“Would you like to borrow this diamond set?”
“Huh?”
Surprised by my sudden words, Noksia opened her eyes wide and looked at me.
It wasn’t just Noksia. Olland, who was eating, also had a surprised face at my unexpected words.
It wasn’t a word I brought up for no reason. In the original work, I played a prank and Noksia attended the ball in a shabby dress.
Later, Noksia regretted her first meeting with Prince Rohel in such a state.
Unlike the original work, I had no intention of tormenting her, so that wouldn’t happen, but it seemed even better to dress her up as beautifully as possible if we were going to do it.
Soon, Noksia, who came to her senses, quickly refused with both hands and spoke urgently.
“No! I meant that it would suit you well. It doesn’t mean I’m greedy.”
“You’re not misunderstanding. I just think it would be better for you to wear it to the upcoming royal ball than me.”
This time, I could feel even the maids who were standing by looking at me with disbelief.
I had to rethink what my image was like to people, but I decided to understand since Tanashia was the villainess in the novel.
“I appreciate your thoughts, but how can I…”
“You don’t have to refuse. I’m sure it will suit you very well.”
I didn’t really want to be the main character in the ballroom. There was no one there who I wanted to look good for.
Looking ahead, it was advantageous to dress Noksia up for sure and successfully finish her first meeting with Prince Rohel.
“Do you have a dress for the royal ball? If it’s okay with you, shall I choose a dress that goes well with the red diamonds?”
“Sis…”
Noksia looked at me with moved eyes.
This was a choice for me, but it seemed different from Noksia’s perspective.
Olland, who had been quietly listening to our conversation, chuckled and spoke.
“It seems you two get along better than I thought.”
The atmosphere seemed to flow differently than I expected, but it wasn’t something I could stop now.
Olland gestured to the servant standing behind him and whispered a command.
“Prepare another diamond set identical to the one I gave to Tanashia this time.”
“Yes, master.”
Eh? Does it proceed like this?
“Don’t bother each other. Give Noksia the same gift.”
From Olland’s perspective, it seemed admirable that I was trying to give up the diamond set I had just received as a gift.
I felt awkward for unintentionally acting kind.
As I awkwardly fiddled with the bowl, Olland looked at me and said.
“I know you’re considering your sister, but it’s not good to give up too much. You should know how to take care of your things.”
“Ah, that’s not what I…”
I wanted to make an excuse, but I couldn’t think of anything appropriate.
As I trailed off, Noksia opened her mouth from the other side.
“Are you really going to choose my dress?”
Anyone could see she was looking forward to it.
Normally, one might dislike shopping with a sister who hates herself, but Noksia seemed excited at the thought of shopping with me.
Although things were unfolding a bit differently than I wanted, I had no intention of refusing. After all, I had my reasons for wanting to make Noksia and Prince Rohel meet more successfully than they did in the novel.
Right, if I can prevent a future war, what can’t I do?
“Of course, if you want.”
“Wow! I’m excited! It would be so great if you choose a dress with me!”
Noxia was so happy, she was practically jumping for joy.
Orlando watched her with a contented smile. As our eyes met by chance, he naturally spoke to me as if asking how I was doing.
“Tanashia, I’ve heard from your tutor.”
I found myself gasping before I knew it.
The tone was light, but the words were anything but.
‘Right. The tutor said he would reveal that I’m a genius.’
I had totally forgotten about it while I was busy making plans for survival.
Tanashia’s genius, unknown to anyone until now, was revealed. Even in the novel , it was an unnoticed detail.
I could only guess what Orlando, who found out about it belatedly, would look like.
Only then did I realize that the dinner tonight might have been arranged because of me.
“About that…”
Should I apologize first for hiding it?
No. Isn’t it better to feign tears when Orlando yells first, to soften his heart?
My mind was beginning to get complicated.
“It’s okay. You must have had your reasons.”
Orlando moved on so coolly that I was taken aback.
As I looked at Orlando with a bewildered expression, the smile on his face deepened. He looked stunning, unbelievable as the father of a fifteenyearold daughter.
“I believe it’s not good to let your talent go to waste, but I have no intention of ignoring your opinion. From now on, think seriously about your future. I’ll do my best to accommodate your wishes.”
There were various fields of study.
Even if I said I didn’t intend to hide my genius anymore, which area to delve into among the countless fields was a matter to think carefully about.
“Oh, yes. I’ll let you know first when I find the answer to that.”
Male lead is a Divorced Husband
She said to him: “Tell me, what makes you like me? I’ll change it!”
Liu Changning transmigrated into a female cannon fodder character in a female-dominant novel.
After reading the first half of the novel’s plot, the first thing she did upon transmigration was to divorce the Pan Jinlian-style male protagonist she had just married.
She indulged herself, pretending to be ugly and poor.
But as time passed, the way that man looked at her became more and more unusual…
Liu Changning was dumbfounded: Tell me, what makes you like me? I’ll change!
――
This lifetime, Pei Yuanshao was rejected by the same woman twice!
The first time, she drove him away. Forced by the situation, he endured the waves of anger in his heart, yielding and humbling himself.
That person lay slanted on a rocking chair, her sallow face emotionless: “If you don’t want a divorce, go cook!”
Pei Yuanshao’s face was dark and gloomy: “You!”
The second time, after the crisis in Jinling City was resolved, the new emperor sent someone to pick him up. He turned around, stammering: “I… I have to go. If you keep me…”
That person lay on the kang bed, her back to him, as if she had long anticipated this day, crisp and clear: “Goodbye!”
Pei Yuanshao was so angry his fingers trembled: “You… you!”
The mission of family and country made him restrain himself, averting his eyes and turning to leave this broken household.
Two years later, they met again. Seeing her ethereal face, his body shook like a sieve.
“She was originally a ‘she’!”
At the Qionglin Banquet, the top scholar of the imperial examination, a talented person with exceptional speech and conduct, all the unmarried young gentlemen from aristocratic families looked at her with shy and timid eyes.
The peerless imperial official Pei Yuanshao felt the anger in his heart erupt. He pointed at the woman surrounded by the crowd at the Qionglin Banquet, his thin lips slightly curled: “Little sister, I wants that person to be the wife-master of my Mingde Prince Manor.”
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