Siena Dating Agency - Chapter 60

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60.

My mouth went dry in an instant.

My heart was also pounding like crazy.

‘I’m going to lose my mind.’

I’m already dying because you keep looking handsome and catching my attention!

‘Why are you clinging so obliviously in the middle of all this!’

Lian, who had zero awareness, whispered once more.

“Hm?”

“…”

“The Center Director is ‘that kind of person,’ so can’t you explain it to me?”

Actually, I knew.

That Lian wasn’t acting particularly strange right now.

He had always been this kind of guy.

‘It’s just that I’ve started paying attention to Lian, so I’m reacting sensitively…’

I flared up.

“H-how ridiculous. Why would I be that kind of person?”

“The Center Director said so herself.”

“Don’t make things up. When did I ever say that…!”

“And I didn’t fall down. I’m standing up straight.”

Lian gestured with his chin as if telling me to look at him.

I unconsciously found myself scanning his body.

From his collarbone to his thick shoulder bones extending in a straight line, the large and rugged muscles decorating his chest and arms.

His serratus muscles split like an athlete’s and the menacing abs mounted on his stomach…

Really… it was an absurdly perfect physique.

‘Damn, his chest is so amazing I can’t speak.’

It was a miracle I didn’t get a nosebleed.

I kept my gaze down and just bit my lips tightly as if chewing side dishes.

‘Self-control, self-control.’

Siena Willow, get a grip.

Once I calmed down a bit, I opened my mouth.

“…Fine, fine. Stop talking now and please put on a robe.”

“…”

“…It’s too embarrassing.”

The moment I spoke honestly, my cheeks burned hot.

‘Aaahhh.’

I wished the steam filling the bathroom would hide me a little…

Cruelly, no such miracle occurred.

“…”

Lian didn’t respond.

Since I was looking down at the floor, I couldn’t see what expression he was making.

But I could tell he was looking at me.

‘Ahhh, please stop staring at me…’

Suddenly, Lian fumbled to put on the robe I had given him.

“Is this okay?”

At his words, I slowly raised my gaze.

I could see Lian’s body hidden by the white robe and his red eyes nestled in his curved eye shape.

He asked in a voice tinged with laughter.

“Are you not embarrassed anymore?”

…No, for some reason I was even more embarrassed.

‘Really, honestly.’

Don’t equip yourself with sweet eyes when you’re just an airhead.

‘How is it that this guy feels sweeter than Johan…’

Managing my expression with difficulty, I replied as nonchalantly as possible.

“Yes… I’m fine now.”

“That’s a shame.”

“Pardon?”

When I asked back, Lian ran his hand through his hair.

The black hair that had been swept back fell onto his forehead.

“I like it better when the Center Director is embarrassed. It’s cute.”

His lips curved into an arc while his long eyes also became gentle.

‘Crazy…’

It was truly a face befitting a novel’s male lead.

Gentle yet sinister, handsome yet sexy.

Warning bells started ringing in my head.

‘Emergency, emergency. Extremely handsome man alert.’

Nosebleed, you need to calm down.

You absolutely cannot come out right now.

‘If I act obliviously, I’ll face disaster.’

I suppressed my breathing again and again while putting myself under ineffective self-hypnosis.

That’s when it happened.

Bang bang bang!

Someone outside started pounding violently on the bathroom door.

I could immediately tell who it was.

“Hello! Is anyone in there?!”

It was Roderick.

‘Has that man lost his mind?’

Why is he pounding on someone else’s bathroom door so rudely like that?

A thought suddenly occurred to me.

‘Don’t tell me… he’s been exploring the manor all this time, knocking on every closed door?’

Common sense dictated that the probability of an adult man doing such a thing was low.

But the person in question was Roderick.

So the possibility of the unthinkable happening was high.

‘Roderick, what are you, some Frozen Kingdom princess?’

Are you going to build a snowman in this summer…?

He was not in his right mind.

But then, I suddenly noticed something strange.

“Lian?”

Lian had completely frozen up.

His expression, which had been relaxed just moments before, became dry, and his face also strangely contorted.

In short, he was showing signs of discomfort.

“Lian.”

When I called him once more, Lian looked at me.

“He’s not a strange person. It’s Roderick.”

“…Roderick?”

“Yes.”

His brow gradually furrowed more.

“You don’t mean Roderick de Vicelle?”

As if he couldn’t believe Roderick’s appearance.

For some reason, he didn’t seem to welcome his cousin.

‘That’s strange. Shouldn’t he be happy when family comes from far away…?’

I nodded my head, pretending to know nothing.

“Yes, Mr. Roderick de Vicelle.”

Lian’s heavily contorted expression showed no signs of smoothing out.

‘Could it be that he doesn’t get along well with Roderick?’

That didn’t seem to be the case though…

If their relationship had been bad, Roderick wouldn’t have talked about Lian in the carriage.

‘But Roderick seemed to think Lian was sooooo wonderful.’

Then what could it be…?

Just then, the door suddenly burst open.

“Oh! Siena, you were here…”

Roderick, who had been flashing a bright smile at me, shifted his gaze.

Soon he came face to face with Lian.

“…Uh oh, Brother Lian?”

Roderick just blinked his eyes for a while.

Lian said nothing at all.

I held my breath like a dead mouse, caught between the two men.

Soon Roderick came to his senses.

“Oh oh, Brother Lian…! It’s been so long. I missed you so much!”

He strode toward Lian.

“I came to the Empire on a whim to have fun, so I wondered if I’d actually be able to see Brother Lian this time, but like this! By chance! I get to see you!”

“…”

“As expected, I’m a lucky guy! Haha!”

“…”

“But Brother, why is your hair…”

At that moment, Lian, who had been still until now, suddenly shot forward.

It was tremendous reflexes that could truly be called the speed of light.

Lian instantly covered Roderick’s mouth.

“Mmph…!”

Roderick’s eyes widened at the sudden action.

Of course, so did mine.

‘Wow, Lian…’

I never knew he was a human who could move at such fast speeds.

‘Well, he’s always just sitting slouched on the sofa.’

It was fortunate that this guy was the Center’s nepotism youngest member and not a killer.

Roderick mumbled with his mouth covered.

“Mmng…?”

(Brother…?)

For some reason, Lian was looking down at him with murderous eyes.

‘I’ve never thought Lian’s eyes looked creepy before…’

But not now.

The most frightening eye color among male leads, ‘red eyes,’ was shining brightly at this very moment.

Soon Lian smiled.

Very slowly, very faintly.

“…It’s been a while, little brother.”

Though his creepy gaze remained unchanged.

‘Why is this guy acting like that toward his cousin he’s meeting after so long…?’

But Roderick didn’t seem particularly bothered.

He grinned with his eyes.

“Omg mamnimg ima, mmng!”

(It’s been so long, Brother!)

Muffled pronunciation flowed from his mouth, sealed by Lian’s hand.

“Mmng, mmng. Mmge mamnimg ima. Ime omm amumemyo.”

(Brother, Brother. But you know. Please let this go.)

“Be quiet.”

“Ami, mae imemimg mmemyo!”

(No, why are you doing this!)

“Why am I doing this? Obviously because I’m happy to see you.”

I had no idea what Roderick was babbling about, but strangely, Lian seemed to understand everything.

‘Looking at that, they really are family after all.’

I scratched the back of my head while watching the two exchange their intense greeting.

‘Could that be a Lehatten Kingdom-style greeting…?’

If it was that country’s culture, I should respect it, but it did look quite violent.

Meanwhile, footsteps suddenly began to seep in from the corridor.

Click, click.

Slow, leisurely, and utterly carefree shoe sounds.

‘He’s finally here.’

Before long, the owner of those sounds revealed himself.

It was Chase Willow, the owner of this manor.

“…Ah.”

Chase encountered Lian and Roderick exchanging their physical greeting and let out a brief syllable.

He chuckled softly.

“Interesting, so early in the morning?”

It was now broad daylight with the sun high in the sky.

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