Soo-hyang demanded Hyun-woo to park the car in front of the apartment gate.
“I have to go all the way to your place.”
“Professor Seo took up too much of my time. Drop me off here. Otherwise, I won’t contact you again.”
As Soo-hyang insisted on getting off, Hyun-woo reluctantly stopped in front of the gate. Soo-hyang, who got out of the car alone, turned the bonnet after detaining Hyun-woo, urging him to go see So-ri and her face. Even though they wouldn’t have time for a date due to their busy schedules.
“You’re going straight up to your place, right?”
“Of course. Where else would I go after coming all the way here?”
Through the car window, the two exchanged affectionate farewells once again.
“Take care of your medication.”
“Don’t worry about that. I’m dreadfully keeping up with it.”
“Then, I’ll go in.”
“Sure. Drive safely.”
Hyun-woo didn’t close the driver’s side window until the end. Soo-hyang waved at Hyun-woo with affectionate eyes that seemed to drop her affection.
As Hyun-woo’s car shrank and became invisible, Soo-hyang turned her body.
When passing through the apartment gate, someone blocked her path. It was a young woman about the same age as her daughter.
“Ms. Yoo Soo-hyang?”
“Who are you?”
Soo-hyang asked with a slightly guarded face, wondering if she might be a rookie reporter. Overzealous rookie reporters often waited near her house and suddenly appeared.
However, she felt that the neatly dressed two-piece outfit didn’t quite match the image of an active reporter.
Soo-hyang asked with uncertainty.
“Where did you come from? It’s the first time I’ve seen your face.”
Thinking of saying, “I don’t have any articles suitable for you these days. Don’t bother. Just go in,” Soo-hyang nodded playfully.
The woman blocking her path just stared at Soo-hyang without saying a word. Soo-hyang wondered if she had mistaken her for someone else. So, it was time to pass her by.
“Ms. Yoo Soo-hyang.”
Seon-hwa grabbed Soo-hyang’s arm as she tried to pass by.
“I’m not a reporter; I’m the director of Imperial Hospital.”
“Yes? …The director of Imperial Hospital?”
“Yes. I thought you would be surprised, so I hesitated on how to tell you.”
The woman took something out of her handbag and handed it to Soo-hyang. It was a business card.
Taking the card, Soo-hyang looked at the woman’s name clearly written on it.
[Director Baek Seon-hwa]“Why did the director of the hospital come all the way here to find me?”
Soo-hyang was somewhat surprised at the fact that the director of Imperial Hospital, where So-ri and Hyun-woo were, had come. Still, she maintained a composed expression.
“I’m sorry to surprise you, but I came here without reservation because I have something to ask.”
“To me?”
“Yes. You moved to Seohan Hospital some time ago. Is there a special reason?”
“Oh… that. It’s not a special issue. It’s a very personal reason.”
“A personal reason?”
Soo-hyang couldn’t accurately grasp the woman’s intentions, so she refrained from speaking. She thought that if the woman came this far, it wouldn’t be merely out of curiosity about her move. Since she also had a request from So-ri, she was even more cautious.
An unfamiliar and uncomfortable atmosphere briefly filled the space between them. Seon-hwa tried to dispel the awkward air with a smile.
“It’s really not that you were uncomfortable at Imperial Hospital?”
“No, there was nothing uncomfortable.”
“Then, I’m relieved. I apologize for my curiosity; I’ve been rude. Since we’ve met like this, could you spare some time separately? I’ll treat you to a meal or something.”
“No, there’s no need for that…”
“I also know Director Seohan well, and I want to be of help to Ms. Soo-hyang.”
And she’s on good terms with Director Seo Guk-hwan. Is there really a separate reason for her visit?
But regardless of the purpose of her visit, there was no reason to meet separately.
“I appreciate the sentiment, but I don’t think I’ll need Director’s help.”
“…”
“Be careful going in. I’ll go first.”
Soo-hyang passed by Seon-hwa.
Seon-hwa, who had been wearing a gentle expression, grimaced.
After a lengthy meal, So-ri and Hyun-woo stood side by side in the elevator.
Having confirmed Hyun-woo’s sincerity, Soo-ri, whose heart melted like ice cream under the midsummer sun, tightly held his hand with both of hers. She awkwardly contorted her body as if she had become a twisted doughnut by herself.
When he shook her hand, So-ri turned to look at him. When their eyes met, she burst into a shy laugh.
“Amusing.”
“Then, should I not laugh now?”
“Laugh. If you don’t, you’ll look terribly ugly, Yoo Soo-ri.”
“Cheeky.”
Oh! Soo-ri, who was pulled toward him with a sudden motion, had her waist embraced by Hyun-woo.
“But, I have to cancel what I said about being like a child.”
“…What?”
“I forgot. You didn’t look like a child at all.”
Soo-ri, who stared at Hyun-woo’s mischievous gaze, placed her hands on her waist as if to say, “Go on.”
Her curves, hidden by a loose blouse, became more pronounced.
“Do you know, Professor?”
“…?”
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.
