[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-shut-up-young-lady-obediently-hand-over-the-mone":3,"chapter-shut-up-young-lady-obediently-hand-over-the-mone-shut-up-young-lady-obediently-hand-over-the-mone-chapter-194":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Shut Up, Young Lady, Obediently Hand Over The Money And Don't Confess!",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1798397,2397,"Chapter 194 : From The First Time I Saw You, I Have Been Lying...","shut-up-young-lady-obediently-hand-over-the-mone-chapter-194",194,"\u003Cp>“Feeling any better?” Felyn asked as he noticed the pale look on Viloti’s face slowly return to its usual soft pink glow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Much better,” she replied, still clinging tightly to his jacket, as if afraid he might take it back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s pretty cold out here. Want to head back?” Felyn suggested.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Back?” Viloti looked toward the bustling concert hall. Felyn might want to return and watch the rest of Zervanie’s performance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She clenched her hand tighter, nails digging faint marks into her palm, betraying her inner conflict.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“O-Okay…” she nodded, but Felyn could easily see the hesitation written all over her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s fine. If you don’t feel like going back, we can just sit here a while longer.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Viloti lowered her head, gripping the jacket on her lap even tighter. Her expression was hidden, unreadable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Felyn… I’m sorry.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t say that. I’m the one who interrupted you out of nowhere—I should be the one apologizing.” He paused briefly before asking, “You came here to challenge yourself a bit, didn’t you? To push your comfort zone?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Viloti nodded shyly, her pink bangs falling over her eyes to hide her embarrassment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What made you suddenly want to do that? Did someone say something to you? Did someone bully you?” Felyn asked, a frown tugging at his brow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No one bullied me. I just… I just want to be able to go out with friends one day.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You made friends?” Felyn was genuinely surprised. The idea of this socially anxious young lady managing to befriend someone felt almost unbelievable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mhm. His name is Felyn.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…That’s me!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Viloti curled up a little tighter, nervously looking into Felyn’s eyes, hoping he wouldn't laugh at her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thankfully, he didn’t.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Besides me, do you have any other friends?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Nope.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So basically, still none! Felyn couldn’t help but complain inwardly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t change yourself for anyone. It’s not worth it. And I think the way you are now is just fine. Everyone already knows you’re quiet—it saves you from a lot of social drama. Honestly, I kind of envy that.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Felyn thought. Looking back, he regretted not branding himself as a cold, aloof type when he first entered this line of work. A ton of noble ladies would’ve eaten that up. All he’d have to do was keep a straight face and throw out lines like‘Woman, you’ve gone too far’and they’d swoon. That would’ve been so much easier than constantly smiling and playing the part.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If only I could start over, I’d definitely do things that way!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Really?” Viloti asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Really. You don’t believe me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I do.” Viloti placed a hand on her chest and looked at him earnestly with her amber eyes. “You’ve never lied to me, Felyn. I believe you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Felyn froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In those amber eyes, he saw a reflection of himself. His lips parted, but no words came out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t true.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d been lying to her since the very first time they met.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lying about liking her. Lying about being someone she could always depend on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And even now, he couldn’t bring himself to tell her the truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Are you unhappy, Felyn?” Viloti tilted her head, confused by the expression on his face. She hesitated for a moment, then gently placed her hand on his shoulder, trying to cheer him up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No. Someone believes in me—how could I be unhappy?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The green grass surrounding them seemed to bow down to listen as the boy and girl sat together on the steps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were few stars in the sky tonight, the clouds were thick, and the lights from the concert painted the darkness a pale sky blue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They sat together in silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But for them, this kind of silence was the most comfortable way to be.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time slipped by. Zervanie’s singing had lost the fiery energy of the opening act and turned softer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In front of Felyn, the steps were now littered with small pebbles he had picked up absentmindedly. He began arranging them into the shape of a sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Viloti watched quietly beside him. No matter what Felyn did, she always found it interesting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Have you been adjusting well since moving to the capital?” Felyn asked, finally breaking the long silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s been better than I expected,” Viloti replied, toying with the dark blue butterfly earring on her ear and glancing at her feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Socializing was always a challenge for her, especially when it came to meetings and events.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Miss Adeline has taken good care of me,” she added. “She doesn’t make me attend every meeting, just the important ones.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If not for Adeline’s consideration, Viloti would’ve had to face a flood of people trying to cozy up to her every single day. That kind of life would’ve been unbearable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adeline truly did pay attention to everyone around her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Felyn continued arranging the pebbles, forming the outline of a small sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if Adeline had always resented Viloti for that failure in their childhood, she never actually treated her badly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The most she did was hire someone to recreate that childhood failure each day, letting her relive the moment and win in a false victory over and over again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was almost childishly naive. Innocently endearing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, the stone sword was complete. Felyn had nothing else to do now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And when boredom hit, the mind wandered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He thought of Adeline’s kiss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no doubt—she had fallen for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adeline was a good person. That was the only way Felyn could describe her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he’d never once considered falling in love with any of his clients.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They hired him to soothe their emotions, not to be their lover.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he had no intention of becoming Adeline’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were two months left in their contract.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How should he end things?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Should he simply disappear when the contract was up? Or should he find the right time to tell her:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t like you, Adeline.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the past, he would’ve just vanished quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now… he wasn’t so sure that was the right approach anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe constantly reminding his clients that he would never fall in love with them was the better way to go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bzzz—Bzzz—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His communication seal buzzed in his pocket.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a message from Daiyi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Felyn, are you free right now? My father’s arrived. If possible, I’d like us to meet him together.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Felyn tucked the seal away, clearing his thoughts. First, he needed to deal with what was in front of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Viloti, I need to head back to the venue and take care of something. It’s cold here—go home soon, okay?” He stood up and brushed the dust off his pants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Okay. I’ll sit a little longer,” she said softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She still wanted to try going back inside on her own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Felyn stand up, she rose as well and handed him his jacket.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re still staying, right? Keep the jacket for now. It’s cold.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Felyn gave her a quick glance and a wave, then turned and walked back toward the concert hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As his figure disappeared into the distance, Viloti looked up at the streetlamp. It suddenly seemed dimmer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She sat back down on the steps, eyes falling on the stone sword Felyn had left behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She reached out and touched it. The stones were cold—his warmth was already gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Viloti drew her hand back and rested it on his jacket.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least now, she had an excuse to see him again tomorrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that made her happy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She gently stroked the jacket and finally let a small smile spread across her lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as she was about to gather her courage and return to the venue, she heard a familiar girl’s voice from behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Viloti? Why are you sitting out here all alone?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At some point, the girl’s shadow had already arrived at her side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Miss Adeline?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1302,"2026-06-09T04:36:14.213Z",1,"novelbin.me","a18b49fe16437e8855a0f2901161682c2ff316e2b09ca6f8efb853dcea87bf70","shut-up-young-lady-obediently-hand-over-the-mone-chapter-195","shut-up-young-lady-obediently-hand-over-the-mone-chapter-193",727,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fshut-up-young-lady-obediently-hand-over-the-mone-cover.jpg"]