How Can a Soldier Be So Fair? (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 87

Before long, the sky had grown dim with twilight.

The thatched cottage, now empty after Old Man Bae and his thugs had left, looked as chaotic as if a storm had just swept through.

Overturned earthenware jars lay shattered, and household items were scattered across the yard.

Madam Park had stood dazed for a while, but soon regained her senses.

Geon vanished without a word after Old Man Bae’s group departed, and Yeon Ho had fainted into unconsciousness, so Yeon Woo, Bi Young, and Madam Park began cleaning up the wrecked thatched house.

Just as they were nearly finished, Bi Young’s eyes fell upon the whole view of the thatched cottage.

He had visited before—back when Yeon Woo had enlisted in Prince Gwang Ho’s unit—bringing rice or meat.

But he had never gone beyond the front gate; this was the first time he’d stepped into the yard and taken a close look.

The window paper was full of holes, clearly inadequate against the cold wind, and the thatched roof looked so aged it was surprising the house hadn’t collapsed already.

He knew that Yeon Woo’s family had fallen into decline after her father’s death.

But Yeon Woo had always been the type to hide her hardships from others, so though Bi Young had wanted to help her, he’d never been able to do so in earnest.

Thus, he’d quietly assisted her in small ways that wouldn’t burden her.

Still, Yeon Woo had always kept a cheerful demeanor, so he’d never imagined her circumstances were this dire.

Now, seeing how her own family only sought to exploit her and even considered selling her off to an old man, he finally understood why she’d disguised herself as a man and endured life in the male-dominated Prince Gwang Ho’s unit.

He finally grasped that for Yeon Woo, it had been a desperate struggle for survival.

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