“Sabrina, lower your skirt.”
“Huh?”
“Your skirt, lower it.”
“Oh, okay…”
“What’s her name?”
“Who? The teacher?”
“Yes.”
“…Laura Wilson.”
While responding instinctively, Sabrina was unable to lower her skirt, still gripping it tightly in her hand.
“Laura Wilson.”
At my call, Laura’s face contorted miserably. Even if I am an illegitimate child, I was given the name Penell. Therefore, there was nothing wrong with my etiquette.
“Please speak.”
“The Wilson family must be an esteemed baronial house, I presume.”
“That’s correct.”
“I am so appalled that I dare not even mention this issue. As important as education is, there is an order that must be upheld in this country.”
The Count of Penell hardly stays at home.
“How dare the offspring of a baronial house lay hands on the offspring of a count’s house, when the divisions of nobility are clearly defined by law.”
“That, that was necessary for educational purposes.”
“Educational purposes? Are you suggesting that learning a few arithmetic skills is more important than the sacred laws of the duchy?”
The Countess of Penell stays only in her room.
“I believe the person responsible for this deed knows better than anyone that if this matter becomes known in noble society, it won’t just end with whispers among women.”
The Viscount Justin shows no interest in the welfare of his siblings.
“Isn’t that right?”
In this neglected manor with an absent master, there should be no reason why a mere 10-year-old girl couldn’t be manipulated at will.
The teacher did not agree with me till the end, but unable to respond to the reasonable argument, she stormed out of the room.
After Laura left, Sabrina collapsed onto the spot.
“Phew… That was really scary. I’m afraid of Laura, aren’t you?”
It would be a lie to say I wasn’t scared at all, but I wasn’t excessively frightened either.
“Why didn’t you tell your mother about this?”
“My mother…?”
When no further words came, I glanced at Sabrina and saw her hands trembling. Reflexively, I reached out and grasped her hand, and her tearful eyes turned towards me.
“Why are you like this?”
“I can’t tell mother.”
“Why not…?”
“If I do, then mother might… like last time…”
Last time? Suddenly, I remembered that the Countess attempted suicide two years ago. The news had even reached the farthest corner of the mansion, casting a gloom over the entire estate for days. Although her life was saved, it became even harder to see Lady Penell afterwards.
Knowing I wasn’t in a position to comfort anyone, I still hugged Sabrina tightly.
“It’s not your fault.”
“It’s not my fault?”
“Yes.”
“If I had been better at studying back then, or if my hair was golden instead of silver, mother wouldn’t have done that.”
“Who told you that? Don’t listen to a single word from that person anymore and just believe in what I say. You know how smart I am, right? You called me a genius.”
“Uh, yeah.”
Feeling Sabrina’s back under my hand, it seemed so fragile all of a sudden.
I had thought Sabrina, who enjoyed tripping people on the street and randomly pulling hair, was a bully, but here she was, quietly trusting and nodding her head.
The girl who was a head taller than me and used to be the object of my fear, now seemed so pitiable.
“So don’t think like that. It’s not your fault at all.”
“Really?”
“Yes, really.”
Your hair being silver and me not being born to the wife of Count Penell, none of these are our faults.
If we really have to blame someone… it would be Count Penell.
I returned to my room and began writing a letter.
If Lady Penell had even given me a hateful glance, I would have had the courage to go see her. But her eyes when she looked at me were always empty. Like looking at a pebble rolling on the ground.
A sigh escaped me involuntarily.
“I didn’t learn to write for this.”
After diligently writing the letter until dusk, I headed to Lady Penell’s room. Lacking the courage to meet her face-to-face, I planned to slip the letter through the door.
The third floor, which I was visiting for the first time, emitted a chilly aura right from the end of the corridor. The windows were spotlessly clean, and the world seen through them was warm, but this corridor alone seemed disconnected from the world, swirling with a deathly silence.
As I approached the Countess’s room, the maids passing by glanced at me but didn’t intervene.
If the Countess becomes angry after reading this letter, the consequences would be more than just a few slaps. But I had to do it. I told Sabrina it wasn’t her fault.
However, when I gathered the courage to seek out the Countess, I unexpectedly encountered someone else first.
“Jonathan?”
The child sitting on the floor slightly lifted his head when I called out.
Ah, was there sunlight shining somewhere?
Jonathan, now five years old, looked like a chubby, cute puppy with golden fur. His eyes sparkled as if stars were embedded in them, and his calves beneath his shorts were adorably short.
How can he and Justin, both with blonde hair and blue eyes, be so different?
“Who are you?”
The puppy asked.
Male lead is a clingy little husband
One-line summary: The male lead is initially an arrogant, noble, love-deprived brat, later a cute, clingy, scheming little jealous one.
Introduction:
One day, Lu Yuner’s soul transmigrates into a female-dominant world. She enters the Imperial Academy and takes up the position of a doctoral instructor, teaching classes and grading schoolwork.
One day, she encounters the young prince Su Qingwan secretly skipping class from the male academy.
As a result, Su Qingwan is punished.
From then on, Su Qingwan sees Lu Yuner as a “thorn in his side”.
But before long, this “thorn” becomes the person he cherishes most, and he goes to great lengths to win Lu Yuner’s affection.
Mini scene 1:
One day, the sun is high in the sky but Su Qingwan still hasn’t gotten up for class.
Servant Xiaoyuan: “Young prince, it’s time for class. You’ll be late otherwise.”
Su Qingwan says arrogantly: “I’m not going. I am the esteemed prince, my status is so noble, why should I suffer this hardship? Besides, isn’t learning all this just to please women? Hmph, they’re not worthy!”
Mini scene 2:
After Su Qingwan falls for someone, he completely changes. He no longer skips class and diligently learns how to be a good husband and father. But he discovers that Sister Yuner is always surrounded by admirers.
Drunk and overcome with jealousy one day, he clings to Lu Yuner, crying beautifully like a pear blossom in the rain.
Su Qingwan: “Qingwan likes Sister Yuner.”
Lu Yuner: “Young prince, you’re drunk.”
Su Qingwan: “Qingwan isn’t drunk. Qingwan likes Sister Yuner, likes you so much, likes you to bits…” Before he can finish, Lu Yuner’s eyes flash with emotion and she leans in closer.
[Reading Guide]
1. The female lead is gentle, gracious, humble and polite but not weak. The male lead is initially an arrogant, noble, love-deprived brat, later a cute, clingy, scheming little jealous one.
2. 1v1, a bit torturous in the beginning but definitely sweet later on.
_____
Please help me, I want to bring you the best possible things.
If you find any chapter or novel with poor translation and editing quality, let me know by commenting directly under that novel or chapter. I will retranslate it as soon as possible.
[Touch the gear icon in the bottom right corner of the screen to move to the next chapter if you want.]
