Male Lead, Please Dump Me Three Times - Chapter 27

“Hmm… Then, should I feed it to you?”

“How are you going to feed me?”

Ray’s red eyes were tinted with the orange light of the market street, giving them a warm hue.

“Firstly, lower your head a bit.”

Ray bent his waist to match my eye level as I instructed.

“And say ‘ahhh.'”

He mimicked me like a mirror.

“Ah.”

I fed the skewer into his slightly parted lips.

“And ‘nom.’ You have to chew it.”

“Nom.”

“And just like I did, chew it deliciously!”

Seeing Ray follow my instructions like a child made me feel like I was teasing a man much older and bigger than me.

Soon, he started chewing on the jelly skewer he had been eating moments ago.

“How is it?”

Ray’s eyes widened as he still kept his head lowered to meet my gaze.

One side of his cheek bulged out where the jelly was.

I felt an impulse to press down on his bulging cheek for a moment.

“It’s delicious.”

Watching Ray slowly move his jaw muscles while looking down at me made his face look good.

Facing him made me feel strange.

It was as if a small ember was flickering in my chest just by being in his presence.

How could he get that kind of glow from just eating skewers on the street…….

‘I can’t believe it, really. There are subtly cute aspects to him…’

The night market lights served as a spotlight, illuminating him.

* * *

After finishing our simple meal at the food market, we entered the miscellaneous goods street.

Earlier at the food market, there were many people who looked like families.

In contrast, in the miscellaneous goods street, we just entered, you can see far more couples or lovers.

As the night grew deeper, the night air became slightly cooler.

I was warm thanks to the coat Ray had covered me with, but I couldn’t help but worry that he might catch a cold.

After all, a knight should have a healthy body and mind for survival!

“Ray, aren’t you cold? I’m fine now.”

I said, pulling his coat around my shoulders.

“Just keep wearing it. The night wind is cold.”

“Still…”

Ray firmly held out his coat, which had slipped halfway off my shoulder.

“I don’t feel cold much, so it’s okay. Just keep wearing it so it doesn’t bother me.”

He gently brushed down my shoulder with his hand.

The friction made my body feel even warmer.

“Um… Ray! Is there something you want? I want to give you a gift as a last… No, I want to give you one! You’ve helped me in various ways lately…”

“I’m fine.”

“I won’t ask twice. So I’ll ask you one last time.”

“….”

“Is there something you want?”

“Just a moment.”

“I’ll give you 5 seconds. 5, 4, 3…”

“Well, wait a minute, Daisy…”

Ray seemed quite flustered unexpectedly.

I think this was the first time I had seen him so flustered.

“I’ll give you more time to think slowly…”

Suddenly, I decided to give him more time since it looked like he fell into a very serious dilemma.

We continued walking down the night street, taking in the scenery of the night market with our eyes.

And then, I stopped abruptly in front of a shop.

* * *

“Wow! I really wanted to try this!”

What caught my eye instantly were the animal headbands laid out in abundance.

They were the kind of headbands my friends and I used to wear when we went to amusement parks in my past life.

“Wow, they have these kinds of things here too…”

Among them, I picked up the headband that looked the cutest.

It was a headband with long grey rabbit ears attached to it.

“Ray, how about this? Isn’t it cute?”

Without even looking at the rabbit headband I was holding, Ray just looked down at me and replied,

“It’s cute.”

“No, you didn’t even look at it. Isn’t this one cute?”

I shook the rabbit headband slightly in front of Ray.

Ray glanced at the headband briefly and then met my gaze, saying,

“It’s cute.”

I couldn’t help but smile at him.

“So, are you going to wear it?”

“What?”

“Wear this with me! I’ll put it on you myself.”

Ray seemed a bit flustered.

“Me too?”

“Do you… not want to?”

I dropped my head in disappointment.

‘I wanted to see him wear it… Ray must look so cute with this…’

Feeling regretful for missing the opportunity, I pursed my lips.

“Daisy.”

“Yes?”

“I want you to put it on me. You do it.”

“Really?”

“Yeah.”

Ray’s lips formed a thin line.

“Yes! Of course.”

I raised myself on tiptoes to put the headband on him.

Because I was wearing high heels, my balance momentarily shifted.

Ray carefully held my shoulders as I wavered.

“Daisy. Be careful not to get hurt. Your heels are high.”

He bent his waist to match my eye level.

His eyes, reflecting in the light, were filled with my reflection.

“Just a moment…”

I gently smoothed Ray’s slightly tousled hair in the night breeze.

Then I placed the headband I was holding onto his head.

“There we go! It suits you perfectly.”

I was impressed by Ray’s reaction. I found myself applauding without realizing it.

“I’ll put one on you too.”

Just like before, Ray gently adjusted my hair before putting the headband on me.

Feeling awkward, I lowered my gaze slightly.

He carefully placed the headband on my head.

“Daisy.”

“Yes?”

“Look up. It’s done.”

Ray smiled down at me. When I looked into his round eyes, my heartbeat quickened.

‘Thump thump.’

Our gazes intertwined in the air.

Ray held me with a firm gaze. His deep crimson eyes were filled with an image of me wearing the rabbit headband.

It was then.

The brightly shining lights of the night market seemed to dim.

‘Ding—.’

It was pitch black.

As if on schedule, the surroundings became silent.

After a moment, a majestic bell sound echoed through the darkness.

It was the bell signaling midnight, causing the ground to tremble as if an earthquake had occurred.

The strong resonance reached the tips of our frozen feet.

In the silent darkness, only the sound of the bell rang clearly.

‘Swish.’

‘Chu.’

That was when it happened.

Strange sounds of delicate touches collided here and there.

“….!”

‘What…? Was there a time for a kiss…? I’ve heard of kiss time at baseball games, but kiss time at a night market?’

The bell continued to ring as if it was trying to drown out the erotic sounds.

My lips didn’t even touch anything…

Yet my cheeks flushed for no reason.

The surroundings were filled with the same darkness as before.

In an instant, someone firmly grabbed my hand.

Soon, a man’s deep whisper brushed past my ear.

“Don’t let go of my hand.”

I felt Ray’s breath.

Due to the pitch-black darkness, it was hard to see what was in front of me, but my sense of touch and smell became more sensitive.

Ray’s strong woody scent brushed against my nose.

His large hand held onto my small hand even tighter.

I instinctively took a step back, overwhelmed by the sudden rush of unfamiliar sensations.

“Um, excuse me… Oops!”

Unfortunately, the tip of my shoe caught on a rock. In a moment, my body swayed and leaned over.

It was even harder to maintain balance due to the elaborate dress I was wearing.

A familiar touch cautiously enveloped my back.

Ray’s broad hand reached beyond the thin dress.

I found myself leaning into him.

Because of our closeness, my hands naturally touched his chest.

Ray’s heart was beating very fast.

As my eyes adjusted to the darkness, they faintly illuminated his figure.

His deep red eyes seemed like they could pierce through me at any moment.

His eyes that were staring at me slowly closed.

The deep lashes that touched my cheek gently tickled my skin.

Soon, his forehead was against mine.

His breath settled on the sensitive area where my ear and neck met.

My fingers curled at the sensation of his breath on my sensitive skin.

Every part of me that he touched became more sensitive.

My pounding heartbeat continued to echo in my ears one after another.

I worried that he might hear this heartbeat.

“You should be careful… Daisy.”

Ray’s whisper reached my ear.

His deep voice was mixed with a light breath.

The locked tone of his voice as he called my name tickled something inside me.

I tightly shut my eyes.