“Whatever the process of acquiring the title was, haven’t you and your father been doing your best for El Bleuen and His Majesty ever since? It’s just a thing of the distant past. Do you need to scoff at it every time the opportunity arises to feel better?”
Clopf’s shoulders jiggled humorously like a jester’s.
“Of course I have to do my best. Apart from the title, my love for His Majesty and El Bleuen is sincere. But Sedilroy, you’re a good friend, but you probably can’t know everything about me. Never, I mean.”
Sedilroy sighed.
“Yeah, you’re right.”
Clopf laughed and patted his back.
“Don’t look so glum. Look, so many butterflies are interested in your every move. If you’re going to be a flower, act a little charming.”
It was an absurd remark, but as Clopf said, there were earnest eyes following Sedilroy wherever he went.
“Duke Valterminster.”
As Sedilroy and Clopf were about to enter between the lowgrowing garden trees, a thin voice like a shivering sparrow grabbed the two men’s shoulders.
Turning his head, Sedilroy gave a nonchalant eyegreeting to the brightly dressed young lady but nothing more. However, she was not at all disheartened by Sedilroy’s reaction.
“It’s been a long time. Do you remember me?”
Clopf’s stifled snicker was heard beside him. It was clear that he meant for Sedilroy to hear it. Sedilroy stepped on Clopf’s foot out of the lady’s sight and smiled faintly.
“I’m sorry, but could you remind me of your name once more?”
The woman looked momentarily disappointed, but soon she spread her skirt wide and smiled as she bowed.
“I greeted you at the 2nd Princess’s birthday party hosted by His Majesty last time. I’m Merilla Acarodi.”
“Nice to meet you, Miss Acarodi. What is the reason for calling me?”
“Yes? No, it’s just…….”
The woman’s face turned red with confusion. Watching her flustered gaze with indifferent eyes, Sedilroy said,
“If it was simply to exchange greetings, I must apologize. Then, have a pleasant walk.”
“No, wait……. Your Grace!”
A voice calling out pitifully from behind was heard, but Sedilroy ignored it and took a step forward. Following him at a brisk pace, Clopf only allowed himself a short laugh after reaching behind the tall holly bushes.
“You’re really being too much, aren’t you?”
“What did I do?”
“Don’t feign ignorance. You know what that young lady wants.”
“I don’t know, do I?”
Sedilroy exaggeratedly furrowed his brows and rolled his blue eyes. Clopf spoke.
“If you keep rejecting all the women who come to you like this, you’ll grow old alone.”
“That’s fine too.”
Clopf looked at him with a mixed expression of pity and frustration.
“Do you really have no intention of getting married? Ariante needs a mother, too.”
“Stop meddling. I can handle it.”
“What a joke. If there’s one thing you can’t do, it’s doing something for yourself.”
Sedilroy carefully stroked the shadowy trembling leaf. A faint smile of resignation appeared on his lips and then melted away like summer sunlight.
Clopf spoke.
“Sedilroy, are you still holding on to that incident? Blaming yourself all this time?”
Sedilroy gave no reply, only a bitter smile as he looked at his friend.
Clopf sighed in frustration.
“Move on already. You’ve done enough. How long will you be tied to the past? As I said before, it only hurts you. And your daughter, too.”
“Thanks for the advice, Clopf. I always feel you’re a true friend at times like this.”
Clopf retorted as if to tell him not to joke.
“You’re just in one ear and out the other. Enough, enough. What use is scolding or getting angry? I’m thankful you’re not my brother. If you were, I’d have beaten some sense into you long ago.”
(This is a time divider.)
Hastily climbing the stairs to avoid the stormlike nagging of the laundry maid, Mayana headed straight for the kitchen. It was to get the ‘chocolate cake with seeds’ that Ariante wanted.
“Where can you find such a thing? The only thing made for the Lady today is a carrot cake.”
It was the brusque reply from the head chef, his words dripping with dissatisfaction and anger.
Mayana looked over the spacious stone shelf. A thin cloth covered the carrot cake on the plate. Although large, it wasn’t pleasing to look at, with no sugar decorations or cream, just a plain cake.
“You know the Lady doesn’t like carrot cake much. Since she has something she wants today, can’t you bake just one? You always have cake dough ready.”
“Why should I? Whether I give her chocolate cake or cream cake, she’ll just throw a fit and overturn it. Just take that one. Don’t waste good dough.”
The chef’s face was red as a boiled lobster as he stirred the broth for the evening soup. Watching him scowl and purse his chubby cheeks, Mayana suddenly felt irritated.
“Aren’t you ashamed to fight with a sevenyearold, even considering the Lady’s status?”
Top Celebrity Younger Brother Bears Her Child (Female-dominant)
One-line summary: Forced to live stream romance with a top celebrity in a female-dominant world.
Yan Jin transmigrated into a brothel, with a fellow transmigrated junior beside her.
Hearing the obscene words coming from outside, the unfortunate junior covered his ears tightly, his cheeks flushed red, and whispered to comfort her, “Don’t worry, I will definitely help you escape.”
“Don’t worry, I will definitely defend your chastity.” Yan Jin looked at the flawless and delicate features of the unfortunate junior and gently comforted, “Because we have transmigrated into a female-dominant world.”
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Top celebrity Yu Shu suddenly fell into a coma during a concert.
Research scientist Yan Jin fainted in the lab after working overtime.
Two people with no connection were rushed to the same hospital.
Three days later, neither of them had woken up.
Suddenly, the entire nation discovered that a live streaming app had been forcibly installed on their phones.
Upon opening it, they heard the two discussing how to escape from the brothel.
The entire internet was in an uproar.
After the two successfully escaped from the brothel, Yu Shu’s fan group rushed to make a banner and sent it to the hospital overnight.
“Big sister bravely took action to defend the chastity of our idol!”
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When Yu Shu was diagnosed with pregnancy, Yan Jin stared at his belly for a long time.
Covering his stomach, he muttered gloomily, “If you don’t like it, I’ll go get an abortion.”
“It’s not that I don’t like it.” Yan Jin hugged Yu Shu and said softly, “I just feel like I’m not human.”
Yu Shu comforted Yan Jin, “I was already an adult when we got together.”
Yan Jin hesitated, “But you won’t be of legal marriageable age even after giving birth to the child.”
At the same time, a flood of bullet comments appeared in the live streaming room that the two couldn’t see.
[Although it’s inappropriate, I also want a young and handsome boyfriend to have my child.]
①Male pregnancy (highlighted)
The female lead is five years older than the male lead, and the male lead is already an adult when he appears.
