Chapter 52

That one word made me turn my head to him.

“What rumors?”

“You don’t know? It’s about the people living in the house of the Goblin in the coastal country. Isn’t this your house, Cheongwoon.”

The moment Cheongwoon heard Gunwoong’s words, he spit out the alcohol he was drinking. Cheongwoon rested his chin on the back of his hand and poured down a drink for himself.

I wiped my mouth with my hand, then asked. “What? What are you trying to say now?”

“Oh my god, you’re really in the dark about these rumors. When it comes to things like this, the men in this city were truly honest in their heart, saying that they wanted the General to not return.”

“Nonsense.”

I went to war and saved my country, but there are! Cheongwoon’s expression became ferocious in an instant. Gunwoong puts a wedge in the ugly momentum.

“It’s real. This one is the only one who cares about you and is doing so much as to make a lap around the city.”

“Hah, it’s like crazy things.” Feeling worse, he felt like he fell to hell. Cheongwoon gulped down only the liquor without a word. My throat burned and my irritation rose.

Gunwoong, who watched him being uncomfortable with the rumors, changed the subject immediately.

“How is your first night?”

Cheongwoon raised his eyes sharply and stared at Gunwoong. Hmm. Looking at his reaction, it certainly seemed that he hadn’t touched her yet.

“Why? You’re already a married couple, isn’t that just a matter of course?”.

“Just drink alcohol.”

“Isn’t it really too late?”

“You should see the child as soon as possible. You’re already old…oops, just don’t do a lot.”

After spending six years on the battlefield, he was already twenty-eight.

“Look at me, I’m the old man who already has a couple of sons who are like rice cake toads.*”

(Rice cake toad/ mochi toad – 떡 두꺼비 /tteog dukkeobi/ A term used to describe a newborn boy who is covetous, white, and flimsy.

“Should it be the time to relax? You’re still at a flowery age, but aren’t you completely old? If you do this, you will look more unpretentious.”

This is also his friend. Cheongwoon clenched his fist at the appearance of Gunwoong giggling and laughing without knowing the limit of others.

“I’m not a beast and I’ve been watching her since childhood. How could I do it like that to her?”