We showed Seolhwa some coins that happened to be in my pockets.
“Look, we sold it at a very good price.”
“Let’s buy something delicious with this later.”
Seolhwa’s face, which had been full of apprehensions since he started living at our house, brightened up a little. I wiped my sweat and looked up at the sky.
“The sky is still bright, though.”
“It’s such a waste to just stay home. It’s our day off.”
“Want to go to the mountain behind the village?”
“The mountain behind the village?”
“Yes, it would be perfect for the three of us to hang out there.”
“What do you think, Seolhwa? Do you want to go?”
“Sure.”
We made rice balls with leftover rice from yesterday, packed them up, and headed to the mountain.
“Myoryeong, do you remember when we were trying to find food here?”
“Yes, I remember.”
“I was really worried about how we were going to survive, back then.”
I’m so happy. With Seolhwa between us, we sat down and took a large bite of the rice balls. It’s so good to eat in a place with good air and a nice view. We ate the rice ball neatly without leaving anything behind. After we finished eating, we went around the mountain. I didn’t notice because I was looking for food at the time, but there was a lot to see here. I guess this is why they say that you should eat before going sight-seeing on Mount Kumgang. Then, Myoryeong said while looking down.
“Isn’t this the grass I ate last time?”
“Don’t eat that again.”
“I wasn’t going to eat it anyways. Oh, by the way, I’m thirsty.”
Myoryeong threw away the grass and stroked her neck.
“Isn’t there a place I can drink water from here?”
“Wasn’t there a pond nearby the last time we came?”
“Oh yeah, there was really a pond here. I’ll be back in a minute.”
“Do you want me to come with you?”
“No, you stay here.”
I looked at Myoryeong’s back while she went into the bushes. The corners of my mouth went up naturally.
“It’s really nice…”
This peaceful and relaxed moment. I laid down on a flat rock. But then, I noticed some unknown flowers blooming next to me. I reached out and picked them.
“These flowers are so pretty.”
Would Soseo like it if I gave them to him? Myoryeong hates flowers because she thinks they only take up space, but Soseo might like them. I picked a few more.
“Really pretty.”
While I was admiring the beautiful flowers, I could feel someone’s stare. I looked up. Seolhwa was looking at me.
“What is it?”
“…Nothing. It just seems that you really like pretty things.”
I nodded with a flower in my hand.
“Yes, I really do like pretty things. No, I love them.”
I only started reading RoFan in the first place because the female lead on the illustration cover was pretty. When I answered without hesitation, Seolhwa’s face turned red. I asked.
“What’s wrong?”
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“What’s wrong with you all of a sudden?”
“No, I was just reminded of the first time we came here.”
The day that I was feeling at a loss because we didn’t know anything seems just like yesterday, but we now know quite a lot. I’m so proud of us. Determined to work hard today, I opened the door.
“Hello, everyone!”
“You’ve arrived?”
I froze. Soseo was sitting in the middle of the guest house. Myoryeong, who was standing next to me, looked at me with puzzled eyes. Soseo, who was talking to the old owner, said.
“You’re Myoryeong, right? You really look a lot like Myoha.”
“Do you know me?”
“Of course. Of course I know you.”
Why is he here? Why do you not want Myoryeong to know about you so much? Then, Soseo got up from his seat.
“Both of you don’t have to work today.”
“……Soseo?”
“Let’s get out of here.”
“Before that, can you tell me who you are?”
Soseo put his arm around our shoulders in a friendly way. As Myoryeong was dragged away by Soseo, she mouthed ‘who is he’ to me, and I sheepishly rolled my eyes at her. It was only when we arrived at a nice tea house that I was able to explain to Myoryeong who Soseo was. Myoryeong then asked without touching the refreshments in front of her.
“It wasn’t the old owner who helped us, but him?”
“……Yes.”
Myoryeong looked at me and Soseo alternately and asked.
“Other than me, everybody else knows that you and the Young Master are close, right?”
“Yes, everybody else knew.”
“So, I’m the only one who didn’t know. This is absolutely ridiculous. Why on earth did you hide his existence from me?”
Soseo answered instead of me.
“I told him to hide it.”
“Why?”
“I wanted us to play by ourselves.”
“…Did you think I was going to step in between the two of you?”
“Yes. In fact, I don’t have very good memories of my younger sibling.”
Huh? Soseo had a younger sibling? I thought he was an only child. Come to think of it, Soseo never talks about his family. I asked quickly.
“You have a younger sibling?”
“Yes, I do.”
Soseo looked at Myoryeong.
“He’s cute and lovely like your sister, but I was a little tired of him. He’s always following me around the entire day, so I’ve never got to play peacefully with a friend.”
“Oh….”
“I’m so sorry. I guess I thought your sister would do the same thing my brother did.”
Soseo took a sip of tea and asked Myoryeong.
“Are you disappointed with Myoha?”
Myoryeong shook his head right away.
“No, it can’t be. I’m disappointed with myself.”
“…Is that so?”
Soseo took another sip of tea. I looked at the two of them. Neither seemed to be in a good mood. Then Myoryeong opened his mouth.
“Why did you change your mind all of a sudden? Just play with my brother like you’ve done until now.”
I was curious, too. I also stared at Soseo. Soseo put down his teacup and said.
“Actually, I asked your Oppa to go to Hebei with me.”
“………..Hebei?”
“It’s my hometown. I told him I’d let him work in a better place than this, but your Oppa said he couldn’t go because he’s not alone.”
“…….”
“So, Myoryeong, why don’t you come to Hebei with your Oppa? Everything will be better than it is here.”
Myoryeong grabbed me by the arm.
“Can I talk with him for a second?”
“Take your time.”
Then she dragged me outside. As soon as we went out, Myoryeong asked.
“What’s the deal with him?”
I had nothing to say. I opened my mouth.
“I’m sorry I hid this from you. I couldn’t help it if I wanted us to work here.”
“I didn’t drag you here because of that!”
“Then what is it?”
“No, Myoha! You really don’t know what’s the problem here?”
Myoryeong was so frustrated she pounded her chest with her fist.
“It’s not enough for him to give you a job, he also asks you to go to his hometown with him! What does that mean? Have you already forgotten what genre I read?!”
“Myoryeong.”
I got serious.
“This is a martial arts novel. BL should only be shipped in BL novels. Soseo and I are just friends. You can’t be serious.”
“…Yes, I know, but who does that for a friend?”
“I would have done that for you if I was rich.”
Myoryeong put her hands on her face.
“I want to tell you that there isn’t such a friend in the world, but you’re the only actual person who would actually do that for a friend, so I have nothing to say.”
I asked carefully.
“Do you not like Soseo?”
Myoryeong jumped up and down.
“Of course I do! How could a person dislike him! I can work because of him. But let’s be clear about this. Do you want to go to Hebei?”
“No. Now we have Seolhwa too to worry about and I also don’t want to bother Soseo anymore.”
“That’s right. You shouldn’t follow him to Hebei.”
“As I thought, I don’t think you like Soseo.”
“I’m just nervous. I can already see the sprouts of a schemer top in him.”
“…….”
I looked at Myoryeong without saying a word. Myoryeong made an impression.
“You think I’m talking nonsense right now.”
“Oh, I’m sorry. Was it that obvious?”
“I’ll make sure to see you regret this later, you clueless bastard.”
Myoryeong dragged me back inside while I was still puzzled. Soseo asked.
“Are you done talking?”
“Yes, I appreciate the offer, but I won’t go to Hebei with you.”
“What’s the reason?”
“This is my hometown where I was born and raised, and I actually have another mouth to feed at home.”
“You have another mouth to feed? Do you have another family member?”
I nodded.
“Yes, it’s like that.”
“…Why didn’t you tell me?”
I couldn’t say that I didn’t tell him because the person was only added to the family recently. I looked around for a bit.
“I’m sorry, I really didn’t want to bother you any more.”
Soseo stared at me with her chin resting on his palm and then stood up..
“Yes, I understand. Surely it would be burdensome to receive too much from someone who isn’t a family member or anything. I’m sorry. I pushed you too far.”
Soseo really has a big heart. He asked as he pushed an already empty teacup aside.
“Is there anything you want to do? Or anything you want to eat.”
I looked at Myoryeong. She shook her head, meaning she didn’t want anything. I replied.
“No, there isn’t.”
“…Are you sure you don’t want anything?”
“Yes, I don’t want anything.”
Soseo sat silently for a while and then opened his mouth.
“Shall we just go back to the guest house?”
“Yes, let’s go.”
Soseo took the lead and we headed back to the guest house. I diligently trailed behind Myoryeong. However, Myoryeong almost tripped over a stone on the way. I quickly grabbed her hand.
“Be careful, Myoryeong.”
“Thank you.”
“…….”
I felt Soseo’s gaze again. I looked at Soseo with puzzled eyes.
“What’s wrong?”
“……No, nothing.”
Soseo turned again and walked ahead. Without knowing what might happen in the guest house, we followed him.
The naming is the bit difficult to distinguish from each others because I always ready Chinese novels. But I guess eventually I will get use to it.
Thanks for the chapter I think the sister is right about schemer top and he gonna do something at guest house I think 🤔
Never doubt Myoryeong, mc, never doubt.
Myoryeong sensed the Red flag in Soseo 🚩🚩🚩
Thanks for the updates.
Hahahha yes, he already start his scheme. Ekkeke
Thanks for the update ❤️❤️
Mc listen to your friend and have you ever heard of genre change? Cause that’s pretty common in transmigration novels