Cinderella ran all the way from the backyard to the main hall of the Duke's mansion. After looking around and finding nobody, she turned and ran towards the front gate. Just as she ran a few steps outside the main gate, Cinderella saw a luxurious carriage at the entrance of the Duke's mansion.

In front of the carriage, four white tall-headed horses are pulling it, exuding an unparalleled grandeur. The body of the carriage behind is oval-shaped, constructed entirely of metal, with white platinum-colored curtains lining the interior. Various cloud-shaped patterns are embroidered on the cloth, and the conspicuous side door is made of colorful glass, radiating an overwhelming sense of luxury from the Central European era.

Cinderella looked at the carriage, hesitated for a moment, tightened her face, and continued walking forward.

At this moment, Lily also caught up and saw the carriage near the entrance. Shocked, she immediately dropped the skirt she was holding, respectfully lowered her head, and swiftly walked behind Cinderella, following closely.

The carriage door slowly opened, and a soldier carefully placed his foot on the step below the door. A small boy, holding onto the carriage door, leisurely stepped down from the carriage.

The boy had warm golden hair, green eyes, and was wearing a small white suit with a red bow tie around his neck. The turned-out cuffs on his sleeves reflected light from the golden buttons, catching Cinderella's eye not far away as the boy raised his hand. Subconsciously, Cinderella turned her head away from the light, then turned it back and locked eyes with the boy, exchanging a proper greeting.

This face, truly worthy of a prince...

This was Cinderella's first impression of Alpha.

Alpha looked at the dumbfounded Cinderella with clear confusion in his eyes. Slowly tilting his head to the side, a question mark appeared above his head.

Xian Tila raised her head and slapped herself on the forehead.

Why isn't this idiot blind?! Sentiella's heart screeched in frustration.

Finally, he understood why Xian Dirila wouldn't let go of the prince. Just look at this prince's face, he grew up to be quite attractive.

Although he had already seen what the prince's adult face looked like in the game, he had no interest in those paper-cutout illustrations at that time. However, now that the illustrations have come to life, literally right in front of him, and even tilting their heads to be cute, who the hell can endure this!

Most importantly, he really has no resistance towards adorable children. Otherwise, as a grown man, he wouldn't have been forced by his own younger sister to play otome games to the point of time-traveling.

Children are simply like angels. It's impossible to resist...

But when she thought about the situation of crossing over and her current predicament, Cinderella took a deep breath, lowered her hand, and stared straight at Alpha.

Alpha looked at Xantheira with a fierce gaze, recalling some unpleasant memories in his mind. Immediately, he lowered his head and dared not look at Xantheira again.

Cinderella didn't care whether Alpha was scared or shy. She ran up and immediately grabbed Alpha's arm.

"I have something to talk to you about."

After saying that, Xian Di Rui La wanted to leave while holding Alpha. Alpha didn't want to be pulled away by Xian Di Rui La, so he struggled forcefully. Xian Di Rui La immediately tightened her grip on Alpha's little arm and gave him a fierce glare. Alpha was startled by Xian Di Rui La's glare and dared not struggle anymore.

Lily hurriedly caught up, only to hear Cinderella's stern shout without even turning her head, "Don't follow me!"

Lily looked at the knight captain with a bitter expression on her face. They exchanged awkward smiles and quickly averted their gaze.

Cendrilla dragged Alpha straight through the rose trellis of the front garden, leading him to a corner surrounded by flower hedges on three sides. She let go of Alpha's hand, took a deep breath, and looked at Alpha, who was wearing a guarded expression.

"I'm telling you, I don't need you to take responsibility. Now go back and tell your father...the king that our engagement is canceled!"

"Eh." Alpha was taken aback, not understanding Seraphina's words. "But..."

"But... the wound on your head." Alpha looked at the one centimeter long scar above Xentiella's right eyebrow, pursed her lips, and shook her head vigorously twice.

"No, I must take responsibility for you!"

To the nobles, facial disfigurement is a very serious matter. Once their appearance is marred, they lose their qualification to enter the conference hall as a noble. They even have to cover their face when meeting the king, in order to avoid defiling the king's gaze with their imperfect countenance.

All of this means that Xian Tila has come to an end in this lifetime due to this wound. As a man, he must definitely shoulder his own responsibilities.

Responsible for Xianterila.

Although he didn't like... this Cinderella who pursued him the most and wanted to marry him, Cinderella fell and banged her head because she was chasing after him, so no matter what, he couldn't escape the responsibility.

If Cindrella were to know the thoughts of the little boy in front of her, she would probably bang her head and think, "This straight male cancer is beyond redemption."

Although there weren't many obstacles for Cinderella, a person who had crossed over, especially after enlisting in the military, the injuries on her body could be considered endless. Being responsible for such a small scratch on her head for a lifetime was truly absurd. However, since Cinderella had bumped her head a month ago, the prince proposed and Lily's reaction, as well as the entire Duke's Mansion celebrating the marriage of their young master, it was evident that the prince was firmly committed to Cinderella.

Then, my scar on the head disappeared, so you don't need to take responsibility for me anymore." Cinderella sighed and lowered her crossed legs.

The scar disappeared? Alpha was stunned, looking at Xiantirilla, who looked somewhat different from the last time they met a month ago, but couldn't pinpoint what exactly was different. Xiantirilla said something that Alpha didn't quite understand.

Previously, wasn't Xiantilila the one who chased after me, wanting to become my queen?" Alpha unsurely spoke up.

Although he didn't care about his own concubine position, the appearance of Cinderella was truly terrifying at the time. Moreover, she kept chasing after him without letting go, which really frightened him...

"You already said that was in the past!" Xiantirilla rolled her eyes in frustration, feeling incredibly annoyed by the mess left by her previous incarnation. "I don't want to be your queen now, okay?!"

He was a grown man, but it was tolerable that he married another man. However, he married a scum man who would definitely betray him in the future. I can't bear it!

This damn marriage has to end!

Alpha shrank back, looking at Xandira's ever-changing face, unsure of what to say for the first time.

"That...Xian Di Rui La, what do you mean...?"

"My point is, once the scar on my head disappears, tell your father to annul our marriage. From then on, we will have no obligations towards each other. You can be your prince, and I'll be my fool..."

"Silly?" Alpha's cute tilted his head, looking at Cinderella who clearly hadn't finished speaking.

"T-That's none of your business!" Shouting loudly, Cynthia looked around and struggled to pull a stone out from under a hedge. She stood on the stone, hands on her hips, puffing out her chest and defiantly raised her chin to glare at Alpha, who was finally shorter than her.

"Did you understand?!"

Alpha looked up and couldn't help but nod as he saw Cinderella's eyes gleaming especially brightly amidst the surrounding roses.

"Ah, that's right." Cynthia nodded with satisfaction, hopped off the stone and clapped her hands, then bent down and pushed the stone back under the flower hedge, her bottom sticking out.

Alpha looked at the not at all elegant Xian Dituila and tilted his head, fully embracing his cuteness once again.

"Cinderella."

"Ah?"

Cinderella turned around and looked back at Alpha. The moment their eyes met, Alpha raised their eyebrows and smiled, looking incredibly cute and clever.

"Cinderella looks completely different from the other noble heirs he had seen before," he thought.

"Ah, how interesting..."

Under the layers of pink rose, there stood a boy with a picturesque face. He looked delicate, like a Barbie doll locked in a display case. Even the sunlight was drawn to him, dancing lightly on his eyelashes, shimmering with starry specks of broken light. Meanwhile, Cinderella, who usually had no resistance towards children, stared foolishly at Alpha, completely unaware of what Alpha said in the second half of his sentence.

"...It should be interesting to have someone as interesting as you sit as my queen, right? Hehe..."