Lea was taken aback. She had talked about vitamin supplements so naturally, as everyone in South Korea knew what they were.
“It’s an energy booster made by blending herbs and fruits rich in vitamins and minerals.”
“Really? What happens when you eat it? Do you become healthy?”
The eyes of the maids asking Lea sparkled momentarily, as if they had discovered something interesting.
‘Oh really?’
Given that the maids were receptive, Lea thought it was right. In this world, there was no concept of supplements, so if they started to produce and sell them…
Lea’s heart swelled with the thought that they could make quite a profit.
‘Yes, this is a profitable business!’
Having completed her thoughts, Lea’s voice rose in pitch.
“Of course, it improves health! I’ve been taking it for about a week. My skin tone has definitely brightened. Can you see my skin improving?”
Thanks to the Count squeezing her throat with his treatment, her skin had been rougher than usual due to stress.
Perhaps that’s why the effect of the supplement seemed maximized.
Of course, she couldn’t be 100% sure that taking the supplement improved her skin, but it was clear that it had some effect.
“Oh my, it’s definitely true. Miss Alchemist, your skin is as glossy as porcelain.”
“Miss Alchemist, can I purchase this? I’ve been very tired lately.”
“Me too! I need it because my skin feels rough due to the change of seasons.”
As Lea eloquently continued her speech, the maids, who seemed to have been waiting, indicated their desire to buy.
It seemed that regardless of East or West, skin beauty was a major concern for women. The atmosphere around Lea, who was surrounded, heightened momentarily.
“What’s going on? What are you all doing here? What is this line for?”
As the backyard bustled, a group of servants who had finished eating approached.
“It’s a line to buy the supplement.”
“Supplement? What’s that?”
“It’s an energy booster. It completely eliminates fatigue and strengthens you. It’s also good for skin beauty! Look at this.”
Initially interested in the words ‘energy booster’, one servant scoffed. Then, he grumbled while looking at the yellow potion bottle handed over by a maid.
“Damn, it’s something for women.”
“Luca, of course, there’s one for men too.”
Lea, who was approached by the gloomy Luca, smiled lightly. In fact, she hadn’t specifically made a men’s version yet. But she could start now.
However, Luca, as if he didn’t need it, handed the potion bottle he had been holding back to Lea.
“Look here, Lea, look at these robust arms. Do I need a nutrition something?”
As Luca flexed his muscular arm, thick tendons popped along with his muscles. As a servant dealing with dirty work, he was burly.
He lifted his head toward Lea as if suggesting she should touch it. Luca wasn’t usually so ostentatious.
‘It must be because of that maid he’s been seeing recently, right?’
Coincidentally, her eyes met with a maid passing by behind him. It was the maid rumored to be Luca’s lover.
“I don’t need such things as a man, right?”
His voice rose as if he knew his lover was passing by.
‘Men’s bluff.’
Lea, who was quietly clucking her tongue, had just come up with a good idea.
“Leaving health aside, this is essential for Luca.”
“Is it necessary for me?”
Lea approached him and whispered quietly.
“This works well at night.”
“What?!”
His face flushed crimson as if he hadn’t expected a blatant talk from Lea.
‘How could…!’
He had been working on his physique in anticipation of a night with Amy, whom he recently started dating.
Amy had been his longtime crush, and he had sleepless nights worrying about what if she considered him an ordinary man.
Just like discovering an oasis in the desert, Luca’s eyes sparkled.
“Is, is that true?”
‘It’s done.’
Luca, in the end, bit the bait that Lea had thrown. Looking at Luca who cautiously asked again, Lea grinned with satisfaction.
“Of course. Why do you think it enhances stamina? Naturally, that also applies.”
At Lea’s confident words, Luca whispered something to the servants who came with him.
Then the servants flocked in and started writing their names on the reservation list one after another.
“Lea, I’ll take one too!”
“Give me one too! This really works, right?”
“Of course. It’s a firstclass supplement.”
She wasn’t sure if it would be as effective as an aphrodisiac, but it was said that a man’s vigor is proportional to his stamina. There would be some correlation.
Soon the supplement reservation list, which was full of maids, was filled with the names of the servants.
Lea proudly hugged the list, planning to start making the supplement from today.
And it was when she was about to tidy up and return to the pharmacy. A familiar figure disappearing into the mansion from a distance caught her eye.
‘Count?’
The figure resembled the Count, but Lea immediately shook her head. It couldn’t be him, as he didn’t leave his bedroom unless it was dawn.
“I must have seen it wrong.”
Lea turned back with a spring in her step, thinking about the money she was about to earn.
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)”
— Reading Guide —
Cold female lead & dramatic black lotus with hidden yandere traits male lead
