The Beloved Baby Deer of the Hwangryong Family - Chapter 22

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“What?”

Seo-yu froze at words she was hearing for the first time in her life.

‘Leave it to… him?’

Seo-yu had never once left her affairs to someone else.

No one had ever done such a thing for pathetic her.

Far from it, even things she hadn’t done somehow became her responsibility at some point.

But Hyeon-ya told her to leave it to him as if it were natural.

‘Why?’

Why did Hyeon-ya always say things she could never imagine?

It wasn’t just Hyeon-ya. Family Head Hyeon-rang and the Twins also said words and did things that Seo-yu couldn’t even dream of.

Each time, Seo-yu had no idea what expression to make or how to respond.

Her heart would simply feel overwhelmed and strange, leaving her unable to say anything like a fool, only biting her lips.

“Don’t worry and wait. Your master is the owner of the Medical Room, after all.”

Hyeon-ya glanced once at Seo-yu, who had stopped trembling while lost in thought, then turned his back as if to leave.

Seo-yu, who had been blankly staring at his retreating figure, unconsciously opened her mouth.

“Take… care…”

“What? I didn’t hear you.”

After moving her lips several times, Seo-yu was finally able to speak as if shouting.

“Take care!”

Why can I only say things like this?

When her face naturally turned red from embarrassment and shame, Hyeon-ya raised his hand once and lowered it as if responding.

“Alright.”

Feeling relieved by that simple gesture, Seo-yu thought she had done well to at least try greeting him.

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“So right now, Uncle is…”

Li-han swallowed a hollow laugh. He was so dumbfounded that he doubted whether he had heard correctly.

“You’re saying that if we send out the child named Seo-yu, you’ll also leave the Medical Room?”

“That’s correct, Young Family Head.”

Even though he knew it wasn’t asked because he didn’t understand, Hyeon-ya calmly affirmed it. Li-han was now beyond absurd and angry.

“What is that child that you would say such things…!”

“How could I call someone who won’t let me freely take in one disciple my master? I’d rather quit.”

But Hyeon-ya wouldn’t bend his will. Hyeon-rang, knowing how stubborn Hyeon-ya was, didn’t even dare try to stop him.

“Then I’ll assume you understand and take my leave.”

Hyeon-ya, Hyeon-rang, and Li-han.

The three-way meeting ended just like that as Hyeon-ya left.

“…I understand Father’s will clearly.”

Li-han’s fist placed on his knee trembled violently.

Seeing Li-han like this, Hyeon-rang spoke as if trying to calm him.

“Li-han, it’s a misunderstanding. I didn’t speak to Hyeon-ya separately because I wanted to keep the child here…”

“No. You were the one who brought that child here, and you were the one who allowed it, Father. Now that Uncle has come out like this too, I don’t think I have anything more to say.”

“Li-han.”

“I’ll be going as well.”

Li-han spoke coldly, his words dripping with icy air, and left the office just like that.

In the dry atmosphere that was hard to believe existed between father and son, advisor Hwan-wol sighed on their behalf.

“That’s why I told you to send the deer young lady away long ago. You kept not listening, and now it’s come to this.”

“Even you’re saying that. It wasn’t my will, but Hyeon-ya’s will. That man who used to drive away all his disciples is being stubborn like this for the first time—how could you tell me to kick her out?”

“You were hesitating even before Hyeon-ya took her as a disciple. Thanks to that, Yi-ryeong and Li-gon had time to grow attached.”

“…Be quiet.”

“You’re just being like that because you have nothing to say.”

Hwan-wol’s words were right. It had been Hwang Hyeon-rang’s decision to keep the child in the house when he could have sent her away long ago.

It wasn’t that he particularly liked Seo-yu.

He simply couldn’t bring himself to send her back to a household that she had violently rejected even while unconscious.

‘If it had been Bi-yeon, I would never have sent her away.’

It couldn’t be helped. Even now that his wife was sleeping, Hwang Hyeon-rang always prioritized her wishes.

However, Hwang Hyeon-rang truly hadn’t known it would turn out like this. He had tried to find a place where the child could stay comfortably.

How could Hwang Hyeon-rang have known that Hyeon-ya and the Twins would come to like Seo-yu this much in the meantime?

“You should have considered the young master’s feelings too. You know how sensitive a matter this is.”

“…”

“This time too, Other Families might approach to lure the child away. Now that she’s become Hyeon-ya’s disciple, they’ll covet her even more.”

Hwang Hyeon-rang fell silent, hit right on target.

He wasn’t unaware of what hardships Li-han had endured during the time when he hadn’t been a good Family Head.

About those days, he had nothing to say even if he had ten mouths.

He had sworn never to repeat that situation again, but that wouldn’t make Li-han’s wound disappear.

“Well, if such a thing happens again, the young master wouldn’t leave the deer young lady alone before you step forward, Family Head.”

Hwan-wol skillfully sprinkled salt on the already painful wound.

When Hwang Hyeon-rang glared at him intently, Hwan-wol feigned ignorance and changed the subject.

“By the way, I didn’t know Hyeon-ya would protect the deer young lady like that. He’s never been like that before—it’s surprising.”

“I was surprised by that too. What kind of wind blew through him?”

It was the first time his younger brother, who usually kept his distance from people, had come to trust someone and keep them by his side in such a short time.

Hwang Hyeon-rang was very curious about what aspect of Seo-yu had moved Hyeon-ya’s heart.

“Anyway, you’ll have to watch for a while.”

“Is there no new news from the Western Region?”

“Yes, not yet. I’ll inform you as soon as anything comes in.”

Seo-yu.

Could that child possibly change Li-han’s heart as well?

‘It would probably be difficult.’

Expecting that much would be greedy. It wasn’t something he should hope for from a young child either.

Hwang Hyeon-rang sincerely hoped that both children would not get hurt.

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‘Why did Uncle take such a thing as his disciple?’

Li-han could not understand Hwang Hyeon-ya at all.

Even after thinking about it for several days, it was still the same.

‘How could someone as smart as Uncle Hyeon-ya possibly…’

Though not a strong warrior like his father, Hyeon-ya was an excellent physician.

Since countless people in the Eastern Region had received Hyeon-ya’s help, Li-han had always respected him.

That’s why he was greatly shocked when Hyeon-ya even risked his own position for an idiot who couldn’t even read properly.

‘I don’t know how she fooled Uncle, but she can’t fool my eyes.’

How could he expose the true nature of that deer pretending to be kind?

Li-han, who had been losing sleep for several days already, left his room early as dawn was breaking.

‘I should take a walk.’

It was early enough that even the servants hadn’t woken up yet.

Li-han walked while facing the cold air. The dawn breeze touching his cheeks was refreshing and made him feel much better.

After enjoying his walk for a while, the headache from lack of sleep had disappeared.

Now if only his worries would disappear, he would feel completely refreshed.

‘Let’s go straight to the training ground.’

When your head is complicated, you need to move your body.

Just as he was moving according to the philosophy passed down through generations in the Golden Dragon Family, he heard voices from beyond the pillar.

“Miss, you don’t need to help like this every day…”

It seemed a maid had started working. It was about time for that.

But Miss?

‘There’s no way Yi-ryeong would be up at this hour, right?’

And helping? With what exactly?

Li-han, who had been tilting his head in puzzlement, stopped dead in his tracks the next moment.

“Still, it’s hard if you do it alone. If we do it together, it’ll be finished quickly.”

It was because he immediately recognized who owned that shy voice.

The culprit who had made him stay up all night with his eyes wide open, that young deer was there.

Soon Li-han’s eyebrows twitched.

‘Miss? By whose permission?’

The Twins and the servants were all giving her such ridiculous treatment, wasn’t she getting the wrong idea!

Li-han was about to step forward and snap “I never permitted such a title.”

“Um, but I’m really not a Miss. Could you please just call me Seo-yu?”

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