ALL NOVEL chapter 10
Chapter 10, Smart girls always notice the clues.
“The way I invite others? That leaves me a bit perplexed.”
As a villain who only appeared for twenty chapters and faced a swift downfall, Mu En had no idea how his previous self had invited others.
The original owner’s memories were too mixed up, and he simply couldn’t recall.
“I remember that was during the last academy ball, right?”
Not minding Mu En’s forgetfulness, Celicia reminisced to herself.
“You wanted to invite someone to dance, and the other party was a viscount’s daughter. I remember you said it like this.”
Celicia tilted her head back, her beautiful willow-like brows furrowing slightly.
Although her face still bore no expression, it was evident that she was trying hard to imitate a haughty demeanor.
“Women, rejoice and celebrate! This young master, in his great mercy, grants you the privilege to dance with me!”
“……”
“How about it? Do I mimic it well?”
“……”
It’s not just similar; my toes are almost digging out a three-bedroom apartment here, okay!
Mu En Campbell, oh Campbell, it would be fine if you were just a fool, but why are you so cringeworthy?
The most fatal part was being cringeworthy in front of so many people. You, on the other hand, just kicked off and ran away.
But what about me? I just died socially, alright!
“Those are just unbearable pasts; please forget them, Your Highness.”
Mu En smiled awkwardly and then quickened his steps to ease the embarrassment.
Yet Celicia remained elegant, still composed. Even when Mu En deliberately sped up his steps, even ignoring the rhythm of the music, she never lost her leading role. Instead, Mu En found himself being led by her.
Celicia Leopold, truly a noble and proud swan forever.
No wonder she was the hardest woman to conquer in the original story.
Mu En sighed quietly in his heart.
………
As the song ended, the dance came to a close.
Warm applause erupted around them.
Mu En ignored a certain protagonist’s murderous jealous glare and smiled, bowing to the crowd.
Beads of sweat had already formed on Mu En’s forehead, yet Celicia’s expression remained unchanged.
“It seems Your Highness is also tired; how about we find a quiet place for a drink?”
With the atmosphere still relatively good, Mu En extended the invitation once more.
“Sure.”
This time, Celicia didn’t hesitate at all and directly nodded in agreement.
—
Hooray!
Though her expression struggled to maintain any change, a little figure in Mu En’s heart was already bouncing with joy.
The hardest part is the beginning; as long as the invitation to be alone is successful, then the entire operation is already half successful!
……
“Sorry, I don’t drink.”
“Huh? It’s just red wine, just a little…”
“Red wine is also not okay.”
Cecilia tucked a strand of silvery hair behind her ear, “My constitution can’t handle alcohol, not even a drop.”
“…”
In the specially prepared room, Mu En, holding the bottle of red wine that had been spiked in advance, couldn’t help but widen her eyes.
Can’t drink?
Not even red wine?
Then how am I supposed to drug her?
But upon reflection, there really wasn’t any description in the original book about Cecilia drinking alcohol; her inability to drink wasn’t too out of place.
In the original story, Mu En Campbell had also used tea to drug her, successfully catching Cecilia off guard.
Mu En could have just done the same.
But the only problem was, the she bought was red!
As red as blood!
If it’s put in tea, would it definitely not be discovered?
“Is there a problem?”
“No… none, it’s just that since Your Highness doesn’t drink, what will you have?”
“Coff…”
“Only black tea.”
“?”
“I said only black tea.”
Staring into Cecilia’s eyes, Mu En said earnestly:
“Due to certain irresistible circumstances, tonight here, aside from red wine and black tea, no other beverages will be provided.”
“Only… black tea?”
Cecilia, whose expression was as unchanging as an iceberg, couldn’t help but show a hint of confusion. However, she temporarily didn’t think in a negative direction, merely assuming that Mu En hadn’t prepared well in advance.
“Then let it be black tea.”
—
“Thank you.”
Mu En wiped away a cold sweat and hurriedly got up to prepare.
“Wait.”
Selicia suddenly called out to him, her clear eyes flashing with a hint of suspicion:
“Are you preparing it yourself?”
“Hmm, is there a problem?”
“…No.”
Selicia shook her head: “I’m just surprised that Young Master Mu En would do something that only a lowly person would do.”
Oh no, she’s suspicious!
Mu En’s heart skipped a beat, but his expression remained unchanged as he smiled:
“There’s no choice; the maids at the duke’s residence are all very busy tonight, and even my personal maid is currently tied up, so I have to handle this little matter myself.”
“That’s true.”
Selicia gently nodded, seemingly in agreement.
“Well, I’m looking forward to it, the tea personally brewed by Young Master Mu En.”
……
“Truly worthy of Selicia, one must not underestimate her.”
Outside the room, Mu En faced the red tea he had haphazardly brewed and wiped away his cold sweat, still feeling a bit shaken.
If his mental fortitude had been any weaker just now, he might have really revealed his true intentions.
“Who said this step was simple? The parts that aren’t described in the book are clearly the most difficult!”
Mu En couldn’t help but grit his teeth; how was he to know that the so-called world line correction was of no use to him as a side character? He almost ruined everything because of a sudden character trait Selicia had!
“But at this point, there’s nothing to be done but go for it!”
Mu En pulled out the two vials from his pocket.
“The red tea is also red, so it shouldn’t be discovered. As for this so-called little gift…”
Mu En opened the vial that the unscrupulous shopkeeper had given him, which contained a white powder, likely something that could dissolve in water.
“Though I don’t know what it’s for, since the shopkeeper said using it together would have miraculous effects, it should be something that enhances potency.”
“Can’t worry about that too much, just put it in together!”
“I can only hope Selicia truly drinks it before she realizes something’s off.”
“Ke ke, who told you, Your Highness, to be so clever? Don’t blame me for being ruthless!”
Lifting the red tea with the prepared medicine, Mu En revealed an evil smile that even he hadn’t noticed, one that belonged solely to a villain.
……
“Your Highness, your tea.”
Mu En, like a professional servant, elegantly presented the carefully brewed black tea to Selicia.
“Thank you.”
Selicia politely accepted the black tea, but instead of drinking it immediately, she carefully examined the liquid.
“Master Mu En, your black tea… it’s so red.”
“Isn’t black tea supposed to be red?” Mu En smiled.
“Is it? But the black tea I usually drink is a light red.”
“Perhaps that’s because the tea leaves come from different regions. Just like the oranges from the Northern Dunel region are smaller but sweeter compared to those from the Southern Xiling region, the color of black tea can also vary slightly depending on the region.”
“That makes sense.”
Selicia still didn’t drink, but raised her ice-blue eyes, staring intently at Mu En.
“Well then—why don’t you drink first, Master Mu En?”