Chaotic Nights — Chapter 53. Luggage

Translator: Atlas

Weekly Chapter 7/7

Fortunately, the snowfall stopped. The snow that had accumulated on the eaves melted in the sun. They would probably turn into icicles in the night.

For the first time in a long time, Yongi was wearing normal clothes. She carried her luggage. Yongi, who had escaped from the courtesan occupation, had no makeup on her face.

But one could not tell what had happened. She didn’t look happy, but she didn’t look upset either.

Yongi paused to look toward the courtesan house where no one had waved her off.

“Follow me.”

The man escorting her quickly walked.

“Can I really leave?”

“Ask the owner. Did you hear anything?”

“No.”

“We haven’t heard anything either. You’re no longer a courtesan, so I must escort you back.”

“…Where to?”

The courtesans who escaped alone had to live on their own.

Yongi, who had left the courtesan house without any preparation, tugged on the escort’s arm with a puzzled expression on her face.

“Tell me. Where are we going?”

The escort, who looked as if he did not want to answer, snatched the luggage from her.

He silently walked away.

Yongi ran after the escort. In her luggage was a box with money. She didn’t want to lose the precious money she had collected so far.

“Give me back my luggage!”

“You’re slow to walk with this heavy thing. Don’t worry..”

“Where are we going?”

“Just doing what His Excellency has asked me to do.”

His ambiguous response caused Yongi to feel frustrated, she snatched the luggage from his hand. The escort stops before a familiar gate.

“Come here!”

Young watched the gate open with a mesmerized expression. When the attendant saw Yongi, he blocked the gate before it fully opened.

“Why did you come here?”

“My lord has requested it. Here is the letter.”

“The Lord?”

The assistant took the letter that the escort handed him.

Yongi was still stunned, she didn’t know what had happened. Nor did she know that the person who had saved her from the courtesan house was Jihak.

The alarmed young woman slowly backed away from the chaotic scene. However, the escort grabbed Yongi’s arm with a firm hand.

“I have to carry out orders, so come in quietly.”

“Why am I going in there?”

“I’m not your escort anymore.”

“What?”

As Yongi struggled to escape, the gate opened. Shihoon appeared with a thick coat over his shoulders.

His hands were shaking as he held the letter. Shihoon’s eyes shifted from Yongi to the attendant, who tugged on her arm.

Young looked at him as if time had stopped. Last night, he trembled due to humiliation and burst into tears when he kissed her.

Sohyeon, who was standing behind Shihoon, approached.

“Your mother likely made this choice thoughtfully, so you should embrace it.”

“Is that truly acceptable?”

“Of course. She was once a courtesan, but not currently.”

“Then allocate a room for her.”

Yongi, whose body had lost all strength, walked through the door, almost dragged. The escort grabbed her arm as if she were disobedient cattle.

The escort who guided her said,

“You can’t run away from this house. There are eyes everywhere, so if you want to live, you’d better stay here and wait quietly for your sister to come.”

“Will Eunha come?”

“Yes. I’m going. Anyway, take my words to heart.”

Beyond the open door, Shihoon looked in her direction. Yongi was surprised when she saw Sohyeon grabbed Shihoon’s sleeve, then closed the door.

Yongi smiled.

She could not be here. The reason she wanted to leave the courtesan’s house was to get away from Shihoon. He would one day become another woman’s husband. She feared her heart would melt as he hugged her tightly.