“So, Yu-hee, let’s play at Grandma’s house for three hours. If you suddenly want to come home, Dad will come pick you up.”
A man who desperately wanted to leave his daughter with her mom for a while. At times like this, it was unclear who was the lover. Se-ah felt embarrassed to reveal herself to Hyun-suk. Under the table, she awkwardly pinched Kang-woo’s muscular thigh.
Yu-hee’s expression brightened. She wanted to go to Grandma’s house, but the two conditions of sleeping with her mom and dad matched well. But…
“Dad, you want to play only with Mom, right?”
“What?”
At the unexpected answer, Kang-woo was dumbfounded.
“I want to play only with Seo-yul, too. I understand Dad’s heart.”
Seeing her daughter teaching her father with a worried expression, Se-ah was struck by amazement. Kang-woo, who was scolded by his daughter, pulled up his thick eyebrows.
“Oh, our granddaughter. You said it well.”
Seeing her son getting scolded by his child, Hyun-suk had a facial expression that made her feel like she had seen through him.
“Son, do you know how hard it was for Mom?”
While drinking coffee served as dessert, Hyun-suk teased Kang-woo.
“Cha Yu-hee, Dad will be like this.”
After being defeated in logic, Kang-woo revealed a hurt emotion. In the end, Hyun-suk decided to help her son.
“Yu-hee, Grandma will play a fun cartoon for you. I’ll give you jelly too. Let’s just play at Grandma’s house today, okay?”
“Jelly?”
Her small head tilted cutely.
Jelly, the formidable weapon, was a permission obtained with difficulty.
The couple returned home. Holding hands with Mom or being carried on Dad’s back, the mood was strange when they entered the house.
It felt empty but good. However, it felt apologetic to Yu-hee, and there was something awkward about it. Se-ah hadn’t been able to see Kang-woo’s face properly since the moment he arrived at the venue.
“Do you want to shower first?”
“Huh?”
“That reaction is rare.”
His wife’s shyness wasn’t unpleasant. No, it was more attractive. Se-ah sneakily glanced at Kang-woo’s cheeky black pupils.
“Let’s take a bath together in the bathtub.”
“…Ah, what are you talking about?”
“You haven’t done that since Yu-hee was born. It’s a rare day when it’s just the two of us.”
Unlike the leisurely Kang-woo, Se-ah blushed. Although she didn’t dislike her husband’s temptation, it felt unfamiliar. Her heartbeat rose fiercely, as if it were her first night.
Kang-woo selected a bottle of wine from the wine cellar. He also brought two crystal glasses and a plate with some cheese. He had no intention of drinking enough to get drunk. It was just a lubricant for the atmosphere.
“Today was really fantastic, Se-ah.”
“…Thank you.”
He naturally took Se-ah’s hand and led her to the bedroom. Kang-woo placed two glasses and a plate of cheese on an antique tea table. Then he sat Se-ah down on the sofa.
“Congratulations.”
The crystal glasses clinked. In fact, Se-ah thought they would head straight to the bed from the moment he led her to the bedroom, but surprisingly, Kang-woo continued the conversation leisurely. As a result, she desired him more.
The crystal glass lightly touched the dusky lips and then fell. Long fingers holding the thin stem slowly rotated.
Although the room was heated, Se-ah did not touch the wine glass. Kang-woo seemed to have no intention of going to pick up Yu-hee today. Of course, it was within walking distance, and he hadn’t drunk much.
Even if Yu-hee cried and made it difficult for Hyun-suk, as her mother, I should stay alert. Even if a man is seductive right in front of me.
Kang-woo’s mobile phone on the table rang. It was Hyun-suk.
[Yu-hee is asleep. She knocked out.]Yes, Kang-woo’s lips lightly echoed the sent message.
“Is it Mom? Why? Did Yu-hee cry?”
He turned the phone around and showed it to Se-ah.
“She slept very well. My lovely daughter.”
“Ah…”
Only then did Se-ah stretch her legs and comfortably lean her back on the sofa. She took a sip of wine and even pursed her lips.
After putting down the glass, Se-ah leaned her elbow on the table and covered her cheek with her hand. Her upper body was leaning deeply towards Kang-woo, making her look cuter.
“Ah, it’s been a while since I drank wine, so it’s sweet.”
With one hand free, he held the wine glass and skillfully sipped it, swaying back and forth.
“Just have one glass. I don’t want to get drunk from alcohol.”
“Hmm.”
In a good mood, Se-ah’s voice tone rose.
“Kang-woo, let me tell you, when I was young…”
“Yeah.”
“Kang-woo, even after your volunteer work, I waited for you every day at the bus stop.”
At the unfamiliar story, Kang-woo’s eyebrows lifted. It was interesting and exciting.
“One day, I happened to see you getting off the 753 bus. So, I waited there every Saturday just in case you would come. For hours.”
“I didn’t know you waited that long.”
“If I say I waited for Kang-woo, it’s not enough even if it’s overnight.”
When Yu-hee said she was going to sleep, Se-ah felt a surge of energy.
“Kang-woo, you helped me in the hospital. Even then, I waited desperately every day in case you would come to inquire about my illness.”
“Huh.”
As the deep pupils shook, Kang-woo chuckled.
“Why?”
“Actually, I went that time.”
“Lie.”
Lifting his upper body, Kang-woo squeezed Se-ah’s cheek. After a short kiss, his eyes were sincere.
“But why didn’t we meet then?”
“I just went. Without seeing your face.”
“Why?”
Just like yesterday, Se-ah pouted her lips in disappointment.
“It’s strange. Going as far as visiting the student who once taught you.”
“…”
“It’s over the line.”
“But why did you come?”
Maybe he liked her since then? The present, as a married couple, might make that irrelevant, but it would have been nice if he had cared about her even then.
“I want the truth, I want a lip service.”
“Truth.”
Even without hearing it, the answer was clearly heard. Se-ah’s lips subtly frowned.
“I don’t know if it’s love, but for some reason, I kept caring.”
Kang-woo pulled his blushing wife’s nape and kissed her. The deep kiss made their breaths seem to stop.
After laying Se-ah on the bed, he occupied her delicate body. While caressing the trembling flesh,
“Kang-woo, I love you.”
In a more stimulating voice, Ji-sea continued, “The king’s woman used to do it in the bedroom if she wanted something.”
“So? Am I the woman the king wants? I’m not like that.”
While entwining their gazes, Kang-woo skillfully turned the buttons of Se-ah’s shirt. With a click, the sound of the belt decoration opening made Se-ah’s pupils stop.
“No. I’m like the king’s woman who has what he wants. Just as a knight who serves the queen.”
With a tempting voice and touch, Se-ah’s mind became dizzy.
“What does Kang-woo want?”
Ji-sea, as beautiful as a fallen goddess, spoke as if bewitched,
“Love me, just as you are now, forever.”
The Male lead Always Seduces Her with His Beauty (Matriarchy)
Xin Jiao Zhou is the leader of the world’s premier sect. She has just experienced betrayal from all sides, was poisoned in an assassination attempt, and faced death squad attacks while the poison was taking effect. After finally clearing out the scum from her sect, she was drugged again while trying to detoxify.
After waking up from a night of unconsciousness, she gained a “beautiful and kind-hearted” husband.
Xin Jiao Zhou: “???”
He fell ill.
She came to see him, bringing breakfast.
As she put down the breakfast and was about to leave, his hand slipped while holding the spoon. “Clank!”
She turned around upon hearing the noise.
He looked up at her, his eyebrows drooping: “My hand… has no strength.”
“Shall I… feed you?” she asked tentatively.
He opened his mouth cheerfully: “Ah—”
Thinking she was drowning, he jumped in without hesitation to save her, but nearly drowned himself. In the end, it was she who swam over to rescue him, giving him air underwater.
After emerging from the water, his ear tips turned red. He lightly brushed his cheek, tucking his sideburns behind his ear, revealing delicate, pink-tinged ear tips. He lowered his gaze, too embarrassed to look at her.
Xin Jiao Zhou: He’s truly beautiful, kind-hearted, and adorable.
A certain someone when disciplining subordinates behind the scenes: “If they don’t obey, just kill them.”
What’s that? She might already have someone she cares about in her heart? A certain someone: Find out who it is, kill them, and then there won’t be anyone.
What? She met a man by the riverside? What? That man even hurt her? A certain someone: Whichever hand hurt her, chop off his entire arm.
Love at first sight without realizing it, gradually falling in love, slowly getting closer…
Family and national grudges, schemes and desires, good and evil, crime and punishment, she and he face the future together, seeking justice with passion!
A naturally dark female lead who could accidentally destroy the world but is actually an honest person VS a weak, pitiful, and helpless but skilled fighter, beautiful white-cut black male lead
My heart is not of stone, how steadfast is your love? — Tao Yuanming “Imitating the Ancients (No. 3)”
— Reading Guide —
Cold female lead & dramatic black lotus with hidden yandere traits male lead
