04. What on earth were you thinking?
Written by Malranggong.
“There’s nothing I can do. I have no choice but to hit it with my body.”
“?!”
Taehyung was very surprised when he heard Yeonhwa say that he had no choice but to hit her with his body, and he wrapped his arms around himself and looked at Yeonhwa warily.
“I didn’t see you like that, Miss…”
“No, what on earth are you thinking? Work, work!”
Taehyung seemed to feel a bit disappointed at Yeonhwa's words telling him to work.
“Why do you look so sad…? Is it just my imagination?”
“It’s not my fault, miss.”
Taehyung, who had been guarding me and keeping me on guard until just a moment ago, suddenly approached Yeonhwa. Yeonhwa didn't show any sign of panic, merely tilting her head in confusion. As if pulling out some secret weapon, Taehyung grabbed Yeonhwa's chin and lifted it so she was facing him. Then, he gave her a captivating gaze.
“…”
But this time, too, Yeonhwa didn't react at all. Taehyung seemed to frown at Yeonhwa's reaction. Yeonhwa saw this and thought, "Oh, I should at least be surprised," and pretended to be surprised. The problem was that it was just acting.
“Wow, that’s surprising! Wow! I’m so surprised! Wow, is that a person? Oh, right, it’s a fox demon… Anyway, wow, awesome!”
“……If that’s the case, then just don’t do it. It’ll only make things more miserable…”
“Okay. Anyway, you decided to beat me with your body, right?”
“Miss, we have a real word for it: labor. Let’s stop with the… lofty words like, ‘work with your body.’”
“Fox monster… you’re so cute.”
“I haven’t even shown you what the fuss is about yet.”
“Let’s hurry up and get to work. Before the sun sets.”
Taehyung just shrugged as he watched Yeonhwa, who didn't respond to Taehyung's words that she hadn't shown him what was so annoying yet, just grunting and changing the subject.
The more she cleaned up the horribly destroyed flowerbed, the heavier Yeonhwa's heart became. It was a flowerbed she had cherished for years. Yeonhwa let out a deep sigh. Every time Yeonhwa let out a heavy sigh, Taehyung would check Yeonhwa's expression. Still, Taehyung had a conscience and worked hard until sticky sweat ran down his back. In the spirit world, he was a rich boy, so he had never sweated like this, nor had he ever wanted to. However, as he sweated and suffered like this, Taehyung thought that, although it was difficult, somehow, his once boring daily life was becoming a little more interesting.
“Now, all I have to do is clean this up.”
After clearing away all the dirt scattered on the floor as the flowerbed collapsed, Yeonhwa wiped the sweat that had formed on her forehead with the back of her hand and spoke. In front of them were a few pieces of the flowerbed scattered. Now, we just need to clear this away. It's almost finished. With a much lighter heart, Taehyung reached out to pick up the pieces. At that moment, a voice called "Ouch!" came from beside him. Taehyung turned to Yeonhwa, wondering what it was.
"ouch……"
Yeonhwa had cut her finger while clearing away flowerbed debris, and was clutching her index finger with her other hand. Taehyung grabbed her hand and pulled it toward him, asking what was wrong. Then, he saw a rather large wound on Yeonhwa's index finger, and blood was seeping out from it.
“It’s okay……”
Before Yeonhwa could even say it was okay, Taehyung put his index finger in her mouth. He meant to stop the bleeding, like the kind you often see in dramas and movies. In movies and dramas, when someone puts their index finger in their mouth, they usually react with a sexy or thrilling reaction, but Yeonhwa simply gave a dry reaction.
“Oh, I got dirt on my hands.”
“Eh, eh.”