Dajeong’s cheeks were flushed red. Jae-ho wanted to caress them with his hand. It might take a while to get permission, but they were so pretty that he wanted to do it without permission. He wasn’t even sure he could hold back the impulse.
He knew he had to take it slow.
Dajeong must be very confused right now.
“Have a cup of coffee with me.”
His pace just won’t slow down.
“……No, thank you.”
“What’s all right? Why, Yoon Dajeong?”
His eyes wavered. A gust of wind blew, softly scattering her hair. Jae-ho watched her quietly.
Breaking the uncomfortable silence, Dajeong spoke first.
“I don’t usually drink coffee in the morning.”
So, Dajeong, who used to post countless times that she can’t start her day without morning coffee, says she doesn’t drink coffee.
How can he break through the wall she’s building around herself?
“That’s odd. You should drink coffee in the morning, so do you drink it before bed?”
“No, I just don’t really…”
“Look like you’d enjoy it.”
“What?”
“You drank it well yesterday.”
He had figured out the meaning of her distance last night. So, Yoon Dajeong is a real fan of Lee Jae-ho. She’s not a sasaeng or stalker, so she has no intention of invading his privacy. Unnecessary consideration – she’s putting too much effort into it. Unnecessarily.
He didn’t like it.
He wished she would completely disrupt his life.
“No, sorry, but could you please move aside? I need to go in.”
Dajeong pointed to the front door with a serious voice, indicating that his presence was making it difficult for her to enter. Jae-ho pretended not to understand, raising his eyebrows slightly. He wasn’t completely blocking the door; there was enough space for her to pass by, though physically a bit close.
“Go ahead. I’m not blocking.”
Imagining the sensation of her hair brushing his cheek, Jae-ho casually responded. Dajeong hesitated for a moment, then made up her mind and walked toward the entrance.
Jae-ho watched her approach. Dajeong passed by him to reach the door, and the scent of floral shampoo wafted through the air.
It was an impulse.
“Wait a moment.”
He abruptly straightened up, blocking her path. Surprised, Dajeong’s back hit the wall. Her gaze shook uncertainly. Jae-ho, looking down at her, reached out towards her head.
“Something’s stuck on you.”
His hand gently touched the top of Dajeong’s head. His unhurried hand calmly removed two pine needles.
“Here.”
“…….”
“And here.”
Jae-ho leaned slightly, handing her the two pine needles. Despite being a trivial action, Dajeong felt breathless. She hesitated but eventually took the pine needles.
Eyes and breath poured down on her. Dajeong, unable to lift her head, looked at the pine needles in her hand. They were dry and twisted. She took them because he gave them, but they were meaningless.
Feeling ridiculous holding onto them, she eventually dropped them to the ground. The pine needles, used as a flimsy excuse, were now irrelevant.
“Where did you walk today?”
“…….”
“There’s a nice walking path somewhere, right? I don’t know it well.”
“…….”
“Where do you do grocery shopping? Is there a nearby market? I’m still figuring it out too.”
“…….”
“What about tea instead of coffee? I have a variety.”
“…….”
“Breakfast is good too.”
Dajeong stared at him. He was smiling playfully, adding to her confusion.
Then Jae-ho reached out and touched Dajeong’s right cheek. Startled, she widened her eyes as he nonchalantly handed her another pine needle from behind her ear.
“Looks like there are a lot of pine trees around here, huh?”
“!”
Had he just touched her cheek?
Despite feeling fluttered by him, Dajeong found this kind of approach oddly uncomfortable. His attitude, persistently crossing the line as if determined to invade the wall she had carefully built, left her disconcerted.
“You are being rude, Lee Jae-ho,” Dajeong said, hiding her consternation.
“This behavior is a bit…….”
But then Jae-ho made a flimsy excuse.
“Why? I was just removing a pine needle.”
Dajeong looked at his shameless face in astonishment and retorted sharply.
“You touched my face without permission.”
“Ah.”
He laughed smoothly.
“If it made you uncomfortable, I apologize.”
“!”
“I’ll make it up to you with a cup of tea. Okay? We have plenty of time.”
What was so amusing to him? Was he playing games with her?
Dajeong glared at him slightly. For a moment, their eyes met, his filled with a deep longing. Although he quickly changed his expression, Dajeong clearly saw that fleeting look in his eyes.
Lee Jae-ho eventually got his way, bringing Dajeong back into the lodging. She looked at the back of his head with a somewhat defeated expression.
She had to reconsider her thoughts from yesterday. Lee Jae-ho was not kind. She should have realized it when he mentioned dinner last night. He was self-centered, somewhat willful, and lacking manners.
Male lead is a Destined Young Husband (Female-dominant)
One-sentence summary: Wife-master, listen to my explanation!
Li Ruantang, a young lady from a prestigious family, stumbled and fell. When she woke up, she saw a noble and beautiful young man sitting by her bedside, wiping away tears.
The young master had slightly reddened eyes, and his every move exuded charm.
The sight made Li Ruantang’s eyes hot and her heart flutter. After all, she had made a bet with the young master Meng from the neighboring family. If she couldn’t marry a husband before the end of the year, she would have to admit defeat and give up the jade she had worked so hard to obtain.
Outside the window, the flowers were in full bloom.
Rather than losing the bet, the jade, and her face, Li Ruantang calculated that it would be better to seek marriage with the young master in front of her, killing three birds with one stone.
…
Meng Jun never thought that an accident during a spring outing would lead to them rolling down a cliff and into a river, yet still survive.
Now they were trapped in an unknown village, and Meng Jun had overheard that the family who had rescued them had their own intentions.
After all, it was Li Ruantang who had lost her mind and sought marriage first. He was only trying to protect himself!
Glancing at Li Ruantang, who was listing her own merits, the young husband’s voice softened, and he blushed as he lied, “W-wife-master, Wife-master, don’t you remember me?”
The young husband’s voice was clear and handsome, coaxing Li Ruantang’s heart to be soft and sweet, and she spared no effort to protect him.
It wasn’t until they returned to the capital that Li Ruantang suddenly remembered.
When they had fallen off the cliff, in order not to implicate Wei Yunruo, whom he secretly admired, the young husband had instead pulled her, who was slightly farther away, down the cliff with him…
Short summary by Yuushi L: Initially, the male lead (ML) liked another girl, while the female lead (FL) liked the ML. Both fell off a cliff. The FL temporarily lost her memory, and the ML, fearing others might take advantage of him, claimed FL was his wife while they were staying in a village. Later, when they returned home, the FL regained her memories and remembered that the ML liked someone else, so she kept her distance from him. However, during their time living together in the countryside, the ML’s view of the FL had completely changed. From this point, his pursuit of the FL begins.
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