She hurriedly dressed and washed up before heading downstairs.
Belucci, Baron, and Leonard were already eating.
“Are you here? Please sit. I ordered oatmeal, is that okay?”
“Yes, that’s fine.”
Baron handed Cordelia a rustic wooden bowl filled with oatmeal. She silently took it and began to eat.
Belucci looked down at Cordelia and said,
“You must have taken good care of the master last night, right?”
“Who? Me?”
“Yes, you. Surely you didn’t just fall asleep immediately after the Master honored you by sharing the same room?”
She felt a twinge at his words but retorted loudly,
“Belucci seems to forget, but I am the Countess of Abrams. I’m the one who should be served.”
“A Countess from some backwater place? Our Master is…”
“Hey! Will you shut up?”
Just then, a staff member shouted at the entrance, seemingly chasing away a beggar. Cordelia glanced over without much thought but was startled and jumped up from her seat.
“Huh?”
“What’s wrong?”
“Isn’t that Lottie?”
A thin, unimpressive grey dog. It was definitely Lottie, the dog Cordelia knew.
She put down her spoon and rushed to the entrance. Up close, it was unmistakably Lottie. Cordelia, delighted, called her name, and Lottie weakly wagged her tail.
“Lottie!”
“Is this your dog?”
The staff member stepped back awkwardly as Cordelia, clearly a lady, called the dog’s name affectionately.
“Yes, she’s my dog. Can I bring her in?”
“Oh, yes, of course. I thought she was a stray without an owner. I’m sorry.”
“Can you bring some meat for Lottie? A good amount, please.”
“Certainly. I’ll bring it right away.”
The staff member left without a word, and Cordelia took Lottie back to the table. Leonard immediately frowned upon seeing Lottie.
“How did she find this place?”
“Lottie’s so smart, isn’t she? She must have known we were here.”
“No matter how low-grade it is, a beast is still a beast. To follow us all this distance…”
Baron stroked his gray beard, watching Lottie intently. Just then, the staff member brought a chunk of meat. Cordelia handed it over to Lottie, who gobbled it down hungrily, clearly famished.
“Eat up. You must be tired after coming all this way. My Lottie.”
“Gosh, anyone would think we dragged her here.”
“Speaking of which, Master.”
“No.”
“Why do you say no without even listening?”
“I don’t need to listen to know. We can’t take her with us. You know where we are going, don’t you?”
“I know, but… how can we send her back after she came all this way?”
“No.”
“That’s too harsh…”
“Done eating? Get up. We have a long way to go.”
Leonard spoke firmly and stood up. As he did, the two men quietly followed suit.
Cordelia alternately looked at Lottie and the departing group, then sighed deeply.
“Lottie, I’m sorry. The Master says we can’t take you.”
The plate she had given to Lottie was already clean. Cordelia reached out to gently stroke the dog’s head. This time, Lottie did not shy away.
“It’s not too late, go back to the castle. I’ll return soon, okay? You understand, right?”
“A magical beast.”
Someone behind Cordelia muttered. The voice was so clear and pure that she instinctively turned around.
He was tall, cloaked in a dark mantle, and his face was covered with a hood, allowing only his jaw to be seen.
“Who are you?”
“Just a passing traveler. But is that magical beast yours, Madam? Did you get it from a Nasteng?”
“Why should I tell you that?”
Cordelia, filled with suspicion and wariness, shielded Lottie behind her. Even Baron hadn’t noticed at first, but this stranger identified Lottie as a magical beast at a glance. He was no ordinary person.
A traveler in a small village, more adept in magic than Baron? It seemed highly suspicious.
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
