Jean ran dramatically to his room and laid on his bed. He covered himself in a blanket, crying alone out of heartbreak. He didn't expect that his Big brother could be this mean to him. 

He also wanted to return home. He wanted to meet with his Big brother, had dinner with him, and also played inside his Big brother's office. Had he known it would be this painful to get discarded, he wouldn't say that he wanted to leave the Palace. 

[Pupa: Okay, are you done being dramatic?]

[Sshh! I'm trying to look even more miserable here!]

Jean sobbed alone inside his blanket until he heard someone opened the door. He thought it was Wolf, so he didn't bother to open the blanket. 

"Go away, Wolf…." 

"Young Master, it's me."

"Wu… Matthew…" Jean slowly pulled down the blanket and peeked. He saw Matthew took a stool and sat beside the bedpost. He looked worried, maybe because this was the first time he ever saw Jean crying after so long. 

"Young Master… what happened?" Matthew asked. 

"Wu… it's just about my Big brother. He has discarded me. He asked Wolf to return to the Palace of Eau Saumont because his Big brother is coming, but he said that Wolf doesn't need to go with me."

Jean looked up to Matthew. With his dewy eyes, he asked, "Matthew, do you think that my Big brother is trying to kick me out of the duchy?"

…

"I mean, I know that I often yelled at my Big brother, telling him that I didn't need his help at all and I would leave the duchy after I got older. But now that I've been discarded like this, I don't know what to do anymore. Where should I go?"

"Young Master, you have me…." Matthew replied. "I've always been here."

"What do you mean?" Jean asked. 

"Truth is… I've always been waiting for you. I told you before that I want to live with you, right? That means I also want to live with you outside of La Fleur Academy…."

"Outside of the academy?" Jean wondered. "That means…"

"That means… after we graduate, we will live together, Young Master…." Matthew explained. 

'We will live together as pair of husband and wife, Young Master….' Matthew added the thought only in his head, afraid that Young Master Jean would know his true intention. 

"Living with Matthew doesn't sound so bad. That means we can paint many sceneries together, right?"

"Yes, we can…." Matthew smiled. "You said you've wanted to paint many things."

"Yes, Big brother doesn't allow me to paint unless I've finished my study for the day. So annoying…" 

Thinking about it, Jean realized that his Big brother was very strict about his education. He didn't even allow Jean to do anything until he finished studying and doing his assignment. 

"If you live with me, then you will be free to do anything. As long as we stay together."

Matthew's offer was very tempting, and he didn't find anything wrong with it except one thing. 

"What about my Fiancee? Angel said that he would bring me to see the wonders of the world together. Will he live with us as well?"

Matthew's good mood was ruined instantly. He thought that he was finally able to convince Young Master Jean. But one obstacle after another kept on stopping his progress. 

"Saint Raphael is living in the Holy Church. Do you want to live there? It's a very strict place without a chance of having fun, Young Master," Matthew tried to convince Jean again.

"Wu… but Angel said that we can always travel anywhere I want. And he is my Fiancee, so I must follow him everywhere after we got married…." Jean had a clear path that had been cultivated since he was young. 

He was going to marry Saint Raphael, so he didn't have any other love interest in his head, knowing how oblivious and naive Jean was. 

Matthew wouldn't lie that pure-hearted quality was also the quality that drew Matthew closer to Jean. Because he was obsessed with that gentle, pure heart that Jean had. 

[O-ho-ho~ this kid is trying to convince me to follow him. It's not that easy, you cutie pie. I'm way more experienced than you. I know you're that type of person who would be tempted to cheat so easily.]

[Pupa: You've created so many times. I can't believe you're still shameless enough to say that.]

[Usually, when I cheat, it's because of the mission!]

[Pupa: Zerocheat and Mamoru Ito is not part of the mission, Huang Shu in Long Zhen world is also not part of the mission.]

[H—Hey, no need to call me out on that! It was only three times thing!]

[Pupa: I'm pretty sure that you will also cheat again if you have the chance. No moral idiot.]

"Have you ever think about marrying someone else, Young Master?" Matthew asked. 

"Marrying someone else?" Jean shook his head as he was confused. "Why would I marry someone else? I'm happy with Angel, and we already plan to have a happy family until we're old!"

Matthew clenched his fist, but he didn't dare to show displeasure in front of Jean, "I see. Maybe something in the future will change your mind, Young Master Jean. I will still hold into my words. I want to live together with you after we graduate from the academy, Young Master." 

"I don't understand why do you want to live with me so badly…." Jean pouted. "Matthew can always visit me when I'm in the city, you know…."

'Because I fucking love you, you idiot,' Matthew cursed in his heart. 

"You won't understand the reason, Young Master," Matthew smiled and pointed at the obsidian pendant on Jean's neck. "Please kiss that pendant. It will calm you down. It's my gift for you, remember?"

"Okay…" without knowing the effect, Jean kissed the pendant with his pink lips, and the black pendant shone with purple color from the inside. Jean was quite happy with it and commented, "It's really beautiful. Thank you, Matthew."

Matthew kept staring at Young Master Jean and grinned, "Indeed, beautiful."