Chapter 156

Chapter 156

I Became a Gallery Manager in Another World.

Episode 190: Let’s Try Dipping A Bitch’s Pussy Into The Sun’s Asshole (2)

“Haa! Delicious to die for!”

‘Ugh! Disgusting to die for!’

As Yuris exclaimed in admiration, Helen swallowed a scream inwardly.

And then, to wash away even a trace of the mint chocolate chicken left on her tongue, she gulped down the wine in one go.

Drinking the 457 vintage without even savoring the taste was an unforgivable act as a gourmet, but she had to survive first!

Even after gulping down several glasses in a row, the salty juices of the chicken, the greasy sweetness of the cheap chocolate, and the cool scent of mint that tasted like chewing on cosmetics still clung to her tongue, mercilessly trampling on Helen’s ‘gourmet constitution’.

“Lady Yuris, you have some sauce on your face.”

“Ah!…Hehe…thank you…Ma…ah, no! Ian!”

Seeing Ian naturally take out a handkerchief and wipe Yuris’s mouth in that situation, something ‘snapped’ in Helen’s head.

‘Ah! Seriously!! How can he do this! He’s never done that for me!’

Helen’s complaint was true, but Ian also had something to say.

Even if Ian wanted to take care of her, Helen was a noble among nobles, inheriting the blood of the Three Primary Colors family.

Thanks to the dining etiquette that had been ingrained in her since birth, she never made the mistake of spilling food while eating.

“Tsk, give me your hand.”

“Hand?”

“Just give it to me!! I always told you to roll up your sleeves before eating! You’ll get it on you again!”

“Ah… I forgot. Thanks, Helen.”

Thus, Helen was the one taking care of Ian, not the other way around.

However, that didn’t mean that taking care of Ian was a bad feeling.

Rather, Helen felt satisfaction in taking care of Ian.

Ian’s clumsy actions and somewhat lacking appearance made her think, ‘See, this man can’t do without me…’, and a sense of fulfillment welled up, making her want to take care of him even more.

But…

That was that, and this was this!

Even if Helen was the one taking care of him, seeing a father take care of another woman right in front of her made her blood boil.

‘And also! I’m angry that he’s sitting in the middle instead of next to me, and looking closely, he’s sitting 0.13cm closer to the saintess candidate, isn’t he?! Is he crazy?!’

Judging that she couldn’t take it anymore, Helen pretended to drink wine and subtly smeared the red liquid on her lips and spoke to Ian.

“Ahem, but… you…”

“Yeah, Helen. What is it?”

“…Me…me too…here…a little…”

“Ah, just a moment, Helen. Lady Yuris, you have some on your face again.”

“…Hehe! Wipe it off again.”

“….”

As if she couldn’t take it anymore, Helen emptied her wine glass in one gulp.

And she stretched her leg under the table and kicked Ian’s shin hard.

Thump-!

“….?”

Ian flinched for a moment and looked at Helen as if he didn’t know why.

Thump-!

Helen, who was getting more and more annoyed, kicked him harder this time.

“…Helen?”

“Hmph! Never mind, I’m going to the bathroom for a moment.”

Helen, who had snapped in a cold voice, jumped up from her seat.

Thump-!

Of course, she didn’t forget to kick Ian’s shin again as she got up.

“….?”

Ian, who had been kicked three times out of the blue, looked bewildered for a moment, then got up from his seat as if he had guessed something.

“Lady Yuris, I’ll go to the bathroom for a moment too.”

“Yes! Go ahead!”

The cheerful voice coming from behind and Ian’s footsteps following her sharply scratched Helen’s nerves. She frowned deeply and put strength into her steps towards the hallway.

‘…Aaargh!!! What are you doing, Helen!! Snap out of it! You’re in the middle of an important negotiation! Are you going to properly act as the successor of the Redrose family if you’re swayed by something like this?! Don’t get dragged around, get to the point!’

She whipped herself, but the distracting thoughts in her head didn’t subside easily.

The voice of reason was buried in emotions that kept jumping in different directions.

“Helen?”

Ian’s voice from behind made her even more annoyed.

‘Annoying! Annoying! It’s so annoying! Why are you following me! You’ve been paying attention to that pink-haired woman since earlier! Wiping her mouth! Sitting closer! You didn’t even see me trying to talk to you! And now you’re pretending to be worried? If you two are so desperate for each other, just go to a hotel!’

Feeling the anger rising to her throat, Helen stopped walking.

She felt like she would get sick if she held back any longer, so she was going to snap at him with one clear word.

“Helen!”

Ian’s hand grabbed Helen’s shoulder.

At the same time, Helen, who turned around to burst out all the pent-up complaints, swallowed her breath.

“…Helen. Are you okay? Are you sick somewhere?”

Instead of the indifference Helen had expected, Ian’s expression was filled with a complex light of bewilderment and worry.

‘Why, why is he making that face?’

Ian’s eyes, as if he really didn’t know why she was angry, yet carefully checking her mood.

The crimson anger that had filled Helen’s head disappeared like fog.

And she realized.

The source of the intense anger she felt.

Because the negotiation wasn’t going as planned?

Because of the shabby restaurant and the terrible mint chocolate chicken skewers?

Those trivial things were not the problem at all.

Helen’s heightened senses were solely focused on Ian.

It was the way Ian looked at Yuris with affectionate eyes and took care of her every little action, not her.

In that brief moment, she was helplessly shaken by the sight of him focusing on another woman, not her.

‘Ah… I… I was jealous.’

As she became aware of her perhaps most primal and honest emotion, Helen’s face flushed.

And at the same time, another thought flashed through her mind like lightning, in the realm of instinct rather than reason.

‘…Wait. Is there any need to be jealous? In the first place, it was Ian who persuaded and brought this saintess candidate here… All for me, Helen Redrose. Why? Because he loves me!’

That was right!

All of this was ultimately for her.

Ian had set the stage to convey her proposal to Yuris.

In the process, he was just trying to please Yuris…

Perhaps even that affectionate look from earlier was a calculation to reassure Yuris and create a smooth atmosphere for negotiation!

No! It must be!

At the same time as that realization, a different kind of intense emotion surged in Helen’s chest, different from jealousy.

There was no need to think any further, no reason to hesitate.

Because expressions of affection between husband and wife are natural!

Whack-!

Helen’s hand reflexively reached out and grabbed Ian’s coat lapel tightly. And she pulled him in without hesitation.

Smack-!

She felt Ian’s eyes widen slightly in surprise at the unexpected collision of their lips.

But Helen didn’t care.

The mingling of their breaths, the lingering scent of wine, and the unique scent of Ian’s body made Helen’s head spin.

The complex thoughts that had been boiling until just now emptied out, and only the sensation of Ian’s touch felt like the whole world.

‘Haa…♥ haa…♥ heu…♥’

It was just a kiss, but it felt strangely good.

Anger, annoyance, and anxiety all melted away, replaced by a burning possessiveness and a sense of relief.

As if not to let go of Ian, Helen gripped his lapel even tighter and deepened the kiss.

How much time had passed like that?

With her breath growing increasingly short, Helen swallowed her regret and slowly parted her lips.

“….Haa.”

Her completely relaxed eyes were filled with heat.

With her face flushed red, Helen whispered.

“…I know you set up this meeting for me… but still, don’t make me too jealous…”

She tried to say it casually, but her voice trembled slightly.

“What? Were you jealous?”

At Ian’s reaction, which showed he hadn’t expected it at all, Helen flared up and shouted.

“Of course I was! You were blatantly rubbing it in my face!! Are you clueless?! Or are you doing it on purpose?!!”

“No… I didn’t mean to…”

“What?! So that’s just your natural behavior?! You’re crazy! You!! Who, who, who said you could act like that!!”

The tender atmosphere from just a moment ago was gone, and her usual prickly tone returned.

Ian’s answer that he did it unconsciously made her even more dumbfounded, but this wasn’t the time to argue about that.

Helen snorted and muttered softly.

“Hmph! Fine. Take care of the princess, the saintess, or your childhood friend as much as you want! In the end, I, Helen Redrose, will be the one left by your side!”

Helen poked Ian’s chest and smiled confidently, befitting the successor of Redrose.

“How long are you going to stand there like an idiot? We should go make a contract with the saintess candidate soon.”

“Okay, okay. Then how can I help?”

“Hmph! Who do you think I am? I’m Helen Redrose? I don’t need any help!”

Thump-! Thump-!

“Just watch me shine from the side!!”

As if she had completely transformed, Helen confidently walked into the restaurant.