“Do you want to be together?”
Seongjoon locked eyes with Seoyeon. The half-closed eyelids slowly opened at Seongjoon’s voice, and her lips slightly parted as she discovered the protagonist of the voice. Seoyeon, who had a momentarily surprised expression, began to stare at him intently.
Seoyeon’s gaze, staring intently, seemed inexplicably persistent. And after a while, as if recalling Seongjoon’s question belatedly, she nodded her head and answered.
“Yeah, that’s right. I want to be together.”
For the first time in a long while, he could see the almond-shaped, deep brown eyes and long eyelashes that he used to see during pre-marriage dates.
Almond-shaped, deep brown eyes, and even long eyelashes.
Her two eyes were still deep and beautiful, just as Seongjoon remembered. While he kept his gaze fixed on Seoyeon’s eyes, he opened his mouth again.
“You find it uncomfortable being with me, don’t you? No?”
Seoyeon replied, “Yes, it’s uncomfortable, but.” Seongjoon let out a disappointed laugh.
She didn’t say no.
He had suspected it, but hearing it directly from the person concerned made it somehow bitter. From some time ago, whenever she saw him, his wife acted as if she had seen a ghost. He had tried to attach some words, but catching a woman who avoided him like someone who committed a crime and trying to draw her attention every time was tiring and troublesome.
No matter how beautiful a woman is, even if she is the wife he chose. Especially when he was constantly trying to rectify the wrong he had caused.
“But now? It’s not uncomfortable now?”
Seongjoon asked with a curious voice.
“…It’s still uncomfortable now.”
However, the answer that came back was different from his expectations. Faced with the disappointing answer from Seoyeon, Seongjoon felt a twisted feeling in his heart.
“Why. What’s so uncomfortable about me?”
“…”
Seoyeon looked at him for a moment with a face that seemed to wonder if she could answer. However, her hesitation was short-lived. After a while, as if the question were a belated memory, she looked at Seongjoon and nodded.
“…Everything.”
Maybe this annoying woman was testing his patience today.
Everything?
It felt like a slap to the back of his head. He had expected her to mention a few shortcomings at most, but she said everything.
What’s so wrong with me? That much?
And just when he was about to become a completely uncomfortable man from one to ten in front of his wife, Seongjoon’s heart felt unfairly twisted and resentful.
“Why do you want to be with a man who is so uncomfortable, Han Seoyeon.”
Once his heart became twisted, polite words couldn’t come out naturally. A warning sound, extremely cheesy and childish, echoed in his mind, but he couldn’t stop his spiteful heart.
“We should just avoid each other like we used to. Why?”
“…,” Seoyeon couldn’t answer properly.
“Keep avoiding me, lowering your head awkwardly. Make excuses and avoid me. Huh?”
“…,” Seoyeon remained silent.
“Hesitant, unable to answer. Bowing frustratingly. Making excuses, avoiding face-to-face. Right?”
“……. ”
“You’re the best at that.”
At this, Seoyeon’s face turned sad, and it seemed like she could burst into tears any moment.
The face of the accused, who had just blamed Seoyeon, became colored with surprise, as if unexpected.
His heart thumped. Could she be crying? If such a thing really happened, Seongjoon felt he wouldn’t forgive himself for a long time. It was at that moment.
“Why do you always speak so badly?”
“……!”
Suddenly, Seoyeon’s expression became teary, and without hiding the overwhelming emotions, she said, “Because Mr. Seongjoon speaks so badly, I avoid him.”
“…”
“I’m doing my best within my capabilities. But why do you always blame me when you see me? Is everything my fault?”
“…”
“I had no choice but to do that. I really didn’t see any other way…”
Seongjoon’s eyes shook as if he had received a shock. With this reaction, Seoyeon’s teary expression intensified. And as if intentionally, she shot back.
“It’s bad. Really.”
At those words, Seongjoon’s usually smooth forehead wrinkled again.
“…”
Seoyeon, throughout her married life, had never expressed her emotions or blamed anyone. Seeing her openly blame herself, get angry, and express her emotions for the first time, he initially felt surprised, then wanted to know more about her deep thoughts, and afterward, his mind strangely calmed down.
Unconsciously, the bewildered emotions disappeared from Seongjoon’s face.
And after staring at Seoyeon in silence for a while, he suddenly lowered his posture to meet her gaze. Then, in a serious tone, he asked.
“If I don’t speak badly, will you not avoid me?”
“……!”
“Really? Han Seoyeon. Will you not avoid me anymore if I don’t speak badly?”
Saying that, Seongjoon took one step closer to her. As if wanting to touch her. At this small movement, Seoyeon’s eyes trembled slightly. And that tremor spread throughout her body.
“……!”
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.
