“Being treated like a glutton all the time annoys me, and it’s scary when you scold me. But still, my gaze always goes to Dr. Ok, no, to Ok Eun Woo. I keep wanting to see him, and being with him is enjoyable. I don’t know since when, but that’s how I feel.”
Was it since he first confessed to her? Or since she kissed Eun Woo? Or maybe…
She wasn’t sure if it had been from the very beginning.
She reached out and grabbed his hand lying on the table. Just touching it felt scorching hot, but she didn’t pull away. She was willing to endure the burn.
Eun Woo smiled brightly.
“Really?”
“Yes, really.”
He pulled her hand across the table, drastically closing the distance between their faces.
With his other hand, he gently swept her tousled bangs back. The moment his fingertips touched her forehead, ripples seemed to spread there. Holding her breath, she looked at him.
“Do you mind if I do this?”
“No.”
“Do you regret it?”
“I didn’t regret it last time.”
“…”
“Not at my uncle’s house, and even though I wish the manager hadn’t seen us, still…”
She didn’t regret the kiss itself.
Even now, just facing each other like this felt like melting.
Hearing her words, Eun Woo tilted his head and pressed his forehead against hers. His hot breath tickled her lips.
“Ah, really.”
“…”
“Yu Seol Hee, you’re so unpredictable.”
“So now, do you dislike me?”
“Was my response too late?”
In Seol Hee’s fearful question, he shook his head.
“You know it’s not like that.”
“…”
“I’m crazy about you.”
So…
Eun Woo slowly said.
“Be my girlfriend.”
“…”
“I like you so much, just looking at you like this is hard. Waiting is torture. Forget this pretend relationship, let’s really date.”
With that proposal, he didn’t wait for her answer. He brought his lips to hers.
“Shh.”
Maybe, he didn’t need to hear her answer. Seol Hee, with her eyes closed, had already entrusted everything to him.
Late at night.
In the small room.
Their hot lips met.
Dr. Ok Eun Woo. 32 years old. Veterinarian at Dolmare Veterinary Hospital.
He has unusually long eyelashes for a man. A straight forehead, a well-defined nose, and plump, red lips.
Sitting silently by the window, his neat and beautiful appearance was enchanting, especially in the sunlight. Even a passerby would take a second look.
He was also smart. He graduated from Korea’s top university, Korea University, with excellent grades in veterinary medicine, and his intelligence was still evident.
He exercised for an hour every day, maintaining a slim but muscular build. Seol Hee remembered the defined muscles she felt when she accidentally ended up on top of him at Wonderland.
He was skilled in surgery. Operations that took Dr. Choi an hour, he would finish swiftly in 45 minutes. And not just that, he was a veterinarian dearly loved by pet owners in the area.
Owning two apartments implies that he’s good with money too.
So, Ok Eun Woo is perfect from head to toe. Absolutely perfect, that’s clear.
But still.
“Uh-huh.”
It’s too much that he’s also good at kissing.
His fingers slowly played with Seol Hee’s stray hairs. Despite her mind not being on her hair, it tingled under his touch. As their lips met, Seol Hee’s body, which had been glued to the chair, gradually rose.
To get a little closer, a little more. Her body heated up. She used to dislike it, but now it was dizzyingly delightful.
Was I always like this?
Was there always such passion inside me, burning so intensely?
“Haah, haah.”
When their lips parted, a deep breath escaped. She felt light-headed, as if lacking oxygen.
“Seol Hee.”
“…”
“Ha.”
When their lips briefly separated, the sound he exhaled was tantalizingly suggestive. In that instant, her face turned bright red.
“Bark!”
Near Seol Hee’s feet, Gomgom, who had been sleeping, raised his head and barked softly.
Apparently worried by Seol Hee’s unusual behavior.
“Oh.”
Only then did she come back to her senses.
This is…
My room, where I moved in not long ago. In front of me is Dr. Ok, and our worried Gomgom, looking up at his panting sister.
“Gomgom, were you… scared?”
“Bark!”
“No, sister’s not hurt. It’s okay.”
“Whine.”
She reached down to pat Gomgom’s head. He relaxed and narrowed his eyes.
“I thought there would be no distractions at home.”
After staring at each other for a long time, he brushed back her disheveled hair and murmured.
“Even here… there’s a distraction.”
A bitter smile. At his words, Seol Hee, as if in the hospital, bowed in apology without realizing it.
“…Sorry.”
Then she tilted her head, realizing something odd.
“No, I shouldn’t apologize. This is Gomgom’s home, after all. You’re the guest.”
“Well, yes.”
He chuckled lightly with a wry smile.
Suddenly, she couldn’t look at him. Feeling suddenly warm, she picked up Gomgom from the floor and fanned her face with her hand.
“So… Dr. Ok, are we done talking?”
“Ah, yes. Well.”
“Then…”
She couldn’t say, “Aren’t you leaving?” So she awkwardly got up, creating an uncomfortable atmosphere.
After Being Cheated On, She Picked Up a Treasure (Female-dominant)
One-line summary: The husband I married on a whim had been secretly in love with me for a long time.
On the day when Jun Shao finally obtained the imperial decree for her marriage, Lan Qu, the person she had admired for six years, defied the decree and ran away.
Her gentleness and devotion, her promise of a lifetime together, were all disregarded by him. Instead, he dreamed of entering the palace to serve the Emperor’s sister as a sixth-rank attendant.
News of this incident spread throughout the capital, and the alleys in front of and behind the Lan mansion were crowded with people who came to watch the commotion.
Jun Shao should have been embarrassed and angry.
But someone stepped in to protect her dignity.
The figure was in a miserable state, yet still possessed an undeniable elegance and handsomeness.
The young lord struggled to climb the wall of the Lan mansion and shouted to her, “If he won’t marry you, I will!”
So, Jun Shao took advantage of the situation and married the person.
She thought the young lord did it to save the Lan family from the crime of defying the imperial decree, but never imagined that from beginning to end, what he coveted was her.
*
After the wedding, Jun Shao felt like she was living in a dream.
Her Wife-master was as beautiful as a fairy in a painting, skilled in the six arts, well-versed in poetry and literature, capable of being gentle and attentive, and also grand and dignified. Most importantly, she was the only one in his heart and eyes.
Jun Shao didn’t know how Lan Shiwu, as a illegitimate son without a father and blessed with beauty, had managed to preserve his purity, recklessly escape, and use his last ounce of strength to ruin his own reputation, all because of his love for her, just to stand before her.
She could only see him gazing at her with eyes full of love, and when she bestowed a name upon him, his eyes shone like stars.
“You have come to me like a weary bird perching on a branch. I shall call you A Qi.”
