The Beloved Baby Deer of the Hwangryong Family - Chapter 93

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‘What’s this all of a sudden? Why is he talking to her?’

 

Su-jeong was flustered. She was so shocked that she forgot to maintain her gentle lady act and frowned deeply.

 

Seo-yu stopped in her tracks at the voice calling for her.

 

Su-jeong glared at Seo-yu with intense eyes.

 

‘Why don’t you get lost right now?’

 

Nok Seo-yu was such a coward that she would flinch just from being looked at, so she would surely back away if she got the hint.

 

With that thought, she quickly looked her up and down, but what was this?

 

Seo-yu, who seemed to hesitate for a moment, soon looked directly at Su-jeong. And she did so with both eyes wide open, meeting her gaze directly!

 

‘What?!’

 

Su-jeong’s eyes flashed with anger, but Seo-yu’s gaze had already passed over her and reached Tae-eon.

 

“Yes, I’m Hwang Seo-yu. Is there something you need?”

 

“It’s nice to meet you for the first time. I’m Tae-eon from the Qilin Family. I heard you enrolled in the Medical Academy, so it’s good to see you here.”

 

“Hello, Young Master. I didn’t expect you to recognize me.”

 

“I’ve met the Golden Dragon Family Head before, so I had a feeling. You have quite a similar… atmosphere to him.”

 

“You must be acquainted with my father!”

 

“We’re both part of the Four Spirits. I’ve often seen him at the palace. It’s nice to meet you like this.”

 

Although Tae-eon hesitated briefly in the middle, the two naturally continued their conversation. Su-jeong became extremely bewildered.

 

‘Why is he acting like that?’

 

As far as Su-jeong knew, Tae-eon and Seo-yu didn’t know each other at all. She was certain since she had asked about it before.

 

‘Have you known the Golden Dragon Family’s young lady for a while, Young Master?’

 

‘No. We had never met before. I only remember her because His Highness the Crown Prince mentioned her name once.’

 

Of course that was natural. No matter how that half-breed Nok Seo-yu was managing to play the role of the Golden Dragon Family’s young lady, she couldn’t change the past.

 

Nok Seo-yu had only climbed mountains in the Western Region and never properly left home once, so what connection could she possibly have with Tae-eon!

 

So she never imagined that Tae-eon would approach Seo-yu first and acknowledge her.

 

Just then, she heard murmuring voices from around them.

 

“Did you see? Young Master Gi spoke to her first.”

 

“But he said it’s their first time meeting… Didn’t they say before that Hwang Seo-yu approached the Qilin Young Family Head and got rejected?”

 

“That rumor must have been false.”

 

Su-jeong bit her lip hard, realizing things were going strangely.

 

‘This can’t be happening.’

 

The person who had spread the rumor that Seo-yu approached Tae-eon first was none other than Su-jeong herself.

 

But now Tae-eon had said with his own mouth that this was their first meeting, making the situation strange.

 

“But I definitely heard Su-jeong say that…”

 

“I heard it too. That Seo-yu spoke to Tae-eon first.”

 

Sure enough, the glances directed at her were mixed with suspicion. At this rate, she would end up being labeled a liar.

 

‘Who’s going to let that happen?’

 

Su-jeong released her lower lip that she had been biting hard and tilted her head sideways, pretending to be innocent. Her face showed no trace of the confusion that had been there just moments before.

 

“Your first time meeting, Tae-eon?”

 

Su-jeong naturally joined the conversation.

 

“Don’t you remember? The day I wasn’t feeling well and stopped by the Medical Academy before heading straight home. We ran into each other that day, Seo-yu.”

 

She didn’t forget to subtly raise her voice so everyone could hear. She could feel the surrounding students perking up their ears.

 

“When I saw Seo-yu approaching you, Tae-eon, I just assumed you two were acquainted.”

 

With each word she spoke, she could see the watching children exchanging glances and nodding their heads.

 

If she wrapped up the conversation appropriately here, it seemed like things could somehow be salvaged.

 

But then, Tae-eon stepped forward again.

 

“We may have passed each other briefly while going to and from the Academic Hall, but we weren’t close enough to exchange greetings.”

 

With a calm but firm attitude, he was clearly drawing the line to leave no room for misunderstanding.

 

Su-jeong was irritated inside.

 

‘Just stay quiet!’

 

She was steering the conversation to suggest that Seo-yu had approached Tae-eon first, but Tae-eon wasn’t helping her.

 

She’d felt this before, but Tae-eon really had no sense of the situation.

 

‘Shouldn’t you be taking my side at times like this?’

 

Su-jeong barely smoothed out her expression that was about to crumple and threw her final move.

 

“I was just worried because Seo-yu looked so upset that day, wondering if something had happened between you two…”

 

Su-jeong pretended to be cautious, deliberately glancing at Seo-yu from the corner of her eye and trailing off her words. As if there was something difficult to say.

 

In truth, Su-jeong knew that what Seo-yu had been startled to see wasn’t Tae-eon, but herself. Su-jeong had been just as surprised to encounter Seo-yu.

 

But if she said it this way, others would think Seo-yu had been startled to see Tae-eon.

 

‘That girl Nok Seo-yu won’t be able to explain herself anyway.’

 

After reuniting with Seo-yu, Su-jeong had been scared for a while.

 

She worried that Seo-yu might cleverly tattle about what happened at the cliff and get her punished.

 

But as time passed, her thoughts changed.

 

‘She can’t speak up either. If she was going to expose it, she would have done so already.’

 

Wasn’t it strange? For someone who was a young lady of the Golden Dragon Family to quietly keep her mouth shut.

 

Surely she must have something weighing on her conscience too, making her cower in fear? For a thief who tried to run away with the Snow Scale Flower, she seemed to have some conscience at least.

 

As expected, Seo-yu just moved her lips slightly but couldn’t say anything.

 

‘See? She’s keeping her mouth shut.’

 

Su-jeong inwardly cheered at the sight.

 

Nok Seo-yu was still Nok Seo-yu after all. The coward hadn’t gone anywhere.

 

But she still didn’t like how Seo-yu wasn’t avoiding her gaze and was looking straight at her.

 

In the past, she would have already lowered her head and been trembling.

 

It was still insufficient, but she was about to wrap things up here.

 

“No. Nothing happened at all.”

 

Tae-eon stepped forward again and ruined things. Before she could even frown, Nok Seo-yu chimed in as if she’d been waiting.

 

“Young Master Gi is right. I was just startled because I mistepped while passing by.”

 

Seo-yu speaking in a small but clear voice looked quite confident. Far from trembling, her voice didn’t even waver, which grated on Su-jeong’s nerves even more.

 

‘This is really…!’

 

Su-jeong ground her teeth quietly. Given her temperament, she wanted to explode and shout, but.

 

‘The Qilin Family Head dislikes disturbances. Never do anything that would displease him. Don’t forget that you don’t completely belong to that household yet.’

 

Father’s words echoed in her mind, and with Tae-eon present, she couldn’t act out either.

 

“…I see. It seems I misunderstood something.”

 

Su-jeong eventually backed down. Her lips trembled as she forced a smile.

 

Then she turned to Tae-eon and said,

 

“Tae-eon, I’m sorry but I’m not feeling well. I’ll head inside first.”

 

Of course it was a lie. She just wanted to escape from this situation quickly. She couldn’t stand the sight of either Tae-eon or Seo-yu.

 

“Are you alright?”

 

Tae-eon asked with concern, but Su-jeong didn’t want to answer.

 

“Yes, I’m fine. I’ll be going now.”

 

So she gave a brief reply and turned around abruptly.

 

Tae-eon glanced briefly at Su-jeong as she left quickly, then nodded to Seo-yu and walked in the opposite direction.

 

Left alone, Seo-yu’s chest heaved.

 

“Whew….”

 

Her heart was still beating rapidly. Her hands were trembling, and her legs felt so weak she might collapse at any moment.

 

But she had done it.

 

‘I spoke up!’

 

She had looked Su-jeong straight in the eyes and said what she wanted to say.

 

‘I said what I needed to say directly to Miss Su-jeong!’

 

Su-jeong had looked extremely angry. It seemed like flames might burst from her eyes at any moment, and her fists trembled as if she might raise her hands to strike.

 

That sight had been frightening at first.

 

The moment she saw Su-jeong’s fury, her whole body felt frozen. The look in those eyes she had encountered when falling from the cliff kept coming back to her, making it even more agonizing.

 

‘So no matter who you’re fighting with, never be intimidated. That’s the basics of fighting.’

 

But Seo-yu remembered Yi-ryeong’s words.

 

Following those words, she didn’t look away, didn’t bow her head, and faced Su-jeong directly.

 

Then, amazingly, her fear gradually disappeared.

 

Moreover, when she actually faced Su-jeong directly, she realized it wasn’t as scary as before.

 

Su-jeong was just a person too. Not much bigger or stronger than her… just one person with a wicked heart.

 

As Yi-ryeong had said, not being intimidated was the beginning.

 

‘I really feel like I’ve become a brave dragon.’

 

Not Nok Seo-yu, but Hwang Seo-yu.

 

Perhaps that name had given her courage. The name of being a daughter of the Golden Dragon Family, and the love contained within that name.

 

Hadn’t her beloved family called her Hwang Seo-yu?

 

As long as she lived with that name, Seo-yu was no longer the former Nok Seo-yu.

 

Seo-yu repeated her name, more precious than anything else in the world, once more in her heart.

 

‘Hwang Seo-yu. I am Hwang Seo-yu.’

 

Warm affection spread throughout her chest. Seo-yu decided to treasure and hold onto that feeling without forgetting it.

 

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A carriage was gradually moving away from the Medical Academy.

 

“Uncle, can’t we really stay a little longer before leaving?”

 

Yi-ryeong pressed herself against the carriage window and whined in a wistful voice.

 

“That’s right. We could stay just one more day. I didn’t get to talk much with Seo-yu…”

 

Li-gon chimed in from beside her. Both of them were looking out the window with longing eyes.

 

Hwang Hyeon-ya, who had been quietly listening, opened his mouth.

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