Chapter 268 – Acting That Is Not Acting
#268.
The next day, Gaon, who had successfully completed the mandatory defense against Ruggiena, headed to the lobby on the first floor to greet Hirencia.
Originally, she thought of leaving it to the counter staff and waiting in the waiting room, but she decided to come out herself because she didn’t feel the need to do so.
Ten minutes before the promised time, Hirencia finally appeared.
For some reason, even in her private meetings, she was always wearing her uniform and extremely blocking her exposure, but she was wearing a neat dress.
Gaon walked closer to her, looking straight at her with her shyness all over the place.
“Welcome. Hirencia.”
“Ah… Gaon-kyung, long time no see.”
“Yes. It’s the first time I’ve seen her wear a dress. It suits you well.”
“Is that so? Thank god.”
Upon her praise, Hirencia blushed and pressed her hem with her hand. She was quite short, leaving her trim, immaculate thighs exposed.
Gaon looked at Hirencia’s whole body as if possessed, then came to her senses and pointed at her inside.
“Then let’s go to the reception room. I think I have something to tell you.”
“Ah yes! Please guide me.”
“Follow me.”
Gaon glanced at Hirencia again with a natural gaze, then turned around and climbed her stairs.
What was she really trying to say? It’s a question she’s had for nearly 10 days. Seeing her dressed up, she even felt suspicious.
Gaon, who led her Hirencia to her waiting room, pointed to her sofa.
“Sit down.”
“Thank you.”
Seeing Hirencia sit down rather modestly, he took a seat opposite her and asked the question he had been waiting for.
“Excuse me, but I will ask right away. What did you come for?”
“Ah, that…”
“Speak comfortably.”
When she gently smiled at her hesitation and suggested it, Hirencia, who had been looking around to see what she was looking for, cautiously opened her mouth.
“It’s nothing special. I just want to see your face after a long time.”
It was obviously a strange answer. When she was contacted via the communicator, she clearly felt impatient, but her business was insignificant.
She was about to think about what her intentions were, but she suddenly heard an electric tone.
– Gaon-kyung, from now on, let the words out of your mouth flow in moderation. Her father’s intelligence agents might overhear.
-Your father, the Duke of Austin Chevrons?
-… Yes. In fact, four weeks ago, my father caught me meeting Gaon-gyeong. And as heir to the dukedom, he was told to avoid rumors.
-… Then, could it be that you came here to tell me that we will never meet again?
Gaon frowned at the thought that he might not be able to contact Hirencia in the future, let alone meet him.
Due to the fact that she had had several lovers up to now, she did not have the courage to approach Hirencia and kept her distance, but she had no desire to distance herself from her due to the interference of others.
Even if the obstruction was a duke.
If so, she thought of setting up a negotiation with the duke right away.
-No. That’s not it. Fortunately, she was persuaded.
-Is that so? That’s good.
-However, what you said when persuading is a problem. That’s why I came here this time.
Hirencia softened her eyes as if she had no face. It seems that she didn’t just persuade, she put some condition.
Gaon said confidently.
-Tell me. It’s my fault, so I’ll do my best to help.
-… Really?
-Of course. I’ll listen to anything.
If she had Hirencia’s personality, she wouldn’t ask for an unreasonable request. When she made her rant under such judgment, Hirencia, who was a little relieved, changed her expression to a comfortable one.
– The truth is that her father is trying to stop her meeting with Mr. Gaon because of bad rumors. Didn’t I tell you the other day at the Northmond estate? There are rumors that Mr. Gaon is horny. My father must have heard that, and he said that it was ridiculous to welcome Gaon-gyeong as his son-in-law. So I…
There, Hirencia cut her off. As if it was difficult for her to speak, she smeared saliva on her lips and shrugged her shoulders.
-I am… ?
-T-If I did that, would it be okay if the girls disappeared… I asked like that. And my father said no problem then. So that… At least I think I need to act so that my lies don’t get caught. He wants you to cooperate on that.
– So you have to pretend to be her lover. You mean acting like you’re so immersed that other girls don’t even care?
-… That’s right. Sorry.
Hirencia glanced at her and lowered her head. She seems to have become greatly guilty of the other women as well as of Gaon, as she is his lover.
Gaon pondered.
‘Not bad.’
Her Hirencia might be embarrassing from her point of view, but at least for Gaon, it was also an opportunity to seduce her legally.
Even if you snatch that pretty hand right now, you can gloss over it with the word smoke, and furthermore, if you covet red lips, there will be no problem.
When I heard an example like this, Jaehee came to mind. Although her position is a little different, her situation and that of Hirencia are quite consistent.
Jae-hee uses her strange excuse to seduce herself, and if she went on a date secretly with Cho-rin, Hirencia has to imitate her, pretending to be herself and her lover, so that her lies to the duke won’t be discovered.
Then, as with her relationship with Jaehee, it is possible to slow her down with Hirencia step by step.
Gaon suppressed her black feelings and encouraged Hirencia, who was dying of her spirit.
– Hirencia. It’s okay. You don’t have to be so sorry.
-But I’m in trouble because I did something stupid. I’m busy, but I wasted my time…
She doesn’t know exactly what Gaon is doing yet, but she knows through contact that he is always busy shooting here and there.
So I’m worried that something will go wrong because of this.
Above all, the Duke’s gaze will be focused on him, so the burden will increase considerably.
Of course, that kind of thing is good for Gaon. Although he is said to be a 11-star giant, Gao has become as strong as him.
I can’t handle it yet, but after more time, I can easily shake off his influence.
-I’m really fine. As long as I can meet Hirencia often just by acting, I can accept it.
-Gaongyeong…
-Rather than that, since I have to act now, I change my title. Isn’t it strange that they keep calling it Gaon-gyeong?
-Yes? Then how…
-Just call me Gaon. I also call it Hirencia.
-… Ah, I get it. Then… Gaon?
It was the first title I heard from Hirencia. My heart was pounding and beating wildly at something I had never experienced in my previous life.
If you change little by little like this, one day you will be able to hear even more titles than this.
– Well done. Always call it like that in the future.
-Yes… But are there any lovers in the guild right now?
-There are Chorin and Hayeon… Anything to say?
-Of course. You have to tell me this in advance. I have to get permission.
I thought it would be like this, but I was surprised to hear it myself. Normally, it would be reasonable to ask for a secret, but as expected, Hirencia chose to break through head-on.
It wasn’t difficult for Gaon anyway, so he accepted the request, judging that there would be no problem.
-Then let’s go to the residential floor. I’ll get in touch and call them both.
-Yes!
Unlike Gaon, Hirencia, who did not know that the two already knew her information, was very nervous as if she was about to face the confrontation of her life.
She smiled at that cute figure and opened her mouth.
“Would you like to go to my room? We will talk about it there.”
“Yes. Excuse me.”
I don’t know if I can really take off all the eyes of the duke with this, but it’s best to act clumsily.
As Gaon, she only needs to remain undetected until she is strong enough to handle the Duke.
He came into the house with Hirencia.
“You can talk freely here. After all, no one is around.”
“Is that so? Phew… I think I will buy some.”
Hirencia seemed relieved by Gaon’s words and relieved her tension, as if she was exhausted from worrying about her surveillance.
She sat down on the sofa, picked up refreshments and drinks on the table, and chatted, and soon Cho-rin and Ha-yeon joined her.
“What happened all of a sudden?”
“Herencia sister, nice to meet you!”
Chorin looked strongly wary of Hirencia with a face that seemed like she was finally starting, and Hayeon didn’t care about that.
Gaon slowly explained as he took turns looking at the two sitting next to him.
When he told the duke what he had discovered, the reason, and the conditions Hirencia put forward to persuade him, Chorin let out a long sigh.
“Eh… So you have to pretend to be a lover, right? To show off on purpose.”
“No, that’s right. I’m really sorry for both of you. I was so angry that I said something and made a mistake.”
She knew that Hirencia was secretly foolish, from the time she assumed that Isabella was her lover with Gaon in the Northmond estate.
Chorin realized that her intentions weren’t really intentional anyway, and she nodded her head with a confused look on her face.
“… I didn’t do it on purpose, but I can’t help it. What about what has already happened? So, how are you going to act?”
“I… I want to know what it would be like to go on a date regularly. Then maybe the duke’s informants will make a report?”
At first glance, it made sense. But there is a huge contradiction there. That’s why she’s so famous.
Chorin recalled it.
“Can I? She said she secretly flirted with me. Hirencia-san is especially famous in the capital, right? Rumors would spread right away, but it’s strange that the two of us don’t know that.”
“Oh! That, was it? Then what should I do…”
Hirencia was taken aback by Chorin’s point.
As expected, he doesn’t do that in important matters, but strangely, he makes mistakes in unexpected places.
Chorin felt her vigilance disappear in an instant, and she thought, maybe this could be the most dangerous thing about Hirencia.
As befits the woman Gaon fell in love with, she was someone he could never hate.
She wonders if there is any good way for Cho-rin, but this time, she is Ha-yeon.
“Do I need to care about that?”
“Yes? What does that mean?”
“You said that getting caught after rumors are a problem. But from the beginning, the purpose was to separate us from Master. Then wouldn’t it be okay to deliberately openly spread rumors and come out confidently?”
So, instead of flirting secretly, openly declare war and meet Gaon confidently. Hirencia was amazed at the answer that she couldn’t come up with from her normal point of view.
“Is there such a way? Great!”
“Hee hee, what is it? No big deal. More than that, speak comfortably, too.”
“Is that so? Then I’ll call you Hayeon.”
“Yes, Sister Hirencia!”
Hirencia and Hayeon smiled at each other with a friendly atmosphere, as if she knew that she had to play a rival.
