Siena Dating Agency - Chapter 108

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108.

I glanced sideways at Johan walking beside me.

I tried to steal a look as secretly as possible…

He must have sensed my gaze because he turned his head with a gentle smile.

“Are you uncomfortable, my lady?”

“Huh? Oh, no! Not at all!”

I reflexively waved my hands in denial.

Johan’s smile deepened a little.

“I’m relieved. I was worried I might have been too sudden.”

I held back the groan that was about to escape my lips.

‘You were too sudden.’

I really didn’t expect you to come barging into the Center like that.

‘You’re the frustratingly dense male lead who couldn’t approach the female lead for 120 chapters and just kept fumbling around…!’

I cleared my throat and replied.

“…A little, just a little bit.”

Honestly.

If I tried to lie and act nonchalant now, it would be too obvious.

Johan let out a small laugh at my answer.

‘Ah, really… Don’t laugh. It’s bad for my heart.’

I gritted my teeth and fixed my gaze straight ahead.

‘Handsome men… I need to avoid looking at handsome men’s faces.’

Come to think of it, this world was a field of handsome men.

The guy who occupied the sofa next to me was Lian de Vicelle.

The guy who came as a client was Johan Beloster.

On top of that, Edelweiss and Roderick were undeniably handsome men too.

‘Everyone says my brother Chase Willow is handsome too…’

Though I have no idea why.

Even now, men who I suspected might be one of the 30 male leads occasionally passed by on the street.

Their stride, posture, and facial angles all seemed to advertise ‘I’m not an NPC.’

‘…That’s true.’

The conclusion was that this world was hard to live in for people with weak hearts.

It was the kind of hardship that drained your stamina just by looking.

‘This is totally an overcrowded area of handsome men.’

Johan didn’t bother to make more conversation.

He just walked alongside me.

When I looked down, I could see mine and Johan’s feet moving in the same rhythm.

Large feet in clean dress shoes and small feet in neat women’s shoes.

‘…He’s matching my pace with those long legs like snow crab legs.’

The moment I realized that, I had to tense my jaw once more.

‘My inner otaku tendencies, please calm down.’

Hold back even if you want to gush.

‘Otherwise, I might unknowingly be making some bizarre smile against my will.’

Before long, Johan stopped walking.

“Here we are.”

When I looked up, there was a building.

No, it wasn’t just any building…

It was a place with cream-colored exterior walls completely covered in climbing roses.

I scanned the building for a moment and then suddenly recognized it.

‘Ah, this place…’

I know where this is.

This was the most famous dessert cafe in the capital, ‘La Fleur.’

Once I realized that, the subtle rose fragrance wafting over tickled my nose.

Johan extended his hand to me.

“Shall we go?”

I stared up at Johan blankly, then lowered my gaze.

After hesitating, I carefully placed my hand on his.

Then his warm, large hand gently enveloped mine.

Suddenly, Lian’s face flashed in my mind.

As if something had fallen with a clank!

‘Ah… I shouldn’t be doing this.’

But if I refused the escort, Johan might feel too awkward.

‘Right… This is just an escort, not intentional skinship.’

Making excuses to myself, I entered La Fleur.

Ding-a-ling.

Along with the clear sound of bells, bright and sweet air greeted us.

The interior was decorated entirely in pastel tones.

Fresh flowers were placed on each table, and sunlight poured in through the floor-to-ceiling windows that filled the walls.

“Welcome to La Fleur.”

A staff member standing at the entrance approached us.

She looked over both me and Johan once, then asked politely.

“Do you have a reservation?”

I flinched for a moment.

‘Oh, right.’

I heard reservations here are incredibly difficult to get.

Indeed, this was the capital’s most popular dessert cafe.

It was a place every woman wanted to visit at least once.

‘There’s no way the romantically hopeless Johan made a reservation…’

I glanced sideways.

But Johan didn’t look flustered at all.

He stepped forward and said.

“I made a reservation under Johan Beloster.”

The staff member quickly scanned the reservation list.

After a moment, she looked up with a bright smile.

“Confirmed. Please follow me this way, Lord Marquis.”

My mind was in chaos the entire time we walked inside following the staff member.

‘What is this?’

Come to think of it, this place… I think even Chase failed to get a reservation here.

Actually, I learned about La Fleur’s existence through my brother.

Because he mentioned it at a family dinner a few months ago.

“These days, there’s a dessert cafe called ‘La Fleur’ that’s a must-have date course. But it’s at peak popularity so reservations are difficult.”

“…”

“I failed several times too, you know? Me, Chase Willow.”

Naturally, since it came from my brother’s mouth, I wasn’t particularly interested.

‘Though I did recommend it a few times when counseling male clients.’

Anyway, Johan had broken through the iron fortress that even Chase Willow, the Empire’s greatest Casanova, couldn’t penetrate.

This was almost an event worthy of being listed as the 8th wonder of the world.

‘How on earth did he manage it…?’

The seat we were guided to was located in a corner by the window.

It was appropriately distanced from other tables and cozy.

“Please call us when you’re ready to order.”

After the store employee put down the menu and stepped away, an awkward silence fell once again.

‘The atmosphere is… uncomfortable.’

I cleared my throat softly and pretended to look outside the window.

Though all my attention was focused on the angel-faced man sitting across from me.

Johan spoke first.

“Lady Willow.”

“Y-yes?”

I startled and met his eyes.

Johan gently pushed the menu toward me.

“What would you like to have?”

I stared blankly into his blue eyes before finally coming to my senses.

‘Wow, this guy’s face really is…’

So right now, I was being attacked by my favorite man’s face from such close distance.

‘When I summarize it in one sentence, it sounds even more violent.’

Physical violence isn’t the only kind of violence.

‘Visual and auditory violence hits much harder.’

I hurriedly looked down at the menu.

“I-I’ll take a look first. This is my first time at a place like this… so I don’t know what they have.”

I read through the densely written menu items.

But the words weren’t registering in my mind at all.

‘Damn it…’

Johan Beloster, I’d rather look at your face than these dessert names.

Fidgeting, I asked back.

“…What will you be having, Marquis?”

“Hmm.”

Johan slowly raised his eyebrow.

He seemed to choose his words for a moment, then rested his elbow on the table.

And then…

“I would be happy with whatever you choose, my lady.”

He rested his chin on the back of his hand and tilted his head slightly.

A smile as sparkling as warm sunlight lingered around his eyes.

“Also, you said this is your first time at a place like this.”

“…”

“The fact that I’m the first man to accompany you… makes me proud.”

For a moment, I felt dizzy.

‘Whoa, wait. Time out, time out.’

An incredible face attack plus a sweet words attack.

My mind became confused in an instant.

It felt like my brain had stopped functioning from my favorite’s finishing move.

‘Excuse me, Johan.’

This is illegal.

‘Using your handsome face so skillfully right in front of someone is cheating.’

But in the midst of all this, my rational mind was flashing warning lights in one corner.

‘Something’s a bit strange.’

Yes, Johan’s current behavior… felt a little odd.

‘Polite. Kind. Gentle.’

That was exactly the Johan Beloster I knew.

‘Add pure and clumsy to that and it’s 100% Johan.’

But… the current Johan was too different from usual.

It wasn’t an exaggeration.

If it were the old Johan, he definitely wouldn’t have been able to meet my eyes properly and would have just stared holes through the menu.

He would have been shy with only his earlobes turning red.

‘Well, that guy was someone who relied on the scripts I wrote for him.’

But now he was meeting my gaze directly without the slightest hesitation.

And somehow, very subtly… should I say he looked shameless and sly?

‘…He’s reminding me of Lian.’

That thought suddenly occurred to me.

Could it be that Johan was… imitating Lian?

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