Last night, Yeowoon, who had waited for Seol Ji-oh’s shooting to finish, ended up falling asleep and checked her phone as soon as she woke up.
It seemed that Seol Ji-oh had an early schedule again today.
“It’s been a while since we talked.”
Yeowoon looked at the screen regretfully. With such a busy schedule, she wondered if he was sleeping well and eating properly.
Since he probably couldn’t answer the call, she decided to send a text message.
Then suddenly, she realized she hadn’t told him yet about meeting Minjiwook today.
“It’s probably in the middle of shooting now…”
She looked at the screen as if feeling regret. It wasn’t that she was trying to hide it, but she didn’t mention it in person, thinking he might misunderstand if she sent it by text. She intended to tell him during a call but missed the timing.
“He must be busy with shooting now…”
Yeowoon hesitated for a moment, thinking she should just go out and tell him later, and hurriedly prepared to go out.
After all, it wouldn’t take that long since it’s just a meal.
Upon receiving a call from Minjiwook stating that he had arrived at her house, Yeowoon quickly put on her sneakers.
Outside, Minjiwook’s car had already arrived. It was a sturdy SUV, just like Minjiwook.
Yeowoon greeted him as she got into the passenger seat.
“Hello, Director.”
Minjiwook responded with a half-smile, seemingly acknowledging Yeowoon’s greeting. Yeowoon took a brief look around the surprisingly neat and pleasant-smelling car.
Considering Minjiwook’s busy schedule, she hadn’t expected his car to be so well-organized.
“Are you very hungry?”
“No, I’m okay.”
“Good. It’ll take a little while to get to the restaurant. Fasten your seatbelt.”
Listening to Minjiwook’s usual gruff but kind voice, Yeowoon pulled the seatbelt tight. Minjiwook slowly stepped on the accelerator, heading towards their destination.
The car exited the busy road and turned onto a quiet street.
Although they were just slightly outside of Seoul, the scenery outside the car changed significantly. As the view of blue mountains and trees continued outside the car window, Yeowoon felt a sensation as if her chest was being pierced.
“It’s beautiful just to look at. Feels like I’m on a trip.”
Minjiwook, leaning his elbow on the window, glanced at Yeowoon with a sidelong glance.
A subtle smile appeared at the corner of Minjiwook’s mouth.
“Director, what’s on the menu? I’m curious.”
“Just regular home-cooked meal, something delicious.”
At Minjiwook’s vague words, Yeowoon raised her eyebrows and then looked out the window.
Lately, she had been shuttling back and forth between the shooting site and home, living a repetitive life like a hamster wheel. Just coming out briefly like this seemed to change her mood.
Now, the buds were sprouting on the awkward branches, and every tree branch seemed to be anticipating the arrival of spring.
‘Soon, the leaves will turn green, and the season of blooming flowers will come.’
Yeowoon couldn’t believe it somehow. The world around her had changed so much, yet it had been only a season.
Suddenly, she thought of Seol Ji-oh at the starting point of all this.
What if she hadn’t encountered Seol Ji-oh at the after-party that day?
If she had pretended not to know him, fearing to acknowledge him, could they have had the same relationship they had now?
Yeowoon looked out at the scenery through the window, thinking of Seol Ji-oh. She missed him.
Would she be able to see him for a moment tonight?
While Yeowoon was thinking of Seol Ji-oh, the car drove a bit further and turned onto a mountain road. When they reached a mid-level of the mountain after a steep road, Minjiwook gradually slowed down.
Minjiwook, who had familiarly parked the car in the empty space next to the road, looked at Yeowoon and suggested they get out.
Although there didn’t seem to be anything here at all.
With a puzzled expression, Yeowoon asked Minjiwook.
“What’s here… What is it?”
“It’s here.”
Minjiwook had a rather relaxed expression. Was there really something remarkable in these mountains?
Yeowoon got out of the car with a bewildered expression.
Luckily, the wind that wrapped around her body wasn’t too cold. Minjiwook, as if familiar with this, took a bag from the back seat, slung it over his shoulder, and led the way.
Although the path seemed nonexistent, strangely, when they turned slightly in a direction, a path hidden among the trees appeared. Yeowoon, thinking absurdly that it seemed like a path leading to another world, set foot on it. Walking for a while, her eyes widened.
At the end of the forest path, a spacious plateau appeared, and right in front of the plateau, it dropped like a cliff. As they reached the plateau, an incredibly picturesque landscape unfolded before their eyes.
Ahead, a majestic mountain stood guard, and below the cliff, a river sparkled in the sunlight.
“Wow.”
Yeowoon couldn’t hide her admiration. Even passing through the forest path, she hadn’t imagined such a view.
Filled with the colors of nature, the sound of the wind, and the sound of water, Yeowoon felt a soothing sensation in her heart.
Then, from the side, the click of a shutter sounded.
Turning her head to look at Minjiwook, he awkwardly smiled, lowering the camera he had been holding.
“…Can I take a picture?”
Shouldn’t he have asked that before taking it…?
Although a bit embarrassed, seeing Minjiwook, who had taken a picture himself, ask with an awkward expression, Yeowoon burst into laughter.
“What’s this? Did I take it? Show me!”
“I can’t show you.”
“What?”
“This is a film camera.”
“A film camera?”
Hearing the word after a long time, Yeowoon raised her eyebrows. It sounded strange that someone armed with all the latest equipment for shooting would use a film camera for taking pictures.
“Tell me while we walk. Are you hungry?”
“Yes, a little.”
Yeowoon touched her stomach with one hand. Due to sleeping late, she hadn’t had breakfast, so she was a bit hungry.
Following Minjiwook for a few steps, in a place that seemed to have nothing at all, there were a few houses.
To give it a name, something like a house on a cliff would be appropriate for the visual.
Minjiwook headed for the first house among them. There wasn’t even a signboard, and Yeowoon wondered if it was really a restaurant. However, at the entrance, a small signboard was placed.
‘Meal available.’
Yeowoon smiled at the quaint signboard and entered. Inside the restaurant, there were only two tables. Suddenly, Minjiwook raised his voice.
“I’m here.”
Then, from inside, an old lady poked her head out.
“You’re here.”
It was a low-toned speech. A Gyeongsang-do accent.
Yeowoon sneakily examined the hostess, and as the grandmother stood up from her seat, she walked toward the two.
“Oh, hello!”
When Yeowoon greeted her, the grandmother looked at Yeowoon’s face for a moment with a penetrating gaze.
Yeowoon, suddenly receiving a barrage of the grandmother’s gaze, looked at Minjiwook with confusion. He, as if it were nothing, shrugged his shoulders, then gestured for Yeowoon to take a seat.
As soon as she sat down, the hostess came over and abruptly asked, “Is she your girlfriend?”
“What?”
Yeowoon, unable to understand the words, looked at Minjiwook with a puzzled expression, and he smirked.
“Seems like she’s asking if Yeowoon is my girlfriend.”
…What? Girlfriend?
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.
