Minhyuk raised one corner of his mouth mockingly and stepped into the study with a businesslike tone.
Suchul, shocked by Minhyuk entering without permission, frowned.
“How did you get in?”
Behind Minhyuk, Kim Yoonhee entered, bowing her head as if she were a criminal.
“When I called for a long time and got no response, I pressed the doorbell again. Your sister welcomed me with a smile when she came out.”
Suchul naturally assumed that Jiyeon had gone out. To make matters worse, she opened the door.
“What? Jiyeon was at home?”
“Kindly, my wife even told me where she was.”
Suchul, irritated by Jiyeon’s foolish actions, clenched his back and lifted one hand to grasp the back of her neck.
Dahyun watched intently as Kim Yoonhee followed Minhyuk into the room.
The moment Kim Yoonhee entered like a criminal, Dahyun’s suspicions became clear.
Kim Yoonhee’s child was truly not Minhyuk’s, and she had deceived Dahyun without a shred of guilt.
Seeing Kim Yoonhee, who couldn’t hold her head high, her actions made it seem unnecessary to engage in a conversation.
A sense of futility overwhelmed Dahyun. The emotions that surged with Minhyuk now turned into resentment upon seeing Kim Yoonhee.
“Hehehe.”
Then, Dahyun’s head turned toward the laughter coming from a distance, outside the study.
Jiyeon, who was eagerly watching them from outside the study, burst into laughter.
Not only Suchul but Jiyeon also knew that Kim Yoonhee’s child was Minhyuk’s. Except for Dahyun, no one else knew this fact.
Suchul’s blood pressure rose unexpectedly due to Jiyeon’s unexpected behavior. Jiyeon’s naive laughter somehow irritated Suchul today.
However, Minhyuk, as if not hearing Jiyeon’s laughter, turned his gaze back to the frozen Dahyun.
Minhyuk was worried about what Dahyun might have heard from Suchul while he was uncertain. When she left, claiming her memory had returned, she looked more withered than when she left. Seeing her noticeably thin figure, Minhyuk regretted not clearing up her misunderstanding a little earlier.
“Dahyun.”
It was difficult for Minhyuk to call her name while looking at Dahyun’s face. Even calling her name seemed cautious due to guilt.
Dahyun looked at Jiyeon’s laughter meaningfully. As Jiyeon knew, Suchul must know as well.
Then Dahyun’s eyes flickered at the sound of her name being called. She couldn’t muster the courage to meet eyes with Minhyuk as she did a while ago.
Minhyuk, seeing Dahyun not looking at him, smiled bitterly. He knew that even if the truth was revealed, the fact that he deceived her and spent these days with her would not be forgiven.
The study was silent, but Jiyeon’s laughter outside made Suchul unable to bear it, and he eventually raised his voice.
“Han Jiyeon! Be quiet!”
Suchul looked resentfully at Jiyeon, visible over the employee’s shoulder. Because of Jiyeon’s unnecessary actions, he ended up facing Minhyuk.
Suchul intended to ask Jiyeon why she opened the door, but he stopped himself.
As Suchul raised his voice, Jiyeon’s laughter quieted down like music suddenly stopping.
“You go out. Make sure Jiyeon can’t even show her face around the study.”
Suchul suppressed his anger and gestured to the fidgety employee, indicating he should deal with Jiyeon.
“Yes, understood. Chairman.”
The employee sought Jiyeon’s permission to close the study door, and he left the study. However, Jiyeon, embarrassed in front of the onlookers and having her pride hurt, couldn’t retreat so easily.
The employee closed the door, but Jiyeon opened it again.
“Dad, can I be here too? I know everything.”
Although Dahyun didn’t know who the woman who entered with Minhyuk was, she seemed to be the one who gave birth to Minhyuk’s child, as Suchul talked about on the phone.
Jiyeon continued to smirk, watching the back of Kim Yoonhee, who still couldn’t lift her head.
It would be foolish not to witness the interesting events that would unfold.
Jiyeon confidently entered, but stopped as Suchul raised his voice again.
“Why did you come in again instead of going out? I told you to be quiet! Quickly go back to your room!”
“Oh, Dad?”
All eyes were immediately on Jiyeon. Even Minhyuk, who had been indifferent to whatever Jiyeon said, turned his gaze towards her.
Jiyeon clenched her fist at the pitiful look Dahyun gave her.
Suchul brought shame upon himself, not someone else.
“Dad, did you just yell at me twice?”
Unable to bear the humiliation, Jiyeon chuckled. Then, thinking that she was humiliated because of Dahyun, she pointed her finger at Dahyun.
“Why are you making it complicated? In the end, it’s all because of her.”
As Jiyeon’s finger pointed at Dahyun, Minhyuk’s eyebrows twitched.
However, Dahyun, even in the face of Jiyeon’s finger-pointing, watched without even frowning.
Suchul sensed that Jiyeon might cause trouble again.
“Jiyeon, stop it. It’s not your place to interfere.”
“I don’t want to.”
Though Suchul belatedly tried to stop her, Jiyeon was already uncontrollable due to the humiliation.
Who on earth does she resemble to act like this?
Suchul felt utterly helpless against his daughter Jiyeon and couldn’t say anything more.
“I heard Dad’s conversation last time.”
Suchul’s expression froze at the mention of hearing the conversation.
A call? What conversation did she hear?
Suchul was bewildered, not knowing what Jiyeon had heard.
Surely she didn’t hear that Dahyun wasn’t his daughter.
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.
