6:30 PM.
Just returned home, Chaeyoon sat on the sofa without changing her clothes, staring out at the wide window. The sky, pitch black since leaving work, was relentlessly pouring down a torrential rain. The eyes staring at the rain, pouring so heavily that the front was barely visible, began to show unease.
[Colliding with a vehicle slipping on the rain-drenched road…]Recalling the accident that led to Haesang’s departure, Chaeyoon closed her eyes tightly.
30 minutes ago.
Coming down the elevator and arriving at the parking lot, Jaeo said, “[I’ll come as soon as I finish my business.]”
Hearing those words, Chaeyoon was momentarily puzzled. She wondered why he would come to see her if it was a gathering with friends that would likely end late. However, his eyes, seeming reluctant to part, explained everything.
Even though she was about to say he didn’t have to come, that feeling evaporated in an instant.
“[Alright. Drive safely.]”
After exchanging such regretful farewells, the two parted ways, each driving their own cars.
However.
Boom, boom.
As soon as she left the building, the pouring rain made Chaeyoon feel restless. She tried to calm her anxious heart by thinking it would stop after a while, but the raindrops, gradually intensifying, and the darkening sky only increased her anxiety.
It couldn’t be helped. It was different back then, and now it’s different.
Chaeyoon felt as if she had returned to that time, waiting for Haesang in this spacious house.
“[Dad, when are you coming?]”
“[Sorry, the meeting is running late, so I’ll be leaving now. I’ll be back soon, so stay alone for a bit, okay?]”
“[Psh, I’m not a kid. How well I can stay alone.]”
“[To Dad, Chaeyoon, you’re forever a child.]”
“[Well, that’s true. It’s raining, so be careful on your way back.]”
“[Okay. Got it.]”
Thinking about her last conversation with Haesang, Chaeyoon’s lips trembled. Her crouched body also began to tremble lightly. Clutching her legs, she exerted force on her arms and mumbled.
“No, it’s okay. Nothing happened.”
Dad had an accident on the highway after a business trip, and Jaeo went to meet his friends. The probability of getting seriously hurt on ordinary roads rather than the highway was significantly lower. Even though she repeatedly reassured herself that nothing would happen today, that everything would be fine, the already agitated heart whispered to her.
‘But accidents can happen anytime, anywhere.’
There are many people who tragically lost their lives in accidents on ordinary roads. Why did she keep saying that nothing would happen? In the moment when the whispering sound of anxiety intensified, thunder struck.
Roar, crash!
Startled by the loud sound of the thunderbolt, Chaeyoon, who had been clutching her legs, exerted more force on her arms. She missed Jaeo.
“[Want to go together?]”
“If only I went with you…”
Regret surged.
If she had followed, they would probably be laughing together by now. Why did she say she would be fine? What made her think that?
If I had followed, by now, we would probably be laughing without a care, and I would be thinking nothing like this. Why did I say I was fine?
Thinking of irreversible things, Chaeyoon, with a heart that just couldn’t calm down, looked at the phone left on the table.
If only I could hear his voice, it might get better. But for some reason, I hesitated to call. If I call and he finds out about my current state, he might rush over in a month. Perhaps, the Han Jaeo of the past wouldn’t have hesitated and would have called. He didn’t care to consider my feelings back then; only the situation he was in mattered.
Satisfied with even a short conversation, he probably would have been, but the present Han Jaeo was different.
Now, all his attention and gaze were fixated on me. If I made the slightest impression, he would go wild, and I felt anxious and constantly worried about doing something.
So.
Feeling his affection and concern with my whole body.
Now, having become a man I don’t want to lose, Chaeyoon withdrew the hand reaching for the phone.
‘Let’s wait.’
It’s better to wait for him, thinking that it’s better than provoking him…
Why does the rain just intensify and never seem to stop? Suddenly, the sky flashed. At the same time, boom! The lightning struck.
Ding-dong.
The doorbell rang.
‘Who could it be…?’
Although there was no one expected, Chaeyoon walked towards the intercom at the sound of the ringing.
The man on the wall pad screen was Jaeo.
“….”
Chaeyoon’s eyes turned red.
“[Are you not home?]”
As he tried to find his phone, Chaeyoon quickly pressed the open button and walked towards the entrance.
She tried to control her emotions as she walked, but it was futile.
At the moment she saw him, tears welled up in her large eyes.
“What’s wrong? Why are you crying?”
The voice she wanted to hear echoed.
The accumulated tears turned into droplets and fell with a hooded sound. Chaeyoon, covering her face with both hands, suddenly sat down.
“Sob.”
Seeing Chaeyoon crying suddenly, Jaeo’s vision momentarily became blurry.
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.
