Mikaela stroked her younger brother’s big back, which had grown taller since she last saw him.
“Have you been well? Have you grown taller? You seem to have lost some weight too.”
Pat, pat, Mikaela, who patted his back and stepped away from him, scrutinized her brother’s face.
Then she gently stroked Lapellian’s cheek, where even the little bit of baby fat had completely gone.
“You must have grown taller and lost weight. This will probably be your last growth.”
“Your coming of age ceremony isn’t far off. You’re already 120 years old, how time flies!”
“Indeed.”
Mikaela smiled with a somewhat melancholy air.
The head of a highranking noble family lived for at least 500 years.
Even if not a highranking noble, the average lifespan of a head was about 300 years.
It would be a distant time from a human’s perspective, but to Mikaela, the time spent together seemed fleeting.
Mikaela wondered when her tiny children had grown so much, lost in thought.
The ratio of heads to humans in the Aserion Empire was 7 to 3, with heads being the majority, but the highranking noble heads were few in number, and the descendants were so precious in each family that the bond naturally became strong.
Especially the Mosteros Duchy had a strong family bond.
Compared to other families, the Mosteros Duchy had a solid succession, but their characteristics did not change.
Especially since the current generation, after the predecessors passed away and Mikaela returned to lead the family, their relationship had grown even closer.
“You may have lost some weight, but you look healthy enough.”
“Yes, I’m unscathed.”
“So much for greetings. You’ve brought the human who saved Riel?”
Mikaela asked, heading towards the central staircase.
While doing so, she subtly observed Lapellian’s mood.
Considering that this boy had a soft spot for those he looked after, she couldn’t help but be concerned.
“Yes. It seems that he needs to be washed to examine the wound properly, but he seems scared of me. I’m thinking of sending someone else.”
Lapellian followed her, speaking calmly about El.
“You were about to wash him? Yourself?”
At his answer, Mikaela became even more intrigued by this unfamiliar being.
She felt like running up the stairs right away.
“He was frightened, and although he didn’t fully regain consciousness, he seemed to be having a hard time with a vigorous wash. I thought I’d be better than a complete stranger, but it seems I made a wrong choice.”
“I can’t leave the child of my house in the hands of a servant, especially since he saved one of our own. I’ll take care of it. I’ll probably be better than you with your unruly build.”
Although Mikaela was tall at 178cm, she was smaller in height and build than Lapellian, so her words weren’t wrong.
Lapellian looked as though he had a point, nodding his head before pausing and slowly opening his mouth.
“Even though he’s a rather grown boy, about 150cm tall, I’m not sure if it would be alright for Sister to wash him.”
Lapellian spread his palm and brought his hand near his chest.
Brielle, who was following him up the stairs carrying Riello, looked at Lapellian’s hand position and asked,
“How old could he be?”
“Being a human child… probably twelve or thirteen years old. At that age, I would definitely hesitate to wash him myself. But I am curious, so I’ll at least greet him and leave.”
Mikaela, who had replied to Brielle, began to climb the stairs towards Lapellian’s room.
“Then please do so.”
“Lapell, what do you intend to do with the child?”
“He owes his life. There must be a corresponding reward.”
“There was a similar case before, so I think it should be decided to that extent.”
Mikaela recalled a very long time ago when Lapellian had been left behind on a hunting trip with his father, and looked at her brother.
But he gave no reply, lost in thought.
“Lapell?”
Mikaela, who had stopped climbing the stairs, called Lapellian with a serious face.
Lapellian, who had been thinking about El, was awakened from his thoughts by her call.
“Ah. Sorry, Sister. There are various circumstances, so I have to reward the child properly. It’s not yet finalized, but I have something in mind.”
“Really?”
Lapellian, who had reached the top of the stairs first, held out his hand to escort Mikaela.
“I will tell you when my thoughts are organized.”
“You always come up with good answers, so I’m looking forward to it.”
Mikaela smiled sweetly, took her brother’s hand, and climbed the remaining stairs.
Mikaela, who had led the men of the house and arrived at Lapellian’s bedroom, gave them an order to wait.
“You all wait in the reception room.”
“Yes, we will wait in the reception room.”
Mikaela, after dismissing the house men, took only Irina and knocked on the bathroom door of Lapellian’s room.
“Ccome in.”
Upon the timid little voice, Mikaela cracked a smile and opened the door.
And the moment she saw the child there, she laughed.
‘A boy, not even…’
Mikaela touched her lips to suppress her laughter and then froze.
In her mind, the contents written in the family’s heraldry from generations ago flashed across her mind.
‘Black hair, rubylike red eyes, a clear energy that refreshes the surroundings.’
Mikaela unconsciously clenched her fist tightly.
She barely resisted the urge to run to the study right now.
She gritted her teeth to suppress the tingling sensation in her chest and the smile trying to creep up on her lips.
“Little one, hello. My name is Mikaela.”
Mikaela waved her hand gently and entered.
When she was a few steps into the bathroom, she could strongly sense Lapellian’s pheromones. To exaggerate a little, it was as if he was not human but a beast.
‘Even if he’s indebted, this much?’
El was human and could neither smell nor be affected by pheromones, so she wouldn’t know her current state, but to Mikaela, it was a kind of pheromone that beastly parents bury to protect their children.
The same thing Lapellian had buried for Brielle and Riello when Mikaela was out.
‘Without letting strangers into his fence, Lapell caring this much, I must not lose this child no matter what.’
Mikaela collected her thoughts, rolled up the corners of her lips into a playful smile, and approached El.
Male lead first thought she played hard to get, only to realize she
really disliked him
Short intro:
What she can’t stand the most is the streets full of effeminate men, especially that so-called top beauty whom she avoids at all costs.
Shen Yaoxing looks at Jiang Mingyue, who keeps approaching her with coy shyness.
Shen Yaoxing: Bro, don’t be like this, I’m really about to throw up!
She fears nothing in heaven or earth, except for him getting close to her.
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At first he thought she was just using the trick of feigning indifference to attract his attention. Later, he learned that she truly despised him.
This dealt a heavy blow to Jiang Mingyue, and he vowed to make her, like everyone else, fall at his feet in worship!
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Synopsis:
Before transmigrating, Shen Yaoxing only wanted to find a reliable man to spend her life with. Who knew that after transmigrating, she would become a reliable woman herself…
A forced misandrist, highly skilled, and reliable female lead
vs.
An initially aloof and arrogant, later morbid, obsessed male lead
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