After reuniting, it was the first time they were this close to each other without hostility.
Tae-kyung was afraid to open his eyes, thinking she might run away if he did. He wanted to stay by her side a little longer.
Seo-ha murmured as if sighing.
“Fool… why did you find me… You should have forgotten someone like me and lived on…”
Hearing her words, Tae-kyung wanted to grab her wrist and pull her into his embrace right then and there.
It wasn’t regret or resentment in her mutterings, but they still made Tae-kyung’s heart ache.
‘How can I find you and then just let you go? How can I not come back to you?’
Tae-kyung resolved to shake her up with all his might.
To make her unbearably miserable without him by her side. So she could never leave him again.
Just as he couldn’t live without her now.
Despite her pushing him away with sharp words every time they met since reuniting, her touch was still warm and tender as before. But her sadness seemed deeper.
Seo-ha sat down next to Tae-kyung on the sofa, leaning against it, and looked quietly at his face.
“Why have you become so haggard… It breaks my heart…”
Tae-kyung found even her unseen gaze sweet and affectionate.
Her warmth and the sweet scent of her skin mingling with his body wash stimulated all his senses. Her presence immobilized him.
Pretending to sleep, Tae-kyung turned to face Seo-ha. Thinking he was asleep, she didn’t move away. Instead, she gently traced the lines of his face with her soft fingers.
“I missed you… You probably don’t know. How much I longed for you. How much pain I was in, unable to appear before you. You don’t need to know, and you probably never will.”
Her words pierced Tae-kyung’s heart.
‘Why couldn’t you appear before me? Whatever you went through, whatever hurt you caused me, you were the only one for me.’
Seo-ha got up and went to the kitchen. Tae-kyung felt a surge of emotion from deep within.
Foolishly, why does she keep trying to let go of me?
If only she had clung to me. Then, regardless of who Min-joon’s father was, I would have thought of him as my own child and built a life with her.
It’s not too late even now. Why does she keep thinking of running away?
How can I hold on to her?
Tae-kyung stirred on the sofa, hiding his restlessness.
Rustling sounds came from the room, and then all was quiet.
He felt her light footsteps approaching. Soon, a blanket was laid over Tae-kyung.
Then, soft and tender lips lightly touched his forehead and withdrew.
Tae-kyung’s heart pounded loudly.
“Goodnight. Thank you and I’m sorry.”
Her soft voice tickled Tae-kyung’s ear.
He couldn’t pretend to sleep any longer. He reached out and grabbed Seo-ha’s wrist, pulling her towards him.
“Ah!”
Seo-ha couldn’t resist his strength and collapsed onto him.
Tae-kyung seized the opportunity and held her in his arms. He closed his eyes, afraid he couldn’t control himself if he looked at her.
“It’s not fair. I was trying so hard to hold back.”
“…….”
Hearing his low, murmuring voice, Seo-ha’s face turned bright red.
“Ah, you weren’t sleeping?”
“Would you have done something if I was asleep?”
“Ah, no! That’s not it!”
Seoha’s voice began to rise, so Taekyung held her tighter. Seoha fidgeted in Taekyung’s embrace.
“Keep your voice down. Father and Minjun might wake up.”
“Hmph.”
Seoha immediately closed her mouth. Taekyung hadn’t realized his heartbeat could be this loud.
The warmth of her, felt through a thin blanket and a shirt, was familiar and missed.
Taekyung thought Seoha would push him away immediately, but she stayed quietly in his arms.
Being like this brought back old memories. It felt like going back 5 years.
Seoha forcefully broke free from Taekyung’s embrace. His arms released her weakly.
She sat on the floor beside the sofa where Taekyung lay, hugging her knees. She deeply inhaled the familiar scent of Taekyung behind her.
‘This moment might be the last with him. Being together, I might not be able to run away again.’
Taekyung, sitting silently beside her, murmured as if pleading, knowing something.
“Don’t think of running away. 5 years, it’s been enough running for 5 years.”
“…….”
Seoha couldn’t respond. Preparing to leave again, Seoha couldn’t say she wouldn’t go.
“Taekyung, let me go.”
“What’s so scary? I can accept everything. It doesn’t matter if Minjun is not my child. It’s okay even if you don’t love me like before.”
“We are not the Kim Seoha and Han Taekyung of 5 years ago. Now, you have Jin Yuna.”
Seoha’s indifferent words twisted Taekyung’s face in pain.
“No, you’re the only one for me. There’s nothing between me and Jin Yuna. It’s just her one-sided claim.”
“Everyone around you wants Jin Yuna, not me.”
“Whether they want Jin Yuna or not, it doesn’t matter to me. All I want is you. I want everything about you. You, Minjun, even your father.”
Tears welled up in Seoha’s eyes. It was the same 5 years ago.
Taekyung only wanted her, and said so.
Seoha wanted to be a little more greedy, just for this night.
But she couldn’t.
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.
