Chaewon and Yugeon sat across from each other at the table.
As they discussed the situation, food was served, but neither of them made a move to start eating.
“I have a good idea.”
Chaewon snapped her fingers, producing a sound.
“Let’s book another room. We can just take a quick photo, and then at night, we’ll have separate rooms!”
“Unfortunately, it’s my uncle’s hotel.”
“Oh.”
Chaewon mumbled, unable to think of any other solution.
“Yugeon’s grandmother is more meticulous than I thought.”
“We’ll have to be just as meticulous.”
Realizing it’s his uncle’s hotel and that any rash actions could expose their charade and ruin Yugeon’s plan, Chaewon straightened up.
“You said the 29th, right?”
Yugeon nodded lightly.
“I’ll keep my schedule free for that day. Let’s do the hotel stay then.”
“You’re deciding quite quickly?”
“What choice do I have?”
Yugeon responded in a monotonous voice.
“Right, you don’t.”
Chaewon, lips pursed, picked up a fork in front of her.
“Just a warning, don’t even think of anything strange. Our relationship is purely transactional, and I’m even giving up my precious holiday to help you.”
Chaewon poked at the salad with her fork as she continued.
“But there’s a problem, isn’t there? Even if it’s easy for couples to spend time in a hotel, my pure reputation, which has never been tarnished by hanging around hotels with men, will be compromised. How will you compensate for that?”
“I’ll continue keeping silent about your sister’s situation.”
His expression was emotionless, his low voice feeling like a threat regardless of what he said.
“Right. It’s not like I was asking for anything in particular.”
Chaewon, resigning to the situation, forcefully stabbed a cherry tomato with her fork and put it in her mouth.
Having made the significant decision to spend a night together, she found his attitude extremely arrogant.
“But don’t you usually pray before meals? Skipping it today?”
Chaewon’s lips, which were busily moving, suddenly stopped.
After blinking a few times, she slowly turned to him.
“……It’s just vegetables.”
“Because it’s vegetables?”
“Just like drinking water whenever you’re thirsty without praying. You can think of it like that.”
“A unique religion indeed. Yalli, wasn’t it?”
Yugeon seemed to be teasing her, realizing but pretending not to.
Curious eyes fell on him, and just then, Chaewon straightened up, feeling her phone vibrate.
The caller ID showed it was Heeju’s caregiver.
Could it be that her sister had regained consciousness?
With a hopeful expression, Chaewon pressed the call button.
“Hello, it’s me! Is my sister conscious?”
No, it’s not that. I’m sorry, but could you come to the hospital right now?
“……What?”
Well, um.
The voice cut off, and after checking her phone again, Chaewon pressed it to her ear once more.
“Hello, hello?”
The call had ended.
Despite several attempts to call back, she only got an automated response stating the phone was off.
Realizing something must have happened to Heeju, Chaewon’s face turned pale as she stood up.
“I, I need to go to the hospital.”
She quickly grabbed her bag and hurried out of the restaurant.
Could it be something happened to her sister…?
“No, right? You’re not going to leave me like this, are you?
We’ve only just met, and now you’re the only family I have left…”
“Where, where is the car?”
Chaewon, who had rushed down to the underground parking lot, clenched her trembling fingers, trying to regain her composure.
No matter how much she pressed the car remote, finding her car in the vast parking lot was challenging.
Just as she thought of taking a taxi instead, she spotted her car next to a pillar.
Chaewon walked briskly to her car and opened the driver’s door.
Thud.
As someone grabbed her shoulder, Chaewon turned to find Yugeon standing in front of her.
His breathing was uneven, as if he had run to catch up.
“I’ll drive,” he said.
“Listen, Yugeon, I really need to…”
Yugeon pulled Chaewon’s arm, guiding her to the passenger seat, then went around to the driver’s side.
“Fasten your seatbelt. I’ll drive fast.”
Even amidst her distraught state, Chaewon clearly heard Yugeon’s firm voice.
She fumbled in the air, finally grabbing the seatbelt.
“Tae Sung University Hospital. Quick, as fast as you can!”
Yugeon bypassed whatever he could and sped up to beat the changing signals.
At a mandatory stop, Yugeon glanced at Chaewon, whose lips were pressed together in a strained attempt at calmness, her trembling hands tightly clasped.
Once the signal changed, he quickly accelerated again.
“What would be good for the baby, maybe some fruits… and since Lona loves sweets, I’ll buy some chocolates too!”
Jaemin, who had stopped by the supermarket, carefully selected various items for his basket.
He had been to Lona’s place several times for dates, but since the baby, this was his first time preparing so thoroughly.
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.
