“…What is this? Hilarious.”
Looking at her reflection in the mirror, Eun-jo burst into laughter.
Until Jae-ha put on the sweater he handed her, she thought it might be okay. However, the coat is too big and too long.
“It’s light and warm, but it’s too big and weird.”
“That’s why I chose it, it’s light, warm, and feels like a blanket to you.”
Listening to Eun-jo’s words with her back turned, Jae-ha even put on the knit hat he took out of the drawer.
“…Does it have to be like this just because it’s near our house? I’ll look like a weirdo!”
“In New York, this kind of unconventional fashion won’t attract anyone’s attention. Do you want to wear two pairs of socks? Ah, here’s a thicker one! Put this on.”
“…”
Eun-jo, with her mouth tightly shut, did not accept the socks he offered. Her face looked like that of a teenager who didn’t want to hear her dad’s words.
“You don’t look strange at all! You look cute, like a puppy! Very adorable, doesn’t your small face seem like it’ll disappear soon?”
“Puppy? Don’t attach any random labels! If I have to look like this, it would be better if my face disappeared! Why do you have to wear like this, even when the car’s heater is on full blast? It’s frustrating!”
Eun-jo took off the hat, covering her entire head and about to cover her eyes.
However, pulling out the scarf as well, Jae-ha spoke with a somewhat serious tone.
“Use good words next time. Quickly put on socks and…”
“Do I have to do that? Let’s just not go out. I don’t like the first snow or the river! We’re not even a teenager couple who just started dating…”
“Although we haven’t just started dating, still, we…,”
As Jae-ha, with a determined expression as if trying to find something, lowered the hand holding the scarf, Eun-jo interrupted.
“We just lived together right after seeing the snow fall.”
“…”
Uninterested, Jae-ha, who tossed out the words, lowered her eyes, even the corners of her eyes.
“Alright! Don’t make that expression, I’ll wear the hat and socks, and that’s it. Okay?”
“…Really?”
“Yeah. It’s not that I dislike a Hudson River walk in the snowing dawn. Rather… it’s romantic.”
“Romantic? Oh, okay…”
Eun-jo doesn’t know the meaning of the words Eddie said earlier—wishing good luck. No way. Kwon Jae-ha has nothing to say even if he gets a slap in the ear.
“You shouldn’t be cold. If you catch a cold, how uncomfortable do you think I’ll feel? Oh, the baby…”
How long will she feel awkward using the word “baby”? Eun-jo tilted her head.
“Yeah, yeah, thanks.”
Speaking in a gentle voice as if talking to Da-on, she reluctantly put on thick socks and wrapped the scarf tightly.
But all Jae-ha pulled out was thin turtle neck and a not-so-thick jacket. Eun-jo looked bewildered.
“This is thin but quite warm, shall we go?”
“Yeah, since you don’t have a baby. Right?”
Like a teenage couple who just started dating.
Just after leaving the main entrance of the building on the 1st floor, Eun-jo screamed like a girl.
“…Wow, it’s coming beautifully! Right?”
“Yeah, it looks nice.”
The windless blue dawn felt like a courteous gentleman. Eun-jo watched silently as white and beautiful snowflakes danced slowly.
Eun-jo, who was gazing at the first snow she met in a foreign country for a moment, snapped out of it due to the subtle strength in Jae-ha’s hand.
“…?”
“…It looks nice.”
Jae-ha, who subtly formed a sophisticated smile, let go of the hand he was holding and put both of her hands into the pockets of her coat.
“…?”
“Just a moment.”
Swiftly brushing off the snow covering the car’s front windshield with his bare hands, he soon opened the passenger seat door.
“Should we just walk since it’s nearby?”
“It’s quicker if we take the car.”
Eun-jo, who thought it would be nice to hold hands with him or link arms while walking to the river with his big and warm hand, laughed quietly to herself.
Like a teenager who just started dating, which is true. Especially for Yoon Eun-jo.
“Forget about the heater. It’s stifling.”
The moment she loosened the stifling muffler, he reached out his hand.
Without realizing it, Eun-jo smiled and placed her hand on his big hand.
“Even after clearing the snow, it’s warm, isn’t it? Amazing?”
Jae-ha pressed his lips against Eun-jo’s hand.
“…Yeah. It’s warm.”
Her body temperature suddenly rose. It might not be warm; she might even start sweating soon. Her cheeks turned slightly red.
“You cleared the snow with your left hand, right?”
Mocking and having fun, Jae-ha said, and Eun-jo squinted at him. She tried to withdraw her captured hand, but it was impossible.
The sedan moved slowly, like snowflakes floating in the air.
The two who got out of the car held hands and walked.
“That building over there is an art museum, and if you go around, you can see the river.”
“Yeah.”
They passed by the shops that hadn’t opened yet and banners from the museum indicating the exhibition contents.
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.
