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Taking advantage of the moment, Yetien cautiously approached Felix and whispered in a voice low enough for only him to hear.
“Young Master, is that… is that the person you mentioned earlier?”
Felix, who was about to board the carriage, paused. After hesitating for a moment, he replied in a low voice.
“Yes, it’s her. She looks a bit different than usual… but she said she has her reasons.”
“Reasons? What reasons could she possibly have to dress like that…”
Yetien’s gaze turned towards the carriage.
Felix turned his head and glanced at Ayla inside, then chuckled softly.
“First, take us to the Fleur Cosmetics store.”
He left those words behind and climbed into the carriage.
Left alone, Yetien stared blankly into the air before letting out a deep sigh.
It was unlikely, but a cautious suspicion sprouted in his heart.
‘Could it be that our Young Master… has strange taste in women?’
There were occasionally people like that. People who were fine in every other aspect, but hopeless when it came to romance.
If there was one thing Felix had said that was true, it was that the student Ayla had quite an attractive appearance.
If she made up her mind to seduce him, she could easily win over an innocent Young Master.
No, looking at it now, it seemed like he was already halfway there.
To see him looking so happy even while seeing her flamboyant attire. At this rate, it seemed like he would give her everything, not just his liver and gallbladder.
‘…This won’t do.’
Now that things had come to this, he had to stay sharp today and figure out the true nature of that woman.
That was the only way to prevent the Argenta Noble house from being completely plundered.
“So, what are you planning to do today?”
As soon as they were alone, Felix opened his mouth, as if unable to contain his curiosity.
Ayla wrapped a blanket around her shoulders and replied.
“I’m going to meet the creator of Fleur Cosmetics. I don’t think I can meet them through normal means, so I’m going to cause a bit of a ruckus at the store.”
“Is that why you dressed like that today?”
“Yeah… I asked Peony. It’s funny, isn’t it? I know I look funny right now too.”
As Ayla avoided his gaze in embarrassment, Felix said seriously.
“No, you look very pretty. As expected of Peony, she has a good sense.”
“……”
“Come to think of it, the dress you wore at the cultural festival suited you very well too. Ayla, you can pull off anything.”
“Please… stop it.”
As Ayla covered her face with her hands in distress, Felix chuckled as if he found it amusing.
Ayla glared at him with a displeased look.
“Are you making fun of me right now?”
“Of course not. I’m just saying you’re pretty when you’re pretty.”
At his answer, Ayla’s glare sharpened even more. Realizing he had made a mistake, Felix quickly changed the subject.
“So, what kind of ruckus are you planning to cause?”
“…I’m going to be a demanding customer.”
“A demanding customer?”
“Yeah.”
Ayla nodded and took out Fleur’s cosmetics from the small clutch bag she had placed next to her.
“Peony gave it to me. I’m going to say that I got a rash on my face after receiving this as a gift from you and complain.”
After finishing her words, Ayla put her finger on her cheek and then took it away. Soon, a red rash appeared in its place.
Felix watched the scene with great interest.
“And I’m going to pretend to be acting up with you, Duke Argenta’s Young Master, backing me.”
“You’re going to act up with me backing you?”
Felix asked back, amused.
“Yeah, since it’s known that I’m dating you right now… why do you keep laughing?”
“No, you’re right. We’re dating now.”
Felix couldn’t hide his satisfied smile.
Ayla looked at him suspiciously, but soon focused on the explanation again.
“Anyway, if I go and rant about taking responsibility, the head of the merchant guild will reluctantly let me meet the cosmetics creator.”
“You seem quite confident?”
“Yeah, the head of the Fleur Merchant Guild is quite cowardly. He’ll probably try to pass everything on to the cosmetics creator to avoid responsibility.”
“Is this also something you learned through the future?”
“Similar.”
Felix nodded in understanding.
Ayla looked at him worriedly and earnestly asked.
“So you have to go and help me out, reading the situation.”
“What should I do?”
Ayla cleared her throat and replied.
“So… you have to pretend to be a lover who’s on good terms with me. Someone who’s so in love that they don’t know what to do…”
“……”
“So, someone who does everything their lover asks for without thinking… got it?”
Ayla finished speaking, embarrassed. Now that she had brought it up, she was even more worried.
As Peony had said, Felix was the type of person who couldn’t lie easily.
Moreover, like Cedric, his emotions were all revealed on his face no matter what he said.
To ask him to participate in a demanding act, perhaps she had asked too much.
“It’s not difficult.”
But Felix didn’t seem flustered. Rather, his eyes sparkled as if he found it interesting.
“Really?”
“Yes, it’s easier than I thought. I’m already in that state anyway.”
“……Huh?”
“I told you I like you. I’m confident.”
Felix smiled brightly at Ayla, whose face had turned red.
Before long, the carriage smoothly stopped in front of the Fleur Cosmetics store.
As soon as the door opened, Ayla hurriedly got out of the carriage without even receiving Felix’s escort.
Felix muttered from behind, sounding disappointed.
“That’s too much. You got off without even looking back.”
“…It’s because you keep saying strange things inside.”
“If you say that, it makes me sound like a really strange person.”
Felix glanced at Yetien and looked around.
Ayla, still turning her back to him, took a moment to calm herself down.
Fortunately, the front of the store was crowded with people lining up, which was effective in calming her nerves.
In fact, as Felix had said, the conversation they had inside was nothing special.
Felix had simply told her not to feel pressured by his previous confession.
“I know Ayla is busy with work. You can give me your answer slowly.”
“……”
“But I hope it’s a positive answer for me.”
With those words, Felix smiled brightly as always.
Just that alone made Ayla’s heart flutter, and she couldn’t bring herself to face him.
Even if she tried not to be conscious of him, she couldn’t help but be constantly bothered by the fact that they were alone.
And she was even worried that her feelings would be completely exposed.
‘Well, I’ve been too busy working in my past life to even have a relationship…’
So it couldn’t be helped that she would act like a fool in front of him.
But a series of small questions arose in her mind.
‘…But isn’t Felix the same, having never been in a relationship before?’
A sense of injustice grew stronger.
‘No, that’s not important right now.’
Ayla tried hard to change her mind. She covered her face with a fan and slowly turned around.
“Then, let’s go in.”
“Yes… Ah, should we bring Yetien too?”
“Huh? Why?”
“It’s good to have more people to create a more intimidating atmosphere.”
At those words, Ayla approached Yetien, as if thinking it was not a bad idea.
Soon after, Ayla politely bowed her head and greeted him.
“Hello, Sir Yetien. If you have time, could you help us for a moment?”
At Ayla’s polite question, Yetien frowned for a moment.
Unlike the arrogant impression he had earlier, she spoke in a very polite tone.
‘Maybe… she’s a good person.’
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