The Beloved Baby Deer of the Hwangryong Family - Chapter 32

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After Mother fell into a deep sleep, the Twins became very lonely.

Father searched everywhere for ways to heal Mother, Li-han tried his best to fulfill his role as heir, and the Household Members had many things to handle as well.

At an age when they should have been loved and cherished, there was no one to indulge their childish whims, so they must have felt desolate.

Cho-ah had precisely targeted that gap.

Cho-ah, a war orphan who had temporarily taken shelter with the Golden Dragon Family, captured Yi-ryeong and Li-gon’s hearts in an instant with her affectionate and caring nature.

At first, Li-han was truly grateful for such a Cho-ah.

‘Cho-ah, thank you for getting along so well with my younger siblings. Thanks to you, Yi-ryeong and Li-gon look happy.’

‘Oh my, I just enjoy being with the two of them. Young Master Li-han… no, Young Master, you’re making me embarrassed by saying such things.’

‘You can just call me Li-han. Please be comfortable around me too.’

‘Is that really okay?’

‘Of course.’

Was it because he had given her too much trust? Was it because he hadn’t suspected her at all?

Cho-ah, whom he had thought was a kind and good sister, revealed her true nature more and more as days passed.

She stole the children’s belongings one by one to keep for herself, and treated the Household Members harshly as if she were the master.

Still, Li-han wanted to keep giving Cho-ah chances.

Since Cho-ah had lived in different circumstances, he tried his best to understand her unfortunate upbringing.

So even when Cho-ah made mistakes, he didn’t tell Hyeon-rang and tried to resolve things on his own.

That was his mistake.

‘Yi-ryeong, what did you say? What did you just say? You lent the Treasure Vault Key to Cho-ah, and Cho-ah suddenly disappeared?’

‘Mm-hmm. Li-gon did follow her though… She probably just went out for a moment, right?’

Ultimately, she had tried to steal the Treasures that had been passed down through generations in the Golden Dragon Family.

Fortunately, the Twins told the truth so the Treasures could be protected, but Cho-ah’s revealed identity was shocking.

‘…Cho-ah was a spy.’

‘Yes, Young Master. I’m sorry to tell you this, but it seems to have been a very calculated approach. Cho-ah herself escaped, but the Family Head caught those who helped her through Interrogation.’

It turned out Cho-ah was a spy planted by Other Families.

Fellow Dragon Family had stabbed them in the back to bring down the Golden Dragon Family that had reigned as masters of the Eastern Region for so long.

It seemed they believed that if Golden Dragon fell, they could steal the Treasures they guarded and be chosen as the new Winged Dragon.

In the end, Cho-ah escaped, and the Household Member who had conspired from within the Family Clan and helped Cho-ah escape took their own life.

Though the incident was settled for the time being, that didn’t mean everything was over.

The Twins, who had nearly handed over the Treasures with their own hands, fell into great shock and couldn’t even go outside for a while.

Li-han, who instead of protecting his younger siblings had helped a spy run wild through his irresponsible trust, also suffered from tremendous guilt.

“We couldn’t even find out who ordered Cho-ah around. Which Family Clan made her do such things, and who else cooperated! Nothing at all!”

All they had discovered was the fact that there were accomplices among the fellow dragon beast-people.

The incident that occurred back then was classified as confidential and is no longer discussed even within the Family Clan, but Li-han could never forget that event.

“Who knows? This time, that child called Seo-yu might be a spy sent from the Western Lands!”

Li-han, spitting out words through gritted teeth in anger, left the medical room just like that.

Bang!

The door slammed shut violently. That sound seemed exactly like the sound of his young nephew’s heart closing.

Hyeon-ya looked at Seo-yu’s medicine packet bundle that Li-han had left behind, sitting there forlornly, then leaned his elbow on the desk and rested his chin on his hand.

“What excellent physician.”

It was excessive praise for a physician who couldn’t even heal one wounded nephew’s heart.

Hyeon-ya took off his glasses, set them down, and let out a deep sigh.

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“Miss— Seo— yu!”

Evening, when the slender moon was tilting up into the sky.

Seo-yu, who had been diligently reading with medical books and dictionary placed side by side, quickly opened her door at Ga-ram’s cheerful voice.

“Ga-ram! Are you finished with all your work?”

“Of course. Now even when cold winter comes, there’s nothing to worry about. I prepared so much firewood, you see.”

“It must have been very tiring, right? From now on, whenever I see firewood, I’ll think of you, Ga-ram.”

Ga-ram held back her laughter at the adorable words, as cute as the small hands neatly clasped together.

“Not at all. Thanks to being free from that nasty pollen, this Ga-ram wasn’t tired one bit.”

“Did the medicine I gave you work?”

“Of course! You can see my smooth skin, right? This is the proof. My nose doesn’t itch at all either.”

“That’s really such a relief.”

Seo-yu laughed happily with a giggle.

‘The medicine I made is actually helping.’

For Seo-yu, who dreamed of becoming a physician, these were the most pleasant words to hear above all else.

But the good news didn’t end there.

“Miss, do you know what this is?”

Ga-ram brought out something that had been hidden behind the door. It was a wooden box she’d never seen before.

“No. I’m not really sure.”

When Seo-yu tilted her head in confusion, Ga-ram smiled triumphantly and presented the box with a “Ta-da!”

“The Family Head sent you a gift!”

“Lord Hyeon-rang sent me a gift?”

Seo-yu blinked her eyes. At her gaze that looked back and forth between the box and herself as if she couldn’t believe it, Ga-ram chuckled softly.

“Yes! Originally he was going to give it to you directly, but something urgent came up that he had to go out for, so he asked me to deliver it instead. Would you like to open it?”

“Y-yes.”

Seo-yu carefully opened the box. Inside was a beautiful blue porcelain piece along with a letter.

「To Seo-yu」

Seo-yu’s eyes widened at her own name written in neat handwriting. Seo-yu quickly took out the letter first to examine it.

The letter was written only in simple characters that she would have learned, so she could read it without difficulty.

“Thanks to the heartfelt herbal decoction you gave me, my body feels much lighter. I wanted to express my gratitude, so I prepared a small gift. I would be grateful if you would accept it.

I heard that you diligently tend not only to Hyeon-ya’s herb garden but also the front courtyard.

I’m worried you might catch a cold from the harsh winter wind, so I’m sending you a flower pot. With your care, anything would grow well.”

‘A flower pot… for me?’

He must be so busy, yet he even knew that I tend to the front courtyard.

The gift itself was beyond her imagination, but his thoughtful attention toward her was even more surprising.

“Lady Ga-ram, may I take out the flower pot?”

“Of course. It’s not too heavy, but you should be careful.”

“Yes, I will.”

Seo-yu lifted the ceramic flower pot with trembling hands.

The jade-colored flower pot, tender as a sprout, had delicate flower patterns painted on it, and on the side of the pot, the name ‘Seo-yu’ was engraved in beautiful script.

“Here… my name is written on it.”

Tears welled up in her eyes.

It was the first time in her life she had received something with her own name engraved on it.

“It’s such a pretty flower pot, isn’t it? The Family Head specifically instructed to include your name. He said it should be a special flower pot made just for Lady Seo-yu.”

“Yes, it’s so beautiful. Really. Is it truly alright for me to have something so lovely?”

To Ga-ram’s ears, the words “for me” sounded like “for someone like me.”

‘Ga-ram, you’re probably already doing well, but please look after Seo-yu. It seems she had quite a difficult time at the family where she originally stayed.’

Ga-ram recalled the words Hyeon-rang had asked of her when Seo-yu had only recently begun staying at the Golden Dragon Family.

‘Where could there possibly be anything to torment such a kind and adorable young lady? Those awful Westerners, really.’

They said the Western Lands where the Qilin lived were extremely peaceful with no one getting hurt, but that was complete nonsense.

Seeing Seo-yu being so grateful for even the smallest kindness made Ga-ram’s heart ache, so she spoke with even more emphasis.

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