To My Beloved, I Present My Exquisite Nightmare (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 25
The moment she heard his voice, Laila felt the urge to turn and run away more strongly than ever before.
Yet, as if under a spell, she moved closer to the bed. Seeing the king’s face, steeped in the gloomy aura typical of long-standing illness, she again wanted to flee.
“Come closer.”
Od gestured with intense insistence, as though he longed for Laila to sit beside him. Mechanically, she took another step forward.
It was a strange sensation. Just as with Eustar, Laila found herself utterly unable to genuinely disobey Od’s words.
Now she stood barely an arm’s length from Od. Fear seized her—the king’s bony fingers might reach out at any moment and clamp tightly around her wrist.
“Kneel and show your respect to His Majesty.”
The chief steward, who had stood motionless like a plaster statue beside the canopy pillar, spoke in a solemn, authoritative tone. Without even realizing it, Laila dropped to both knees.
Od then extended his lifeless, withered hand. Laila briefly pressed her lips to the back of his hand as a sign of reverence. His skin was as cold as a fish’s and dry like deadwood.
“Raise your head.”
She obeyed. It felt as if two invisible hands gripped her cheeks, forcing her to look straight into the king’s eyes.
The steward glared at her insolent posture, but King Od unexpectedly burst into laughter—a grating sound, like rusted metal being scraped.
“So you truly are a witch.”
In that instant, Od seized her chin with his withered fingers. Both Laila and Eustar, who had been watching silently, were startled by his sudden action.
Od spoke.
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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
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