A man who only looks forward with a slightly twisted chin. Red water seeped into my cheeks carefully clenched by his fist. Every time I looked at it, I felt the love that was only his, making my chest tingle. After all, even that was happiness.
She left all the lights in the house on and grabbed the handle of the trunk.
Take care, Mr. Cha Kang-woo.
Goodbye.
It wasn’t until late in the evening that the newlywed house door lock was released. Kang-woo entered the house, leaving two trunks at the entrance. Se-ah couldn’t be seen, but the living room lights were on.
“Ji-sea.”
Calling her name quietly, he went through the living room to the bedroom. The lights were on, but Se-ah was not there.
Certainly, Secretary Choi said she was at home. He checked with his own eyes. It didn’t feel like the house had been left alone for a long time. Maybe she went to the convenience store. Perhaps like that day when it was raining.
I’m trying to stay as calm as possible, but my heart started beating unpleasantly fast. I sat on the bed, holding my phone, after throwing my leg over the sheet, I dialed Se-ah’s number, unbuttoning my shirt.
When the call connection sound went once, the machine sound that the phone was turned off flowed.
“This is driving me crazy.”
The hand that was unbuttoning about half of the buttons roughly swept through my hair. My body was overheated, so I opened the window in the evening. I immediately called the security guard. He picked up quickly as if he had been waiting.
[President, I was trying to call.]I stood up and touched my forehead while answering the phone. A bad feeling clung to my skin.
“Where is my wife now?”
[Well… I was trying to tell you, but there was no chance…]“Where is she?”
Unable to endure the hesitation, he immediately ordered in a low, stern tone. Blood dried up at the thought of someone secretly taking Se-ah away.
[Until this morning, she was at home, but she started moving in the afternoon, so I followed her to the expressway.]“Is she alone?”
[Yes. However, when Lady went to the rest area and parked the car, she disappeared… abandoning the car.]“What are you people doing? Do you know that I hired you for this? To protect a woman, and she got kidnapped.”
Blood shot up. Suppressing my rough breath, I pressured the other person thoroughly.
[President, forgive me for saying something out of line, but it doesn’t seem like a kidnapping. She seemed to have noticed that we were following her and disappeared on her own.]Before retorting with an absurd excuse, Kang-woo’s lips stopped for a moment.
“Did Se-ah by any chance go to her family’s house?”
[Yes. She moved in this director’s car last night.]The already pale face stiffened even more. My head flashed black, and I couldn’t hear any thoughts or sounds.
[President, are you okay?]“Let me call you again.”
He picked up the car key and left the house as it was.
Hyun-sook, who was about to go to sleep, got up. Surprised by the sudden news that Kang-woo came, she put on a long shawl over her sleep. Next to her, Nam-tae lying on the bed didn’t even stir as if he was in a deep sleep.
When she tried to quietly leave with only the stand light on, the bedroom door suddenly opened.
“Oh, surprise.”
Sweeping her chest down, Hyun-sook looked at her son. Before she could stop him, she saw an unusual expression on her son’s face.
“Kang-woo, what’s going on?”
“Suddenly I apologize, but Mother is out for a moment.”
“What happened? Let’s talk to Mom first.”
Kang-woo took Hyun-sook’s hand off. The cold, rigid lips looked firm.
“Is Mom involved in this, too?”
“What are you talking about?”
Despite my attempt to pat his bluish cheek, Kang-woo refused the touch. Hyun-sook’s heart pounded wildly at the sight of her son, the most distant and cold he had been in over 30 years. Kang-woo, who had been staring at his mother intently, forced a bitter smile.
“Well, I guess it’s not to the point of gratitude.”
Soon, Kang-woo slightly relaxed the muscles in his face and led Hyun-sook forward.
“I’ve sent everyone in the house out, and Mother is on the second floor. Come on.”
The last plea not to worry felt heavy. Hyun-sook nodded, not knowing what was happening, and then left the room.
Even though it had become so noisy, Nam-tae remained lying without a move. Kang-woo walked briskly towards his father, who was lying with his eyes closed.
“You’re not asleep. Get up.”
Consistently ignoring him, Kang-woo grabbed the edge of his father’s blanket. Only then, with a gaze full of anger, Nam-tae sat up.
“What kind of nonsense is this? Without learning.”
“Where is Se-ah?”
“Why are you looking for your wife here? What nonsense.”
“If you set your mind, it won’t take long to find her.”
Nam-tae’s pupils glanced through Kang-woo as if looking into him. Belatedly, his lips twisted sinisterly.
“There’s no need to hide this. Don’t look for her. She left on her own.”
“What did you do to Se-ah while I was away? How badly did you treat her that she left?”
Enraged, Kang-woo shouted angrily. With a roar echoing in the room, Nam-tae showed a look of disdain.
“If you want to resent me, feel free. If it makes you feel better.”
The eyes, devoid of any guilt, pierced through Kang-woo. Despite the fierce exterior, a weak inside wounded deeply.
“Whether you admit it or not, it was originally agreed to do it this way. It’s an achievement that the child and I accomplished together.”
“Achievement?”
“That child makes money, and I become a good politician. Isn’t that an achievement?”
Nam-tae took out documents from the bedside table and threw them onto the sheet.
“Check it with your own eyes. See how much Ji-sea negotiated for living with you for a year. You don’t have to worry about it; it worked out well. A woman who’s tired of you, be thankful that Dad takes care of it.”
What does one lowly act of domination matter, a pitiful son. The son did not hear his father’s words, who kept belittling him.
The helpless gaze remained fixed on the documents for a while. As his father said, there was another prenuptial agreement. Ironically, it was the second one. And the date on which the second contract was signed.
Since she mentioned divorce, Ji-sea had not looked him in the eye once. On the day she waited for me in a sexy slip, wearing a slip, she said,
“Yes, let’s do it. Together.”
Her slender neck was as elegant as a swan, and her lips, saying let’s make a contract, were unusually coquettish, captivating me.
It was the day we agreed to become the Showindow couple.
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.”
