Sending Violet off to the party, I relocated to a less populated area.
The spot I finally reached in Violet’s long dress was a secluded terrace in the banquet hall.
I had prearranged with the intelligence guild.
To meet one of the two men who would become my husband here.
Due to the fabricated day Serdis sought me out, even leaving the house, let alone keeping appointments, was not easy. The banquet was the only place where I could discreetly meet the nobles. Considering the hardship I went through to secure the job because I was also a primary protection target in my family, the banquet was a great opportunity for me.
I opened the door to the terrace, hoping to be able to hold a wedding in a short period. My heart pounded at the sound of the door echoing in the quiet.
‘What kind of person will they be?’
Even though it was a contract, it would be nice if we got along well since they will become my husband.
However, contrary to my worries, the terrace was empty.
“Is there no one here?”
I returned to the banquet hall and rechecked the location.
“This is the right place?”
The note delivered from the intelligence guild confirms this place.
“Is anyone there?”
However, within the terrace, only the sound of my heels and the cry of autumn bugs echoed.
What’s this? Was the communication not properly delivered?
They definitely said they accepted on their end.
“Guk! Uuuk……!”
As I was looking around the terrace, I heard a human noise beyond the railing.
“What, what is that noise.”
I hesitated for a moment, then went to the railing and looked down.
The outside was just lush bushes.
However, hearing the strange noise again. As the rustling of the grass was heard, a little doubt arose.
“Could it be a noble?”
Thinking they might have slipped and fallen.
I blinked my eyes, unaccustomed to the dark, but there was no trace of a person in the bush.
Yeah. Why would a noble be there.
I decided to stop looking and wait a little longer.
However, as more than ten minutes passed, anxiety wore down my patience.
“It can’t be helped. I need to go find someone else first.”
I couldn’t just wait here indefinitely.
By the time I returned to the banquet hall, the last song had begun, and all the young ladies and nobles with partners were out dancing to the lively song.
I bypassed them and headed towards the second place, the royal garden.
“What is this. Is there no one here this time either?”
There was no sight of any nobles, I only looked at the royal garden beautifully blooming with red roses.
A sense of emptiness washed over me.
It was a place I had prepared by even deceiving my parents. It was a difficult promise I had made while avoiding the eyes of Serdis who came in every day.
“They will come if I wait.”
If they don’t come, I might have to escape from the banquet hall and head straight to the guild headquarters. While calmly thinking, I heard a sign of life.
“I found you.”
The noble I was supposed to meet here was nowhere to be found and the person who shouldn’t be here the most showed up.
Serdis. This clingy guy,
“Why are you here…….?”
Blocking my path after appearing.
“Anette. I followed you.”
He was panting heavily.
I thought I confirmed he was dancing with Violet before coming out, I was too complacent.
“What are you trying to do alone here.”
I wanted to shout, “I came here to find a husband because of you!”
“I just came out to get some fresh air because it was too cold and I was going to go back in.”
I replied as coldly as the chilly night air. Despite showing signs of disliking him, Serdis interpreted it differently.
“So, you refused with words, but you were waiting for me, right? This is the garden we talked about that time.”
Serdis’ cheeks flushed like peaches.
“Let’s talk all night like we did then.”
Catching his breath, Serdis roughly took off his white gloves and tossed them on the ground. His hand reached out for me without hesitation.
“I told you I came out for a bit of fresh air. Please don’t misinterpret and misunderstand.”
I rejected his call. Just as I was about to take a step after scanning the garden.
That’s when he grabbed me into his arms.
“Ahh!”
Just before my face touched his solid chest, sensing danger, I flailed with all my might.
“Anette. Were you surprised a lot?”
Committing an evil act, Serdis let me go easily. I was already mad at his constant obsession, and the abrupt touch felt threatening.
“Why are you doing this to me, Your Highness!”
My voice trembled pathetically. I was serious, but Serdis smiled brightly as if it was nothing.
“It’s because you keep running away.”
“We are merely graduates of the same academy. No more, no less. I neither want nor hope for a relationship beyond that. I hate it all.”
I should have firmly pushed him away and run, but I couldn’t articulate my words properly. Because the male protagonist from the original work, the Serdis I had seen at the academy, seemed like a different person.
“My lovely Anette. What am I to do when you keep pushing me away?”
“…….”
“Without you now, I might even die.”
It was true.
Male lead first thought she played hard to get, only to realize she
really disliked him
Short intro:
What she can’t stand the most is the streets full of effeminate men, especially that so-called top beauty whom she avoids at all costs.
Shen Yaoxing looks at Jiang Mingyue, who keeps approaching her with coy shyness.
Shen Yaoxing: Bro, don’t be like this, I’m really about to throw up!
She fears nothing in heaven or earth, except for him getting close to her.
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At first he thought she was just using the trick of feigning indifference to attract his attention. Later, he learned that she truly despised him.
This dealt a heavy blow to Jiang Mingyue, and he vowed to make her, like everyone else, fall at his feet in worship!
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Synopsis:
Before transmigrating, Shen Yaoxing only wanted to find a reliable man to spend her life with. Who knew that after transmigrating, she would become a reliable woman herself…
A forced misandrist, highly skilled, and reliable female lead
vs.
An initially aloof and arrogant, later morbid, obsessed male lead
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