The Abused Novel Heroine Became a Clingy Sweetheart [Quick Transmigration] - Chapter 32

Arturdo blinked, confused.

Like?

She wrinkled her nose and snorted softly, “Plenty of people like me; I don’t need your liking.”

Yugris had said that this woman was dangerous and hated the existence of the Mermaid race.

She absolutely didn’t want to be friends with someone like that.

You Ting straightened up, returning to her seat.

She didn’t seem to mind Arturdo’s faint hostility, a slight smile on her lips.

Her gaze on the little mermaid was like looking at an ignorant child.

“If you think I have ulterior motives, you can get out of the carriage right now.”

You Ting raised her hand, making a ‘please’ gesture.

Arturdo hesitated, finally looked away, and whispered, “Who knows what it’s like outside? I need to keep an eye on you so you can’t play any tricks.”

You Ting raised an eyebrow.

This little mermaid only used her smarts to deal with her, yet she was foolishly trusting toward that Yugris.

Claude, who was following the carriage outside, heard the conversation and shouted angrily, “How dare you! You insult Her Highness like that!”

You Ting called out his name, stopping Claude’s attempt to drag Arturdo out of the carriage.

She shook her head with a smile. “No need to be so concerned.”

Why get angry at a fish?

Claude sighed, heartbroken. Their Highness was simply too kind. She was like this toward that awful man Yugris, and now even more so toward this woman of unknown origin!

Until the carriage stopped at the palace where You Ting lived, Claude stared at Arturdo with a judging and vigilant gaze the entire way.

His look was too obvious, and the dislike in it was clear for anyone to see.

He guarded against her strictly the whole time, as if afraid she would do something bad to You Ting.

In the Mermaid race, Arturdo had never been subjected to this kind of insult.

She deliberately took heavy steps, stopped in front of Claude, and tilted her head to let out a forceful humph at him.

Then, she lifted her chin and walked forward with a confident stride, as if she had won a battle.

You Ting patted Claude’s shoulder and sighed, half-laughing, “With this childish temper, are you still worried she will harm me?”

Claude was unmoved. “No matter what, she is the woman Prince Yugris brought.”

He was always stubborn, and You Ting didn’t bother to argue with him. After all, given enough time, Claude would naturally make his own judgment.

True innocence could not be faked.

The little mermaid ran into the palace on her own, secretly marveling that the place seemed much larger than the cruise ship, while also trying to act calm as she asked You Ting:

“Where is this? What exactly did you bring me here for?”

“This is my residence,” You Ting answered her first question. “As for why I brought you here, didn’t I tell you in the carriage? Of course, it is to—”

“Help you win Yugris’s favor.”

She smiled, her eyes slightly curved, as the morning sunlight cut through the clouds and fell upon her shoulder.

Her green eyes reflected the splendor of the courtyard and the little mermaid in front of her.

Her red lips curled up, carrying a breathtaking beauty.

Arturdo felt a sudden illusion, as if a vast expanse of sea flowers were blooming simultaneously before her.

They were miraculous plants that only grew deep in the ocean, and the entire plant was a brilliant red color.

When in full bloom, the slender petals were like fine silk ribbons, gently drifting with the water.

The red carpeted the entire deep sea, stretching to the depths until it could no longer be seen.

The scene was extremely beautiful and spectacular.

But her King Father had told Arturdo that the sea flowers fed on the decaying corpses in the sea, and every part of those flowers contained potent venom.

It was a strange poison that even the deep-sea witch couldn’t resolve; she must never touch it.

Her King Father said they were the flowers of hell.

Just like the woman before her, a beautiful danger.

Arturdo secretly thought, Luckily, Yugris warned me in advance, otherwise I would definitely have fallen for this woman’s honey trap!

After all, Arturdo had no other hobbies; she just loved everything aesthetically pleasing.

Although this Princess-whoever seemed not to be a good person, her looks certainly matched Arturdo’s aesthetic.

Damn it, the little mermaid clenched her fists, the human race really does have the kind of deceitful people my King Father talked about.

She tentatively asked, “How are you going to help me?”

“It’s simple,” You Ting said casually. “I’ve spent more time with him than you have, so naturally, I know his preferences better.”

“You only need to follow my instructions and do things he likes to please him.”

Arturdo hadn’t lowered her guard. “Then why are you helping me?”

You Ting twirled a strand of hair with her finger and answered plainly, “I don’t think I’ve properly introduced myself yet.”

She lifted her skirt and performed a graceful curtsey: “Pleased to meet you, I am Stili.”

You Ting slowly drew out the end of her sentence, “The neighboring kingdom’s princess who is about to be betrothed to His Royal Highness Prince Yugris.”

Arturdo’s eyes widened.

She understood the meaning of a betrothal; in the Mermaid race, it was an incredibly important and solemn matter.

Every mermaid chooses only one partner in their life.

Never to be separated, except by death.

So she’s my good friend’s wife… wait, they haven’t been betrothed yet.

She stupidly followed up, “My name is Arturdo, I’m a mer—”

Luckily, she reacted in time, remembering Yugris’s instructions, and let out a dry laugh: “I forget what kind of person I am.”

Her beautiful eyes darted around, and she became even more confused.

Since they had such a close relationship, why did Yugris describe Stili so negatively in front of her?

And why would Stili help her deepen her relationship with Yugris?

The little mermaid scratched her head.

Human relationships are so strange.

You Ting understood the confusion in her eyes and explained, “It’s because this marriage was favored by both kings, but Yugris doesn’t like me, and I don’t like him either.”

Arturdo nodded, half-understanding.

She had heard the elders of her race tell a story about a princess of the XX race who was forced to be sent to another race for a political marriage, was ostracized and hated, and ultimately died alone.

And the young master in the political marriage already had someone he loved, but they were forced apart and also didn’t have a good ending.

The little mermaid suddenly felt a little sympathetic towards this woman and her good friend.

She pointed to herself, “So you need to use me to resolve this matter.”

Her cheek was suddenly pinched again. You Ting said with a smile, “Don’t talk about using; this is called mutual cooperation.”

“Fine,” the little mermaid brushed her hand away. “I’ll reluctantly accept that explanation.”

The Mermaid race regarded the matter of a betrothal as extremely important, so the little mermaid never considered that the person in front of her might be making up an excuse to trick her.

You Ting chuckled softly.

This little mermaid was truly… a little smart, but not very.

“So we are now…” Arturdo racked her brain for the right word.

You Ting said, “Allies.”

“Our engagement breaks off, and you and Yugris become the best friends in the world.”

“A happy ending for everyone, isn’t it?”

The little mermaid was a bit dizzy from being persuaded and thought the woman’s words actually… sounded quite right!

She cheered up and nodded emphatically: “Then it’s settled, Allies!”

Yugris came to call on her when You Ting was teaching the little mermaid how to play table-top international chess.

However, Arturdo clearly wasn’t able to handle this kind of brain-intensive game.

But she was persistently bad and yet loved to play, insisting on clinging to You Ting until she learned it.

Yugris arrived and saw this harmonious scene, which made him pause.

Claude stood nearby, being sarcastic: “Your Highness, I told you long ago, our Highness didn’t bully that lady at all.”

“You’ve misunderstood,” Yugris calmed his slightly hurried breathing and smiled politely. “I never thought Princess Stili would do anything bad to Miss Arturdo.”

Claude secretly rolled his eyes.

If he hadn’t thought that, why would he rush over so anxiously?

You Ting placed a finger on a chess piece, looked up at the doorway, and said with an ambiguous smile, “Prince Yugris has arrived.”

Compared to the inexplicably acting Stili, the little mermaid naturally trusted and was closer to Yugris.

Hearing Yugris’s name, she immediately picked up a chess piece and ran over happily.

“I can play this now!”

Her tone was cheerful, like a child eager to show off a new skill to a good friend.

Yugris maintained his gentle and refined persona and played along readily, “Miss Arturdo is truly impressive.”

In Claude’s eyes, this became a scene of mutual affection and flirtatious glances.

Too much!

Their Highness is right there watching!

He snorted and glared fiercely at Yugris and Arturdo.

You Ting, who had been an invisible person for a brief moment, finally spoke slowly, “Prince Yugris, did you come to see me about something?”

Yugris was speechless for a moment.

Before he could come up with a suitable excuse, You Ting let out an “Oh,” and lightly smiled, answering herself, “It seems you didn’t come for me, but for Miss Arturdo.”

She shot a glance at Arturdo—See? He really doesn’t like me.

“I…” Yugris frowned, about to interject.

You Ting looked tired and waved her hand, “Then, Your Highness, please take her and leave. I’m a bit tired and want to rest.”

“Claude, see them out.”

Claude immediately bowed to accept the order and eagerly made the gesture to see Yugris out, “Please.”

There was nothing Yugris could do but take Arturdo and leave the palace first.

The turn of events was unexpected to him.

Stili’s behavior was strange, and he couldn’t guess her true intentions.

He quickly asked Arturdo, “Did she discover your identity?”

The little mermaid confidently shook her head. “Of course not.”

Yugris let out a sigh of relief and continued to instruct her, “Don’t believe anything she tells you. I will take you to a safe place.”

Arturdo rubbed the chess piece in her hand, thinking to herself, Actually, I don’t think Stili is that bad.

She even played with me.

Besides, they were now allies on the same side.

Yugris really didn’t like Stili, and they wouldn’t be happy if they were forced to be together.

The little mermaid secretly resolved that she must help her good friend resolve this betrothal.

So she nodded obediently, letting Yugris take her to a secret residence.

After Yugris left, Arturdo looked around and dismissed the attendants and maids under the pretense of needing to rest.

Once she was sure no one else was around, she jumped into the ornamental carp pond.

The Merfolk’s innate talent allowed them to travel to nearby places through water.

Because Arturdo was on the mainland and had traded her fish pearl, her talent was greatly weakened.

However, this distance was enough.

A moment later, her figure reappeared, but she was outside the wall of the back gate of the residence.

A carriage was already waiting there.

A slender, pale hand reached out from within, pulling back the carriage curtain slightly.

The person inside then became visible.

The first thing Arturdo saw was a luxurious court gown, the skirt spread out, the gold threads on the dress faintly sparkling.

Looking up, she met the familiar, smiling green eyes of the woman.

It was Princess Stili, whom she had just seen not long ago.

Seeing Arturdo didn’t move, You Ting waved at her, “Aren’t you coming?”

She smiled, “We haven’t finished our game from this morning.”

Arturdo touched the chess piece in her hand, pursed her lips, “Coming!”

Before getting into the carriage, she suddenly looked up at You Ting and asked, “Are you going to trick me?”

You Ting said, “I never lie.”

The ones I trick are not people.

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