“However, just being embraced in his arms and sharing body warmth was comforting. Although nothing was resolved regarding Biyeong’s issues, the heavy heart felt a bit lighter. In the moment of trying to get up, Yeonwoo, who had awakened unnoticed, grabbed him and confined him in her arms.
“Nari?”
Suddenly pulled into the blanket, a surprised Yeonwoo looked at Biyeong with confusion.
Biyeong, with a voice that had not completely awakened, opened his mouth.
“… Let’s stay like this a little longer.”
Even the sun had started to rise. Yeonwoo said, “You need to get up.”
“I don’t want to.”
It was unusual for him to act like this and throw a tantrum.
The more Yeonwoo tried to get out of Biyeong’s embrace, the stronger her arms wrapped around him.
“Do you know how long it’s been since we had time just for the two of us?”
With a cozy yet slightly burnt wood scent, the rough voice flowed.
Biyeong had not been able to spend private time with Yeonwoo during the war. Even if he managed to make some time, the situation of war and the attention of the soldiers didn’t allow much. They could only exchange a few glances and words. Therefore, once the war ended, Biyeong wanted to hold Yeonwoo in his arms first.
Biyeong didn’t let go of Yeonwoo and continued to act stubborn.
“Do you know how much I’ve been waiting for this moment?”
“I know. But today, isn’t it the day to go hunting with the king?”
Hunting with the king. Since it might be a once-in-a-lifetime experience for Yeonwoo, there was a lot to prepare for, including a bath before departure.
To do that, he needed to get up and prepare, but the man in front of him seemed unwilling to let Yeonwoo go.
“Isn’t the hunt in the afternoon? There’s still time. Let’s stay like this a little longer.”
“I may have time, but I don’t. I need to reduce the swelling around my eyes.”
“Swelling?”
“Yes, swelling. My eyes are puffy. I can’t meet the king like this, can I?”
Due to crying a lot the night before, Yeonwoo’s eyes were swollen.
As Biyeong stared at her intently, Yeonwoo blushed, feeling embarrassed.
At that moment, Biyeong’s lips gently touched her puffy eyes.
“A swollen face is also beautiful.”
“W-Where in the world can you find such a face?”
“Then, do you think I’m lying?”
Biyeong’s teasing made Yeonwoo bite her lip.
In Geon’s provocation, Yeonwoo bit her lip.
He wasn’t as intimidating as before, and he didn’t necessarily agree with Geon’s opinion.
However, it wasn’t his place to say that the prince was lying.
“…Using power in such matters is fatal,” Yeonwoo sharply commented.
Geon let out a wry smile at Yeonwoo’s outspoken lips.
Then, he kissed her forehead, and as his lips moved down her cheek, they finally settled on her lips.
Gradually, Geon’s breath, sweet and enticing, overwhelmed Yeonwoo. When their lips separated briefly, Yeonwoo took a deep breath.
If she continued to be tempted by such sweet breath, she had no choice but to stay in the blankets as Geon wished.
“This is also fatal. If you keep kissing me like this, how can I get up?”
“Do you dislike it?”
His sweet breath was impossible to dislike. Instead, she wanted to spend the whole day in his embrace, forgetting the promises made with Ilyul.
In the end, giving up on reducing the swelling around her eyes, Yeonwoo responded by pressing her lips against Geon’s.
As if immersed in a flower with a rich fragrance, the two were immersed in each other’s breath and enjoyed a short but dreamlike time.
“Is everything ready?”
“Yes, everything is almost ready!”
As the day brightened, Yeonwoo, who had finished preparing, rushed out into the yard.
Due to Geon’s insistence on spending a little more time together, they had to hurry with the preparations.
Perhaps because the meeting with Ilyul was tense, Yeonwoo paid more attention to her bath than usual and dressed in clean clothes.
Geon, who hastily came out, looked at Yeonwoo and couldn’t help but smile.
“Why are you laughing?”
“Come here.”
Yeonwoo approached with a puzzled expression.
Then, Geon reached out and fixed Yeonwoo’s disheveled hair.
“Now it’s done.”
“Haha, I rushed out so quickly….”
Yeonwoo laughed awkwardly, and as she did, Geon, who had been watching her with a gentle gaze, spoke.
“Yeonwoo.”
“Yes.”
“Stop cross-dressing now.”
“…What do you mean?”
Surprised by Geon’s unexpected words, Yeonwoo was puzzled.
Stop cross-dressing; does that mean he’s going to kick her out of the Gwangho Army? In the midst of Geon’s significant words, Yeonwoo’s mind became complicated.
Geon, sensing Yeonwoo’s confusion, spoke in a gentle voice as if comforting her.
“Live by my side as a woman from now on.”
Geon, sensing Yeonwoo’s confusion, spoke in a gentle voice as if comforting her.
“It means live as a woman by my side.”
The Male lead Always Seduces Her with His Beauty (Matriarchy)
Xin Jiao Zhou is the leader of the world’s premier sect. She has just experienced betrayal from all sides, was poisoned in an assassination attempt, and faced death squad attacks while the poison was taking effect. After finally clearing out the scum from her sect, she was drugged again while trying to detoxify.
After waking up from a night of unconsciousness, she gained a “beautiful and kind-hearted” husband.
Xin Jiao Zhou: “???”
He fell ill.
She came to see him, bringing breakfast.
As she put down the breakfast and was about to leave, his hand slipped while holding the spoon. “Clank!”
She turned around upon hearing the noise.
He looked up at her, his eyebrows drooping: “My hand… has no strength.”
“Shall I… feed you?” she asked tentatively.
He opened his mouth cheerfully: “Ah—”
Thinking she was drowning, he jumped in without hesitation to save her, but nearly drowned himself. In the end, it was she who swam over to rescue him, giving him air underwater.
After emerging from the water, his ear tips turned red. He lightly brushed his cheek, tucking his sideburns behind his ear, revealing delicate, pink-tinged ear tips. He lowered his gaze, too embarrassed to look at her.
Xin Jiao Zhou: He’s truly beautiful, kind-hearted, and adorable.
A certain someone when disciplining subordinates behind the scenes: “If they don’t obey, just kill them.”
What’s that? She might already have someone she cares about in her heart? A certain someone: Find out who it is, kill them, and then there won’t be anyone.
What? She met a man by the riverside? What? That man even hurt her? A certain someone: Whichever hand hurt her, chop off his entire arm.
Love at first sight without realizing it, gradually falling in love, slowly getting closer…
Family and national grudges, schemes and desires, good and evil, crime and punishment, she and he face the future together, seeking justice with passion!
A naturally dark female lead who could accidentally destroy the world but is actually an honest person VS a weak, pitiful, and helpless but skilled fighter, beautiful white-cut black male lead
My heart is not of stone, how steadfast is your love? — Tao Yuanming “Imitating the Ancients (No. 3)”
— Reading Guide —
Cold female lead & dramatic black lotus with hidden yandere traits male lead
