Body & Soul 🇰🇷 Part 1

Chapter 178: Seo Yeon

I saw red when I saw my boy hiding behind his father and avoiding my gaze. I knew my children inside and out so I knew that something was wrong; even husband and nephews couldn't look at me at all. I had to physically take him into my arms and drag him into our new home and I made him undress in front of me...and when I saw the wound on my son all I could do was close my eyes and try to hold in my anger as much as I could. I was quiet for a long time and he even had to run to me and hug me so I could try and calm down. I held my baby boy in my embrace for a while before i tuck him into bed and I went over his wound with a cool compress until he fell asleep. I went over to my brother's home to find my nephews talking animatedly about the incident and how they stopped 'that woman' from stabbing my son to death. My eyes met with my husband's and my brother's who were looking quite grim. My husband couldn't sit still and soon enough stayed by my son's side as did I. I left my daughter with my brother's family and we both stayed by his side until Moon-Bok arrived and took a good look at him. I didn't utter a single word all day and I tried to force myself to ignore everyone else and just focus on him but I couldn't do it. As soon as Moon-Bok reassured us that he was going to be fine I separated their beds as I tucked her in and I slept by my husband's side. He wouldn't look at me or talk to me because I knew how guilty he felt. I tried to assure him over and over again that it wasn't his fault even though he knew I was very angry at the situation. After what seemed like hours he finally turned over and lay on top of me as he told me how brave all the boys were when they charged at her...and how scared he was when he saw even the tip go through his son's flesh that he almost lost his mind right then and there. He looked at me and told me that he would have someone take care of her in the dungeons for what she did.

Hana then woke up sleepily and told us that Hyuk was awake. Seon-Ho kissed my belly and told me that he would sleep next to him whilst Hana came into my bed to sleep with me. I couldn't sleep at all though the night with overwhelming emotions; anger, sadness and pain for every breathe that my boy took in pain. And I know Seon-Ho was doing the same thing as I heard him in the early hours of the morning training outside for what seemed like hours on end until I went outside to make sure he got some sleep. He tried to ignore me at first but it was only until I covered him with a blanket and I wrapped my hands around his waist that I could coax him inside to sleep by my side and stay there so we could take care of our son together. He wasn't in any pain...or so he said. He could walk normally but I still wanted to be sure as I hoped that this would be the very last time that we had any crazy people trying to break my family apart and kill us.

We watched over him for a while as he was out and about the next day with almost all of the village children trailing after him, in awe of his survival story. He didn't want to be confined to his bed any longer and he had his over-protective father watching over him all the time until we were sure that he was ok. He didn't even complain even once and when he asked him about it he would just always reply that he would be facing worse when he finally joined the military. I couldn't help but wince at that same remark he made every time. And as for his father, well he couldn't help but grimace as well.
But we soon got over this little hurdle as we had what was probably some of the best times of our lives in the village. It was getting harder and harder to reign everyone in for meals as they were all so busy with their new busy schedules and friends. My husband and brother were always huddled together just like they were used to in their youths and I kept myself busy by preparing everything I needed for my new baby and helping my husband set up his school brick by brick with all of the boys. But life here seemed to have given him a new lease on life as he was determined to make up for neglecting me all day by making sure I wouldn't leave his sight when we were in bed together...