Chapter 395 – The Preparation is Over (1)
Hwangbo Hyoseon preferred to avoid being too close to anyone, just in case. Even though she knew that it was something that shouldn’t happen, she couldn’t predict what might happen if she continued to be swayed by the people around her.
Once this incident with Yongun Sangdan was over, she felt like she could leave this place without any regrets. After all, she didn’t know anything about the Sangdan’s affairs in the first place.
Unknowingly, Hwangbo Hyoseon had caused a commotion, and both No Hee Bang and Mong-ah were looking at her with suspicion. However, she was satisfied with her decision and didn’t notice their suspicious glances.
“Bangju, Kang Sohyeop has returned!”
“Is that so? Are there any injuries?”
“No, he’s safe!”
While the other two stood up in surprise, Hwangbo Hyoseon stood up awkwardly.
“Don’t be so rude. If you think you can make fun of people like that, you’re mistaken.”
The man who came into the shabby room was relieved that Kang Sohyeop was safe. However, Hwangbo Hyoseon couldn’t even feel relieved at that thought.
After exchanging greetings with No Hee Bang and Mong-ah, the man turned his attention to Hwangbo Hyoseon.
She felt her heart race as he approached her with a soft smile and confident steps.
“I’ll say it, I’ll say it…!”
Hwangbo Hyoseon was so focused on what he might do that she didn’t even realize her breath was becoming shorter. Finally, the man stood in front of her.
And then, his hands began to move.
Hwangbo Hyoseon, who was on high alert, flinched and stepped back when she saw his hands.
“Y-you! How many times do I have to tell you…!”
“Thank you, madam. If it weren’t for you, I would have been in trouble.”
“Haven’t… haven’t what…?”
Hwangbo Hyoseon, who had just been shouting at him, realized that the situation was different from what she had expected and her voice gradually faded away.
The man hadn’t tried to hug her or touch her body in any way.
All she saw were his hands clasped together in a polite gesture, thanking her.
But all she could feel was his strange gaze that seemed to reach out to her from beyond his shoulders.
“W-well, that is…”
However, there were too many things that Hwangbo Hyoseon had to worry about as a woman, a mother, and a martial artist, to dispel the doubts in his gaze.
“Nothing, it’s nothing…”
In the end, Hwangbo Hyoseon could only sit quietly in her seat, feeling a small sense of relief that the man wouldn’t do anything strange for the time being.
