Siena Dating Agency - Chapter 5

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05.

I barely managed to resist the urge to roll my eyes back.

“No… Please come to your senses, youngest master.”

“I’m always in my right mind. Because I’m sane, I heard the Center Director’s proposal clearly.”

Lian placed his hand on his chest as if emphasizing his words.

‘I’ve never seen a single person who was actually sane among those who say such things.’

I straightened my eyebrows and added.

“It’s not about actually getting married, but acting. We need to follow Violet into the atelier.”

“…”

“Once we go inside, we’ll be closer to Violet. Close enough for her to hear our conversation.”

“…”

“So to avoid unnecessary suspicion, we need to pretend to be a couple who came to browse merchandise.”

Lian’s gaze drifted to my fingertip pointing at the atelier.

“Pretend?”

“Yes.”

Then he turned to look at me, curving his eyes.

“Can’t we do it for real instead of pretending?”

…At this point, I even had this thought.

‘He must have been drinking.’

Either he came to work drunk, or someone spiked his tea at the salon earlier.

It was a truly reasonable suspicion.

‘His pronunciation is slurring like he’s drunk, and he’s only saying things no sane person would say.’

I pressed firmly on my throbbing temples.

“Stop talking nonsense.”

Before Lian could spout more gibberish, I quickly opened my bag.

‘I brought a spare hat just in case, and now it’s come in handy.’

I stood on my tiptoes and placed the hat on Lian’s head.

“Hurry up and wear this.”

“Center Director, are you telling me to hide my beauty with this shabby hat?”

“Yes, because you look suspicious, youngest master.”

“That’s too much…”

Lian, who had been pouting, pressed the hat down on his head.

‘Oh… Now that the male lead’s signature red eyes and (though I hate to admit it) handsome face are hidden, he’s definitely less noticeable.’

So which story’s male lead is this crazy guy anyway.

Fully prepared, I finally entered the salon with Lian.

“Welcome. This is Valerie Atelier.”

I quickly scanned the space, but Violet was nowhere to be seen.

‘Did she go to the dressing room?’

A staff member approached us.

“Customer, what are you looking for?”

I could see her quickly scanning Lian and me.

I cleared my throat and opened my mouth.

“Ah, we are…”

“We came to look at necklaces.”

At that moment, Lian’s warmth suddenly pressed against my waist.

He lowered his height and tilted his face toward me.

“I want to give a necklace as a gift to my beloved wife.”

It was a completely unexpected development.

‘I thought he’d be good at acting since he’s such a smooth talker…’

I didn’t know he’d be this good at it.

And I didn’t expect something other than his acting to bother me more.

His cheek leaning against the top of my head, his breath touching above my hair.

His warm, thick hand wrapped around my body, the firm chest I felt against my back.

Also, even Lian’s voice and tone were different from usual.

‘I didn’t know because he’s always fooling around, but he can speak this seriously too…’

I was so flustered that I just stared blankly into space.

Lian lowered his gaze to me.

“Right, honey?”

Only then did I come to my senses.

‘Right, I need to act.’

I giggled as if overwhelmed with happiness because of my handsome and caring husband.

“Yes, that’s right. My darling loves me so much. Ohohoho!”

I even hugged Lian’s arm for the alibi.

‘…His arm is really hard.’

I don’t think Soren or Chase’s arms were like this.

“Please come this way.”

The guide led us to the jewelry display case.

The gems reflecting the lights were sparkling so intensely that it was hard to keep my eyes open.

‘These are seriously dazzling luxury items. How much do all these cost…’

But since I had to act perfectly, I pretended to boldly choose a necklace.

Then one particular necklace caught my eye.

It was a design with golden gems similar to the color of my eyes.

“Um… I mean, h-honey?”

“Yes, honey.”

“I like this…”

Just as I was about to say ‘I like this one,’ I saw the necklace’s price tag.

I froze completely.

‘…Crazy. How many zeros are there?’

Of course, I had no intention of buying the necklace, but this was a price I couldn’t even jokingly say I liked.

‘I’m scared to even leave fingerprints on it.’

Lian nodded toward the necklace I was about to point at.

“Do you like this one, darling?”

My heart, which had been shocked by the parade of zeros, instantly calmed down.

‘Darling…’

As soon as I heard that cringeworthy pet name, goosebumps rose all over my body.

‘Which story’s male lead is this guy really from?’

A novel with such a cheesy male lead was a million seller?

‘Readers’ tastes… I don’t understand them.’

After waiting a bit, rustling sounds came from the dressing room area.

Soon, Violet appeared.

The designer immediately let out an exclamation of admiration.

“Miss Bringer!! You’re sooo beautiful! Truly befitting the Empire’s greatest beauty!”

“R-really…?”

“I told you, light purple would be perfect for Miss Violet. My eye never fails.”

Indeed, I agreed one hundred percent with the designer’s words.

‘…She’s really beautiful.’

Violet in the light purple dress looked like a violet flower, just like her name.

Her silky light brown hair flowed beautifully even without wind, and her rosy cheeks looked as soft as if painted with flower petals.

Of course, I had always known that Violet was beautiful.

But at this moment, I realized one more thing.

‘Johan would definitely fall for her.’

I felt like such a fool for believing earlier that Johan had been rejected and that I might have a chance.

‘No matter who Violet has her heart set on, Johan likes Violet.’

I’m just the Center Director, after all.

As I reminded myself that there was no possibility, my mood instantly turned gloomy.

Suddenly, Lian wrapped his arm around my shoulder.

“Why did you suddenly get in a bad mood? Because Violet is pretty?”

I glanced at him sideways.

“…That’s not it? What does it matter to me that she’s pretty.”

“Should I buy you a necklace? Would that make Center Director feel better?”

“What?”

“A necklace.”

Lian gestured toward a necklace with his chin.

The one with so many zeros attached that I couldn’t even count them.

“Are you crazy…? Why would you buy that for me?”

“Because Center Director is in a bad mood.”

I was so dumbfounded I could only blink like a bull.

‘This guy…, is he rich?’

Oh, he probably is.

The official keywords for male leads were #chaebol man, #exceptional man.

Among all the male leads I’d seen, there wasn’t a single poor one, so Lian must be the same.

‘Come to think of it, the prices in this world are unusually high because it’s full of rich male leads.’

I suddenly realized something strange.

Violet stood in front of the mirror, looking herself over several times.

‘You don’t need to look that hard, you’re pretty enough already.’

You’d be pretty even if you didn’t wash for a week and slept on the streets.

After tilting her head for a while, Violet asked the designer.

“Do I really look okay…?”

“Of course! Oh, my lady. Do you perhaps not like the dress?”

“Oh, no! That’s not it. The dress is so beautiful. But…”

“…”

“I just don’t have confidence in myself. I wonder if The Prince will truly like it…”

She couldn’t finish her words and looked embarrassed.

…But wait a minute.

‘What did I just hear.’

I grabbed Lian’s sleeve and pulled.

“…Youngest.”

“Yes yes.”

“Did you hear that?”

My dumbfounded face was reflected in his red eyes.

Lian, who had been staring at me intently, stroked his chin.

“I guess that’s how it is after all…”

“…”

“Center Director seems to have some hearing problems.”

He tapped his own ear.

‘What kind of nonsense is this now.’

I got slightly irritated.

“That’s not it, I was just asking to confirm. I can hear just fine, you know?”

“Then that’s a relief.”

Lian smiled mischievously.

“Stop talking nonsense. Did you hear what Violet just said or not.”

“I heard it.”

“She said The Prince, right?”

“Yeah.”

The moment he confirmed it, my complicated thoughts were instantly organized.

‘So the man Violet likes was that guy.’

Didn’t I say so? There are too many ‘Your Highnesses’ in this world.

But all those countless candidates were eliminated at once.

Because.

‘Amazingly, there’s only one Crown Prince.’

The first prince of this Karnon Empire, and now the Crown Prince.

‘Castillian la Ideberte Carnon’.

He was the male lead of the 19+ romance fantasy 【The Crown Prince’s Bedroom Affairs】 and my second favorite from my previous life.

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