“It feels like the world has turned upside down.”
Jiho’s shy smile was truly adorable.
“This can be fixed by just turning the frame.”
If you changed the direction of the painting, the figures that were tilted would stand straight. However, since they couldn’t touch the exhibited artwork, they imagined such a thing and giggled.
“Oh? This artwork has a red sticker on it.”
Jiho discovered a sticker attached to the side of the frame. A red sticker indicated that the artwork had been sold.
“Perhaps, she bought it because she wanted to hang the painting straight, just as Nuna said?”
Jiho whispered as if sharing a secret.
“Well, it’s not a completely unlikely story.”
While Hayan and Jiho exchanged meaningful expressions, Minje returned.
“Why are you making the conversation so interesting?”
“If Nuna turns this frame to the side, it will be back to its original state…!”
“Jiho?”
Hayan, flustered, quickly interrupted the child’s words.
Due to Jiho’s voice echoing in the quiet gallery, a few nearby people heard and stifled laughter could be heard.
“Well, that’s a fitting idea.”
Minje agreed, chuckling. Hayan was slightly shocked by the fact that her image was wrongly formed in Minje’s mind, making a stifled sound.
“Let’s explore together from here.”
Minje took the lead, guiding them. With smooth eloquence, he explained the artist’s intentions, themes, and more regarding the works.
His sharp gaze or occasional glimpses of a smile as he looked at the paintings made Hayan’s heart pound continuously.
Perhaps due to the gallery’s characteristic low lighting, his side profile looked like a well-sculpted statue. His appearance was more captivating than any other work of art.
Unconsciously swallowing dry saliva, Hayan pretended to listen carefully to Minje’s explanation, which wasn’t entering her ears well.
Then, Jiho, who was in the middle, suddenly made an unexpected move.
“I’ll go to the bathroom for a moment.”
Huh? Suddenly? Hayan didn’t know how to react and widened her eyes.
“Yeah, you should come back quickly.”
Minje easily agreed, as if this weren’t the first time. Since Jiho had been wandering around the gallery several times and the gallery staff knew Jiho, Minje didn’t seem to pay much attention to him going alone.
But the problem arose afterward.
Jiho handed Hayan’s hand, which he had been holding, to Minje.
“Please take care of Nuna until I come back.”
Jiho’s actions were so natural that neither Minje nor Hayan could respond appropriately. While doing so, the child quickly went to the other side.
“…”
Awkward silence enveloped the two. In the unexpected situation, they didn’t know how to react and stiffened.
When they came to their senses, the sensation of their hands overlapping was so vivid that they couldn’t move. It felt like all the cells in their bodies gathered only at their fingertips.
Having missed the timing to let go of their hands, the two looked at each other slowly.
Ahem, Minje, who coughed once, slyly pulled his hand away and said, “Is the painting all done?”
“Huh? Th-the painting? No. Not yet.”
Instead of using the studio, they had promised to show the completed painting. However, Hayan had only just sketched out the planned concept, and the painting was far from finished.
When she first asked to see the painting, it didn’t feel like this. Hayan tried to recall if she had misunderstood something. Otherwise, why would she insist on showing the painting, feeling like someone had come to collect a debt?
“I hope you can see it soon.”
If he wanted to burden her, he succeeded. Judging by his thoughts of reviewing the sketches, it seemed like he needed to make some adjustments.
“Yes, well, soon…”
Hayan awkwardly smiled while speaking and then hesitated as Jiho approached.
“Jiho, which way should we go now?”
Jiho couldn’t be as happy to see her again, feeling like separated family members meeting.
Leaving Minje, who apologized for not finishing work and couldn’t return together, at the gallery, Hayan came home with Jiho first. However, after dinner, Jiho’s expression seemed strange.
“Jiho, what’s wrong?”
“Um, my tooth is loose.”
Surprised, Hayan looked at Jiho. One of his lower front teeth was wiggling as if it would fall out soon.
“Oh, Jiho is already at the age when teeth fall out.”
Miran, who had finished organizing and was about to leave, laughed.
Only now did Hayan realize that it was the time for Jiho’s baby tooth to fall out, and the permanent tooth to come in.
“At this point, won’t it just fall out naturally?”
Miran shook Jiho’s tooth with her finger. Perhaps because it had been shaking during dinner, it seemed to be hanging by a thread.
“Just in case, wouldn’t it be better to go to the dentist and have it pulled out?”
Hayan suggested cautiously, and Miran clapped her hands.
“Oh, these days, young people all do that. The lady next door went to the dentist to take a picture or something. Well, if it gives peace of mind, that’s the way to go.”
Hayan had a similar experience before. Tying a thread to a wobbly tooth, hanging it on the doorknob, and opening the door to pull it out.
Remembering the time when she pulled out a tooth while visiting her grandmother’s house in the countryside, Hayan just laughed. No matter what, she couldn’t pull out Jiho’s tooth like that.
“Well then, I’ll be going now. Jiho, sleep well.”
“Goodbye.”
“Yes, take care. See you tomorrow.”
A little while after Miran left, Jiho, who was brushing his teeth, urgently called Hayan.
“Nuna! Look at this!”
Jiho extended a small tooth, making a fuss.
“Oh, so it finally fell out.”
Hayan smiled disappointedly and cautiously accepted the tooth Jiho offered.
“Let me see it.”
Hayan carefully examined the child’s condition, afraid that blood might come out.
“Ii―.”
Jiho looked up towards Hayan, showing the missing tooth. Perhaps because it was about to fall out, there was no blood, and there were no visible abnormalities.
But…
‘So cute!’
Hayan exhaled with a sigh, then quickly pulled Jiho into a hug. Jiho’s appearance with the missing front tooth was too adorable to bear.
“Jiho, you must absolutely, definitely keep this image as a photo.”
Hayan searched for her phone in her pocket, and when she took it out, Jiho shook his head and fled.
“Ugh, I don’t like it.”
“Just once, huh?”
Hayan pleaded with Jiho, determined to capture the photo, even if she had to beg. That’s how cute the child’s face was, enough to make her shiver.
It was when Jiho, avoiding Hayan, rushed down the stairs.
“Why? What’s going on?”
Minje, who had just returned from the gallery, entered the entrance and looked at the two with surprised eyes.
“Dad, Nuna…”
Before Jiho could finish his sentence, he ran to Minje. Hayan, who followed closely, quickly spoke before Jiho could say anything else.
“Jiho lost his front tooth.”
“Huh? Front tooth?”
Minje briefly looked puzzled, then soon examined Jiho’s face.
“Nuna kept trying to take pictures even though I didn’t like it…”
Click! Minje, who had already taken a picture of Jiho with her phone, belatedly reacted.
“Huh? You don’t want your picture taken?”
My Ex-Girlfriend Is The Regent In The Female-dominant World (Male lead transmigrates to the matriarchal world)
Two years ago, Gu Sui picked up a homeless woman in ancient costume from the street.
Apart from occasionally claiming to be a princess from a female-dominant country due to illness, her figure, appearance, intelligence, and martial arts skills were impeccable.
Naturally evolving from roommates to girlfriends, as time went on, Gu Sui found it increasingly difficult to tolerate her queen syndrome.
“Mu Jiulu, can you stop controlling me inside and out? Let’s break up.”
Gu Sui made a breakup call, and since then, he couldn’t find any trace of her.
A year later, Gu Sui, who was planning to move, woke up the next day and found himself in a different place.
“Young Master, today is the day you choose your Wife-master through martial arts competition at Jade Dew Pavilion. Please get up quickly.”
Gu Sui: Who am I? Where am I? What am I doing?
As the only son of a general’s mansion in a female-dominant dynasty, the young empress personally issued a decree allowing Gu Sui to select his Wife-master through martial arts competition. Whoever could defeat him could marry him.
Gu Sui: “……”
He didn’t inherit the original owner’s martial prowess, so anyone could defeat him! And what the hell is a Wife-master?
Forced to come to Jade Dew Pavilion, the densely packed women below made Gu Sui’s agoraphobia act up, and his face was full of resistance.
Until he saw the Regent sitting on the second floor, with a smile on the corner of her lips, her eyes wicked and nonchalant.
Hmm… she looked a little familiar.
It turned out that the Regent also found him a little familiar.
Mu Jiulu fiddled with her bone clasp, her deep gaze locked on the man who was out of place in this world.
“Finally, I found you.”
Male transmigrates into female-dominant world
One-sentence summary: What goes around comes around, taking turns in the crematorium
