Eun Jae didn’t answer easily, cutting her words short at Sun Woo’s proposal. It was clearly a hesitant behavior.
“Do you have other plans?”
“Well, it’s just…”
Watching her, Sun Woo sighed softly as if he realized something.
Who would unilaterally set such an important appointment?
It would have been a lie to say that there was no sadness, but since the appointment was set without asking Eun Jae’s opinion, she felt somewhat pushed.
Sun Woo, who continued to watch the hesitant Eun Jae, smiled and reached out his hand towards her small head.
He intended to pat her head and say it was okay, they could eat some other time.
Until a voice passed through his mind.
“Anyway, Ji Eun Jae, it’s Saturday. Keep that in mind.”
At that time, it seemed that she didn’t pay much attention to their conversation because she felt uncomfortable just by encountering Tae Gyu.
Now, why did that phrase come to mind so clearly?
Sun Woo’s hand, which was reaching out to Eun Jae, stopped. The question he really wanted to ask was swallowed with a bitter smile.
“Alright, then next time.”
Whether it was because she had been trapped in the lecture hall all day, or because she had inhaled too much of the smell of oil, she felt dizzy and unwell and wanted to get some fresh air.
Before heading down to the main house parking lot, she asked to be dropped off so she could walk to the detached house and get some air, and the man offered to park and walk with her.
There was no conversation between the two as they walked towards the detached house.
Had something happened at the hospital? Or was it because she hadn’t given a clear answer to his proposal to have dinner outside a little while ago?
That Tae Gyu kid, he really had a good strategy. She was truly shaken by the name Ji Young. She had really considered just going to see Ji Young for a moment. So, she was taken aback by the man’s words without realizing it.
But was it really because of this?
Not liking the continued awkward situation, Eun Jae eventually stopped in her tracks and asked.
“Mister, is something wrong?”
Sun Woo, who was walking ahead, turned around at her voice. As soon as he saw Eun Jae asking with a serious expression, he started laughing.
That darn mister. Incredibly, the feelings of dislike towards Sun Woo, which had been present just a moment ago, melted away at once.
“Is Yoon Tae Gyu Yoon Tae Gyu and am I the mister?”
While showing even a childish jealousy.
“Is that so? Is it because of the Saturday appointment?”
“Don’t worry about it.”
“Right, it’s because of that, right?”
Eun Jae followed Sun Woo, who was walking briskly ahead.
“I said it’s not.”
“There’s a reunion that day. I’m still deciding whether or not to go.”
Sun Woo, who had been walking only looking forward, suddenly stopped. Eun Jae, who was following him closely, couldn’t stop in time and hit her forehead on Sun Woo’s chest.
While rubbing her forehead, Eun Jae said to Sun Woo,
“If you promise to make it more fun, I’ll play with you.”
Sun Woo looked at Eun Jae and chuckled.
“Okay, a reunion, right? I misunderstood, thought you were meeting Tae Gyu alone. You do have a history.”
“Oh, mister. Is this jealousy now?”
At Eun Jae’s words, Sun Woo, who had lowered his posture, pointed his index finger in a warning to her.
“I told you if you keep calling me that way, I will call you ‘dear’. Today it’s already the seventh time.”
“He? No way. You were keeping count?”
Sun Woo’s hand casually overlaid hers. Eun Jae was not as surprised as the first time, but she had no control over her racing heart.
“I’m going to listen to each and every one.”
Contrary to his firm declaration, Sun Woo, who held Eun Jae’s hand with a soft touch, urged her to continue walking towards the detached house. After holding hands once, it had become quite natural.
Time passed slowly. Looking back, it seemed that moments spent with him were always like this.
Eun Jae leisurely walked through the garden with him, pondering.
It might be better not to attend the reunion.
When Ji Young has some free time, she can contact her separately. Lately, Yoon Tae Gyu’s attention was abnormal, so what if she was found out mixing her words as he mentioned?
Zzzzzzzzz. Zzzzzzzzz.
As Eun Jae, who was crossing the garden listening to the sound of summer insects, came to a halt in the middle of the garden, Sun Woo, who was holding her hand, also stopped. Sun Woo, with a face full of questions, looked down at Eun Jae and asked.
“Why.”
“How many times did I call you mister?”
“Seven.”
Eun Jae, who seemed to be thinking for a moment, began to quietly mumble, folding one finger at a time.
“Dear, dear, dear, dear, dear, dear, dear, dear. Is it okay now?”
Sun Woo, who had been staring blankly at her for a moment, quickly retorted, rubbing his own ear.
“What, you did one more. Is it a service to commemorate becoming a boyfriend?”
“Ah, was it?”
He, who had come right up to Eun Jae’s face, received the full lighting pouring from the detached house and smiled brightly.
“You’re so insincere, but―”
The Villainous Demon Lord Laid an Egg for Her (Female-Dominated)
Several months after transmigrating into a book, Yu Wu found herself facing the demon lord Li You, who could no longer conceal his dragon horns. With one hand on her aching waist and the other gripping a sharp sword, she stared at him.
The demon lord’s eyes were red with fury:
“This is all your doing! Today, I won’t rest until I kill you!”
Yu Wu rubbed her temples. Putting aside the taboo against bloodshed during pregnancy, wasn’t it this very man who willingly walked into her trap that day?!
Warnings:
- Male pregnancy.
- Height ratios are set to mirror typical male-female height proportions.
- Characters include a foot-loving demon lord and an eldest daughter from an immortal family’s concubine lineage.
