The Male Leads Were Stolen By The Extra [EN]: Chapter 156

“……Um, excuse me…….”

“…….”

“The weather is really nice today!”

“…….”

“Ha, haha…….”

Lenia’s lips drooped as she felt awkward and self-conscious.

I’m so awkward. I feel like I’m going to die from awkwardness!

She cried inwardly and looked out the window.

She had said something, anything, to try and break the awkward atmosphere, but the weather outside was genuinely nice.

The clear sky without a single cloud and the pouring sunlight made the face of the man sitting in front of her even more radiant.

‘It’s really amazing, no matter how many times I look…….’

She pretended to look out the window, but she kept glancing at the man sitting in front of her.

He hadn’t said a word since he appeared, but the man was the center of attention for everyone in the restaurant.

It would be nerve-wracking, but he sat there without any agitation, just staring intently at her.

She wondered why he was just staring so intensely, but thanks to that, she could see his face more clearly.

The man sitting in front of Lenia was the same man she had encountered just the day before.

She thought she wanted to see him again…….

‘I didn’t expect to see him again so soon.’

He was wearing comfortable clothes at the market the day before, but today he was dressed in a suit, making him even more dazzling.

In particular, the dark navy suit, matched top and bottom, went very well with his black hair, making him look even more intellectual.

In addition, his unique overwhelming aura, combined with his taciturn demeanor, conveyed the dignity of a gentleman.

If she had encountered him at a banquet instead of this place, she would never have been able to strike up a conversation.

Because he seemed like a high-ranking aristocrat from a different world than her, who was born and raised in the rural south, not even in the capital.

“You were in the navy…….”

Lenia muttered to herself without realizing it.

Because she couldn’t help but imagine how good the man in front of her would look in uniform.

She never thought she would feel this good until she came to this restaurant.

Lenia recalled what had happened this morning.

On such a nice day.

She felt gloomy when she left the hotel and came to the restaurant this morning.

Because the trip to Bellano, which she thought was just a trip, was actually an arranged meeting planned by her father.

‘I heard he’s the eldest son of Count Aster and a lieutenant in the navy. His reputation is good, and above all, he’s a good person. So just meet him once…….’

‘Father! When did I ever ask you to marry me off? Why are you doing this without my permission! I’m not going. Never!’

‘Lenia……. It’s already been arranged. So please, just once, think of your father’s face and go.’

She had a fight with her father, but she eventually lost.

It was an arrangement she, the person involved, didn’t know about, but she couldn’t ignore it if she thought about her father and her family.

She reluctantly decided to just say hello and refuse right away, but what was this?

The man she kept thinking about from the moment she met him was the other party…….

She thought that maybe this was fate.

“What should I call you? Lieutenant? Or your name…….”

“You.”

“……Yes?”

Lenia’s eyes widened like a rabbit’s as she looked at him, who was speaking for the first time today.

“Do you want to get married?”

“…….”

Lenia blinked her big eyes at the unexpected direct question.

Those red eyes staring intently at her, waiting for an answer, seemed angry or displeased.

Why is he so angry?

She didn’t understand, but she felt a little sad that she was the only one happy to see him again.

“Lady Lenia……?”

It was then.

Lenia turned her head at the sudden intrusion.

“My name is Perian Aster, the man I believe you were expecting to meet today. But who is this person?”

“……Yes?”

The man who suddenly appeared in front of the two and said that he was the person she was supposed to meet today was wearing a navy uniform.

Come to think of it, my father said he was the eldest son of the Aster family.

“Then who is this person……?”

Lenia, confused and unable to grasp the situation, looked back and forth between the man sitting and Aster.

She hadn’t mistaken the seat. She had arrived first, and then this man came in and naturally sat in front of her.

She looked at the man with eyes asking him to explain what was going on, but the man had no change in expression.

He was just holding her in his red eyes, never once looking away, with his arms crossed.

“You. Who are you? Who are you to sit here without permission…….”

“Get lost.”

The man said coldly, not even looking at Aster, as if he wasn’t worth talking to.

“Hey! Uh, uh……?!”

Aster, who was angry, immediately reached out to grab the man, but for some reason, when the man flicked his fingers, Aster’s arms and legs stuck together like a folding screen.

Then he turned around and moved his arms and legs like a soldier, walking out of the restaurant.

“What is this…… No, hey!”

“Mmph……!”

Lenia was flustered and jumped up to call Aster, but he didn’t stop walking, as if he had a gag in his mouth, groaning.

“Sit down. Didn’t you come out because you wanted to meet me?”

The only person who was calm in this situation was this man, who was leisurely lifting his teacup with his legs crossed.

“That’s true, but this isn’t right! Who are you anyway? Why are you pretending to be that person here?”

“Me? Pretending to be that guy?”

The red eyes looking intently at her were asking if she really thought so.

Yes. He was a great person who didn’t need to pretend to be anyone. Pretending to be Aster was a loss for him.

“That……can’t be, but! Anyway. It’s true that you’re not the person I was supposed to meet today.”

“Either way, you were going to reject him right away after seeing his face. I just saved you the trouble.”

“Do you know about me? How can you presume my thoughts without even knowing when you saw me?”

Lenia was dumbfounded.

How can he be so brazen?

But what’s even more dumbfounding is that this brazenness feels somehow familiar, even nostalgic.

She wondered if she was really going crazy, so she shook her head to clear her mind.

“Sit down first. You don’t like being the center of attention.”

At his words, she glanced around and saw that all the guests in the restaurant were looking this way.

“Ugh, seriously, what is this…… Have we ever met?”

Lenia grumbled and reluctantly sat down.

“Lenia.”

“Huh? You even know my name? What’s your identity?”

She quickly erased her bewildered expression and became wary like a cat raising its fur.

She hadn’t even introduced herself because he suddenly sat down, so how did he know her name…….

“That guy said it earlier.”

“Ah……?”

Lenia had a blank expression for a moment.

She didn’t know that. That Aster had called her by her name.

She was about to clear her throat in embarrassment when the man, who had been looking down, smirked.

“…….”

Her body stiffened.

It was the first time. Seeing him smile.

It was only for a moment, but there was definitely a smile on his lips that disappeared.

Seeing that, it seemed like a bigger smile would suit him very well too.

No, it would suit him well.

Because his smiling face, as if she had actually seen it before, came to her mind.

Even his pleasant laughter echoed in her ears.

For some reason, her heart ached, so Lenia clenched her hands on her thighs.

“That’s a lie. You knew it from the beginning.”

“…….”

“There’s no way I wouldn’t know your name.”

He said that and completely put down his teacup.

Ah, again.

He’s smiling again.

Smiles kept forming on that cold face that seemed like it would never smile.

At that smile, Lenia desperately suppressed her heart, which was beating so much that she couldn’t help it, and opened her mouth.

“Have we met before? In the past.”

At her question, he, who had been smiling faintly, lowered the corners of his lips.

He stared at Lenia, who was blushing slightly on both cheeks as if she was nervous, with a serious expression.

“Lenia.”

“Yes. Tell me.”

“It’s okay that you don’t remember. I understand.”

“You mean I don’t remember? Then we really met…….”

“But not with other guys.”

“……Yes?”

“No marriage or dating with other guys.”

Lenia blinked, her face showing that she didn’t understand properly, as if she had heard a foreign language.

“Never. Don’t even make eye contact. Don’t give them any attention.”

Unlike her, who didn’t understand, his attitude was firm.

Even her father and brothers had never been so overprotective or restrictive.

“Why? Why are you saying that to me…….”

“My only man is me.”

Lenia had no choice but to shut her mouth, questioning him with a crooked look at him, who didn’t answer her question and kept saying things she didn’t know.

The red eyes she met for a moment burned more intensely than flames. Lenia swallowed hard without realizing it at the undisguised obsession in them.

“Don’t forget that.”

She didn’t understand anything he was saying and was confused because she couldn’t remember, but Lenia was absurdly not displeased by all of this.

She didn’t dislike this man. Rather, the problem was that she kept being interested in him.

So now she wanted to hear it from his mouth.

“At least tell me your name. What’s your name?”

“Tan.”

Tan smiled as he looked at her, whose face, voice, and even personality and attitude had not changed at all.

Returning the name she had given him to her again after a long wait.

* * *

Meanwhile.

“That, that crazy bastard…….”

Two people sitting in the corner of the restaurant, far away from where the two were sitting.

It was Mac라이언 [MacRyan] and 제이니 [Jane].

He had been restless and watching Tan, but now he leaned back on the backrest with a relieved expression.

He had followed Tan because he was afraid that he would actually kill the man.

When Tan used his powers on the man named Aster, Mac라이언 almost freaked out and jumped up.

Fortunately, he was only kicked out.

“Mac라이언, can I eat that dessert too?”

“Eat it. Eat it all.”

He handed his dessert plate to 제이니 in front of him.

“Hehe. Thank you.”

제이니 quickly picked up a fork and ate a spoonful of mousse cake.

Watching her, Mac라이언, who was completely relieved, took out a cigarette from his inside pocket and put it in his mouth.

He didn’t light it in front of 제이니, but just kept it in his mouth.

He naturally recalled the conversation he had with Tan the day before.

‘Okay. Waiting? That’s good. Then what if she meets another man later? What if she wants to get married? What are you going to do then? I don’t think that’s ever happened before, but it will definitely happen in the future. Then are you just going to wait and watch then too?’

At his question, Tan looked at him like he was looking at a bug with an expression that said, ‘Is that even a question?’ and opened his mouth.

‘I’ll kill them.’

Yes. There’s no way that guy’s personality would go anywhere.

The funny thing is that he said he would wait the day before, but he immediately chased after her when he heard that Lenia was going on an arranged meeting.

Leaving 제이니 to him.

It’s ridiculous.

“But still.”

Mac라이언 smiled wryly.

He had no choice but to admit it. The sincerity of waiting for only one person for over 30 years.