“Blank? Why is he wagging his tail? Do you know the person?”
“Woof!”
As if conveying certainty, Blank barked loudly. At the same time, the light from the other side quickly approached.
“……”
Appearing in front of me was a brown horse with some luggage and Philip holding a lantern.
He looked at me with surprised eyes. As there was an important matter, he also seemed a bit tired.
“……Madam?”
I was equally surprised.
“Philip?”
Almost unconsciously, I called out his name, then realized and thought, ‘We’re divorced,’ so I covered and uncovered my mouth with my hand.
“Viscount… How are you here?”
“I heard the sound of burning bamboo.”
“…….”
“I didn’t know it was madam.”
Philip, speaking in a calm tone, jumped down from the horse. Blank, lying flat, approached him and wagged its tail, like greeting him.
Philip, sweeping Blank’s head, calmly looked around.
“Why are you camping here?”
“It’s too dark to go back to the estate.”
“Although it’s quite late, it doesn’t seem like an impassable distance.”
Philip seemed puzzled.
“Where is Mild Kyeong?”
“Mild Kyeong is…”
Whether it was meeting Philip in the dark forest that gave me comfort or not having a meal all day, a slight dizziness came over me.
“Madam!”
Surprised, Philip steadied me.
“I-I feel relieved… I need to sit down for a moment.”
Philip tried to support me cautiously.
But as soon as I took a step, Philip seemed to have a different idea, swiftly pulled my cloak with a flick, and guided me to sit in front of the campfire on a rock.
Then, sitting next to me, he hesitated, took off his gloves, and covered my cheek with one hand.
“Your complexion is paler than I thought. Are you okay?”
Even his face, seen in a much brighter place, seemed a bit haggard. However, the warmth of his hand brought a sense of relief.
“Today was a big day. It’s okay to rest for a while.”
“…It seems like it was such a day.”
Philip looked at the campfire with a gaze tinged with light sadness. Then, as I waited for his response, he changed the subject.
“The appearance of the campfire you made is quite crude and awkward.”
Philip straightforwardly criticized the campfire I had painstakingly built.
“Did you catch a bird? It’s not your food, is it?”
I smiled as I tightly embraced the cloak Philip had given me.
“I made the campfire… myself.”
“On the other hand, I also thought it was charming and cute. Especially the way it burns reddishly from the inside is attractive.”
Philip hastily tried to amend what he said. His change in attitude was amusing, so I could speak more comfortably.
“Blank caught the bird. I couldn’t eat anything.”
“You couldn’t eat anything?”
“There were quite a few hectic things.”
After answering, I felt thirsty.
“Viscount, do you have water?”
“Water?”
“I forgot to bring it.”
“…….”
Philip, who had sighed, took out a water bottle from my luggage and handed it to me.
“Mild Kyeong’s performance is in a terrible state.”
“It’s Mild Kyeong I’m talking about.”
After drinking a few sips of water, I explained to Philip what had happened during the day.
“Someone attacked the lady?”
Philip listened attentively to my story with a very serious expression. Somewhere in between, there was an expression as if something pricked his forehead.
“Can Mild Kyeong’s confinement be released?”
“Yes, I understand.”
Having heard the whole story, Philip nodded without hesitation and made the campfire even bigger.
Then, he took a knife from his waist.
“If you roast a bird on a bamboo fire, the unique aroma subtly seeps in, enhancing the flavor. The texture is more tender than chicken.”
He filled the well-prepared bird with dried herbs into its belly and placed it on the fire. Then, a small beige tablecloth, tableware, salt, and pepper came out of his luggage.
“Do you carry such things with you?”
“When I travel alone, I find places to stop by unexpectedly.”
He silently began to build a well with bamboo, cutting it down to knee height.
Tap, tap-tap.
The light from the bamboo campfire, burning like fireflies, gently illuminated Philip’s face.
Just watching, the fatigue gradually healed.
Philip covered the bamboo he had carefully arranged with a beige tablecloth and set up the tableware.
“Wow.”
A small but decent makeshift table for one person was completed.
“Did the Viscount know how to do this?”
“Because I have experience in war. Once when I was around fourteen, and another time when I was twenty-three…”
“……”
Looking at the roasted bird on the campfire, Philip inspected it and let out a bitter smile.
“The twenty-three-year-old expedition was after I got married, so my wife already knew about it. Ah, it seems the bird is well-cooked.”
After neatly arranging the cooked bird on a plate, Philip, seasoning it lightly with salt and pepper, asked me carefully.
“How is it to eat?”
The meat, accompanied by the subtle bamboo scent, warmed the stomach, making me feel much better.
“It’s really delicious. Thank you, Viscount.”
Philip’s eyes curved like a crescent moon.
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.
