“Alright. Since we’ve finished our tea.”
Jae-ho agreed to let her go, picking up the two empty cups and nodding.
“I’ll walk you there.”
“No need. It’s just ten steps away.”
Dajeong replied a bit sharply, and he laughed out loud.
“That’s true.”
“…….”
“It’s nice to be close.”
He followed her out anyway. As they opened the front door, a salty sea breeze rushed in. The smell of the sea, stronger than expected, hit them before they could even see it.
The sound of their footsteps mingled with the waves and floated into the air. They stopped in front of Dajeong’s accommodation, enjoying the pleasant breeze.
“But Yoon Dajeong,”
Jae-ho called out to her.
“The fact that I’m taking a break after the shoot, I only shared it on my fan club.”
“!”
Dajeong’s eyes shook violently, more intense than any interrogation. Hundreds of excuses flooded her mind and then disappeared. Her mind went blank.
“Ah, that’s. I mean…”
“Just like that.”
Jae-ho smiled meaningfully as if he knew everything about her. Dajeong couldn’t bring herself to smile back.
“Let’s move on.”
He quickly changed the subject.
“I keep thinking about you. Curious. Wanting to touch.”
“!”
“So, how about this?”
“…….”
“Let’s try it.”
Jae-ho, who had casually knocked on the front door, now knocked on her heart.
“Something like dating.”
Dajeong crumbled helplessly in front of a man she thought she knew well, but in reality, knew nothing about.
How about that?
With an irresistible smile, Jae-ho said.
Back in her accommodation, Dajeong irritably opened her suitcase.
It seemed like she packed only the essentials, but upon unpacking, there were many unnecessary items. Her thoughts while packing and unpacking were so different. It had only been three days.
She began to take everything out.
“Three days ago…”
It had been exactly three days since she packed. She had been in Taean for two days. It was supposed to be a solemn journey, but her mind was a mess, and she couldn’t think of anything but Jae-ho. Explosions of events she couldn’t have imagined three days ago.
‘Let’s try that. Something like dating.’
What a strange person.
She thought she had been swayed enough by being his fan for three years, but meeting him personally was a whole different story. Lee Jae-ho was a far more dangerous man.
Dajeong picked up a neglected notebook.
‘I had written down things to do.’
She planned to visit the market, the fair, the mudflats, the flower exhibition, the museum, the beach path, and the arboretum. So many things were listed, but suddenly she didn’t want to step out of her accommodation.
“Why did I pack a sleep mask? Here, the seagulls are the problem.”
She got irritated while organizing. It seemed like her past self hadn’t thought much. So excited about going to the sea, she mostly packed dresses. Now, Dajeong needed comfortable pants, sleep socks, a cardigan, or a blanket to drape over her knees.
“Why on earth is Lee Jae-ho like that?”
Even as she turned her three suitcases inside out, her conclusion was still Lee Jae-ho.
She hastily finished organizing and put the suitcases in a corner on the second floor. It was her first time properly exploring the second floor. Dajeong looked around the rooms, bathroom, and then stood on the terrace. The view of the sea from above was different from the first floor.
With nothing else to do, she stared at the sea for a while.
The water filled up right in front of the pension. The sound of the waves in the full sea made Dajeong’s heart flutter.
The warmth of his touch like a stove lingered in her mind. Yes, that was it. She had known it all along. Throughout the entire time she was organizing her suitcase, Lee Jae-ho hadn’t left her mind. And the fact that his touch wasn’t as unpleasant as she thought made Dajeong feel utterly desolate.
Dajeong’s accommodation stayed closed all day. And so, another morning came. Reflecting on the previous day, Jae-ho had to admit his mistake.
“I was too hasty.”
He had carefully planned to draw her out, yet he couldn’t resist acting on impulse for a moment. He thought that since she was a fan of his, she might follow along even if things moved quickly.
“……Should have waited.”
He should have waited longer, even if her flushed cheeks tantalized his heart.
He was good at waiting, as he had been doing it since long ago.
Jae-ho recalled 13 years back.
She was a little smaller back then, with shoulder-length hair and wearing a checkered school uniform. She was as vivid as ever.
The pretty little girl with clear eyes looked at a stranger and hid behind her brother’s back. Then, her brother, looking slightly embarrassed, spoke to her.
‘Dajeong, it’s okay. Come out and say hello. He’s a friend of mine.’
Yoon Woojeong was the exception in a world where everyone thought of their little sisters as a nuisance. He said his sister was ‘frighteningly beautiful’. Jae-ho had thought he was crazy. No one in their class could say such cheesy things to their sister.
My Ex-Girlfriend Is The Regent In The Female-dominant World (Male lead transmigrates to the matriarchal world)
Two years ago, Gu Sui picked up a homeless woman in ancient costume from the street.
Apart from occasionally claiming to be a princess from a female-dominant country due to illness, her figure, appearance, intelligence, and martial arts skills were impeccable.
Naturally evolving from roommates to girlfriends, as time went on, Gu Sui found it increasingly difficult to tolerate her queen syndrome.
“Mu Jiulu, can you stop controlling me inside and out? Let’s break up.”
Gu Sui made a breakup call, and since then, he couldn’t find any trace of her.
A year later, Gu Sui, who was planning to move, woke up the next day and found himself in a different place.
“Young Master, today is the day you choose your Wife-master through martial arts competition at Jade Dew Pavilion. Please get up quickly.”
Gu Sui: Who am I? Where am I? What am I doing?
As the only son of a general’s mansion in a female-dominant dynasty, the young empress personally issued a decree allowing Gu Sui to select his Wife-master through martial arts competition. Whoever could defeat him could marry him.
Gu Sui: “……”
He didn’t inherit the original owner’s martial prowess, so anyone could defeat him! And what the hell is a Wife-master?
Forced to come to Jade Dew Pavilion, the densely packed women below made Gu Sui’s agoraphobia act up, and his face was full of resistance.
Until he saw the Regent sitting on the second floor, with a smile on the corner of her lips, her eyes wicked and nonchalant.
Hmm… she looked a little familiar.
It turned out that the Regent also found him a little familiar.
Mu Jiulu fiddled with her bone clasp, her deep gaze locked on the man who was out of place in this world.
“Finally, I found you.”
Male transmigrates into female-dominant world
One-sentence summary: What goes around comes around, taking turns in the crematorium
