peachy days

Decline Chapter 65.2: “My lady, are you alright? Should we find a physician? Or would you prefer to return to the manor?” Rachel gently placed me in the carriage seat, her brow furrowed with worry. She dabbed the sweat from my forehead with her sleeve. If Rachel were a man, I might have proposed right then and there. I blinked slowly. “Home…” “Understood.” Rachel instructed the coachman to return to the Cristanar Marquisate, and soon we were on our way. “Though I failed to dissuade you, what exactly were you doing there?” Rachel fidgeted, watching me struggle to stay awake. “…Rachel.” “Yes, my lady?” “We’re… ” I forced my heavy eyelids open, looking at her, a weak smile forming on my lips. “Accomplices…

Grape Chapter 20: "...A couple of days? I doubt it." Zhou Lian, while peeling garlic, recounted what she had just seen outside to her daughter, concluding, "He must have been bullied. We should mention it to Dr. Gao if we get the chance. The kid's in the middle of his college entrance exams; we can't let him get delayed..." Ruan Zuijun put down her tablet and stood up. "...Mom, I'll go check on He Teng." He Teng was home alone, the door not even locked, just ajar. When Ruan Zuijun pushed the door open, he was sitting on the living room sofa, grimacing as he cleaned his wounds with alcohol. He turned his head and saw her, his expression instantly freezing, looking utterly pitiful. "Xiao Yun jie..." Ruan Zuijun sighed and sat down beside him. "You got into a…

Boss Chapter 48.2: Yue Linze chuckled. His face had caused him enough trouble throughout his life; he was used to it. He sighed and lazily reached for his water cup. Just as he was about to drink, he caught his reflection and froze. The clear water mirrored his bruised and battered face, streaked with iodine, a vibrant, chaotic mess. Staring at the cup, he fell silent. The memory of flirting with Tao Yu while looking like this made him, for the first time, consider that her disgust might have been genuine. Thwack! He placed the cup on the floor, his face expressionless, and lay back down, closing his eyes. Just as he was drifting off, he remembered that when they’d fallen into that ditch together, his face had looked much the same. Yue Linze’s lips…

Saintess Chapter 73: Clodel never gave up on her. Robelia was at a loss for how to handle Clodel's overwhelming, sun-like affection. An ordinary Saintess would have rejoiced, but for Robelia, it wasn't exactly a blessing. She felt utterly apathetic, wanting nothing more than to escape the tedious meeting and collapse in her room. “Your Holiness, when might we expect the return of the holy sword?” “Forgive my impatience, but it's difficult to contain my excitement. Haha.” The spring breeze whispering through the temple had nothing to do with Robelia's plans. It was absurd. Why should she, officially on holiday, be forced to attend these meetings? The answer, as always, lay with her teacher, whose attentiveness bordered on excessive. Robelia blinked, propped her…

Possessed Chapter 52.2: This was the first time she had actually met Gypsy people, having only heard rumors before. If she’d known what they looked like, she might have easily deduced her mother’s origins. She felt a pang of regret. Even encountering the Gypsies, a small nomadic minority in the kingdom, was a near miracle. Juran nodded, wetting his lips with tea. “Natalie. That was likely an alias she adopted to blend into aristocratic society.” “Do you know about my mother?” “A little.” Juran nodded. “Narissa was the only daughter of the former chieftain. There are many factions within our people who live separately, so I wasn’t particularly close to her. We only interacted a few times during ceremonies… If she hadn’t left our ancestral lands,…

Crazy Chapter 75.2: Rosie peeked out to confirm Joseph’s departure, then slowly descended to the hall. “Rosie.” Michael, who had been impatiently unbuttoning his shirt, spotted her and offered a gentle smile. “Master, just now…” “Ah, Joseph. He’s in Ritham as well. I ran into him at the post office.” Michael ran a hand through his hair. “He knew I had to send a letter to the police station and was waiting for me.” Rosie then remembered that Michael hadn't yet stood trial for shooting Noah. The trial was originally scheduled for a few days ago, but Michael had requested a postponement, citing his stay in Ritham. ‘That’s why you were out…’ As Rosie looked at Michael, a mix of emotions swirling within her, he smiled again, as if it…

Friend Chapter 49: While Joshua felt a wave of anxiety wash over him at the sight of the undeniably handsome man, Krodos felt quite the opposite. He had come to see for himself just how attractive this supposed rival was, and he was met with… an unremarkable face. Particularly jarring was the unkempt gray hair. Gray, the color of ambiguous, low birth. A dull stone underfoot, nothing like the brilliant, noble metals of silver and gold. This was considered handsome? Krodos scrutinized Joshua's features. Unseen arrows, red against a blue sky, pierced Joshua, who was clearly on edge. Oblivious to Joshua’s discomfort, Krodos continued his assessment. Fine, he admitted, the boy was pleasant-looking. A handsome pebble among the common stones. But even the most appealing…

End Chapter 75: Clovis flung open the carriage door with an irritated mutter. “How dare you stop the Crown Prince’s carriage? Barely a marquis, and already you wish to be charged with treason and meet your end on the executioner’s block?” Reynard, unfazed by Clovis’s icy warning, looked only at me. “Come.” “Marquis Mason.” “Adelina. Come.” “Marquis Mason!” Clovis roared. Reynard reluctantly bowed toward Clovis and Hestia. “Forgive my rudeness, Your Highnesses. I have urgent matters to discuss with Adelina, and it has been difficult to see her, thanks to His Highness's deep concern for my well-being.” Ah, so Clovis had forbidden Reynard and Helion from entering the palace. He’s becoming quite skilled at sarcasm. I stepped down…

Nerd Chapter 52: Before they knew it, the day of their departure for the Myon Academy arrived. *** The Abonria Empire had two train stations. One was in Listol, the capital, and the other near the Bilzenga district. This allowed some college students to take regular trains to the capital on weekends. “That’ll be 11 luors and 2 unts.” “Thank you.” Genevieve had picked up a few pulp novels from a bookstore near the station. She quickly tucked them into her bag, as if afraid of being seen. She’d presented her reading habits to Edward as refined “reading,” but her true literary passion lay in the dramatic, often outlandish plots of these popular stories. Her small bag contained only a few clothes and the books. The Boarne family had provided…