“Yeon-woo, are you really okay?”
The door was knocked. However, Yeon-woo couldn’t even utter that she was fine.
“Yeon-woo will be okay.”
Soon after, Kyu-bin’s voice, comforting Sun-ok, was heard.
“What exactly happened? The president left, and Yeon-woo is all alone…”
Despite this, it felt like Sun-ok was still worried.
It made sense. Taehan had disappeared soon after going out with Yeon-woo, and she had hurried back home alone and buried herself in the blankets.
Before she could stir up unnecessary worry, Yeon-woo knew she had to divert the attention, but she couldn’t even muster the energy to slightly open her mouth.
She lay wrapped in the blanket, recalling the recent events.
Until eating with Kyu-bin, everything was fine.
But as soon as she smelled the sauce, nausea surged uncontrollably, and a panicked Yeon-woo hurried home.
‘Was it morning sickness?’
Yeon-woo hesitantly placed her hand on her lower abdomen.
Though flat and soft now, realizing Taehan’s child was there felt surreal.
Although it was strange that she hadn’t experienced morning sickness until now, she hadn’t expected it to hit at such a timing.
It was troublesome in many ways.
She also worried about Taehan, whom she had left at the café.
‘I should contact him…’
But she couldn’t bring herself to do it, sighing deeply while holding her phone.
Rrrr.
Suddenly, the phone in her hand rang.
[President Ki Taehan]The caller, as expected, was Taehan. Yeon-woo swallowed dryly and shakily pressed the call button.
“Hello…”
With guilt in her voice, she expected him to roar at her. She thought he would scold her for leaving him alone at the café and order her to return immediately.
How do you feel?
But the voice that came through was a low one filled with concern. Yeon-woo blinked in disbelief.
“…Ah, yes. I’m okay now.”
If you felt unwell, you should have said something.
Though her stomach was fine, if it wasn’t that, she couldn’t explain her earlier behavior. Awkwardly laughing, Yeon-woo replied.
“Maybe the breakfast didn’t sit well with me. I’m really okay now.”
Did you take any medicine?
“I did.”
Come out then.
“Excuse me?”
She hadn’t expected him to still be in Cheonan.
Yeon-woo was flustered at the thought of facing him again so soon, but she couldn’t refuse.
There was also a sense of guilt for leaving him at the café.
“Then, I’ll come out now.”
After ending the call, Yeon-woo pushed the blanket aside, got up, tidied her disheveled hair, and opened the door.
“Goodness…!”
She jumped in surprise at the sight of two figures standing close to her. Sun-ok and Kyu-bin were too close for comfort.
“Why are you standing here like a pair of generals?”
“Are you okay now?”
Sun-ok grabbed her hand with concern.
Now, Yeon-woo could see her worry. How could she be calm when her daughter, who had come home for a rare visit, rushed in with a pale face?
“I’m fine, so don’t worry.”
Only then did Yeon-woo understand Sun-ok’s heart and held her hand back.
“But I have to go out for a bit.”
“Where to?”
This time, Kyu-bin asked.
“Just in front of the house, President…he…”
At that moment, Yeon-woo hesitated to speak, noticing a strange change in Kyu-bin’s expression.
Is it just my imagination?
“He asked to see me for a bit.”
“Yeon-woo, did something happen with your president? It’s strange that he suddenly came today…”
“It’s nothing like that. I’ll be back.”
To hide her turmoil, Yeon-woo quickly turned around.
Stepping outside, Yeon-woo saw a familiar sedan parked at the bottom of the stairs. There, Taehan was standing outside the driver’s seat.
Looking at his neatly combed hair, her heart seemed to skip a beat. Swallowing a sigh, Yeon-woo slowly descended the stairs.
“I’m sorry about earlier.”
As she came down and spoke first, Taehan, who had his hands in his pockets, turned to look at her.
Despite having faced each other at the café just a while ago, it was strangely difficult to meet his eyes. Her heart felt like it was dropping.
Watching Yeon-woo, who avoided eye contact, Taehan casually handed her something.
“Here.”
It was a white plastic bag with a familiar pharmacy name printed on it. The moment she saw it, Yeon-woo felt a lump in her throat.
She was experiencing morning sickness because she was carrying this man’s child, and receiving medicine from him brought a flood of indescribable emotions.
“Did you buy this because you’re worried about me?”
Why did she feel the need to ask this, even though a simple thank you would suffice?
“Just to make sure you’re in good shape before the business trip. Don’t get sick in Jeju.”
The response was so predictably him.
Yeon-woo closed her mouth. His words sounded like he didn’t want her to be a nuisance during the trip.
“You don’t need to worry about that. I have medicine already.”
“Take it anyway.”
Not wrong, but feeling slighted, Yeon-woo didn’t move, so Taehan, as if urging her, extended the bag again.
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.
