Everything of Yours (76 Chapters Left to Complete) - Chapter 21
“So… just keep that in mind.”
“Yes. Thank you.”
Neris looked into Nelusion’s eyes as if trying to peer into his thoughts, and inwardly scoffed coldly.
Pretending innocence, feigning kindness, acting as though utterly ignorant of filth—those were the very social tactics Nelusion himself had once taught her when he was older. He had claimed that if one combined such behavior with impeccable etiquette, they could earn unwavering affection within aristocratic society.
Though such a ploy would never work among high-ranking nobles of equal standing, society’s circles harbored a strange fantasy about a provincial-born girl of lower nobility—she must surely be pure.
‘They really adore purity.’
Even a child raised without want would inevitably think about money when surrounded by peers of the same age who were vastly wealthier; after all, competition over conditions of survival was an animal instinct.
Then how could a young girl—the poorest among her classmates, barely managing to pay her tuition through loans—possibly remain truly indifferent even when the Imperial family was mentioned?
In Neris’s view, if one possessed a head, one should start by doubting exactly that. Yet he was still young and held biased assumptions about her.
She could exploit that fact to avoid suspicion for a while longer.
“Um, hyung. Then what exactly am I supposed to do?”
Nelusion, who had been unable to tear his eyes away from Neris for a long while, flinched slightly at her calm voice. He blinked twice, then cleared his throat.
“Oh, right. Sorry. Just use what I gave you as a reference—first sort the student records provided by the teachers by year, and then alphabetically by name. Right now they’re organized by subject.”
It wasn’t difficult, just time-consuming—a fitting penalty for making an ill-timed remark during class. Indeed, Sir Voltaire would surely consider this punishment sufficient. Neris smiled.
“Yes, I understand. Thank you for explaining.”
My Step-brother Is Obsessed With Me (Female-dominant)
A gentle female protagonist vs pitiful in the early stage, and a sick male protagonist in the later stage
Cheng Songer transmigrated into the body of a vicious cannon fodder female supporting character with the same name as her in a female-dominant novel.
In the original story, the cannon fodder female supporting character was inhumane, committing domestic violence, gambling excessively, being lustful, and even wanting to sell her stepbrother to a brothel for money.
As luck would have it, she just happened to transmigrate at this time.
Seeing Cheng Qingzhi biting his lip, enduring the tears in his eyes, looking pitiful, her heart softened.
She stuffed the money back into the Madam’s hand and reached out to him.
“Brother, come home with me.”
The male lead being so proud of his wife is honestly adorable, even when he gets jealous.
And the female lead is so elegant and beautiful—I can’t wait to see this scene illustrated
Haha, did the ML really just say that to the FL? He’s so cute when he gets a little jealous.
Can’t wait for next chapter
The ML is so considerate of his wife. He treats her with so much care and gentleness, even when she doesn’t say a word—he just understands her. He’s honestly so perfect, I can’t 😭
I really hope the FL can overcome these painful feelings soon. I can’t bear to watch her suffer this much. 💔