The rumors were about Ji Seo Joon. After the rumors that Miss Yuna was rejected, speculation started to spread that the reason was Ji Seo Joon having a girlfriend, leading to all sorts of conjectural rumors.
Ji Seo Joon’s girlfriend was rumored to be a famous celebrity, a chaebol granddaughter, a successful career woman in America, and recently even a wealthy older woman.
“Deputy Moon. Who exactly is Researcher Ji Seo Joon’s girlfriend?”
“You’re curious about that?”
“Yes! All sorts of rumors are flying around. Some people are saying she’s a wealthy older woman… that’s a bit…”
I found a seat in the far corner of the company cafeteria for lunch. Nowadays, 50% of the conversations among people in the company revolved around Ji Seo Joon. Ms. Baek In Ha, who sat across from me, was no exception.
“People in our company seem to have nothing better to do. Why are they so interested in other people’s love lives?”
I grumbled, my words full of annoyance.
“That’s true, but… Honestly, you’re not curious about the girlfriend of the head of the research support team, are you?”
The head of the research support team, who had just turned 40, was a representative single man of our company.
“But since Researcher Ji Seo Joon is said to have dumped the famous Miss Yoo of our company because of his girlfriend… it’s quite curious.”
I shook my head as I scooped up a spoonful of soup.
“Aren’t you curious, Deputy Moon?”
“No, I’m not curious.”
Ms. Baek In Ha pushed out her lips at my words, making a pitiful expression.
My steps were light as I headed back to the office after lunch.
Today was Friday. In other words, tomorrow was a holiday. My beloved weekend was waiting for me, just a little bit longer.
“What do you do on the weekends, Deputy Moon?”
“I’ve planned to meet up with some friends for the first time in a while.”
I had arranged to meet Go Joo Yeon and Do I Ra, friends from middle school, after a long time.
These friends, who had been blowing me off for a while due to their busyness, finally bestowed upon me the grace of meeting, as if it were a summer rain.
Those cunning bastards.
I intended to meet the general after getting ditched by these wicked friends again. I decided to postpone informing the general about my meeting with my friends until the next day.
“It looks like you’re meeting them after a long time. Your expression is very bright, Deputy Moon.”
Ms. Baek In Ha looked at me and chuckled.
“Yes. We’re very close.”
I also looked at her and smiled brightly.
“Moon Da Yul. Long time no see.”
Do I Ra, who had arrived at the cafe ahead of me, greeted me warmly as she spotted me sitting.
“You’re early?”
“Yeah. I don’t want to hear Go Joo Yeon’s nagging.”
“Haha.”
There were many people who used me because they wanted to meet Ji Seo Joon.
Do I Ra and Go Joo Yeon were the only ones who didn’t approach me using Ji Seo Joon as an excuse.
They were my friends who comforted me and supported me when I was crying and hurt because of it.
“Go Joo Yeon said she would be a bit late?”
“What?”
Do I Ra, who was always late for our meetings, had arrived early for a change. On hearing that Go Joo Yeon, who always kept her appointments punctually, was running late, I started to snicker.
Then Go Joo Yeon arrived, followed by Do I Ra who nagged at her for a long time. Anyone watching would think she had never been late before, but she was the biggest latecomer among us.
Despite meeting after a long time, we had a great time as if we had met just yesterday.
We visited a restaurant famous on social media, but were disappointed by the food, which was not as tasty as expected. We then headed to our regular beer joint.
“Silkworms need to live by eating mulberry leaves. Since when did we start following trendy places?”
Joo Yeon gulped down her beer and spoke.
“But, at least we got the pictures.”
As I showed the appetizing food photos on my phone, Go Joo Yeon snorted.
“I hate it the most when it’s all show and no substance.”
As Go Joo Yeon spoke, Do I Ra nodded vigorously in agreement.
I thought of Ji Seo Joon’s face at the remark about being all show with no substance, while looking at the dew running down the cold beer glass.
“I have something to tell you guys.”
“What?”
It was quite clear how Go Joo Yeon and Do I Ra would react when they heard about my grace period with Ji Seo Joon.
I guess I’d have to start from the beginning.
I downed the beer in front of me in one gulp and opened my mouth.
“I, I slept with Ji Seo Joon.”
“What?”
As expected, Joo Yeon and I Ra reacted intensely, and I sweated trying to calm them down.
“So……. that’s the thing…… I was drinking…….”
I explained how such a thing happened between Ji Seo Joon and me. As soon as the explanation was over, Do I Ra quietly took the glass of alcohol placed in front of me.
“And you’re still drinking after such an incident happened because of alcohol?”
“Isn’t it okay if I don’t change the type of alcohol?”
Go Joo Yeon was racking her brains at my words.
“So, how much of that grace period is left?”
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.
