As Eunjae fanned her flushed face, Mr. Kim emerged from the dining room. Mr. Kim’s hands were full of containers that seemed to contain side dishes.
It seemed that Mr. Kim had also planned to have a meal together. Sunwoo, with a puzzled expression, asked Mr. Kim.
“Weren’t we supposed to have a meal together?”
“Since your mother is alone, she should go first to guard the house. Besides, the madam prepared a lot for us.”
With a friendly smile, Mr. Kim, holding a visibly hefty bag, presented it to Sunwoo.
“Oh, then you should go. Thank you for your hard work.”
“The professor did the hard part.”
Mr. Kim greeted Sunwoo, then warmly smiled at Eunjae standing next to him.
“I heard the surgery went well. Thankfully.”
“Thanks to you, really. I appreciate it.”
“What did I do?”
Bowing his head in return, Mr. Kim, who followed Eunjae’s greeting, chuckled and scratched his head.
“You brought me to the hospital every day. You also comforted me.”
It meant a lot. Even on days when there were no updates, Mr. Kim took Eunjae to the hospital and brought her home without skipping a day.
Eunjae handed the shopping bag she was holding to Mr. Kim unexpectedly.
“Take this.”
Mr. Kim’s eyes widened at the unexpected gift.
“I do this as part of my job, why are you preparing all this…”
“It’s nothing. It’s bellflower tea; have it with your mom.”
During the two weeks with Mr. Kim, thoughts of Dad came to Eunjae’s mind a lot.
Seeing him worry and rejoice as if it were his own business, even if Dad were alive, would he have been like this? Such thoughts crossed her mind frequently.
She tried to recall Dad’s face, but the memories didn’t come to mind easily.
Now Dad’s appearance and memories of him were gradually becoming blurred. It was a bit sad.
“Thank you so much. It was reassuring, really.”
“I’m glad I could help. Thank you, I’ll enjoy it.”
Bidding farewell to Mr. Kim and turning away to leave, Sunwoo, who had approached Eunjae unnoticed, was looking down at her and smiling.
As the wind blew, Sunwoo gently tucked Eunjae’s disheveled hair behind her ear.
“When did you prepare for this?”
“I bought it yesterday.”
“What about mine?”
“…….”
“None?”
“Do you want to try bellflower tea?”
Eunjae looked up at Sunwoo with an innocent expression, blinking her eyes. Sunwoo, who looked at Eunjae with a somewhat annoyed expression, widened her cheeks so that Eunjae’s pronunciation wouldn’t hurt.
“Uh… I’ll get you some tomorrow, Senu.”
Her lips stretched out, and Eunjae’s pronunciation became muddled. The sight was so cute that she was almost forgiven easily.
“You… really, just wait and see.”
Lunch was nearly finished, and in the dining room, only Eunjung, Sunwoo, and Eunjae remained.
As the table was almost cleared, Sunwoo, leisurely sweeping back his bangs, stood up from his seat.
“I’m a bit tired. I’ll go up first.”
Sunwoo’s fingers interlocked with Eunjae’s.
It was an unspoken signal, the one he had foretold in his eyes throughout their way to the main house.
The gaze that descended on her was eerily ominous.
Eunjae, gazing outside through the large window, quickly shifted her gaze to Eunjung.
It’s still so bright outside. No, it can’t happen.
“Mother, would you like a cup of coffee?”
“Oh, should I?”
Eunjung seemed to hesitate as if she had been waiting. When Eunjae’s words prompted a vigorous nod from Eunjung, Sunwoo let out a deep sigh.
It was an expression of already giving up.
“Young one, why sigh like that? If you’re tired, go upstairs and rest.”
“I’m not tired.”
He brushed off Eunjae’s hand as if to show her, stuffing his hands into his pockets, he turned abruptly.
“I’ll go to the bathroom.”
As Sunwoo left the room, Eunjae, who had brought down the coffee in the meantime, placed the coffee cup in front of Eunjung.
A subtle and fragrant hazelnut coffee aroma filled the dining room.
“Eunjae, quickly drink and go upstairs to rest. Before Sunwoo gets more annoyed.”
“How did you know?”
“Just by looking, I can tell. He’s protesting because I stole you.”
With a chuckle, Eunjung sipped her coffee.
“It tastes better when Eunjae pours it for me.”
Eunjung gently stroked Eunjae’s shoulder and spoke.
“Eunjae, you’ve been through a lot, right? It was a major surgery, and I can’t express how grateful I am that Madame held up well. They say you’re being transferred to a regular room tomorrow? I’ll visit you soon. You did well.”
“I didn’t do much. Sunwoo did a lot more than me.”
Late at night, returning home, washing up, and falling asleep like collapsing, waking up early to prepare Sunwoo’s clothes and lunch, Eunjae hadn’t had many chances to talk to Eunjung.
“You’ve been worried about the wedding, right? I’m sorry…”
“What’s there to be sorry about? I felt burdened because we had to handle it ourselves. Madame must have wanted to see you in a wedding dress. It’s the day our only daughter gets married, after all.”
“……”
“It’s actually better this way. Once you recover, we can pick a new date. After all, we’re not just any family, right?”
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.
