Chapter 6.1

Was it fate or bad luck?!

Doyoon’s voice reminded her of the past days of their meeting.

“Ah…. Lee Do…..”

“Lee Doyoon.”

Eunseol opened her eyes wider and squeezed the man’s arm. She wanted to check his face. However, due to the intense sunlight, Eunseol could not see his face clearly and bowed her head again.

It was then.

The man who was holding her tightly put her on the ground. Unlike the time when Eunseol was pulled vigorously, it was a touch full of care. A large shadow cast over her face. The surprised Eunseol looked up and he was covering Eunseol’s forehead with his palm. Eunseol’s heart started to beat slower.

“How are you?”

Eunseol looked at his big hand covering her forehead, and then at him, who was still looking down at her with a stiff face.

It’s him alright.

The man still has a cold face and bitter eyes as he was before. Eunseol bit her small lips and looked up at Doyoon. She didn’t even realize that he was the King because he was wearing a uniform similar to the palace guards.

“Ehem! Thank you for your help. It’s not good for a woman and a man standing face to face for so long, then I will go back first.”

Eunseol slightly bowed her head toward him and turned around. Then she took a step to get away from him in a hurry, but Doyoon stepped to the front and blocked her way.

“Yes?”

As it was in the streets, he blocked her again and she looked up at him with a surprised face. Eunseol moved a step to the left, feeling a little intimidated by his intense gaze still staring down at her. Still, Doyoon was also following her. Annoyingly, Eunseol took a step back to the right, but this time, Doyoon followed her and blocked the front.

“What are you doing?”

Only then did Eunseol reveal the anger she has been suppressing. However, Doyoon was still standing in front of her and staring down at her face. Eunseol bit her lips and approached him.

“Why are you doing this? Why do you keep on blocking my path?”

It was then that he spoke.

“What is your reason for entering the palace?”

“What?”

“Do you want to be a concubine like the other women?”

Eunseol laughed and folded her arms as if it was a ridiculous question. But his face was quite serious so Eunseol hesitated, not knowing what to answer.

“A concubine?”

Eunseol looked up at him with a face that was very confused. Strangely, it seems that after that rude question, there was a little bit of unknowable sadness. Eunseol glanced at Doyoon up and down.

“What are you doing so rudely?”

“Answer the question. Do you want to be a concubine too?”

“What on earth do you want me to say? Did you fall in love with me at first sight so that’s why you are doing a trick right now?”

The lips that Doyoon has been firmly shutting and the eyes that he was trying to keep serious were broken down by her cute reactions.

Doyoon burst into laughter and relaxed his hand from behind. However, she was still looking up and down, treating him as a strange man. But this time, Eunseol was also quite serious.

“You have a good imagination. Very interesting.”

With Doyoon’s mocking voice, Eunseol finally let go of her fierce eyes and gave him a sigh and a cough.

“Then why do you keep blocking the way ahead?”

“Answer the question that I asked.”

“Yes?”

“Did you come to the palace because you wanted to be a concubine?”

At the still absurd sound of the words concubine, Eunseol stood perverse and looked up at Doyoon. She shook her head slowly and stared straight at him.

“I did not enter the palace to become a concubine. I came to watch my brother’s game.”

Eunseol took a step closer to him again. Then Doyoon was staring at such Eunseol without blinking an eye. In a moment, the two people’s breathing became fierce.

“If you want to become a concubine, it would be quicker to catch the eyes of the Daewon-gun’s chief.”

“Is that so?”

“Yes, don’t try to make a pass by bumping into me.”

Doyoon spit out the words with strength and turned around. Again, the chilly cold seemed to envelop Eunseol. She turned and shouted at Doyoon’s back .

“Who said that I want to be a concubine? What’s the matter with you?”

It was then. Doyoon, who had stepped back a couple of steps, turned around in a hurry, crumpling his face annoyingly when Lee Hak Soo’s voice was heard close by.

“The game time is delayed. The more it is delayed, the less the authority of the royal family has, so we will have to hurry to find the King.”

Eunseol stared at Doyoon’s rapidly hardening face and looked closely behind his back.

“Ugh! It’s Lee Hak Soo!”

Lee Hak Soo was walking toward this side, just showing up between the halls. It was a big problem . Yoo Hee’s voice, telling her not to be alone with Lee Hak Soo, lingered in Eunseol’s ears.

“Ah. Why is he coming here now?”

Eunseol groaned and looked around while holding the hem of her dress firmly. She has to hide her body urgently. Doyoon frowned upon discovering that Eunseol was circling in front of him with a confused look.

“What are you doing?”

“Lee Hak Soo .. No, there’s no place to hide!”

It seemed like she was in a hurry to find a place to hide. Doyoon looked at his back once, then he turned to look at Eunseol, who was still going crazy. Suddenly he tapped her shoulder.

“Follow me.”

“Follow you?”

Eunseol looked up at Doyoon with a white face.

“No. I’ll do it on my own.”

Eunseol tilted her upper body a little to run past Doyoon. Just then he spoke.

“It’s a dead end if you go there.”

“Oh?”

Eunseol looked at him with an embarrassed face. Then Doyoon held out his hand in front of Eunseol with a stiff face.

“Grab my hand. I will show you the way.”

“……”

“If You don’t, then you will have to face Daewon-gun here”.

Seeing Eunseol’s hesitation, Doyoon turned his back and walked away. Eunseol, who had been worrying for a while, realized that the distance with Daewon-gun approaching this side was getting closer, and her eyes closed tightly.

“I will be indebted to you”.

Looking down at Eunseol who was holding his sleeve tightly, Doyoon took her little hand.

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