I walked alongside Askan through the bustling streets without riding a carriage or horse. It had been a long time since I walked through the streets without using any form of transportation.
The situation with the dilemma related to the murderer of Charles was troubling, but at this moment, all the thoughts that had filled my mind seemed distant.
It was purely because of Askan that I felt this way.
“Where should we go?”
Askan replied to my question with another question, “Do you have something you want to eat?”
After thinking for a moment, I couldn’t come up with a specific dish. In fact, I thought anything would taste delicious as long as I was with him.
“Well, I don’t really mind, but…”
“Then let’s go for something hearty, like meat. I’ve been so focused on my work lately that I’ve lost weight.”
“That’s a good thing.”
Askan couldn’t help but smile as if he couldn’t contain his amusement at my words.
It was late, and the air felt chilly. I gathered my hands and blew a warm breath into them. As I did so, Askan, who had been quietly watching, enclosed my hand with his large one.
I could feel a warmth radiating from him. ‘Huh?’ Unintentionally, we ended up holding hands and walking together. Despite having already kissed, it felt a bit amusing to be holding hands like this. It was the first time we walked together in such a way.
I glanced at Askan, who was walking beside me. The tingling feeling of emotions that one experiences at the beginning of a relationship hadn’t yet adapted.
For some reason, I couldn’t help but roll my eyes around a bit. Suddenly, I noticed a white glove peeking out from Askan’s jacket pocket.
“You, had gloves?”
If he had gloves, there was no need for him to hold my cold hand.
I didn’t mind, but his hands could get cold, so it would have been better for him to wear gloves.
“Oh, I forgot.”
“Do your hands feel cold too? Can I give you gloves now?”
Askan looked at me with a peculiar gaze and nodded his head with a mysterious expression.
Soon, as if intending to take out the gloves, Askan reached into his pocket. In the process of pulling them out, the gloves dropped to the ground with a thud.
“Oops!”
I, who had been watching from the side, couldn’t help but be startled.
Askan, who was walking with a confident stride, accidentally stepped on the white gloves that had fallen on the ground. As a result, his shoes became noticeably dirty with clear imprints.
“Oh, my hand slipped. My mistake.”
“No, it’s fine. It’s my fault for dropping them on the ground unnecessarily.”
“It’s okay. If your hands get cold, you can just hold onto yours.”
Huh?
My hands were actually colder than Askan’s. When we held hands, it wasn’t him but me who felt warmth. Moreover, if we went to the mansion, there would be plenty of gloves to choose from, and if not, I could give him a pair as a gift.
“What’s with having only one glove, as if you’re the only one in need?”
“If necessary, I can burn all the gloves in the Kalua Empire right now.”
“What? Why all of a sudden?”
I looked at Askan with a puzzled expression. He responded by grinning as if he couldn’t stand it any longer.
“Don’t you understand? It’s because a new pair of gloves came out, and I don’t want to be unable to hold your hand.”
I belatedly understood.
Askan meant that he didn’t need new gloves because he wanted to hold my hand. Although it was a bit exaggerated, the statement about burning all the gloves in the empire conveyed that meaning.
For a moment, my head felt hot. It was as if all the heat in my body was converging on my face.
“What the heck…?”
I felt crazy with excitement.
At that moment, Askan, who had been walking side by side, approached me closely.
In the busy crowded streets, being so close felt paralyzing.
“Oh, Askan.”
I looked at Askan with a surprised expression. However, he spoke with a much more subdued and serious voice than before.
“There are too many people here. I had a feeling from earlier that someone has been following us. Don’t turn your head, and stick close to me as we walk.”
… What?
Someone is following us? The problem was that there were too many suspicious people around.
When scheming men desperately battle for her favor in the male harem
This one’s also on my reread list! The rivalry, scheming between the men in the imperial harem are just as intense and thrilling as in classic palace drama novels, where concubines fight to the death. Give it a read, girls! I promise you won’t be disappointed.
Synopsis:
“I am not worthy of her… but I still want to be by her side, even if only as a loyal dog…”
Those were the painful whispers of Yue Guanyi – the proud Crown Prince of the Great Qi, who was torn between deep love and a guilty conscience. Despite holding the supreme power of the Imperial Guard, he still could not forget the dark past when he was sold into a brothel.
Fate played a cruel twist when Qiu Shuzhi – a young female official who had just passed the imperial examinations with top honors – stepped into his life. She did not know that she was the one who had saved him from a tragic fate many years ago. And now, her heart was the target of pursuit for both Yue Guanyi and the powerful Empress Dowager Qin Qing.
While Yue Guanyi only dared to silently care for and protect the one he loved from afar, the Empress Dowager Qin Qing openly expressed his feelings and did not hesitate to take advantage of his power to approach Qiu Shuzhi. The covert struggle between the two most powerful forces in the imperial court began…
Trigger warning: All men in this novel are yandere style.
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