[{"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-216":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},1798569,2397,"Chapter 216 : The World is Dull Without You","shut-up-young-lady-obediently-hand-over-the-mone-chapter-216",216,"\u003Cp>Rejecting someone isn’t easy. Especially someone who has stayed by your side for so long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Felyn could feel Adeline’s feelings for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The focused look on her face as she straightened his collar…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The urgency in her voice as she searched for a doctor while he lay in bed…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fireflies that lit up the sky, just because of an offhand comment he made—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>None of it was fake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more one studied other people’s emotions, the more sensitive they became.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Felyn could feel the sincerity in Adeline’s love.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a long time, Felyn had been telling his clients not to fall in love with him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He himself would always think in reverse—how could he avoid falling for a client?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His method was to constantly remind himself that what the client loved was just the version of him he performed. A false image.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But… what if one day, a client saw through all those layers of lies?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What if she reached the most vulnerable part of his heart?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What if she fell in love with the flawed, real Felyn?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Would he fall in love with her?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Felyn didn’t know the answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one had ever gotten that far.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adeline opened the door for Felyn. Linda, who had been pressing herself against it, quickly stepped aside and pretended like nothing had happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Linda, I already stamped the form myself. Hope you don’t mind.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course not, haha. You helped me find the stamp—I should be thankingyou.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Felyn gave Adeline a slight nod, then turned and walked toward the end of the hallway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Linda could tell—the conversation they’d just had hadn’t gone smoothly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Adeline…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m fine, Linda.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adeline patted Linda’s shoulder, her tone light, her face still carrying a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll head back now. You still have to work overtime.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Will you be alright heading home alone, Adeline?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll be fine.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, she wouldn’t.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After parting ways with Linda, Adeline’s feet carried her to the Wishing Lake at Saint Andros Academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The water, blessed by the Water God Eryth, didn’t shimmer in the daylight. It looked rather plain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adeline stood at the spot where she once made a wish hand-in-hand with Felyn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, the view before her felt foreign.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was this really the same lake where she made a wish with Felyn?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her memories of that night were too vivid. Coming back now, it all felt… underwhelming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mostly because— That person was no longer beside her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wind stirred ripples on the surface of the lake, and Adeline’s long hair swayed with the falling leaves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She left the academy and returned to her villa in the Dunk District.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lawn outside looked like it hadn’t been trimmed in ages. She could almost imagine Felyn popping out from somewhere with a pair of shears and a sunhat, calling out to her cheerfully as he knelt down to tidy the yard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She used to think Felyn just had an odd fondness for trimming the lawn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now she wondered—Was that really his way of escaping from her, even just for a while?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She pushed open the door. Of course, Felyn wasn’t inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But his presence lingered everywhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She walked to the dining table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From there, she used to see Felyn busying himself in the kitchen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She sat down on the sofa.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the place where Felyn used to kneel beside her in mock penance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gripping the armrest, Adeline slowly made her way upstairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her bedroom—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The place she spent the most time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The place filled with the most memories of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Felyn always knocked before entering, bringing her fruit or warm milk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She rarely closed the bedroom door, so she could hear the sounds of him cleaning downstairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So she couldfeelhis presence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adeline now reached out and closed the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Felyn was gone. There was no point in leaving it open anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, she almost hated the first floor now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Closing the door made that resentment a little easier to bear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She sat down at her desk and rested her head on her arms, gazing out the window.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every night, Felyn used to appear outside this window.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And after ten o’clock, his departing figure would vanish beyond that same frame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every corner of this house—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She could still picture him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, there were only two months left between them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In two months, Felyn would leave her completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And since she’d told him how she felt…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He probably wouldn’t treat her the same way as before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He might stop being warm, stop being proactive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Felyn…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She whispered his name, hoping he might appear outside her door just like before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But there was no one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The villa was filled with only her own lonely figure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how she tried to deny it, she had already gotten used to the days without Felyn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adeline looked at her reflection in the mirror and let out a dry laugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not long ago, her thoughts about Felyn were:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He loves me so much.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, all she could think was:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I love him so much.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She’d barely slept the night before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eventually, she drifted off, resting atop the desk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The noise in her head vanished for a short while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time she awoke, night had already fallen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The room was dim. The last rays of sunlight stretched across the floor. Outside, the streets were quiet—eerily silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like the end of the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adeline rose and pulled out the plush pig Felyn had given her from her suitcase.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She placed it next to the other one in her villa.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t you two go fighting now… I want to be with Felyn too.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several blocks away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the Mist District.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Felyn had returned to a familiar street, and night had already fallen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d left home empty-handed, but now, both of his hands were full.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Viloti really did seem to like Hermi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After picking up her graduation materials, she had dragged him to the Homt pet store and bought a whole pile of supplies. She even had Hermi undergo a full-body check-up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the price tags, Felyn became increasingly convinced that Viloti had been right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He used to think,whatever I eat, the cat can eat too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after seeing how much gourmet cat food cost, he now felt that if he got to eat whatthecat ate, that would be the real luxury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those prices…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One meal for the cat cost as much as an entire day’s worth of food for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thankfully, rich Miss Viloti covered the full bill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She insisted that the cat only eat fresh food—and that she’d deliver it weekly herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Felyn knew nothing about raising cats.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So if Viloti said something, he’d just go along with it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t seem like the kind of girl who would lie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their familiar house came into view.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The warm yellow glow of the lights at the doorway seemed to spell out:Welcome home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before agreeing to take in the cat, Felyn had messaged Daiyi to ask her opinion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only after getting her approval did he bring Hermi back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m home.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Felyn set down the pet carrier and rubbed his shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hermi was a female Carotesu cat—a type of magical beast, technically speaking. Same classification as the monsters in dungeons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just… one without any aggression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Welcome back.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Daiyi had braided her long black hair and slung it over one shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She crouched in front of Hermi, hands on her knees, gently stroking the cat’s nose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hermi, tell me—how many girls did your owner meet today? Two? That’s not too many.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Felyn shook his head. He was already used to Daiyi’s outrageous remarks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tying on an apron, he headed into the kitchen to start preparing dinner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Half an hour later—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he came out of the kitchen, he saw that Daiyi was still squatting by the door, still staring at Hermi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Meow~”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was Hermi’s voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Meow~”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that… was Daiyi’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1321,"2026-06-09T04:36:14.214Z",1,"novelbin.me","f7a6c958308a7ebdacbf57626876d32f4bafba1db6ea5b9d85e1f5e007aa716f","shut-up-young-lady-obediently-hand-over-the-mone-chapter-217","shut-up-young-lady-obediently-hand-over-the-mone-chapter-215",727,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fshut-up-young-lady-obediently-hand-over-the-mone-cover.jpg"]