“Recently, they’ve been busy going around. I heard they are starting a new business here. It seems like they are meeting investors and very busy. Rumor has it that they got support from some big shot after attending the Maptapju’s birthday party. Since then, they’ve been really busy… It seems they built connections at the birthday party. Well, when I think back to when I first came here, the master and madam were always stuck in one corner of the house. Oh, thinking about that time really chokes me up…”
Elysa was in high spirits, leading the conversation without even asking questions.
“It seems even the young lady has developed a close relationship with Lucan Ga. She visits his house for tea time every weekend. However, it seems she hasn’t quite integrated into the group. After going for tea time, she comes back and vents her frustrations on us… It looks like the young lady is subtly being treated with disrespect because of her external origins.
“I’ve heard that the nobles here have high noses… But it seems Claire Miss is having a hard time getting close to them?”
“Well, Claire Miss was the most clever lady at Ruplea, but it seems she can’t keep up with the nobles here.”
“I see.”
“If I knew this would happen, I would have treated the big miss well. Just favoring the young lady is meaningless… The big miss, who was treated like an unwanted possession, turned her life around unexpectedly.”
Liz awkwardly forced a smile at Elysa’s words.
“But that glory won’t last long.”
“Why?”
“It seems Claire Miss intends to take advantage of Riley Miss. She spread rumors that she’s an illegitimate child born from the filthy bloodline between a mountain spirit father and a goblin mother.”
“What? Is that true?”
“Yeah, it seems Viscount Lucan’s favorite is gathering ladies, and there, they badmouth the big miss. Ah, why is the young lady so ruthless? If it were me, I would try to get along with the big miss from now on! After all, the big miss isn’t that harsh in character… Considering she even provided a house for the family, she must be a naturally gentle person.”
“…”
“Anyway, Claire Miss is determined to find fault with Riley Miss. She’s extremely venomous. I think something big might happen soon. You know Claire Miss’s personality. Once she gets her hands on something, she never lets go, like a crazy dog… Ah, I’m scared to death at the thought of what might happen.”
Liz awkwardly smiled and nodded at Elysa’s words.
She used to listen to her complaints and console her by Claire’s side, and now she was hearing about it through someone else’s mouth. Moreover, when she was by Claire’s side, she didn’t even know…
‘She was really ruthless toward the young lady…’
It was a strange thing. The young lady, who had considered everything right, was now developing such strong resentment.
It felt weird to receive Claire’s complaints through Elysa’s mouth. Moreover, when she was by Claire’s side, she didn’t even know…
“Why are you crying, Liz?”
“…No, it’s nothing.”
Wiping away her tears, Liz forced a smile.
How much wrong had she done to Riley? How terrifying must she have appeared in her eyes?
‘…And yet, the kind young lady picked me up on a day when I had nowhere to go.’
She realized she had committed a huge sin that she could never repay in her lifetime.
In that way, Liz cried for a long time beside Elysa, who comforted her.
After going to the academy, Riley called Liz as soon as she returned home.
“You called, Miss.”
“You went out today, right?”
“Yes.”
“Who did you meet?”
“…I met Elysa.”
While speaking, Liz also glanced, wondering if she might be offending Riley’s feelings.
However, Riley nodded as if she had expected it. Then she smiled kindly and asked,
“What did you talk about?”
The Male lead Always Seduces Her with His Beauty (Matriarchy)
Xin Jiao Zhou is the leader of the world’s premier sect. She has just experienced betrayal from all sides, was poisoned in an assassination attempt, and faced death squad attacks while the poison was taking effect. After finally clearing out the scum from her sect, she was drugged again while trying to detoxify.
After waking up from a night of unconsciousness, she gained a “beautiful and kind-hearted” husband.
Xin Jiao Zhou: “???”
He fell ill.
She came to see him, bringing breakfast.
As she put down the breakfast and was about to leave, his hand slipped while holding the spoon. “Clank!”
She turned around upon hearing the noise.
He looked up at her, his eyebrows drooping: “My hand… has no strength.”
“Shall I… feed you?” she asked tentatively.
He opened his mouth cheerfully: “Ah—”
Thinking she was drowning, he jumped in without hesitation to save her, but nearly drowned himself. In the end, it was she who swam over to rescue him, giving him air underwater.
After emerging from the water, his ear tips turned red. He lightly brushed his cheek, tucking his sideburns behind his ear, revealing delicate, pink-tinged ear tips. He lowered his gaze, too embarrassed to look at her.
Xin Jiao Zhou: He’s truly beautiful, kind-hearted, and adorable.
A certain someone when disciplining subordinates behind the scenes: “If they don’t obey, just kill them.”
What’s that? She might already have someone she cares about in her heart? A certain someone: Find out who it is, kill them, and then there won’t be anyone.
What? She met a man by the riverside? What? That man even hurt her? A certain someone: Whichever hand hurt her, chop off his entire arm.
Love at first sight without realizing it, gradually falling in love, slowly getting closer…
Family and national grudges, schemes and desires, good and evil, crime and punishment, she and he face the future together, seeking justice with passion!
A naturally dark female lead who could accidentally destroy the world but is actually an honest person VS a weak, pitiful, and helpless but skilled fighter, beautiful white-cut black male lead
My heart is not of stone, how steadfast is your love? — Tao Yuanming “Imitating the Ancients (No. 3)”
— Reading Guide —
Cold female lead & dramatic black lotus with hidden yandere traits male lead
