But all that brought was a painful reaffirmation of reality.
Unaware of this, Paul pressed on,
“I may not know much about women’s social circles, but I hear things through my wife. Like the kind of looks women get when they appear distant from their husbands.”
“Yes, that’s how it is in society. You’re right,” said Louisa, with a bitter smile.
“But let’s leave this conversation here. Just up to this point.”
She didn’t want to shame her husband unnecessarily, nor did she want to lie about being fine.
Louisa swallowed her pain.
Allen Research Lab was engulfed in silence.
Edward stared blankly at the results he had created, as if in disbelief.
The heavy silence was broken by Geoffrey, who kicked his chair back and shouted.
“It’s done… It’s done, it’s done! It’s really done!”
His cry set off a wave of cheers among the employees, who had been anxiously watching the test results.
“My goodness!”
“Has it already been an hour? Did it really succeed?”
“Just passed it! Now at 61 minutes!”
“Incredible!”
The staff at Allen Research Lab were ecstatic, hugging each other in a frenzy of excitement.
Before them, Allen’s engine, powered by the energy of a magic stone and capable of propelling not only trains but even military ships, was moving a large propeller with tremendous output.
“People will be amazed when they see this! This could really change the course of the world. This is no joke!”
Geoffrey excitedly spilled words like a machine gun.
“Westwood Corporation, struggling to make something out of a single car, will never be able to catch up with this! No matter how much they research!”
He strode over and grabbed his boss, Edward’s, shoulder, saying,
“This output will attract attention from everywhere. Anyone with eyes will have to notice. They’ll be drooling in line for this!”
In his excitement, he shook the shoulder he was holding. Edward, annoyed, swatted Geoffrey’s hand away and straightened his collar, saying,
“I know that better than anyone.”
“Come on, boss. Don’t be a stranger at a time like this. You’re happy about this too, right?”
Geoffrey grabbed his own cheeks, pulling up a grin and jumping around.
Edward, shaking his head at his junior’s lack of restraint, pulled up a chair and sat down in front of the propeller.
As he settled, the employees stopped their work and gathered around him.
Edward glanced at them and said dryly,
“If you’re just going to sit and watch, at least bring some chairs or something to eat.”
The employees scattered like the tide, each grabbing something from their stations to bring back.
So, for another hour, two hours…
Until the magic stone’s power was exhausted after a total of 7 hours, the employees of Allen Research Lab celebrated together that night.
In the quiet air, the striking of a grandfather clock sounded unusually loud.
After ten strikes, the clock quieted, and Louisa, sitting in the living room and sipping honeyed milk, set down her cup.
“Why even say anything if you’re not going to follow through?”
Her husband, often absent due to late-night work, wasn’t home again. It wasn’t unusual for her to be alone at this hour.
But Louisa felt strange. It was a familiar situation, yet tonight it felt more bitter than usual.
Maybe it was because of what Paul said earlier.
Or because they had been spending more time together lately.
Or perhaps… because she had foolishly harbored hope he might come.
[“If I get held up, I’ll let you know.”]She felt foolish for waiting, thinking he might call.
Her husband, who left earlier than usual and hadn’t returned even as night deepened, made her feel more empty than ever.
“Why make promises you can’t keep?”
Louisa let out words mixed with resentment into the empty air.
She turned off the lights in the sitting room where she had been seated.
Pausing her hand as she was about to close the door, she looked up at the staircase leading to the servants’ quarters.
[“If it gets too late and you’re worried, wake up Paul and send him out.”]The voice in her head was vivid.
Remembering the kind words he had once spoken to her, Louisa turned her head back to gaze at the darkness of the dim sitting room.
After a moment of looking into that darkness, she finally closed the door and went up to her room.
Cold Male Lead Became My Clingy Husband (Female-Dominant)
Feng Bai Su transmigrated into a matriarchal novel, becoming the sister of the female protagonist and the Seventh Princess of the Feng Ling Kingdom.
After working herself to death in her previous life, finally reincarnating as a princess, she only wanted to be a lazy fish who could eat, sleep, and play.
Until she met the male protagonist from the book, Wei Jing Mo, and he took a liking to her!
Wei Jing Mo is the top young man in Feng Ling City, talented in both appearance and ability, from a prestigious family, with a cold and otherworldly appearance, a figure like the bright moon in the hearts of noble ladies. It was thought that only the most powerful and talented noble lady in Feng Ling City would be worthy of such a brilliant young man. Who knew that this young gentleman would secretly admire the infamous Seventh Princess?
Short scene 1:
Feng Bai Su looked at the young man crying like a pear blossom in the rain before her, and couldn’t help but doubt her life.
Wasn’t the male lead described as a cold and otherworldly figure in the book?
Then who was this poor little thing crying with swollen red eyes and tear-stained face?
Short scene 2:
Wei Jing Mo stared intently at Feng Bai Su who was about to go out, wanting to say, “Be careful on the road.”
Before he could speak, Feng Bai Su suddenly bent down and bit his cheek.
Her peach blossom eyes were full of disdain: “Tsk! You’re so clingy!”
Wei Jing Mo: “…”
A talented fox spirit female lead with a flirtatious appearance but actually abstinent VS A cold-looking but actually naive and clingy little jealous male lead
