Raising my Fiancè with Money

A Real Situation

The day she planned to meet Karhan arrived.

Lilia headed to the place, which was decided by Karhan.
It was a quiet shop a little further from the bustle of the city.
It seemed to be a place that sells tea by day and alcohol by night.

When Lilia entered the store, Karhan and Tession, who had arrived in advance, welcomed her.

“Long time no see.
Did you get home safely?”

“Yes, thanks to you….”

After a light greeting, a thick book came into Lilia’s sight as she was trying to sit on the opposite seat.

[Art Encyclopedia]/ [Great Encyclopedia of Art]

“An art book…?”

When Lilia’s gaze met his, Karhan opened his mouth quickly as though he was ready with an excuse.

”I’ve been interested in it recently…”

“Well, it’s not bad to know.”

Many old nobles treated those younger than them as ignorant people if they did not know about art.  When they were young, they had what was called a revival of art.  Skilled sculptors and artists abounded, and high-quality plays were opened one right after another.  Everyone was obsessed with art and loved to discuss it.

However, the art of today was not as good as it used to be.
Since there were no outstanding artists, it naturally declined and interest fell.
The elderly, who retained the glory of the past, could not understand that the youth today are not as captivated in art as they used to be.

However, in Lilia’s case, her father was involved in all art fields such as painting, sculpture, music, and theater, so she naturally learned from being at his side.
Thanks to that, she was loved by the elderly people she met for the first time.

“My father said he’ll hold an exhibition soon, so please come and visit.”

Karhan and Tession flinched noticeably at Lilia’s words.

‘Why? Are they burdened by the exhibition?’

Lilia ended up wondering by herself.
After ordering a drink, Frances, Malik, and Tession gave them some space.
When only the two were left, Lilia opened her mouth.

“Shall we practice how to say no?”

Karhan nodded with a nervous expression.

“I need to set up a situation to get more immersed.
If I ask you to do me a favor, refuse.”

Lilia immediately got up from her seat.
Going out far away, she returned to the table, and sat down.
Karhan’s hand flinched at her face which seemed very caring.

“Karhan…”

Lilia began acting with a very subdued voice.

“I’m sorry to say this so suddenly.
Can I borrow some money?”

Lilia raised her head and made eye contact with Karhan.
The moment he saw the clear purple eyes, Karhan replied.

“How much…… Should I give you?”

When he acted as if he would take out his wallet right away, Lilia slammed the table.
Surprised, Karhan shrunk back and Lilia immediately exclaimed.

“In that situation, you have to say no! And why would I borrow money from someone else?”

If Lilia had to borrow money from someone, then the empire must be going bankrupt.

Lilia clicked her tongue.
He really could get into big trouble.
If someone asked for a check, she thought he would add more on his own, saying, “Will that be enough?”

“If I pretended to be pitiful, would you lend me everything?”

Karhan hesitated and replied to Lilia’s question.

“That’s not it, I can’t refuse your request.”

“…….”

“I want to listen to you even if it’s too much.”

Lilia couldn’t say anything for a moment.
There was absolute faith in his eyes.
She was proud and thankful of his kindness.
On the other hand, she was at a loss on how to change this good person.
Lilia thought she should demonstrate.

“Still, you can’t give such a guarantee even for family members.”

Lilia pulled her body a little further after educating firmly.

“You ask, then I will refuse.”

Karhan, who hesitated, opened his mouth.

“If you don’t mind, can you help me…?”

“I think it’s going to be difficult because I’m busy.”

When Lilia refused at once, Karhan’s shoulder sagged.
He looked like he didn’t know he would be rejected so quickly.

“Why are you hurt when it’s practice?”

Karhan shook his head, saying it was nothing.
For a moment her heart weakened, but she maintained her rigor again.
If it was done properly now, there would be no mishaps afterwards.
Lilia wanted to help him get through without her.

So the two practiced a few more times.
Later, Karhan had developed enough to politely decline Lilia’s request with a hasty face.

“If someone asks for you, listen if you think you can hear them out without being pressured.”

“Yes.”

“But, if there’s anything excessive, turn it down.”

“I’ll keep that in mind.”

Karhan nodded like a well-behaved student.

“If you don’t want to be used,it’s better to avoid people who keep asking for things.”

“Okay.”

Karhan engraved Lilia’s advice into his heart.
He studied hard, but he wasn’t sure if he could do well.

The reason he kept accepting other people’s requests was because he didn’t want to see them disappointed and frowning at him.
He wanted to remain a good boy…Karhan recalled memories from a long time ago and erased them immediately.

“This time, no matter how much you refuse, I claim that I can’t understand what you are saying.
What would you do?”

“Should I tell them to stop coming…?”

“No, just frown and stare.”

That alone would have made most people run away.
However, the world was wide and there were many crazy people.
Some people forget who their opponents are and push them too hard.

Fortunately, Karhan had high status that meant he did not have to be wary of anyone except for the imperial family.
He would be able to knock them out to some extent just by doing that.

“If they still don’t back down, please say something.”

Lilia frowned and said coldly.

“Get lost.”

Karhan’s face hardened slightly.
He asked carefully, as if he had never spoken such swear words.

“Do I really have to do that?”

Karhan was worried that his opponent would not be scared.
At that moment, Lilia recalled what he had said at the banquet hall.
He confessed that he wanted to resolve the misunderstanding so that others would not be afraid of him.
But if he did, his true personality would be revealed, and he would appear easy-going.

Lilia thought she should persuade him at this point.

“Karhan, do you know what a pushover is?”

Karhan shook his head.
Lilia pulled herself a little further toward the table.

“Simply put, we are talking about the right type of person to be taken advantage of.”

Karhan looked like he understood now.

“You just have to be nice to people.
But if  you are too nice, you’ll be treated like a pushover.”

Lilia had a lot of experience with this.
Until now, she had been living as such a good person because of Richard, and provided unreasonable things as he poured his demands on her.
Everyone looked at her with ease, and asked for things as though it was natural.

“You don’t have to be nice to everyone.”

Karhan’s eyes shook briefly.

“But if you want, you can keep people from being scared.”

If he relaxes his energy and changes his face slightly, people won’t be scared.
It would be nice if his emotions could be more visible on his face, but it would be better to work on these things slowly.

“But for now, it will definitely hurt.”

There were a lot of people in the world who would take advantage of Karhan’s kindness.
From the beginning, Lilia had three goals.

Making people not fear or avoid seeing Karhan.
Making Karhan give his own opinion.
And make it so that he doesn’t feel guilty about others.
Even if he can’t be a real villain, why not make him similar to one?

“So please be a villain.”

Karhan didn’t answer Lilia’s words for a long time.
Lilia’s suggestion was enough to shake up Karhan’s resolve.

From a very young age, Karhan couldn’t say no.
If he accepted requests because he was just happy to do it, there would have been no scars left, but even if he didn’t like it, he endured it and resigned to the tasks, leaving his wounds to fester alone.

Karhan himself knew that he had a problem with his personality.
However, he was at a loss as to how to change it, so he didn’t try.

“……”

Karhan blinked slowly and then looked up with a shocked face for a moment.

When he heard Lilia’s suggestion, the first thing he thought was, ‘Can I do it?’.
It was not ‘How can I do it well?’.
Karhan felt in this short time, he had already begun to change.

“……It will cause a lot of trouble, but I will do my best.”

“I like that response.”

Though cautious, Lilia grinned at the definite answer.

“Let’s change location for now.”

When Lilia and Karhan stood up, the three people sitting at the other table also got up.
Lilia, as she left the store, thought about where to practice rejection.

‘After all, should I teach himwhile buying something easily…  …  .’

At that time, she made eye contact with a man walking from far away.
The man immediately walked toward Lilia.

“Hey, can I ask for directions….”

When the man smiled and asked, Lilia immediately got a feeling.

‘It must be someone who promotes a strange religion, or asks for a loan to get home because his car was stolen.’(?)

So far, she has been entangled in all kinds of things because of her easy-going face, so she was quick tosense these scams.

“Go over there.”

When Lilia gave a brief answer, the man thought it was his opportunity and talked to her.

“But your impression is really good…”

Lilia immediately pulled Karhan to her side.
In an instant, Karhan entered the man’s field of vision.

“Impression….”

The man who saw Karhan’s face couldn’t talk for a while.
However, he was either quite formidable, or had a lot of experience dealing with people.

“Anyway, I want to tell you something good.”

‘It was the former.’

Lilia made a quick decision and looked up at Karhan.
Confused, Karhan looked at her.
Lilia said with her eyes,

It’s a real situation.

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