As soon as he returned to the house, Danmokbi brushed back his hair and looked for Yeona.
“Where’s Yeona?”
“I haven’t seen her for a while.”
“……?”
But the child, who would have to run out like a puppy as soon as training ended, was nowhere to be seen. Danmokbi, who had been looking around the house, poked the fluffy white tiger, which was sleeping like a cotton ball on a garden stone.
“Where’s Yeona?”
Suddenly attacked, the white tiger growled fiercely, baring its teeth.
Ah, you don’t even disturb a dog when it’s sleeping.
“You’re not a dog. You’re a cat.”
I’m not a cat, I’m a white tiger!
When would this human ever feel awe for the divine beast? The white tiger turned its head in irritation. Since the divine beast’s senses were far superior to humans’, it was able to detect Yeona’s presence from far away without difficulty.
Yeona is there. In the detached house where you stayed with her.
At those words, Danmokbi’s eyes softened.
“Yeona is really….”
He, too, sometimes dreamed of the times when they lived alone in the detached house. He had even ordered the steward to keep the detached house clean for a while.
‘Yeona cherishes that memory, too.’
Danmokbi wore a proud smile when the white tiger spat out words that poured cold water on his feelings.
But she’s not alone.
At those words, the expression disappeared from Danmokbi’s face in an instant.
[This is the time separator]The detached house was still wellmaintained. Before coming here with Danmok Spear, he stopped by the kitchen and brought various things.
‘Cooking rice alone will take half the day.’
So after preparing the rice, he made some side dishes and fried eggs on the spot. He boiled a soup with bean sprouts, and a meal was quickly ready.
“Wow, it’s food.”
Danmok Spear sat at the table with a bright smile, lifting his spoon. He watched Danmok Spear devour his meal with satisfaction. The rice bowl was empty in no time. Danmok Spear even gulped down the soup and asked:
“How have you been?”
“I’m always the same. Preparing your meals, attending to you.”
“My little brother still likes you, it seems.”
I shrugged my shoulders.
“Is there anything to like or dislike?”
“Why do you answer so coldly?”
“It’s not cold, it’s logical. Who keeps a servant by their side for likes or dislikes?”
“Hmm.”
My unusually diligent answer regarding my relationship with Danmokbi was to prevent any unnecessary rumors.
‘Danmokbi is now the master of this house.’
I had heard that people were already looking for a splendid lady to be his wife.
But what if people start talking about him liking me and keeping me by his side for that reason?
‘The shrimp’s back gets broken in a whale fight. So I have to answer these types of questions as coldly as possible.’
I shook my head vigorously. Just then, Danmok Spear asked me with a charming smile.
“Then will you stay by my side if I ask you to?”
“Pardon?”
What is this sudden talk?
Blinking in surprise, Danmok Spear leaned his chin and grinned, speaking.
“I’ll be staying in the Danmok sect from now on. They told me to find someone I want, but how could I know anyone from a sect I only stayed in briefly as a child?”
So you chose me after careful consideration to be by your side?
I made a dumbfounded expression, and Danmok Spear laughed, saying:
“I like the food you make. So, will you stay by my side?”
“Are you hiring me as a cook?”
“Ha ha, that’s fine too.”
What do you mean fine? I pouted my lips, and Danmok Spear laughed again with a careless laugh.
His face seemed without wrinkles, but who knew better than I how hard his childhood was? A corner of my heart softened once again.
I asked Danmokbi cautiously.
“You’re not still eating only cold rice, are you?”
Danmokbi answered in a cool tone.
“Since returning then, I haven’t been tortured that much. Before, they used to throw me under waterfalls and place me on cold stones, blaming my inability to gather energy properly in the mountain, but none of that has happened since.”
My Danmokbi, who had been talking about the past, looked at me with clear eyes.
“For some reason, I thought of you back then.”
I turned my head to look at Danmokbi. He was still holding his chin, his eyes finely folded into crescent shapes, and said.
“I missed you.”
It was a heartwrenching feeling. My pupils trembled like a lake meeting a storm.
“That is…….”
Not knowing what he meant, my lips quivered without reply. As I stood like that, Danmokbi added with a childish grin.
“I kept thinking about what you gave me. Sweetly cooked corn, or hot rice with soup.”
Ah, the rice.
‘So that’s how it is.’
I had been nervous thinking that Danmokbi wanting to see me was a serious emotion. I chuckled and patted Danmokbi’s shoulder.
“It’s an engraving effect.”
“Huh?”
“You were so hungry that the food I gave you tasted heavenly. It wasn’t that you particularly liked me.”
“I never said it was that delicious.”
“What did you say?”
What’s he going on about? I puffed my cheeks like a blowfish, and Danmokbi chuckled.
“What does it matter? The important thing is that I liked the food you made.”
“Hmm.”
That’s not the problem. But Danmokbi looked so innocent that I didn’t want to press further.
I answered while cleaning up the finished meal.
“Changing allegiance for that reason can’t happen. I don’t think Lord Danmokbi will permit it either.”
“Yes. I suppose so…….”
At my answer, Danmokbi drooped his head sadly. Seeing that, my heart softened again. I asked in a subdued tone.
“Can’t it be enough if I cook for you now and then?”
At my words, Danmokbi smiled brightly again.
“Shall we meet here occasionally then?”
“What?”
No, I hardly ever say I like it in case strange rumors spread, but what’s this about occasionally meeting in an annex with the great lord?
‘It’ll look like an obvious secret rendezvous.’
Absolutely not. As I was about to refuse flatly, Danmokbi grabbed my sleeve, looking as forlorn as a rabbit with drooping ears.
“I won’t bother you. You don’t have to come if you’re busy. I just miss you too much.”
Seeing that, I couldn’t refuse. I eventually sighed and nodded.
“Then I’ll see you again next time.”
At my response, Danmokbi smiled brightly like the sun.
Male lead reborn without memories — but he still falls for her.
The person he finds displeasing in this life turns out to be his cherished wife-master in previous life…
Xie Zhi and Fang Xianxing who had known each other for less than three days through a blind date sat in the same car in front of the civil affairs bureau. They had a disagreement and failed to get married.
Xie Zhi immediately took out his phone, slid through his contacts, and randomly selected the next marriage candidate.
The woman snatched his phone and hung up. Looking at his phone wallpaper, she awkwardly changed the subject: “An ancient painting, eh? It looks pretty good, it’s just that the person in the painting looks a bit like me.”
When he heard this, he sarcastically mocked her for being so delusional, completely unaware that, the person in front of him was the reincarnation of Wen Ru, the famous prime minister of Yuan Shun whom he most admired…
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