The days of being in love always passed by especially fast. Lee Yeong spent this time by Cha Eun-sang's side, picking her up and dropping her off from school, accompanying her to part-time jobs, and of course, not forgetting occasional romantic gestures. Their relationship was heating up day by day.
As for Yoon Ji-woo, Lee Yeong taught her Taiji Mysterious Clarity Dao, and at the same time arranged many private coaches for her in combat and fighting, so that she could protect herself when facing ordinary people.
But considering the lack of spiritual energy in the world and the slow cultivation speed, he used the power of the Menmen Fruit to open a door to a small world, allowing Ji Woo to cultivate with the spiritual energy in the small world.
Just like usual, after checking Ji Woo's cultivation progress today, he brought Cha Eun-sang to the fried chicken shop for her part-time job. It's worth mentioning that due to Lee Yeong's persistence, Cha Eun-sang quit her other part-time jobs besides the fried chicken shop.
"Can you two please not show off your affection in my shop? There are two other living people here, okay?" Sunny really couldn't stand it anymore. The person she liked was a complete chauvinist, completely oblivious to her feelings, and never took the initiative to approach her.
Ji Eun-tak, however, looked at Lee Yeong and Cha Eun-sang with envy. Their relationship was like a fairy tale, both loving each other, while the person she liked gave her a feeling of being close yet distant, leaving her feeling insecure.
Hearing what the boss said, Cha Eun-sang quickly apologized, but it wasn't like at first; there was a hint of intentional tone. They got along well, often teasing each other. Lee Yeong, however, said impolitely:
"Don't act so pitiful, okay? Don't you and Eun-tak both have someone you like? You should be like me, bravely express yourselves. Feelings are not about 'you and me'. If you truly like someone, what does it matter who confesses first?"
Seeing Eun-tak and Sunny's thoughtful expressions, Lee Yeong's lips curved slightly. After a pause, he spoke again: "Do I have to tell you two that they actually like you too?"
"How do you know?"
This was Cha Eun-sang and Sunny.
"Do you know them?!!!"
This was Ji Eun-tak.
After all, Sunny and Eun-tak hadn't said the names of the people they liked, so how did Lee Yeong know they liked them? Lee Yeong must have met them or known them, and had a good relationship, to know their thoughts.
Eun-tak was startled. Whether it was Kim Shin or Wang Li, one as a Goblin and one as a Hell Reaper, being noticed by ordinary people was quite dangerous.
"I know them, but they don't know me."
This sentence directly scared Eun-tak at the front desk, causing her hand to tremble and almost spilling her coffee. She quickly cleaned up while watching Lee Yeong, also worrying if Lee Yeong had truly discovered their identities.
Hearing Lee Yeong's words, Cha Eun-sang was quite eager. After all, she had asked many times but never received the answer she wanted.
"You know their boyfriends? Why didn't you tell me? ... What do they look like?"
Cha Eun-sang's string of questions, coupled with her unique "what else don't I know" look, made Lee Yeong raise his hands in surrender.
He then told her the general situation, saying that he knew their friends and learned about it from them. Of course, their true identities and names were not revealed...
Sunny and Cha Eun-sang didn't say anything more. Ji Eun-tak obviously didn't believe it, but she couldn't directly ask Lee Yeong if he knew that the two weren't human, or even that he knew her identity as the Goblin's bride. In the end, she also chose to remain silent.
...
"I'm going to the convenience store to buy something. What do you two want to drink?" The three had just left the shop and were about to go home when Ji Eun-tak spoke.
"Then you go get the car, and Eun-tak and I will go together."
As Lee Yeong's girlfriend, Cha Eun-sang naturally knew what he wanted to drink: the essential happy water for homebodies.
Lee Yeong didn't know Cha Eun-sang was complaining about him. He just walked rather helplessly towards the parking spot. However, when he drove back to the convenience store, he found that the two of them weren't waiting for him by the roadside.
There was no one at the convenience store either, only some people talking about a dead person found in the restroom. Just as he was about to call them, they appeared from behind him.
"Where did you two go? You didn't even call to tell me, making me worry for nothing!"
"Eun-tak and I went to the restroom, but the door wouldn't open, so we had to go to the public restroom over there. What happened here?"
Lee Yeong's expression was a bit strange when he heard Eun-sang's words, but it was very difficult for anything to happen to the two of them.
Eun-tak could summon Kim Shin at any time if she was in danger, and Lee Yeong had always arranged Shadow Ninjas to protect Eun-sang secretly. Once danger occurred, Lee Yeong could instantly sense it.
"...I heard someone was found dead in the restroom... Luckily you two didn't go in!" At this moment, the convenience store clerk stepped out from behind them. "I heard the death was horrible, with no wounds on the body..."
"A grown man dying in the women's restroom, he must have been a pervert."
"I heard he was dragged into the restroom by a malevolent spirit and scared to death."
...
Various rumors began to spread among the surrounding crowd. Lee Yeong, seeing this, also sighed at the terror of rumors. Just as they were about to leave, a familiar face emerged from the restroom.
"Kim Yoona, what's wrong?" Seeing Kim Yoona's hurried steps and the marks of being choked on her neck, Lee Yeong realized this was the Magu God's doing. The Magu God mistakenly thought the person in the restroom was killed by Kim Yoona. When she acted, she was saved by the Hell Reaper, leading to this scene.
"I'm fine, hurry, let's get out of here first!"
Kim Yoona had seen Lee Yeong at the Del luna Hotel and thought he had run out of the hotel. Without thinking much, she quickly urged him to leave.
Seeing the onlookers still around, Lee Yeong was about to take her away when he saw Cha Eun-sang and Ji Eun-tak, one on each side, supporting Kim Yoona towards the car.
Eun-sang couldn't see the marks on Kim Yoona's neck, but Eun-tak saw them clearly; such choke marks did not belong to a human. Although Cha Eun-sang was wondering about this girl's relationship with Lee Yeong, she trusted Lee Yeong wouldn't lie to her, and both implicitly remained silent.
Lee Yeong saw that the atmosphere in the car was a bit strange and knew what they were each worried about. Under the current circumstances, he could only send Kim Yoona to Del luna Hotel to rest first. As for other matters, he would have to explain them slowly.
After sending Kim Yoona and Ji Eun-tak back separately, Lee Yeong also breathed a sigh of relief.
"Eun-sang, you..."
"Lee Yeong, I..."
They both spoke at the same time, first startled, then looking at each other and smiling foolishly.
"Eun-sang, you go first!"
"Um... it's just... my mom found out about our relationship. I told her..."
"Kim Yoona is an intern at my friend's hotel, don't misunderstand... Huh?" Lee Yeong thought Cha Eun-sang was going to ask about Kim Yoona and found it awkward to speak, but it turned out to be this.
"Auntie will find out sooner or later, so I'll visit tomorrow since it's a day off. I'll make sure Auntie agrees to us being together!"
Although her family's situation was simple, Lee Yeong had known about it for a long time, so Cha Eun-sang didn't refuse. She also wanted her mother to approve of the person she loved.
"Mhm, then I'll talk to Mom later... Also, I trust you..."