Dream Love : Dream Land - Chapter 109

That morning, both Eun-Woo and Jieun, after cleaning themselves and packing what was appropriate, they started moving to return to the palace even though the day was still early in the morning because they did not want the palace officials to find them if they were found missing.

Also, they didn’t want to face the King nagging.  They are not yet know about the King even didn’t come to see the theater that he investing himself because he was drunk.

They were lucky because the weather was good at that time which allowed them to walk with ease.

As soon as they reached the suspension bridge area, they saw the damage that took place there. Yesterday the bridge only collapsed in half, but today it was all cut off into the river.  Probably because the wind was so strong last night coupled with heavy rain.  Jieun definitely being lucky survive that.

She started take a sigh of relief there.

“How are we going to cross?” Jieun ask Eun-Woo now.

Eun-Woo, who didn’t said anything, use his pointing finger, showing Jieun  the other bridge located not far from there.  The concrete one.  More sturdy and safe.

Jaw-dropping, Jieun look at Eun-Woo now with disbelieve face.

“I swear I didn’t see it yesterday.” She admitted.

“Of course you’re not. You’re a very clumsy person that I ever met anyway.” He said reminding her.

Jieun make a little pout on her lips now.  But accepted it in silence.  That is the hurtful truth that she need to fix.

“But why Lia told me to cross this dangerous bridge?  Why she didn’t said that there is other bridge?”

Eun-Woo shrugged.  He also didn’t know that.

“You need to ask her then when we get back. Anyway, the most important thing is you’re safe now.” Eun-Woo’s relieved face told her how he felt.

“Let’s go.”

“But, what about this bridge?  Am I going to face some trouble with King Liam?”  Jieun started to get nervous.

“No.  It will be fine.  I will ask the palace workers to just remove this bridge later.  We are not using it for a long time now.  Also, we didn’t want another accident to happen again.” He then told Jieun of his plan.

Jieun nodded in agree. Then slowly she walked again. Seeing Jieun walking a bit slow there, Eun-Woo realizes something.

Last night, is the first time both of them making love, and this morning he notices that there is a bit of blood sticking to the mattress cover. Making him feel proud as he is the one who take her virginity.  Well, it is his first time too.

Being a good husband, he didn’t tell Jieun about that and just proceed to wash it himself while Jieun occupied doing other things. But, seeing her seem to walk in struggle, he wonders if she feels hurt?

Blushing a little, Eun-Woo stopped walking at that moment and looked towards Jieun who now also stopped, following his action.  Clearing his throat, he make his mind to asked her.

“Are you feeling okay?”

“Huh?!” Feeling her face warm a little she knows exactly what Eun-Woo referring to. Both of them feeling shy a little there while looking in opposite directions. Trying to calm themselves.

“You are looking uncomfortable while walking. That is why I ask. Is… that hurt? I mean… Am I hurting you?” Eun-Woo dares to ask again.

Trying to put her shyness away, Jieun answering him.

“It’s… just… Because it is the first time… It feels a little hurt, but it’s not that bad.    I can bear this.  It will be better next time.” Biting her lip there Jieun realizing  to her mistake.

Eun-Woo, smirking playfully there, decide to just keep teasing her now.

“So, are you making an invitation for me?”

“It’s not that. I just said it wrong.” Jieun make a self -defense.  Her face was starting to get too hot there.

‘So cute,’  Eun-Woo cannot stand that.

“So there’s no more next time?” He makes his voice sound like he is disappointed.

“I didn’t say that either. I… I mean.” Jieun getting frustrated now. Didn’t know what so say anymore.

Eun-Woo chuckle a little there seeing her like that.

“Well, here I am thinking that you didn’t like what I do to you last night.  When I woke up naked this morning you just looked the other way.  Make me feeling hurt somehow.  So tell me now, do you like last night or not?”  Still teasing.

“Why are you being like this? Stop teasing me. I just being shy. Its not the first time I see that anyway. I already see it in the real world…”Jieun once again slip her words.

Now, Eun-Woo is the one that frustrated.

“You are what? Are you seeing me naked in the other world?”

Wanting to escape, Jieun just decided to walking fast, ignoring her pain there, while Eun-Woo chases her from behind.  Grabbing her hand to walk together now.

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:: At the palace::

“Lady Jieun! You are alright.”

Ayana, who was still waiting for Jieun all night, now ran and hugged her after seeing her walking at the palace ground there.  Eun-Woo just smiles seeing the friendship that he also admire sometime.

“Get some rest. I need to go see to do some official work.  I will be back later for lunch.” He informs her now.

Jieun nodded there, feeling happy as things a went well for them now, while watching the man go.

“Looks like my plan worked. Did you two spent a good time together last night?” Suddenly, out of nowhere, Princess Lia appeared there.

Looking at the princess, Jieun looked at Ayana and asked her to leave them both for a while.

“Ayana can you leave us for a second. there’s something I need to talk to Princess Lia.” Jieun make a request.

“Em… Then, I started to prepare the ingredients for cooking lunch right now  if that’s okay.”

Jieun nodded in agree.  Feeling thankful by her undertanding.  Then Ayana also left her there.

Princess Lia while smiling knowingly, looking at Jieun.  Faithfully waiting to find out what Jieun wants to say.

“Lia, you already know that the bridge is not safe. Why are you doing that to me? I almost drowned as the bridge fall down as it already rot.  Also, you never went there with Eun-Woo.” Jieun started to tell after seeing Ayana already vanish from there.

Lia’s face changed a little there. She didn’t think that far.

“I’m sorry. I just see both of you looking awkward, but yet care too much to each other making me feel frustrated. So I just try to create a scene so that both of you can mend your relationship or something.” Lia is just being honest.

Jieun finally smiling after listening to her reason and take out the blue forest flower that she asked for before.

“With that, I want to say thank you.”

Lia looks shocked now as she didn’t think that Jieun would really, bring home the flower.

“We got some misunderstanding this past few weeks, and even though your plan is harsh, it really helps. So thank you.” Jieun said again.

“So, everything is fine now?” Lia asking.

Jieun nodded there. Looks relieved.

“Ah… Your feeling must be happy because of love.”

Jieun start blushing madly, then.

“I want to clarify one more thing so that no more misunderstanding. Right, I am one of Eun-Woo’s suitor, but both of us didn’t agree to it and that’s all.  Nothing ever proceed between us.  I am interested in the fifth prince actually.”  Lia decides to tell Jieun about that. Don’t know why she feels open and wants to be friends with Jieun from day one.

“Prince Syaoran?” Jieun sound a little surprised. Didn’t think that’s why their engagement didn’t happen.

“Aha… But my father didn’t know about that.  Syaoran know, but he said directly to my face that he didn’t like me that way. Something about ‘you feel like my sister’ and so on. But I have not given up yet.”

Jieun actually adore the girl persistent there, but hoping that she is not become hurt by her own feeling.  As long as she knows Syaoran, she knows if the man already said that, its mean the end.  But, who knows?

“Well, I wish you good luck then.” Jieun said to encourage.

“Good luck is really what I really wanted and needed this time.” Lia smiles thankfully.

After talking some more, Jieun finally excuses herself as she feels so tired already.  Wanted to rest herself a bit.  Parting with Princess Lia, Jieun start walking alone towards her residence.

But, not yet reaching her residence, Jieun began to feel uneasy.

“What is this?” She asks herself.

Her body began to feel like under control with something. She is now facing the north castle, the King private area.

“Lee Jieun…”  One voice started to be heard at her ears.

“I remember.” Jieun tell herself.

She knows this is what happened to her the first time she was in the palace before. Then her eyes started to get blurred, as if possessed… she seemed to be walking unconscious at that time.. Head to the secret room.