The Morning Star Baby Wants a Family - Chapter 90

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Chapter 90
“Are you not busy?”
“I have all the time in the world for you.”
Cheon-eul answered lightly with a smile to Hae-na’s worried question.
At that, Hae-na’s eyes sparkled softly.
“Then… could we go swing on the swing?”
In truth, she had wanted to visit the valley as well, but she had heard that the nearest mountain to the Yul Family Residence would take at least half a shichen to reach on foot.
‘The marketplace is closer, so…’
It was just as Hae-na was thinking this.
“You don’t mind skipping the valley?”
At Cheon-eul’s words, which seemed to read her innermost thoughts, Hae-na’s eyes widened. He smiled faintly.
“How could I not hear when you whisper so earnestly to the wind?”
Ah. Hae-na’s mouth fell open slightly.
It seemed he had heard every word she had muttered while crouching alone in the garden.
Embarrassed, Hae-na hung her head low.
“Still, you must be busy… oh!”
Cheon-eul moved with a long stride. Startled by his sudden movement, Hae-na let out a small cry.
“Even your lack of greed resembles Seowan. Why must you choose?”
Cheon-eul spoke with amusement in his voice.
In the blink of an eye, Hae-na found herself standing before the back gate of the Residence.
Cheon-eul adjusted the child gently in his arms and draped his long sleeves over Hae-na.
“You should do everything you wish to do.”
Before his words even finished, both their bodies lifted gently into the air.
Startled, Hae-na looked down and gasped. The height was dizzying and terrifying.
With her eyes squeezed shut, Hae-na gripped Cheon-eul’s collar tightly.
After a brief moment of sharp wind sounds, Hae-na’s body descended softly to the ground.
Soft.
She felt rough earth beneath her feet, different from the courtyard of the Yul Family Residence. At the same time, the fresh scent of grass rushed in.
Opening her eyes slowly, Hae-na gasped in wonder.
“Wow…!”
Before her lay a lush forest with a clear valley stream flowing through it.
Sunlight filtering through the leaves touched the valley water and shattered into brilliant radiance.
The forest, beautiful as a place where immortals dwelled, was silent and empty of any human presence.
“I found this place beforehand, thinking crowded areas might make Seowan uneasy. Do you like it?”
Cheon-eul asked gently.
Lost in the beauty of the landscape, Hae-na nodded vigorously.
“It’s so incredibly beautiful! How did you find this place? Oh, no—thank you so much!”
Truly excited, Hae-na’s words tumbled out in a rush.
Cheon-eul chuckled softly.
“Since I’m staying at my wife’s family home, I must do at least this much. What if you came to hate me as a brother-in-law with no capabilities?”
Brother-in-law.
At that word, Hae-na stiffened with a start.
Since she had married Seowan, it was proper to call him brother-in-law, yet Hae-na could not easily bring herself to speak the title aloud.
It wasn’t that she disliked him. It was simply unfamiliar and embarrassing.
It was the same as when she had first met Seowan and could not call his sister by her name without hesitation.
But what differed from that time was that Seowan paid no mind to what Hae-na called him, whereas Cheon-eul was not so indifferent.
In Cheon-eul’s jade-green eyes as he gazed at me, I sensed a peculiar anticipation. I pressed my lips together.
Terms of familial address were still ticklish and awkward for me.
His expectation only deepened my embarrassment. I shut my eyes tight and opened my mouth.
“B-brother-in-law. Don’t worry. I won’t hate you.”
“Hmm? What did you say?”
Cheon-eul tilted his head with feigned innocence.
Hae-na’s eyes narrowed with a hint of resentment.
“You heard me perfectly well, brother-in-law!”
She cried out loudly, emphasizing each word, and Cheon-eul burst into laughter.
“Yes, I heard you clearly, sister-in-law.”
He gently rubbed her slightly furrowed brow and made a light gesture.
At that, something that had been placed before the Large Ancient Tree rose gently into the air.
It was a square wooden plank, placed there at some unknown time.
Leaves gathered at both ends of its perfectly smooth surface, then spiraled and stretched long like a rope.
The rope woven from leaves and wind wrapped around the plank once, then rose upward and caught upon the sturdy, thick trunk of the tree.
“Will this ease her anger a little?”
Cheon-eul spoke, having created a small swing perfectly suited to Hae-na.
The gentle-natured child beamed brightly and nodded at once.
Lifting Hae-na, Cheon-eul stood her upon the swing’s plank.
“Hold the rope tightly. Then bend your knees and lean your body back, then straighten and stretch forward as you rise.”
Hae-na grasped the rope according to his kind instructions.
A strange, wondrous sensation emanated from the rope made of leaves and wind.
With just one movement of her body, the swing surged forward.
As she pumped her feet again, the sky drew suddenly near.
Her thin hair whipped wildly in the fierce wind.
“Wheee!”
Hae-na cried out in delight. It was the first time she had ever soared so high on her own.
The swing was perfectly sized for Hae-na’s frame.
Laughter bloomed across Hae-na’s face as she swung with joy.
Cheon-eul watched the child with a gentle smile.
Then the still waters of the Valley rippled slightly.
‘He’s awake.’
Even forcing him unconscious, I harbored no illusions that I could keep Seowan bound for long.
‘In truth, I came to the water’s edge precisely because I anticipated he would be concerned.’
By now, Seowan was likely watching Hae-na play merrily in her bedchamber at the Residence.
Just then, Hae-na glanced back at him, her expression uncertain—she seemed ready to come down.
Cheon-eul stopped the child’s swing with a surge of spiritual energy.
Before he could even offer his hand, Hae-na jumped down from the swing with a bound.
The child’s cheeks flushed rosy as she exhaled in quick, breathless gasps.
Cheon-eul gently smoothed Hae-na’s tousled hair.
“You seem to have had quite the time.”
“Yes!”
Hae-na answered brightly and straightened her clothes.
The child glanced between Cheon-eul and the valley stream before asking a question.
“May I wade into the valley?”
When Cheon-eul nodded readily, Hae-na sat on a nearby large rock and removed her shoes and socks.
Gathering her skirt, Hae-na carefully placed her feet into the valley water.
“Oh my!”
The shallow water that reached only to her ankles flowed with considerable force and was bone-chillingly cold.
The water was so clear that small fish were visible beneath the surface.
After wandering about observing the fish for some time, Hae-na finally emerged from the water once her feet had grown numb with cold.
“Come here. Let me dry your feet.”
Kneeling on one leg, Cheon-eul tapped his thigh gently.
Hae-na walked over, splashing softly, and sat upon his leg.
With a handkerchief, Cheon-eul carefully wiped away the dirt and moisture clinging to the child’s feet, then helped her into her socks and shoes.
“Thank you.”
Hae-na bowed politely and settled onto a broad stone.
After playing so vigorously, she felt drowsy. As Hae-na blinked slowly and stretched, Cheon-eul spoke.
“You’ve felt confined, haven’t you?”
Cheon-eul asked gently.
Hae-na hesitated before answering.
It had only been five days. The Yul Family Residence was spacious enough, and nothing was lacking.
Being close to her sister was wonderful too. She understood well enough why her sister had been so insistent.
Yet despite all this, Hae-na felt a creeping sense of confinement.
She had been trapped in Yeon-ga for six years straight, and now merely five days at the Yul Family Residence felt suffocating.
She had said nothing to anyone, thinking it ungrateful.
But now that Cheon-eul had asked first, her feelings felt strangely complicated.
“I think I’m being greedy beyond my station.”
Hae-na murmured softly.
“Why do you think that?”
Cheon-eul responded with quiet inquiry.
Hae-na opened her mouth.
“My desires keep growing. At first, I thought it would be enough just to stay at the Residence….”
Now that she had passed through the Main Gate she once believed she could never leave, she found herself wanting to do so many more things.
‘I promised to behave myself.’
Childishly, my curiosity kept growing. Embarrassed, Hae-na hung her head low.
“Having something you wish to do is a precious thing. No matter how small or trivial it may be.”
Cheon-eul ruffled the back of the child’s hair as he spoke.

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