Kang Seo-Yeon slammed the door and threw her body onto the bed. She buried her head in the pillow and the depressed atmosphere filled the room.
Just like a dead body, she did not have any movement. It lasted for some time and she rolled back and forth madly. She was so embarrassed and her face flushed red as the two hours ago's scene flashed in her mind.
Two hours ago, at Xing Hotpot
"I like you~ Marry me!"
Out of the blue, she confessed in a flustered manner. Kang Seo-Yeon did not know how to confess, whether she should say something first or just directly confess, she did not know. Those words she just blurted out of nervousness.
Meanwhile, Heero's black eyes were wide with shock and his mouth gaped upon hearing the sudden confession. He was certainly shocked, after all, this was their first time meeting personally like this.
He wanted to ask whether she was joking or serious. But looking at the flustered and embarrassed Kang Seo-Yeon, he found out those words were not meant to joke around. His question might hurt her feelings if she were serious.
He just felt wrong, so he shook the idea of asking that silly question. Heero was thinking hard about how to reply to her feelings. After all, this was his first time being confessed. Moreover, the girl in front of him was Myung-Hee and Dong-Woo's elder sister.
"I am married, Hong Yu and Han Ying are my wives…" When he reached this part, it was Kang Seo-Yeon's time to be shocked.
Her black-reddish eyes were wide open, her determination faltered in that instant. The embarrassment was washed by a huge pang of disappointment. Kang Seo-Yeon herself did not know what this feeling was, but she felt her heart was heavy when the words "I am married" entered her ears.
Then, her response at that time was running. Yes, she immediately ran, ran away from Heero with her heavy heart. She did not even meet her siblings before leaving, she left straight away as she did not want to hear Heero's next words.
On the way back, she was holding back the tears in her eyes. She tried to not cry and only then, she realized that she had fallen in love. She had truly fallen for her savior, if not, why would she cry?
However, at that time, her thoughts were a mess. She just straight left without thinking much.
Recalling that scene once more, Kang Seo-Yeon rolled left and right, messing with her bed. After she calmed down, she was so embarrassed about what she did, leaving Heero like that. However, being rejected for the first time she confessed was quite depressing.
Releasing a sigh, she brought her body up to the front of the mirror. Looking at her reflection in the mirror, she was confident that she could bewitch almost every man.
'But that man rejected me without a shred of… Eh, wait…'
"I left after hearing he was married… He did not reject me, at least not yet…" Kang Seo-Yeon muttered in a low voice as she came to a realization.
"Even though he is married, so what?"
Here, Kang Seo-Yeon nodded her head as she slowly picked her spirit up. 'Having four or more wives is a common sight to see…'
She nodded as the lives of the people in the core and the inner region reflected in her thoughts. It was common for the heroes and rankers to have many wives. She even heard there was a Crown Class Ranker who married thirteen girls.
"Yes, I still have the chance…" Kang Seo-Yeon analyzed her current situation. She was confident in her figure and looks.
'But I have to make a different approach… Based on his answer…' She recalled Heero's reply once again. "I am married, Hong Yu and Han Ying are my wives…"
Based on Heero's reply, she knew that her prince was about to reject her, but she ran away. Analyzing Heero's words, she concluded Heero was different from most men she knew. If it was other men, they might not refuse her.
"Hmm, different approach… He said his wives were those two girls…" She recalled Hong Yu and Han Ying's figure and look.
"The elder sister has a mature charm and is gentle, the little sister is sweet and her figure will not lose even compared to me…" Kang Seo-Yeon tried to shake her buttock and dance around in front of the mirror.
"But her skin is much better than me, milky and smooth… Even by just looking at her, I could tell her skin is much better than me…"
Kang Seo-Yeon held her chin, not giving up after knowing she truly fell in love.
"Wait a minute, why would I compare my look to his wives… He was married and the thing I need is not to be more beautiful than his wives, but his two wives' approval!"
"Yes, as the fourth person in their relationship, I have to gain their approval. After that, I will make him like me!" Kang Seo-Yeon excitedly jumped up with her hand up.
"Yes, don't give up, Kang Seo-Yeon! You have to fight for your love, even become his third!"
*** ***
Back in Xing District
After Kang Seo-Yeon left him abruptly, Heero was stupefied. Kang Seo-Yeon guessed right, Heero intended to reject her without hurting her, but she ran away before he could even reject her.
"Did I hurt her? But I haven't said my rejection…" After all, Kang Seo-Yeon was his disciple's elder sister. He did not want her relationship to turn awkward with Dong-Woo because of this issue.
Heero shook his head in helplessness. He just did not know how to react to this. This was his first time being confessed after all and for the first time, he also tried to reject the girl's good feelings.
After that, he left the room and met with the other downstairs. As soon as he met them, Dong-Woo opened his mouth and asked anxiously, "What's wrong with my sister, Teacher Xing?"
"Ugh… I don't know, your sister received a call and after that, she left in a hurry." Heero lied to the kids as there was no way he would say, "Your sister just confessed to me, before I could reject her, she ran away!"
There was no way he could tell that to the kids and his wives. But Hong Yu noticed there was something wrong with her husband's answer. His answer was unnatural and she found it out.
Of course, Heero did not intend to hide the fact that Kang Seo-Yeon confessed to him from Hong Yu. He just did not want the kids involved in this.
Fortunately, Dong-Woo and Myung-Hee accepted his words and they went back after that.
On the rooftop, Heero sat face to face with Hong Yu. He told everything that happened just now to Hong Yu. There was no change in Hong Yu's expression, instead, he saw his wife was mischievously smiling at him.
"Why are you smiling? Your husband was about to be stolen by another woman and here, you are smiling…" Heero grumbled.
"Doesn't that mean my husband is popular? Being able to marry a popular man, of course, I am happy~" Hong Yu replied with a small laugh.
Heero froze for a moment, and asked in wonder, "Don't you worry I will leave you for her?"
Hong Yu shook his head and came closer to her, putting her head onto Heero's chest, "No, I know you… I trust you that you will not leave me for other women. Even if you want her to be your woman, I believe you will speak to me first…"
'Moreover, you are even still hesitant with my sister, let alone it was a girl you just met,' Hong Yu thought to herself.
Heero nodded and embraced her wife, but then, there was a thought disturbing him. "Why would she propose to him out of blue?" He shared his thought with his wife.
"Mmmm, maybe she recognized you…"
"She recognized me?"
"Yes, you saved her once, right? Maybe she has discovered your identity and fallen in love with you…" Hong Yu told her conjecture as she remembered Heero once told her he saved Myung-Hee's elder sister once.
"But still, this is the first time I meet her personally and talk…" Heero still could not believe it as he has only saved Kang Seo-Yeon twice. There was no way the girl would fall in love with him.
"Hah, you really don't understand women, do you? saving her once is enough to make her fall in love."
Heero still did not believe her, it was written on his face.
"Just like me, do you remember when the wolves attacked our group? I started to fall in love with you from then on, you give me a sense of security that I have been looking for. That's why I choose you to be my man."
"Ah…" Heero was at loss, not knowing how to respond to this. He embraced his wife tighter, "Let's sleep!"
*** ***
The next day, Heero started his day, as usual, briefing the boys and back to the shop, preparing the dough for the noodles after that.
Everything went as usual until dusk arrived, Heero held a meeting with Sun Zhou Yi and Musashi Hirata while Butcher Wang, Xu Lingxun, and Kang Dong-Woo had their medicine baths.
"So, how's the progress?" Heero asked.
"Hmm, I have registered and the person in the Central Government wants to interview us before we can get the permit!" Musashi Hirata replied. It was a common thing to happen when someone wanted to establish a martial house.
They were talking about establishing a Martial House and Hirata volunteered himself to take care of the permit when he said he wanted to establish a martial house. This time, Heero chose to get the permit officially.
Hearing there would be an interview, Heero frowned, "Interview?"
"Yes, but if you don't want to conduct an interview, we can skip it. I will talk it out with the person in charge!" Noticing his Master seemed to be reluctant with the interview, Hirata offered a shortcut.
"Hmm, sure, let's skip the interview!" Heero immediately nodded and thought to himself, 'Surely, having him make things easier.'
"Good, there's something I want to tell you, especially you!"
Heero's eyes fell onto Sun Zhou Yi and opened his mouth, "Shadow Fang will launch an attack on the final day of Fighter Anteriority!"