At the moment the regret filled brown eyes, Ji-ho suddenly shook his head.
“No. It wasn’t like that. It was just without light and sound.”
“…”
“If you think it never existed from the beginning, it’s not lonely. It’s bearable.”
To someone who could interpret even gestures, reading the eyes of a person was too easy. Ji-ho comforted Hye-yoon’s feelings that she couldn’t express. Still, today was a special gift, so he also decided to be a bit more honest.
Not the usual strong façade but a story that he hadn’t told anyone before.
“But I also dreamt like others. Something like ‘someday, someone.’ Someday, someone… Will they find me? Will I see the light?”
At the end of his words, a wry, biting laughter was heard. Hye-yoon even carefully picked up that breath.
“You must have been scared that no one would come.”
“No. It was the opposite.”
“The opposite?”
“Yeah. …I was scared that someone might come.”
Intensely questioning eyes were directed at him. Knowing that these questions arose from a heart boiling with emotions, Ji-ho smiled a bit more.
“For someone like me who doesn’t know light or sound, if someone approached too brightly… I felt like I couldn’t handle it.”
The soliloquy, like ‘Someday, someone, will probably only happen once in a lifetime,’ felt too small and too poignant.
“So, I thought it would be nice if they came to me calmly, without startling me, so I could handle it.”
“…”
“Not too dazzling, not too noisy. So that I… could catch that person.”
Moisture welled up in Hye-yoon’s eyes. It seemed like the top crybaby of the Green Forest was about to appear again. So, Ji-ho decided to stop here. In fact, one word was enough for what he wanted to say. His big hand gently covered her soft cheek.
“But quietly finding me through writing… How can it be so perfect?”
After that, he lightly flicked Hye-yoon’s nose with one finger.
“Don’t cry. I’m saying I’m extremely happy right now.”
“…”
“If you cry again, Grandpa will come now. Are we going to sleep separately? Stop fighting.”
Hye-yoon laughed playfully. Wiping her eyes with the back of her hand quickly, she tried to pretend not to be the top crybaby of the Green Forest. Ji-ho turned his gaze away so that she could more comfortably hide her tears.
His hand pulled the sweet potato dish closer. Faint warmth lingered, emitting a vague aroma of roasted seaweed.
“I want to enjoy the pleasure of dating for a long time. But, actually, it’s becoming more uneasy.”
“…What makes you uneasy?”
“To put it simply, there’s no end. Going out alone. Meeting men for work or something. Meeting, laughing, making eye contact, talking…”
“Ugh, that’s unbelievable! Mr. Ji-ho, you only see me prettily. In others’ eyes… Yeah, will it look like this?”
Hye-yoon raised her voice as if asking when she had been sad. With her right hand, she oddly showed the sweet potato. It seemed hotter than she thought, as she quickly put it down, asking if she should peel it and showing her delicate kindness.
Ji-ho lightly tapped Hye-yoon’s nose with the finger that surprised her. Before it cooled down further, he skillfully peeled the skin off. When the heat hidden in the skin began to release, Ji-ho’s laughter, hidden in his mouth, also gently flowed out.
“Hehe. I really don’t know because I’m at this level.”
While half-cooling the sweet potato with the breeze from his mouth, he also comforted the woman’s heart with gentle words.
“Think about it slowly. Experiencing all four seasons isn’t… bad.”
In fact, it wasn’t comforting but reminding.
Hye-yoon didn’t know what the unspoken object of Ji-ho’s words was. Nevertheless, seeing her nod involuntarily, it seemed like she had involuntarily accepted the good things that came with the ring.
Has my heart grown much more than I know? Can someone as remarkable as this person and I truly be together in the same future? The more I try to think realistically, the more complicated my head becomes.
“…But Hye-yoon.”
At that moment, Ji-ho held out sweet potatoes. His voice calling her name was as clear as his eyes, which revealed an inexplicable gaze. Nervousness surged.
Hye-yoon rolled her eyes. Rather than answering verbally, she responded with a nod.
Ji-ho gazed at her shyness attentively, or more precisely, lovingly.
“Should we start calling each other by our names now? Let’s drop the formalities. The work is done.”
As sweet as the voice was, the hand holding the sweet potato froze. His tone already sounded like he had let the words slip away, and his eyes could only widen.
Ji-ho’s lips curved up slyly. While expressing embarrassment with his entire body, he continued to torment the sweet potato with the words, “I should eat it.” It felt ticklish in the heart.
“Do you dislike it?”
“…No, I like it.”
So, it could have ended there, and there was no hurry, but he pressed on.
“You should call me by my name too.”
“I’ll try… Ji-ho.”
“Hehe. Our Hye-yoon is telling a fairy tale again.”
“If you say that, I can’t… ah.”
“Ah… I want to play a prank. Even though I shouldn’t act naughty.”
Ji-ho lowered his head and brought his face close to Hye-yoon’s nose. It was understood how awkward she would feel when he got this close. How beautiful this moment would be.
The surprised hand held the sweet potato like biting into it.
“If it feels awkward, say it’s awkward. That way, I’ll stop.”
“Yeah. Don’t… saying it is a bit difficult now… ah.”
“…”
Leaning forward, looking closely, hesitating just a little more according to the promise.
“It seems like your cheeks are turning really red…”
In the end, their lips met. Pretending to chew, there was no sweet potato inside his mouth. Still, looking at the sweetness, there must have been only one reason.
As their lips parted, their eyes met, and eventually, the sincerity that couldn’t be held back burst out.
“I love you.”
It seemed like the first time he said it while looking into her eyes. But thinking about it, it was probably a moment when she had never heard it directly.
“I love you too.”
She had momentarily forgotten that she was a woman who, when you leaned on her, she would squeeze you a bit more.
The hastily resumed kiss between the two did not end just with a kiss.
Cold Male Lead Became My Clingy Husband (Female-Dominant)
Feng Bai Su transmigrated into a matriarchal novel, becoming the sister of the female protagonist and the Seventh Princess of the Feng Ling Kingdom.
After working herself to death in her previous life, finally reincarnating as a princess, she only wanted to be a lazy fish who could eat, sleep, and play.
Until she met the male protagonist from the book, Wei Jing Mo, and he took a liking to her!
Wei Jing Mo is the top young man in Feng Ling City, talented in both appearance and ability, from a prestigious family, with a cold and otherworldly appearance, a figure like the bright moon in the hearts of noble ladies. It was thought that only the most powerful and talented noble lady in Feng Ling City would be worthy of such a brilliant young man. Who knew that this young gentleman would secretly admire the infamous Seventh Princess?
Short scene 1:
Feng Bai Su looked at the young man crying like a pear blossom in the rain before her, and couldn’t help but doubt her life.
Wasn’t the male lead described as a cold and otherworldly figure in the book?
Then who was this poor little thing crying with swollen red eyes and tear-stained face?
Short scene 2:
Wei Jing Mo stared intently at Feng Bai Su who was about to go out, wanting to say, “Be careful on the road.”
Before he could speak, Feng Bai Su suddenly bent down and bit his cheek.
Her peach blossom eyes were full of disdain: “Tsk! You’re so clingy!”
Wei Jing Mo: “…”
A talented fox spirit female lead with a flirtatious appearance but actually abstinent VS A cold-looking but actually naive and clingy little jealous male lead
