“Hello.”
Nuna.
In his voice that I missed, my nose involuntarily twitched, and I felt like crying. It had only been a week.
“Uh, yeah.”
Trying not to show excitement, Jina pressed down her voice.
“Are you doing well?”
Yes. How about you, Nuna?
“I’m okay.”
For a moment, there was silence. Perhaps because there were too many things to say. Jina, not knowing where to start, just pursed her lips.
How’s work?
“Work?”
Both questions popped up simultaneously, and laughter burst out.
“I’m at my mom’s right now. I’ll be going up next week.”
Well done. I’m working hard too. Thinking of Nuna.
His gentle voice touched Jina’s heart.
“Don’t push yourself too hard. It’s painful if you get sick in a foreign country.”
Yes.
He hadn’t changed. His calm voice was still warm.
Ah, I did well to make this call. I almost died wanting to hear Nuna’s voice.
“But why didn’t you?”
Unintentionally, a whining voice came out.
When I hear Nuna’s voice, I want to go back to Korea right away.
“…”
My heart pounded.
Now I won’t endure it and call you often. I’m doing my best to finish work here as quickly as possible.
Before the call with him, articles I had seen came to mind. Jina smiled.
“I understand.”
I know how hard you’re working.
“Thank you, Seo Jinwoo.”
Jinwoo’s voice paused for a moment. Even in that short silence, Jina’s heart pricked.
I’ll call again.
“Yeah.”
The call wasn’t long, but the feeling of regret disappeared like melting snow.
Jina felt embarrassed about the pride she had held up. Nothing felt important in Jinwoo’s affectionate voice.
Her once empty heart was now filled.
With just a short call with Jinwoo.
[I love you.]A smile formed on her face at his prompt text.
Jinwoo’s whispered voice, countless times repeated, seemed to echo in her ears.
Because I love you,
The present waiting time felt more thrilling than difficult.
With each passing day, it felt like the time to meet him was getting closer.
“Me too.”
Instead of sending a text, Jina whispered softly.
Just that made her heart swell. It felt like a balloon floating high into the sky.
“I love you.”
The confession echoing in her mouth made her cheeks blush involuntarily. Despite the thousands of kilometers between them, their love felt even more robust.
Meanwhile, Jina’s dad, who heard about Jina’s pregnancy, didn’t come out of his room until dawn.
From what Jina heard from her mom, Dad seemed very depressed. On the day Jina was going up to Seoul, her dad, who had decided to give her a ride home, had an awkward expression.
“Dad, I’m sorry.”
As soon as they entered the highway, Jina, with a chic expression, spoke up. Dad, who was looking ahead, didn’t show any signs of wavering.
“What are you sorry about?”
Dad said straightforwardly, and Jina, twisting her fingers, replied.
“Before getting married…, so you were disappointed.”
“…….”
“Jinwoo and I, we’re in a promised relationship, too. It may not be as much as Mom and Dad, but I’ll raise the child well.”
“It’s not that I’m disappointed in you.”
Dad, holding the steering wheel, finally spoke after a while.
“I felt like you’ve truly become an adult. No matter how much you grew up, you were always a little kid to Dad.”
Only then could Jina understand what Dad’s emotions were.
“It seems it’s time to send you, who has grown so much. So my feelings were complicated in many ways.”
“Dad…”
“I’ve never been disappointed in you. Jina.”
Dad said with a firm voice.
During the time of raising you, Dad and Mom have never been disappointed in you even once. You’re our proud daughter.”
“Dad…”
With a slightly choked voice, Jina called out to her dad.
“But you know, after thinking alone for several days, I found out something.”
“What is it?”
“Even if you give birth to a baby, and that baby has another baby, to Dad, you will forever be a little kid. Don’t forget that.”
“What do you mean?”
Eventually, laughter erupted.
“Well, that means if you ever have a difficult or sad time, you can tell Dad and Mom anytime. It’s okay for a little kid.”
“Alright, got it.”
Jina safely arrived in Seoul, bidding farewell to her dad warmly.
“Take care of yourself.”
“Yes. Dad, be careful going back.”
Waving her hand until her dad’s car disappeared in the narrow alley, Jina sighed deeply.
“I ended up mentioning the rooftop house without realizing it.”
About Jinwoo’s house address.
Unable to make her dad take unnecessary steps, Jina ultimately planned to find her way to Jinwoo’s house. Holding her hands full of luggage, Jina looked up at the rooftop room she had visited after a few days.
“Should I go in? Should I not?”
While hesitating for a moment, someone appeared in front of Jina.
“How did you come here?”
The man she first saw wore an impeccably neat suit that didn’t match this neighborhood at all. Surprised, Jina rolled her eyes, hesitated for a moment, and then answered.
“Oh? I live here…….?”
“Oh, is that so? Hello. I’m Director Lee Juhyuk, who came to manage the house.”
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.
