Thanks to Namgung Ryeo’s quick intervention, I was guided to the annex along with him and not left alone. Danmokchang pointed to one of the several buildings.
“Young master Namgung, you’ll be using this room.”
“Where is Young master Jegal staying?”
“Young master is in that building…….”
“That’s too far! I want to use the same building as Young master Jegal. We are very close friends, you see.”
“……?”
I was the one puzzled by Namgung Ryeo’s words. When did they become so close?
Seeing my expression, Namgung Ryeo clicked his fingers and spoke.
“People who give you food are good, and people who make food for you are benefactors! Jegal Young master did both, so he’s my friend!”
It was a strangely convincing logic.
Anyway, thanks to Namgung Ryeo’s insistence, we ended up being assigned to the same building but different rooms. No sooner had we unpacked than Namgung Ryeo said:
“I wonder if the meals at Danmok House are tasty. I’m looking forward to lunch.”
I chuckled and said to Namgung Ryeo:
“You must love good food.”
“Actually, I eat whatever is given. But I only recently learned that taste can differ. Food was scarce when I was a child.”
“It must be scarce in Shinsan.”
“Exactly. There’s nothing tasty there, not even rabbits or pheasants, just wolves, foxes, tigers…….”
As Namgung Ryeo’s words continued, I could no longer smile calmly. All carnivorous animals. Did he really hunt and eat those?
‘Let’s not ask; it’s scary.’
If the response was something like, “Tiger meat tasted awful, bear’s paw wasn’t as good for you as they say,” I wouldn’t be able to handle it.
It was when I was thinking that I should never casually dig into Namgung Ryeo’s past. Namgung Ryeo, looking refreshingly happy, said:
“So, Young master, I will protect you. Just trust me.”
He was such a transparent person that it was almost a shame that I had been jealously sulking. I chuckled and sat down beside Namgung Ryeo. Then, I asked what I had been curious about all along.
“How did you meet Danmok Associate?”
“Danmokbi sir is a good person. He told me to chew on root sprouts when I was hungry.”
“Uh…….”
The same bitter and tasteless root sprouts. So it was Danmokbi who introduced them in Shinsan.
‘He could’ve also told you to eat them as a jelly.’
He must have known, since I used to make them into jellies and feed them to him as a child.
‘Back then, Danmokbi’s eyes widened as if he had never tasted something so delicious.’
I was chuckling at the thought of young Danmokbi. Namgung Lyo muttered something ominous.
“And he promised to kill all the people who were tormenting me, so he’s a very good person, right?”
“What?”
What did he just say?
I blinked, unable to understand the meaning, but Namgung Lyo just smiled silently, without answering.
(This is a time separator.)
Namgung Lyo returned to his room, sighing. I called Baekho towards the empty garden.
“Baekho, sir. Baekho, sir.”
I thought Baekho would come striding through the grass, but no matter how long I waited, Baekho did not come out.
‘Is he really not going to show his face?’
I have to tell him how my relationship with Danmokbi has progressed. I was frustrated and sighed.
“It’s mealtime, miss.”
“Yes.”
The mealannouncing bird arrived just in time. Naturally, I thought I’d be served in my room, but I followed the bird, tilting my head.
The place she led me to was a room in an annex far from the main building.
Since it was not far from the room where I used to spend time with Danmokbi, I followed her, glancing around curiously, and my eyes widened when I saw Danmokchang sitting alone in the room.
“You’ve arrived first. Where is Namgungsojeo?”
“He says his stomach’s uncomfortable, so he’ll eat later.”
“He’s not the one to have a stomachache.”
Namgung Lyo was not a person to skip a meal complaining about a stomachache. Even if he were to vomit while eating, he would eat.
In the end, this place was meant for Danmokchang and me to be alone.
Instead of sitting across from Danmokchang, I stood by the door, narrowing my eyes.
“What’s going on?”
“Sojeo.”
Danmokchang lifted his head. Unlike Danmokbi, his eyes, like a deer’s, were unsteady and focused on me.
“There’s no conspiracy. From the moment I met you, my heart was set.”
Danmokchang slowly stood up and then bowed to me.
“I admire you, Sojeo. Please enter into a marital bond with me.”
“Danmoksohyeop.”
It was a passionate confession, but unlike when Danmokbi did it, my heart didn’t flutter. From the beginning, it was not a natural approach but a forced, uncomfortable situation.
“No, Lord Chang.”
I swallowed the sigh I wanted to let out.
“If you think you can manipulate Jegalsega through me, you are mistaken. I’m just a mere sheep.”
“I don’t have such a conspiracy.”
“Even if you don’t, your father does.”
“…….”
At my sharp words, Danmokchang closed his mouth. Thinking there was nothing more to say, I turned slowly.
“Let’s pretend today’s meeting didn’t happen.”
It was right at that moment.
“Don’t you find me pitiable?”
The words spat out by Danmokchang pierced my heart like a needle.
Top Celebrity Younger Brother Bears Her Child (Female-dominant)
One-line summary: Forced to live stream romance with a top celebrity in a female-dominant world.
Yan Jin transmigrated into a brothel, with a fellow transmigrated junior beside her.
Hearing the obscene words coming from outside, the unfortunate junior covered his ears tightly, his cheeks flushed red, and whispered to comfort her, “Don’t worry, I will definitely help you escape.”
“Don’t worry, I will definitely defend your chastity.” Yan Jin looked at the flawless and delicate features of the unfortunate junior and gently comforted, “Because we have transmigrated into a female-dominant world.”
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Top celebrity Yu Shu suddenly fell into a coma during a concert.
Research scientist Yan Jin fainted in the lab after working overtime.
Two people with no connection were rushed to the same hospital.
Three days later, neither of them had woken up.
Suddenly, the entire nation discovered that a live streaming app had been forcibly installed on their phones.
Upon opening it, they heard the two discussing how to escape from the brothel.
The entire internet was in an uproar.
After the two successfully escaped from the brothel, Yu Shu’s fan group rushed to make a banner and sent it to the hospital overnight.
“Big sister bravely took action to defend the chastity of our idol!”
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When Yu Shu was diagnosed with pregnancy, Yan Jin stared at his belly for a long time.
Covering his stomach, he muttered gloomily, “If you don’t like it, I’ll go get an abortion.”
“It’s not that I don’t like it.” Yan Jin hugged Yu Shu and said softly, “I just feel like I’m not human.”
Yu Shu comforted Yan Jin, “I was already an adult when we got together.”
Yan Jin hesitated, “But you won’t be of legal marriageable age even after giving birth to the child.”
At the same time, a flood of bullet comments appeared in the live streaming room that the two couldn’t see.
[Although it’s inappropriate, I also want a young and handsome boyfriend to have my child.]
①Male pregnancy (highlighted)
The female lead is five years older than the male lead, and the male lead is already an adult when he appears.
