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It’s obvious who was knocking on the door.

The long conversation ended, and Carlyle came to my room.

Perhaps my kind mother showed me the room.

‘It’s over, finally.’

Vita’s eyes, which had been drooping shut due to fatigue, opened immediately.

In an instant, sleep disappears and your body becomes energized.

“Okay, wait a minute…!”

Of course, when she ran to open the door, it was indeed Carlyle Schultz, so she smiled and hugged Vita.

“Of course, you did well, right?”

“Then, who is it?”

There is a sense of relief in Carlyle Schultz’s sigh.

As soon as they separated from each other and looked at each other, the two burst into laughter. Before they knew it, even their laughter had begun to resemble each other.

For some reason, I can’t help but smile when I look at the haggard face of my opponent.

“You look completely exhausted?”

As Vita said that, Carlyle sighed again.

“… It’s not easy, your father.”

It almost felt like a meeting between the parents. If I think back to a while ago, it went like this.

-Yeah, what about your parents? Do your parents know…?

-They’re not here, either of you.

-… … .

There was silence for a moment at first.

-Oh, I see. I hope you weren’t hurt.

-Nothing in particular. I’m fine.

-Ahem, hm… You do have a strong side.

Carlyle would have no idea.

The reason Maximilian Shamal coughed in vain.

I was worried about my in-laws’ life and tried to find fault with them, but it fell through the cracks.

No, I didn’t know. I didn’t know my parents weren’t here.

The moment when Maximilian Shamal felt ashamed of his father’s childish desire to not give up his daughter, he reflected a little inwardly.

So, from then on, the question-and-answer exchange between the two went more normally than expected.

-What do you like about your daughter?

-First of all, she’s pretty. And she’s also really cute. And she’s also innocent.

-Of course, because he is my child.

Son, at least you have some insight.

Maxim nodded with a secret sense of pride. After all, if you have eyes, you can’t help but be attracted to the appearance of your pretty and cute daughter, Bianca Shamal.

I like the fact that you are honest.

Rather, if the thief in front of me had said something like, “I fell in love with you because of your personality, not your appearance,” I would have scoffed.

-But the reason why I really like Bianca is…

Clearly, the story continues to be much more detailed and honest than Maxim expected.

The story of how the two first met is of course fictionalized, but it includes a brief fight and my daughter shedding tears like chicken poop in the gym.

-He apologized…?

-Yes, father.

The sports competition we worked together in, the crisis of the school trip, the times we were apart for a while.

A reunion on ‘Confession Day’ and a proposal where I confessed my feelings.

From going to the aquarium and the movie theater, taking a walk in the park, to a simple cafe date. Maxim heard all the moments they spent together after connecting with each other.

Carlyle told us all about the memories they had made together.

‘No, that can’t be…’

Maxim found it hard to believe at first, but Carlyle Schultz had all the evidence on his phone.

They say they pack lunch boxes every day.

Now, she’s a daughter. The child who was originally a boy hugs her without hesitation and acts very cute. She even says with her own mouth that she loves her.

The photos they took while hugging each other on dates, the texts they exchanged every night before going to bed. After seeing all of that, Maxim couldn’t help but admit it.

-Did you eat your lunch, Carlyle?

-How was the menu today? Did it get cold by any chance?!

-I like you, Carlyle.

-I, I love you…

Maximilian Shamal was left speechless. He could only mutter with a bewildered expression.

“How, this… I’ve never done this to my father… ”

“… … ”

Carlyle felt a strange sense of triumph in his heart at that moment, even though it was somewhat childish.

***

After hearing the story, Vita’s face turned red for a moment.

‘… No, to my father? That feels different.’

I can tell Carlyle that I love him, but it’s hard for my father. It’s been that way since I hit puberty.

As expected, it feels awkward and difficult to do.

“Should I try it next time?”

“That might be a good idea.”

“What happened after that? Tell me the rest.”

Carlyle chuckled at Vita’s comment.

“After that, well. There wasn’t much to talk about.”

What was your home environment like, how was your school life? Since your grades at school were good, they asked about your future plans.

What kind of determination do you have and how serious are you in your relationship? Carlyle answered all these questions with a sincere attitude.

Not a single one, without any hiding.

From the fact that he is an orphan, what kind of life he has lived, what he has thought, and what his plans are for the future.

“And, unconditionally. I told you that I was prepared to marry you, Bianca.”

“That, that’s right… ?”

At the end, he even got down on his knees and spoke. He actually got down on his knees but he said some arrogant things.

-If you don’t give me permission, I will kidnap you even if it means killing you.

-Huh, this kid…?

-So give me your daughter. I am shameless, but I am not so stupid as to miss the only opportunity I have.

“Did you get grabbed by the collar?!”

The moment I took a bite, I unconsciously checked Carlyle’s collar.

It might not have been done by his macho father.

“Almost, was it?”

Carlyle smirked. Vita felt relieved for a moment because it meant he hadn’t been caught.

“Whew… Thank goodness.”

A day with many events. In the end, if you look at it one way, I guess I finally got permission.

It’s wonderful and admirable. Thank you for your efforts.

So Vita immediately started stroking Carlyle’s head while lifting her talons.

“You’ve worked hard, you’ve worked hard.”

“Is this a prize…?”

Vita answered hesitantly to Carlyle, who was smiling.

“Then, it’s different.”

“I like something different.”

And Carlyle points his finger to my lips.

Vita’s face turned red when she realized what he meant, but she didn’t hate it either.

So, after a while, the lips of the man and the woman who took the first step overlap.

Very, gently. Softly and secretly.

“Okay, okay… ?”

“It was hard today.”

I know what you mean. I can’t deny the feeling of deepening in my eyes.

When Carlyle Schultz pulls, you can’t push away.

Probably from a very long time ago, and certainly in the future.

“… Then, one more time.”

The only thing that is captured in each other’s sight is the other’s appearance.

It feels like a very brief moment.

Knock- knock-

But the kiss deepens.

Their tongues entangled and their wet lips covered each other.

Carlyle’s hands caressed various parts of the woman’s body, becoming increasingly soft.

“Yeah, yeah… ”

Vita’s two delicate arms were also wrapped around the strong neck.

The moment when the two people become passionate about each other, that very moment.

Suddenly the door opened.

“Ahem, daughter…? Does father have something to say… ”

Time just stands still.

A puppy, the universe, and an apple. The father’s expression was frozen as if he had witnessed something completely out of the ordinary, something that did not match at all.

The surprised father’s pupils are clearly visible.

“Ah, father… ?”

Afterwards, Vita was startled by the sight of her father falling backwards and ran to his side.

“Oh, Dad?!”

There was a huge commotion.

It was a warm winter day for the young lovers, and a cold winter day for the man sending off his newborn daughter.

***

It feels like such an eventful year has come to an end.

The very first day of the new year.

There was a hill behind the house, so I watched the sunrise with Carlyle from dawn.

It’s a little chilly, but I don’t feel cold at all when I’m holding Carlyle’s hand.

Paaat-

The red light slowly spread over the hill. The two people holding hands each made a wish.

Because we can easily know what the other person wants without having to ask each other.

How long will it be like this, with you holding my hand now?

In the future, continuously. Perhaps for the rest of my life.

The next day, the two of them prepared to return. But before that, Maxim, Vita’s father, had a more important task at hand: getting Carlyle Schultz to do his bidding.

“Move quickly. But before you go back, you have to pick all the seeds.”

It was said that they were preparing seedlings to plant when spring came.

“While you’re at it, level the land too.”

Of course, leveling the land requires strength.

“Okay, Father.”

But Carlyle follows his father, dutifully and without complaint, carrying his extension.

‘See you later, Bianca.’

‘Yeah, right…!’

The two men exchange such conversations with each other through their eyes. The old man walking with a pack on his back and the tall young man walk away.

A scene that has been happening here for the past few days.

It could be seen that my father was being mean to Carlyle because he had a grudge.

Next to her, Mrs. Emma Shamal shakes her head.

“Oh my, that guy. Anyway, he’s not worth his age… ”

Vita sympathized slightly.

Honestly, really.

My father has a surprisingly childish side. I didn’t know it at all before, but I think I understand it a little now.

“But you still admitted it. You know, daughter?”

“Yes, of course… ”

Vita nodded in agreement.

My father doesn’t leave household chores to others.

Especially when it came to the small garden near the mansion that he cherished, he always did it himself or left it to his sons.

As a successful businessman, he could afford to pay people and hire them, but his strict father wouldn’t do that.

Because I’m entrusting something so important and precious to Carlyle right now.

“If the two of you become close through this, that’s good. Don’t think badly of it.”

This time, even his mother didn’t really try to stop him.

“Then shall we get ready too? If we want to make it in time for lunch.”

“Yes, Mom.”

Vita clenched her fist.

‘I need to cheer up too.’

You have to work hard too.

I’m making a new one for Carlyle, who followed in my father’s footsteps, and of course for my father as well.

Cooking is something I’ve been confident in for a long time.

So Vita and her mother prepared the food.

I’m making a meat dish for two men who will be sweating profusely even in the chilly winter weather. And a warm and hearty soup.

“How are you feeling?”

“Yes, maybe?”

I made the soup myself.

It’s not just soup.

“You can make soup like that too?”

“I saw it once in a video. It’s called Beef Bourguignon.”

Carrots, onions, tomatoes and celery.

The most important thing is to serve the beef with red wine.

“Oh, it’s delicious… ?”

Vita laughed at her mother’s surprised expression. Still, she felt slightly awkward and embarrassed.

“I don’t know why, but I’ve become a little more interested in cooking these days… ”

It was like that from the beginning, but I’ve definitely become more interested since becoming a woman.

“Carlyle County is blessed. How dare they take our daughter away.”

“No, not that much… ”

At her mother’s words, Vita’s face turned red for no reason.

But after that.

Little did he know that he would hear similar things from the adults he happened to meet while taking the new rice cake.

***

It’s almost a rural characteristic.

It’s common for bored neighbors to come out for a quick drink and then visit other people’s gardens.

“You’re so handsome, very.”

“Hey, aren’t you having a hard time?”

When Vita prepared the new meal and packed it in her bag.

Carlyle was seen working hard to level the ground.

He exposed his upper body, revealing his strong upper body.

If young women had seen his chiseled muscles, there would have been an uproar, but fortunately(?) the onlookers today are older people.

“Look here, Mr. Maxim. Where did you get such a tall and useful young man?”

“… What’s useful about it.”

The grumbling father and Carlyle wiping the sweat from his forehead and smiling.

“I’m a little better.”

Carlyle’s light-hearted joke causes a raucous burst of laughter.

Looking at the scenery, Vita took a deep breath and slowly approached it.

‘I wonder if you’ll notice…?’

I knew that I didn’t have any such worries. But that doesn’t mean I can’t give him a new one. Besides, I’d already heard about it from my parents.

-Everyone around you knows that you were originally a woman, so don’t worry.

Hey, still.

I’m sure I lived here until I was about thirteen, but is that possible? I don’t know.

“New, newbie… !”

Vita, who had been hesitating and finally approaching, was caught up in the loud noise.

“Oh my, oh my… !”

“She really is a total new bride.”

“Why did such a pretty girl act like a boy when she was young?”

“That’s important, man. It’s time for you to get married.”

“Oh, no.”

“Your voice is also very bead-like.”

Vita’s face quickly turned red like a carrot at the elders’ innocent compliments.

But why?

‘Why is no one suspicious…’

You were originally a man, so don’t you have any doubts?

“You were pretty since you were little, so I knew you were a girl.”

“Column column. Everyone thought so.”

“Now you’re a total lady.”

So, this is it.

It’s a sad and funny situation where I feel relieved but strangely my pride is hurt.

“Now that I look at it, there was a reason why that young man continued to tolerate Maxim’s tyranny.”

“Oh my, these people.”

Even my father’s angry reaction.

I’m not in my right mind.

widely-

Then Carlyle takes her hand.

“… Let’s go, Bianca.”

“Hey, where to?”

The two took advantage of the adults’ chattering to head to a quiet area nearby.

They were completely unaware that the adults, even the picky Maxim, were watching them with smiles, thinking that they looked good together.

Then the two arrived at a sunny spot together and sat down on a rock.

“Carlyle, aren’t you cold?”

Carlyle chuckles at the worried tone. He stretches his arms wide.

“Ha, that’s hard… ”

Even though he says it’s hard with his mouth, he has a refreshing smile on his face.

“How is it, are you crazy…?”

Vita nodded vigorously at Carlyle’s question.

“Yeah, totally.”

The vitality and energy of the country elders is something that cannot be handled.

Feeling sorry for some reason, Vita took out a handkerchief she had brought with her.

“Let me wipe away your sweat.”

Wipe away the sweat that has formed on the other person’s forehead.

Carlyle appears to accept it rather meekly.

Swish- swish-

Perhaps because of the strange words he heard, Vita’s face turned red as she wiped Carlyle’s sweat. She couldn’t help it.

‘So, this is…’

It’s like you really have become a new bride.

He worked hard to prepare for the exam and wiped the sweat off his body with his own hands.

Isn’t this the image of a wife who completely supports her partner?

“… Why are you stopping, Bianca?”

As I stop thinking about that, I hear Carlyle’s words.

Vita hesitated for a moment, but couldn’t tell the truth, so she made up an excuse.

“… No, I’m sorry.”

“What, for no reason.”

Carlyle chuckled.

“It’s fun and a new experience.”

The words that followed were whispered.

“I’ll take all the price… Just stay by my side like you are now.”

A very serious tone, a request that feels sincere.

Sometimes Carlyle gets so serious.

So, without context.

There are times when it goes beyond seriousness and reveals a certain emotion that seems somewhat desperate, almost like a longing.

Although it wasn’t the first time, every time this happened, Vita’s face would quickly turn red.

Suddenly, the surrounding air turns into a sweet scent.

I don’t think I’ll ever forget this moment with the other person, this moment of every minute and every second of inhalation and exhalation.

And the answer I’m going to give is already decided.

That was probably a long time ago, a really long time ago.

‘Yeah, that’s right.’

Vita smiled faintly and answered shyly and small, with a wildflower-like smile.

“… Yeah, I will.”

Because I want to do that too.

They face each other and smile. They hold hands and interlock their fingers.

Look up at the blue sky, listen to your affectionate partner, and share your inner voice.

“You know, Carlyle. What are you going to do when you get back?”

“I need to rest a little first. I have to prepare for graduation and entrance exams.”

“Oh, I see. Now that I think about it, college is… ”

The conversation went on for a long time, without stopping.

So the two of them together.

As they welcomed the new year together and drew the future together, they were both certain that this happiness would continue forever.

Time doesn’t stop.

No promise or oath, no happy or sad event, is still.

As time passes, people grow and sometimes look back on the path they have walked.

But Vita and Carlyle, the two young lovers, are now in their prime. They still have more new experiences and more room to grow than they have ever experienced before.

And then, one year.

A year has passed.

When the two were happily married and were in their second year of college, a conflict arose.