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Chapter 101
“Anyway, even the air here feels sweet.”
At first, Yerin blurted out her words to avoid revealing her embarrassment.
But she could really sense a faint sweet scent in the air.
“Indeed, it seems so.”
Taking a deep breath, Doyul nodded in agreement with Yerin’s words.
Yerin walked towards the blooming azaleas, resembling pink clouds.
“I guess it’s because of the azalea scent, right?”
Then she bent down and smelled the fragrance of the fully bloomed azaleas.
Doyul stared at her as if enchanted.
From her gesture of tidying up her hair behind her ears to her neatly arranged eyelashes, and even her lips drawing a gentle curve while enjoying the fragrance, there was not a single unlovely corner about her.
‘What should I do about this?’
Doyul felt a strong pressure tightening his chest.
Unconsciously, he raised his hand and pressed it firmly on his chest.
Otherwise, he feared that the sound of his heart pounding might enter Yerin’s ears.
“Madam.”
Doyul impulsively spoke up.
“I want to talk about what happened yesterday on the boat.”
“Yes?”
Yerin stiffened her shoulders and turned around.
Why bring that up now?
She already felt like she could die from embarrassment!
“I was so busy yesterday meeting with the Tang Family and the Xu family in the morning, and then meeting with the lord in the afternoon, that we couldn’t have a proper conversation, but…”
“….Doyul.”
“Now that we have the chance, I want to tell you.”
Despite his visible tension, Doyul didn’t take his gaze off Yerin.
He even stared straight into her eyes.
His pupil, as clear as a dewy morning, was solely occupied by Yerin.
“Because you are by my side, I always feel fulfilled.”
Doyul swallowed dryly and continued speaking.
“I’m happier today than yesterday, and I’ll be even happier tomorrow.”
“….”
“All of this… is thanks to you.”
Then, Yerin, who had been silently watching Doyul, suddenly spoke up.
“Do you know what my wish was?”
“Excuse me?”
“I mentioned it earlier, my wish that I made in front of the Buddha.”
Yerin shrugged her shoulders.
“There’s a saying that wishes don’t come true if you speak them out loud, so I wanted to keep it a secret until the end.”
“Oh, then you don’t need to say…”
An embarrassed Doyul tried to stop Yerin.
“No.”
Then, Yerin raised her head defiantly and spoke with a smile in her voice.
“My wish has already come true, so I think it’s okay to tell you.”
…Your wish has come true?
With a puzzled expression, Doyul looked at Yerin, she continued to speak softly.
“Because my wish was for your happiness.”
“……”
Doyul stared at Yerin’s face dumbfounded.
Amidst the world dyed in shades of pink, the most beautiful lady, with eyes filled with laughter, was looking straight at Doyul.
“…Then.”
After a moment of silence, Doyul softly spoke.
“I must wish for your happiness”
“Huh?”
“Because when you are happy, I am happy too.”
“Ah, in that case.”
For a moment, mischief sparkled in Yerin’s eyes.
Pluck.
Yerin turned her body towards the fully bloomed azaleas and picked one.
Then she inserted the azalea into Doyul’s ear.
“Madam?”
Yerin used her fingers to gently touch Doyul’s ear and hair to make sure the azalea was visible.
Though it tickled, Doyul didn’t push away her touch.
“If my happiness makes you happy…”
Yerin pulled back a couple of steps, taking in her husband’s good looks.
“You look beautiful.”
“Huh?”
“Maybe it’s because you’re so handsome but the flowers look good on you.”
At the sudden compliment, Doyul’s face turned redder than the flower in his ear.
“If I tell you that you’re so handsome, it makes me happy every time I look at your beauty.”
Yerin teased.
“Isn’t that a bit snobbish?”
“Well… I don’t think so, but what do you think?”
Even to a half-joking question, Doyul gave a serious answer.
“As long as I like it.”
Oh, right.
Yerin blinked blankly, then blurted out.
“I also like Doyul the most in the world”
“…..”
With a surprised rabbit-like look, Doyul covered his face with both hands, unsure of what to do.
“Really, this is unfair.”
“What? What’s unfair?”
“Making people flutter without any warning, what will you do?”
“Well, Doyul did the same thing.”
Yerin burst into laughter.
Her laughter sounded sweeter than any music in the world, Doyul thought.
The Gate of the Four Seasons.
After a long journey, Doyul and Yerin arrived at Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan Province.
Their exact destination was the land owned by the North Sea Ice Palace, located on the outskirts of Chengdu.
“Wow, look at that!”
Excited like a child, Yerin leaned her head out past the carriage.
The first thing that caught her eye was the vast land.
The paddy fields, generously supplied with water, were in full swing with farming activities.
Doyul, looking at the fields with pride beside his wife, smiled contentedly.
“It seems like disciple Hyuk Min-woo is doing a good job.”
“That’s right. I heard this year’s harvest would be abundant, but I didn’t expect it to be this good.”
Yerin and Doyul smiled at each other.
And then.
“My lord! My lady!”
At the sound of someone calling them, the two turned their heads back outside the carriage once again.
Hyuk Min-woo, who had been waiting for them, saluted them respectfully.
“I greet my lord and my lady.”
“It’s been a while, good to see you. Have you been well?”
Doyul greeted first with a cheerful voice.
“Your face is a bit tanned, but it seems like you’re doing well living here.”
Yerin chimed in.
Perhaps due to the warm weather in Sichuan Province, his tanned face looked very healthy.
Hyuk Min-woo smiled wryly.
“Is that so? Still, deep down, I always miss the Ice Palace.”
“You’re saying that with drool in your mouth.”
“Oh, busted.”
Hyuk Min-woo laughed awkwardly at Doyul’s joke.
Yerin gestured for Hyuk Min-woo to come into the carriage.
“Come in. Let’s ride together to the residence.”
“No, how could I dare to ride the same carriage as my lord and my lady?”
“That’s insubordination, you know?”
“Fine, I won’t insist then.”
Hyuk Min-woo got onto the carriage casually.
And then.
‘Huh?’
Yerin blinked her eyes.
Hyuk Min-woo was staring at the Mannyeonbingjeong on Yerin’s lap as if enchanted.
“Wow, there’s such a cute puppy in the world…”
…Was Hyuk Min-woo an animal lover?
Yerin was momentarily perplexed.
– ‘A puppy!’
Kiang!
Mannyeonbingjeong expressed its discontent noisily.
Lately, it had been irritable whenever it heard the word ‘puppy’.
It was because it was tired of being treated like a dog all the time.
“His name is Somi.”
“I see. Somi, can I pet you?”
Hyuk Min-woo tried to pet Somi cautiously.
However, the resentful spirit promptly bit the hand that was cautiously reaching out.
“Kiang!”
But sadly, it didn’t even faze Hyuk Min-woo.
Thanks to his extensive martial arts training, his body was incredibly robust.
“Can I hold Somi for a moment?”
“As you wish.”
At Yerin’s permission, Hyuk Min-woo joyfully hugged Somi tightly.
“Kiang! Kiang!”
– ‘Let go, human!’
Somi howled at the top of their lungs, but sadly, to Hyuk Min-woo’s ears, it sounded like a dog barking.
Hyuk Min-woo gently stroked the dog’s head.
“This guy….is really cute.”
“Really? Then take care of him until we get to the residence.”
Yerin coldly entrusted Mannyeonbingjeong to Hyuk Min-woo.
With a twinkle in his eye, Hyuk Min-woo hugged Somi with both arms.
“Thank you, Madam!”
“Kiang, Kiang, Kiang, Kiang, Kiang, Kiang!”
“Somi! How can you even make barking sound so cute?”
“…..Kiang.”
Manyeonbingjeong realized it had encountered a new opponent.
Hyuk Min-woo, with a stunned expression, alternately looked at Yerin and Doyul with twinkling eyes.
“Come to think of it, you two have really grown a lot.”
Especially Yerin had grown a lot.
Doyul, being slightly taller than his peers even before Hyuk Min-woo left, didn’t feel much discomfort, but Yerin…
‘It feels like I’m looking at someone else.’
The petite girl had grown into a full-fledged adult woman without a trace.
Moreover, both of them were so remarkably attractive…
‘The little lord/lady, who will be born in the future, will not have to worry about their appearance.’
Hyuk Min-woo smiled satisfactorily.
