The meal went smoothly. Yul was so sociable that she didn’t feel any awkwardness and selected her curious points to ask Min Hyuk directly.
“Is it true that you really wanted to meet our Da Hyun, not Han Ji Yeon?”
“Yes, that’s true.”
“Well, our Da Hyun is indeed much better than Han Ji Yeon. You have good eyes.”
For Yul, the meal was already secondary. The meal wasn’t the primary purpose in the first place.
Strategic marriage wasn’t surprising. It’s almost a custom in this circle to bind their children together for their own benefits.
“Mr. Kang Min Hyuk, how did you win over our Da Hyun’s heart?”
“Wasn’t it through sincerity? Doesn’t Da Hyun judge people well?”
“Well, she is indeed very picky.”
When she heard that Da Hyun was genuinely dating Min Hyuk, she didn’t show her emotions on the surface, but Yul, who knew Kang Min Hyuk’s reputation well, was worried.
She wondered if he, though he has a strong presence and is outstanding, has never been in love, and might have been entangled with a flippant, uncouth rascal who has never been in love.
If he seemed like a rascal as the rumors said, she planned to persuade Da Hyun persistently and ruthlessly drive them apart.
“But as you know, there were a lot of rumors about you, Mr. Kang Min Hyuk. The most impressive one was that you have a beastlike face. How did such a rumor start?”
“Well, I’ve never been interested in my own rumors.”
“That’s true. Instead of having a beastlike face, you’re really handsome. It seems like rumors can’t be trusted after all.”
Yul interviewed Min Hyuk as if she was a reporter. It was a rumor that had been going around even before Yul left, so Yul knew it as well.
“Yul, stop asking. It’s embarrassing even for me to hear it.”
Despite Da Hyun telling her to stop several times, Min Hyuk said it was okay and encouraged her to ask anything she was curious about, so Yul excitedly asked many questions.
Kang Min Hyuk was not publicly disclosed in the media, and only a few people knew his face. Moreover, he didn’t even have a wedding ceremony, so people knew even less.
But those who knew him liked to gossip about Kang Min Hyuk, and thanks to that, the number of people who knew him increased every time he came to Korea. However, there were no leaks to the media.
It was because the chairman of HG Group, Kang, was firmly standing his ground. Even if he was illegitimate, it would be a blow to the HG Group, so Chairman Kang wasn’t a person to let it slide.
Everyone was hushhush, fearing that they might fall out of Chairman Kang’s favor and face a long lawsuit. As a result, the rumors grew uncontrollably.
Min Hyuk thought lightly of the rumors, considering they had arisen before he met her.
Min Hyuk lifted the wine glass filled with red liquid that was placed next to him.
“I hope Da Hyun thinks the same way.”
As he spoke, Min Hyuk’s gaze turned to Da Hyun, who was sitting next to him, having her meal.
While slicing her steak, Da Hyun looked up at Min Hyuk. As their eyes met, Min Hyuk cradled his chin in his hand and offered a faint smile.
“Enjoy your meal.”
Da Hyun’s eyes widened and her cheeks turned pink in response.
“Yes.”
She didn’t expect him to act this way, especially not in front of Yul and Chan.
She was embarrassed yet pleased to see him blatantly flaunting their relationship without any regard for his image. Da Hyun, feeling shy, picked up her glass of water.
Yul watched the two with a warm smile, but Chan seemed somewhat disgruntled.
Chan had been watching Min Hyuk since the moment he sat down and held hands with Da Hyun. He knew he was being watched, but he casually ignored it and only focused on Da Hyun.
“I’ll go to the bathroom for a bit.”
Unable to withstand Min Hyuk’s intense gaze, Da Hyun finally put down her fork and stood up.
“Huh? I’ll go with you. Let’s go together.”
Yul followed Da Hyun who was heading to the restroom. As Yul left, he glanced at Chan’s expression, a crease forming on his forehead, but he bit his lip and kept quiet.
“Come back soon. Please return safely.”
Min Hyuk maintained his gentlemanly smile until the moment Da Hyun opened the door and left.
“Now that they’re both gone, let’s drop the pretense. There’s no need to act in front of me.”
Chan, with his arms crossed, looked at Min Hyuk and chuckled as if he were an audience watching a play.
Upon hearing this, the gentlemanly smile on Min Hyuk’s face faded into a blank expression.
“I didn’t know Da Hyun had a male friend. Ah, is this a case of unrequited love posing as friendship?”
“I didn’t know Da Hyun’s husband was Mr. Kang Min Hyuk either.”
“What are you talking about.”
Chan, who had cheerfully followed Yul out, now seemed to attack Min Hyuk, just as expected when the two were left alone.
Min Hyuk tapped the table with a finger nonchalantly.
He thought he wouldn’t feel nervous anymore.
“After giving her such a hard time.”
Tap Tap
His finger stopped in midair as he was tapping on the table.
He had hoped to never return to Korea for the rest of his life.
“But it’s strange.”
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.
