Si Heon looked straight into Ye Seul’s face for a moment, paused.
Then, with a calm face, he nodded and stood up.
She picked up Ye Seul’s coat and draped it over Ye Seul.
Juliet’s face flushed red and blue.
This can’t be happening.
When she first saw Baek Si Heon, she saw a halo around him, and her vision flickered.
She even heard the bell sound, which is said to be heard when falling in love.
She thought she had met her destined partner….
The fact that the person he has his arm around is not her, but a girl named Chloe, made her even more angry.
The girl was just a slightly famous orphan of Cheon Ae, because of her dead grandmother.
Even though she was a lowrank servant at the Cee Doo, she managed to wag her tail at Sebastian and became a sous chef…..
Juliet gritted her teeth and glared at Ye Seul.
And she gently pulled on Si Heon’s jacket sleeve.
With her eyes wide open and smiling, she said.
“Mr. Baek Si Heon. This is my business card. We need to meet again.”
Si Heon accepted the business card.
It was annoying to have to hand over his own business card, but there was no need to create a situation where he would hear unnecessary words from his grandfather.
Moreover, the suspicious grandfather might check through Juliet whether his relationship with Ye Seul was real or not.
Si Heon pulled out his own business card and smiled.
“If we meet in business, I look forward to working with you.”
“I will visit Baek Song soon.”
Despite Si Heon’s stern attitude, Juliet didn’t lose her energy.
Juliet thought she had taken a step forward by receiving the contact and smiled triumphantly.
“Did you like our chocolate?”
Ye Seul looked up at Si Heon, unable to button her coat because she was curious about what Si Heon would answer.
Her smooth jawline was facing Juliet.
“It was delicious. Then.”
Somehow, Ye Seul felt relieved at the touch of the large hand wrapping around her shoulder.
As they stepped out of the Petit Chocolate, Si Heon naturally lowered his hand.
Ye Seul glanced at her shoulder.
“Mr. Baek Si Heon, you’re so natural in this play.”
The consistently loving look in his eyes towards his wife in front of Juliet, and his calm handholding and escorting.
His dazzling looks and acting skills even made her suspect that he was not a representative, but an actor.
“Even calling my name is so friendly…….”
Did he realize that his unconscious actions shake women?
How many women like Juliet would be waiting in line, taking numbers, if Ye Seul came out of this marriage?
“Did you feel excited when I called your name?”
Ye Seul looked at Si Heon with a stiff face and then shook her head as if it was ridiculous.
“You were flustered, weren’t you? But my quick wit wasn’t bad, was it?”
“Ye Seul, has anyone called you this way except your family?”
For the past 7 years, Ye Seul had lived as Chloe, and thus she had lost her immunity to the name Ye Seul, or so she tried to convince herself.
Baek Si Heon gently wrapped his arm around Ye Seul’s head, giving her a smile.
“You did well.”
His praise made her ears feel oddly hot.
She might’ve truly been thrilled this time.
“Try to do better next time.”
Baek Si Heon smiled playfully.
If she lifted her head, she felt like she might be captivated by his smile.
“I’d rather decline next time.”
Ye Seul shook her head coldly.
“Next time it might not be a play.”
Was this man assuming that Ye Seul would lose the bet?
“We’ll have to wait and see.”
Ye Seul pursed her lips stubbornly.
Baek Si Heon resisted the urge to pinch her nose, turning his head instead.
He swallowed his laughter, finding his wife’s reluctance to participate in the play rather adorable.
When was the last time he felt so happy?
He recalled the winter when he was ten, when he had to gradually suppress his fluctuating emotions.
“I am quite thrilled.”
Ye Seul lifted her head in surprise.
Yes, this face. Baek Si Heon’s lips curled up.
“I’m quite thrilled to go home with Miss Ye Seul.”
Ye Seul frowned. She felt teased again…
Which part of it was sincere?
Ye Seul let out a small sigh at the teasing man’s laughter.
Ye Seul, who only had a onesided love experience, had never dated before.
She must’ve been weak to men.
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Ye Seul was sitting on the sofa, hugging her knees into her chest.
Baek Si Heon placed a plate full of wine, chocolate, cheese, and nuts in front of Ye Seul.
“Wine with chocolate!”
Ye Seul picked up a piece of chocolate and said,
“I haven’t seen many people who like this combination…”
“It’s Carménère. The variety that pairs best with chocolate.”
“I like this.”
“It’s good that I prepared it.”
The wine and the chocolate created a synergistic effect, creating a deep taste in her mouth.
“Mr. Si Heon. Can I ask you something?”
“Anytime.”
“You always smell like cocoa… Is it perfume?”
The slightly bitter scent of chocolate that always emanated from Si Heon.
Ye Seul was curious about the identity of the scent that had stolen all her senses.
“It’s not perfume, it’s the real scent of chocolate.”
“I haven’t seen you eat it regularly except when you go to dessert cafes… Do you carry chocolate for emergencies?”
The old elevators in buildings that are nearly a hundred years old in Paris tend to break down often.
Ye Seul recalled when she hadn’t been long in Paris, Sebastian joked about being stuck in the elevator for more than a day and suggested she bring chocolate as emergency food.
For the first time abroad, naive Ye Seul took his words to heart and carried chocolate in her bag for a while.
Whether she was lucky or not, the elevator in the apartment where Ye Seul lived did stop occasionally, but there was never an incident where Ye Seul got stuck in the elevator.
Ye Seul recalled that time with a smile.
“Disaster preparedness……”
Si Heon paused for a moment as he swirled his wine glass.
“It might be similar.”
“Do you really get stranded in the city?”
Could Si Heon also be at risk of getting stuck in the elevator?
Si Heon burst out laughing.
Realizing she asked a foolish question, Ye Seul buried her blushing face between her knees.
Si Heon returned from the kitchen, holding a palmsized tin case containing chocolate.
“I’ll give it to you.”
“I didn’t say it because I wanted it……”
It was a tin case from a famous chocolate shop in Paris.
“I know this place.”
Muttering to herself, Ye Seul opened the tin case.
It was filled with various types of enticing truffle chocolates.
“Can I eat it?”
As Si Heon nodded, Ye Seul cautiously picked one up and put it in her mouth.
The piece of chocolate touched Ye Seul’s lips.
She closed her eyes in enjoyment as the chocolate seemed to be sucked in and melted into her mouth. The cocoa powder melted at the tip of her tongue.
“I like the combination of cream and chocolate couverture. It seems to have a deep taste with a hint of rum mixed in.”
Si Heon smiled watching Ye Seul chattering away.
“Miss Ye Seul.”
He thought her current smiling face was a bit different.
Though smiling, her eyes were always stiff, that was the discomfort he felt towards Baek Si Heon.
Having only had a glass of wine, her heart was beating too fast.
“You’re sensitive.”
Si Heon’s languid voice dug into her ears.
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.
