Decain grew up as the son of the Ecteon Merchant.
Even in noble society, where capital was important, there was a strict hierarchy.
No matter how much the Ecteon Merchant represented the Regent Empire, the fact that he was a commoner without a title remained unchanged.
How dare you spill the tea cup? Whip that wretched creature until it dies!
The nanny who had raised Decain from a baby was whipped to death in front of him for spilling a cup of tea on a highranking noble.
Decain pleaded crying, grabbing onto the hem of his clothes, but no one listened to him. Rather, they only mocked him.
Tsk tsk, do you also want to be whipped? Don’t bother me and get lost!
Heh, he is the son of the Ecteon Merchant. Please look favorably upon him.
What does it matter if he’s just the son of a peddler? Even if I beat him to death right here, can the Ecteon Merchant retaliate against me?
In the eyes of the nobles, Decain was nothing more than a pitiful insect that could be crushed at any time.
It was disgusting. Even if the Ecteon Merchant gathered wealth, it was frustrating to have to grovel in front of the nobles.
Your name is Decain, right? I rather like your handsome face.
Like butterflies flocking to a flower, women always hovered around him whether he liked it or not.
On the day he refused the temptation of a woman he didn’t like, retaliation followed.
Ha, when did you ignore me? Now that the Merchant’s business isn’t going well, you’re coming to find me?
Whether it was a noble lady or a highranking noblewoman, it was all the same. If Decain didn’t show interest, they somehow found his weakness and flattened him.
He felt like he was a toy for the nobles.
He had to laugh when he didn’t want to, he had to make jokes he didn’t mean, and on the day he somehow offended a noble, he was subjected to various humiliations.
He thought it was inevitable because he was born a commoner.
But one day, he heard what his foster father was saying.
It seems that His Majesty the Emperor has no intention of acknowledging Decain as his son.
He is a son born from a maid. It wouldn’t be bad to lead the Ecteon Merchant just like this without knowing anything.
The blood of the royal family runs in my body?
Decain couldn’t help but be shocked. He was of higher status than the many nobles who had humiliated and despised him so far.
It was unfair.
The position where he had to grovel in front of nobles despite having noble blood.
He was angry.
At the emperor who refused to acknowledge him because he was born from a maid.
From that day on, Decain had one goal.
If no one is willing to restore his original status, then he can just take it himself.
He didn’t just want to be recognized as a member of the royal family, he dreamed of becoming the next emperor of the Regent Empire proudly.
From then on, Decain no longer found it uncomfortable to smile forcibly. Everything was happening within his careful calculations.
But among those disgusting nobles, Tanashia was somewhat different.
War, you see, becomes money.
Decain was expecting her to scorn him as a lowly trader because of his candid response. But she didn’t show any such signs.
“The aristocracy is also capitalism, isn’t it? I’m against wars happening, but I don’t think it’s bad to prepare for such situations.”
It had become a habit for him to approach the nobles first, but it was not common to accept him without any rejection as Tanashia did.
She allowed him to call her by her name readily and answered “no” with a firm expression when asked if she had any regrets.
Decain despised class society, but he was furious when he saw a lowly slave like Askan not understanding the situation.
“There’s a saying that you shouldn’t even look at a tree you can’t climb. It would be good not to covet what isn’t yours, as a warning.”
So, it was a warning.
He loathed how the nobles looked down on him as a petty insect, but without realizing, he came to closely resemble the look he hated the most.
Although it was contradictory, Decain turned a blind eye to this aspect of himself.
However…
“Don’t you feel a bit sorry for treating the maids like that, they are human too.”
He didn’t expect Tanashia to say that.
He really hadn’t expected that she, a highranking noble who could command a maid with a single finger, would treat a maid as a human being.
“How do you see me?”
“You’re Decain, aren’t you?”
Yes. In Tanashia’s eyes, he was simply Decain.
She wouldn’t know how much emotion was rushing in him because of her casual response.
He might have been harboring a desire to become the next emperor of the Rajent Empire, while at the same time, part of him was waiting for someone who would see him just as he is.
He did like Tanashia a lot, but until now, she was just one of the many contacts he managed for the distant future.
But today, it changed. His ulterior motive to approach her because she was the daughter of the Brelof family, a genius in the field of magic engineering, disappeared.
“I just wanted to tell you. You’ve become just Tanashia to me.”
Decain captured Tanashia’s figure in his red eyes.
Now, she was just Tanashia.
She became a name that resonates in his heart without any preconditions.
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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