When Ye Seul smiled brightly, her sparsely toothed grin was fully visible.
“I’ll be back soon.”
With these words, Da Jeong hurriedly moved her feet. Tae Sang seemed to have something to say, opening his mouth, but she pretended not to notice.
Thump.
Leaning against the firmly closed office door, Da Jeong smiled without making a sound.
‘What are they going to talk about without me…?’
Truthfully, she could clean the kitchen anytime.
But she wanted to give Tae Sang a chance to be with the children. She knew it was selfish, but she wanted him to be more than just the owner of the land, to become a true family member who cares for the orphanage.
Da Jeong walked towards the kitchen at the slowest pace possible.
Gulp.
Inside the quiet office, the sound of Tae Sang swallowing seemed unusually loud. He was staring straight ahead with a rigid expression.
Tae Sang had never spent time with children before.
His cousins grew up in America from a young age, and there were no children in his daily life. For him, this situation was utterly perplexing.
“Mister.”
The silence was broken by a pair of bright eyes. Ye Seul seemed curious about the stiff Tae Sang and hovered in front of him.
“Who are you?”
“…Cha Tae Sang.”
Tae Sang answered with a rigid expression.
Not asking what his name was, but suddenly who he was. He had never heard such a bewildering question.
“Where did you come from?”
“…Seoul.”
“Why did you come all the way here from Seoul?”
“……”
Tae Sang, who had been slow but forthcoming with his answers, had no choice but to close his mouth this time.
He got involved in a redevelopment project that he had no interest in for a woman he had feelings for. What should he explain to a child about such a deep story…?
His eyes flickered as he failed to find the right words. Then, Ye Seul very easily resolved his dilemma.
“Do you like my sister?”
“Why… how did the conversation turn out this way?”
Tae Sang asked as if he couldn’t understand. Then, Ye Seul laughingly sat next to Tae Sang.
“They say men move when they like a woman.”
“Who says that?”
“All the kids do.”
Ye Seul said, bouncing her legs. Each time her shoe heel hit the sofa, a faint tremor was felt on the seat.
Tae Sang blinked slowly and then dropped his gaze to look at Ye Seul.
“That’s not wrong.”
“Right? So here’s the thing….”
Ye Seul lowered her voice and brought her hand to her mouth. The other hand was gesturing for him to come closer.
Tae Sang chuckled and bent over completely. Then, the child’s whisper softly flowed into his ear.
“Mister, I will give you special permission.”
“……Permission?”
Tae Sang could not immediately understand the situation he was in.
Had he ever received someone’s permission in his life? His existence itself negated any need for such things.
Yeseul, seeming unaware of such facts, confidently continued speaking.
“It’s our sister. She has so many admirers that I’ve been keeping them at bay.”
Upon deciphering the child’s disorganized speech, it seemed she was referring to the many men hovering around Da Jeong.
Tae Sang’s face instantly hardened.
“Who. Who has been around your sister.”
“Um…… the brothers we lived with, and the brothers who come to volunteer…….”
“Brothers.”
Tae Sang’s voice dropped by half a tone.
“Yeah. Brothers.”
“Multiple?”
This time his eyebrows shot up.
Not one, but ‘multiple.’ Tae Sang suppressed his rising anger and spoke calmly.
“Yeseul.”
“Yes?”
“Your sister is very busy with work.”
“I know. My sister is a flight attendant.”
“Exactly. So, what happens if someone bothers your busy sister?”
Tae Sang continued the conversation, mimicking the speech of Secretary Kim.
Secretary Kim, who had a daughter attending kindergarten, occasionally made phone calls at Tae Sang’s side. He never thought that what he heard without much thought would come in handy like this.
Tae Sang tried to look relaxed as he looked at Yeseul. A look of contemplation was clearly visible on the child’s face.
“Um…… I don’t think it should be done.”
“It’s not ‘it shouldn’t be done,’ but ‘it can’t be done.'”
“Then what about you?”
“What do you mean?”
“Aren’t you also bothering my sister?”
“…….”
Were children sharper than he thought? Struck by Yeseul’s pinpoint accuracy, Tae Sang was at a loss for words.
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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.
