Transmigration: The Narcissistic Cinderella - Chapter 117

After spending two nights at the place— sincw the negotiation went by smoothly— both of them were back at the Underworld. It was a pity that Jiwoo was not able to visit lots of place.

Nonetheless, since Sookyung had promised to take her there next time around, she decided to wait for him to fulfill that promise of his.

Seated inside one of the rooms in the castle, both of them were playing chess. While frown sat on Jiwoo’s face as she moved her pawn, Sookyung seemed to be much more relaxed.

Once Jiwoo was done with hers, Sookyung moved his pawn to do the next move, and as it was a success, he wore a wide smile before exclaiming.

“Checkmate!”

Moon Jiwoo let out a groan before observing the game before her. Creases appeared between both of her eyebrows while she pulled her lips into a thin air.

“No, what could be wrong this time around? I made each of the meticulously, and there were no open spaces. Are you cheating, Oh Sookyung?” Jiwoo spoke out.

“Is that the only thing you can say everytime you lose? At this point, you should give up. There is no way you will be winning against me when it comes to this,” the boy boasted.

“I can’t do that. I believe that I will be beating you one day. It’s just that you have more experience than me! That’s all,” she stated, “In a matter of a month, I know that I can make you lose!”

“Sure. Playing with you is quite boring. Even though I left so many openings, you still are unable to win,” he said, “The only thing enjoyable about this are the change of expression on your face. They are really cute.”

“Would it kill you to not spout these nonsense?” she asked, rolling her eyes at the male before her.

“These—”

That’s when, the door to the room was abruptly opened, interrupting Oh Sookyung. At the sound, Moon Jiwoo turned back, and at the sight of the one standing beside the door, Jiwoo clenched her hand into a tight fist.

“Junghwa,” she enunciated.

The appearance of Junghwa was enough to ruin the good mood she had, and a scorn was placed on her face. Seeing the wide smile the female had on her face, Jiwoo felt disgusted and was desperate to rip that off of her face.

“What are you doing here?” Oh Sookyung questioned.

Junghwa bowed politely before saying, “Your Majesty, I will be staying over at the palace for some days since an emergency has come up at home. Uncle and Aunt had already given me permission, so I hope that you wouldn’t be minding.”

“I didn’t know that the palace provided shelter to the homeless people. The other day I saw some kids on the streets. Apparently they don’t have a place to go to. Should I be bringing them over as well?” Jiwoo stated as mock showed on her face.

The corner of Junghwa’s lips curved to form a smirk, and raising one of her eyebrows, she faced Moon Jiwoo.

“I thought you already knew.”

From that gaze of hers, Moon Jiwoo understood what the female wanted to imply. Feeling her anger rise at that, Jiwoo took in a deep breath and tried to compose herself, recalling Sookyung’s words on how the first one to lose the temper is the loser.

“Shin Daerin, how many times do I have to tell you that this is not how we treat the guests at our place? When guests come over at your home, you need to be more polite,” Sookyung voiced out.

Having Oh Sookyung defend her in this managed to shock Moon Jiwoo. Nonetheless, a small smile formed on her face as joy spread through her heart. She liked how Sookyung implied that this was her home as well.

Turning to face Junghwa, Sookyung added, “Have a pleasant stay at the Han’s quarters. It’s not a requirement for you to greet me or inform me about anything that happens there. Then, if that’s all, it would be great if you could leave. As you can see, both of us were busy.”

“Yeah, even if you are desperate, he won’t be liking you, so leave,” Jiwoo voiced out, “As you have noticed, he loves me like his mother, and that’s why, he wouldn’t be obeying your order.”

“Love you like a mother? You have a strange way to put that, Shin Daerin,” he said, not failing to glare at the girl.

“I am so sorry for disturbing both of you,” Junghwa stated, “About the Han’s quarter, I don’t know where it is. I don’t know much about this palace, so forgive me.”

“If you are apologetic, then leave. No one wants to see you at here,” Jiwoo vocalised.

“Ah, I will do that then. I am sorry again,” Junghwa said, “I just wanted to make some friends at here, but that doesn’t seem to be possible.

About what had happened previously, Daerin-ssi, it would be great if you could forget it and look past it. I must have said something wrong to you on impulse, and if there is anything about me that you dislike, I don’t mind changing it for you.”

“Why do I need to like you? No matter what you do, I will be always disliking you,” Jiwoo expressed, “That’s why, stay away from me. My temper is quite bad, so I don’t know what I might do to a weak girl like you when I am angry. Even Oh Sookyung can’t stop me then.”

Junghwa bowed once while placing on a melancholic expression upon her face, and letting out a sigh, she turned her back on them before leaving the room. Once she had exited the room, Moon Jiwoo let out a scoff.

“If there is anything about me that you dislike, I don’t mind changing it for you,” Jiwoo mimicked before adding, “Honestly, she is so pretentious! I know the true side of her, and even you do, but I don’t see the meaning behind her acting that way. Does it feel good?”

Oh Sookyung let out a chuckle and said, “You can be really clueless at times, but I don’t want that side of yours to change. Just stay as you are.”

“You have been saying lots of things with vague meaning these days, Oh Sookyung,” Jiwoo stated, “What are you trying to play at? I am really curious to know what you mean.”

“For that, you need to grow up a lot. Wait at least ten to twenty years more, and maybe you will be smart enough to understand the world,” he spoke out.

“I understand enough right now,” Jiwoo voiced out, “By the way, about her staying at here, can’t you just kick her out or something? I mean, it would not be good if a murder happened in the palace?”

“That Han Sungmin would kick a fuss if I do that, and that Junghwa doesn’t look like the type of give up easily. That’s why, Shin Daerin, try your best to get the pest off of me,” Sookyung vocalised, as a smile formed on his face.

“The smile on your face looks extremely vicious,” she pointed out, “And what do you mean get her off of you? What do I look like to you? A servant?”

“No, I just thought that you are too bored these days, and maybe playing around with her will be making you smarter,” he said, “Regardless of what you do, I will be supporting you.”

“So, in other words, you are telling me that, even if I murder her, there wouldn’t be any problems?” Jiwoo raised one of her eyebrows.

Sookyung let out a chortle and stated, “Let’s not go to there, but yeah, do whatever you want. For once, I want to feel that you’re jealous and possessive over even though that’s not the case.”

“As I have thought, you really say strange things at times, but don’t worry, I will take really good care of her,” Jiwoo expressed, “But remember that you have to take care of me throughout the whole time. I will kill you if you abandon me.”

Evil ideas began to brew up within Jiwoo’s mind. As Sookyung had mentioned previously, she was indeed too bored at the mansion, and having someone to play around with her did not seem like a bad idea to her.

A smirk formed on her lips as she clapped both her hands together, and she started to form ideas on how embarrass Junghwa. She wondered about how long Junghwa will be able to be at here before losing her patience.

This might be too much of bothersome task for Jiwoo. Nonetheless, this would definitely be bringing in fun for her, and since she had Sookyung watching her back, it did not appear to be that bad of an idea.

“You are doubting me about it. I thought we have already established how I am trustworthy guy,” Sookyung said.