The face Seol-hee was currently looking up at Eun-woo with was not the usual face of Seol-hee. A serious expression. Quite different from the usual.
It must be serious.
“I heard there was a change in medication today.”
Seol-hee, who had been momentarily frozen at Eun-woo’s words, made a vacant expression. Then, she soon nodded.
“Oh, there was something like that.”
Afterward, Seol-hee lowered her head and mumbled to herself in a low voice.
“I had so much to do today that I forgot about such a big issue. Wow, it feels like something so old now.”
“You didn’t come because of that issue, did you?”
Eun-woo thought her visit was naturally related to Ih-yeon’s matter, but Seol-hee shook her head.
“No. I have something personal to ask Chairman Ok.”
“Ah…”
It didn’t seem like a small story, whatever it was. Eun-woo turned and entered the house.
“I don’t know what happened, but, well, come in.”
“Sorry for coming so late.”
After Eun-woo’s expression changed strangely, he raised his eyebrows.
“I don’t think there’s anything to say about coming home late at this hour.”
While Seol-hee was staring blankly at Eun-woo’s lips, which were uttering the words, she bowed her head slightly.
“Then, excuse me.”
Not like a girlfriend, Seol-hee entered with a stiff tone.
What should I say?
After entering Eun-woo’s house and sitting across from him, Seol-hee didn’t know what to say, and only her lips moved.
“Professor, is it true what Ih-yeon said?”
About to say that, Seol-hee raised her head.
No, you don’t know what he said. What should I say?
“Professor, I really found out today that Professor Ih-yeon is incredibly wealthy. Why didn’t you tell me?”
No matter if he’s rich or not, it doesn’t matter.
Why is my mind so messed up?
Seol-hee had been thinking that he seemed to be somewhat wealthy and different from her, although she didn’t know it was to this extent.
So that’s fine, but the problem is…
The story about the engagement in the article. That’s what Seol-hee was most curious about.
I don’t think so, but is there really an engagement partner? Are the emotions, marriage, and everything else I’ve heard from him lies, or were they just fleeting emotions?
Seeing Seol-hee sitting there with a stiff face for a long time, Eun-woo tilted his head. The muscles around his throat tightened.
“So, what do you want to talk about?”
“…Professor.”
If it were the old Seol-hee, she would never have directly asked. She would have worried and struggled alone. Even in the previous relationships.
When suspecting that something was wrong with her boyfriend and that his feelings had changed, she didn’t ask. She had a feeling that it would somehow work out, and even if his feelings had changed, she thought it couldn’t be helped.
But.
She gazed at the man sitting in front of her.
She didn’t think his words were false, especially considering Eun-woo’s request.
“This is the first time I’ve liked someone so much.”
“…”
“I can’t know more. Yoo Seol-hee, you’re too complicated. You act like you’re within reach, but quickly retreat…”
He spoke gently, affectionately, yet with certainty.
“If you don’t say it, I won’t know. While other guys might understand, I might not know about such things.”
Eun-woo was always the one who approached first, and this time it was Seol-hee’s turn to ask honestly. After inhaling deeply, Seol-hee spoke.
“I heard something strange.”
Wrinkles formed on Eun-woo’s forehead.
“What?”
“The teacher, WS Group’s… Mr. Ok Gyeong-il, the chairman’s son.”
Even to herself, Seol-hee felt that what she was saying was too strange. Eun-woo’s waist, which had been slightly bowed at her question, straightened.
“Ah…”
Unbelievable. What kind of nonsense is this? It’s the first time I’ve heard of such words.
He thought he would say that, but the expression on Eun-woo’s face was that he was going to tell everything. Suddenly, her heart sank.
“Why didn’t you tell me?”
There were several opportunities. When she visited his grandmother’s house, when she ended up living in his house, and so on.
“Did I have to tell you?”
“Ah… Is it true then?”
“Um.”
It was late at night. So, Eun-woo, who was always composed, was also slightly disheveled. He swept his hair, which had fallen forward, with his palm. His even forehead was revealed.
“Yeah, that’s right.”
“…”
“I didn’t hide it on purpose. But, I forgot about how my house is. So, I didn’t say.”
I see, after all.
“I had asked before.”
It happened when she went to his grandmother’s house. Looking at the huge mansion, she thought this couldn’t be an ordinary house.
“Grandma’s house isn’t like this. Is this really your grandma’s house?”
Having an underground parking lot was definitely strange.
When Seol-hee, with half-opened lips, looked dismayed, Eun-woo’s lips rose. He seemed less composed, and Seol-hee blamed herself for the accusation.
“It’s okay. It’s not ordinary… It’s not exactly ordinary, but it’s not that unusual of a house.”
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.”
