Growing Up as Childhood Friends with the Lan Triplets of Colorful Clouds Kingdom

Blurb:

I confessed to Lan Xuena of the Kingdom of Caiyun three times, and I'm incredibly proud of it.

My glorious record is genuine, and anyone can check! But Lan Xuena called me fickle!

It turns out the Lan Xuena I confessed to was actually a set of triplets, and each time I confessed, I was speaking to a different one. Which means I confessed to all three of them.

They do have good reason to call me fickle.

No, this absolutely isn't my fault. I had only just arrived in Lan Province and had no idea who they really were.

Besides, why did they all have the same face and the same name?

I'm the one who was deceived!

If I'd known they were triplets, I would never have recklessly confessed to them. I don't want to be stuck with an indelible stain on my past.

Through this twist of fate, I somehow became their childhood friend.

As we spent more time together, I learned that they weren't as harmless as they looked. They had tempers of their own, too.

One day, Lan Xuena asked if I wanted to become his wife.

Me: "No."

Even after all this time, I still can't tell them apart.

To avoid a situation like that, when choosing a husband, I'll make absolutely sure to rule them out.

The Lan triplets seem to have figured out my plan, because they warned every single man on my list of potential husbands in Lan Province.

They're just awful.

I'm making them pay for my losses!

They said they'd marry me and make me the Lady of the Lan household.

Me: "..."

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Reading Guide:

★ Archived on July 19, 2025.

★ Short story.

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