“I told her not to come anymore. Youngcheon is visiting once a day. It’s inconvenient with someone else around.”
“Is it for father?”
Kang Woo twisted his lips. Even without that, he stopped by the hospital today to check on Hyun Sook’s condition since the caregiver had quit the day before.
“I’m just annoying, that’s all. It’s not like there’s anything seriously wrong.”
“Ha.”
Kang Woo sighed in displeasure and got up from his seat.
“Are you leaving, Kang Woo?”
Naturally, Hyun Sook checked her son’s intentions.
“Yes, I have a meeting.”
“Well, you should go then.”
At the sound of Hyun Sook’s restless voice, Kang Woo, who had hung his jacket over his arm, softened his expression. Automatically, Se Ah also rose from her seat. She couldn’t just sit there when her husband was leaving.
“Take care.”
In the middle of her formal farewell, a croissant caught her eye.
It couldn’t possibly be the bread that Min Young bought, could it? That thought crossed her mind automatically.
“Is that all?”
At the sound of the seemingly inquisitive yet low voice, Se Ah lifted her head. Their teasing gazes locked.
“All you have to say when your husband is leaving is ‘take care’.”
She wondered if this man was crazy. Since when have we done more than that? Of course, she used to follow him to the door when he left before, but a simple farewell and his affirmation was all there was.
“Se Ah, it seems Kang Woo wants to spend more time with you.”
Nonchalantly, Hyun Sook made her son and daughterinlaw come closer.
“I know it’s a hassle, but could you walk him out? Hmm?”
“…Yes.”
“I’ll call you.”
With a much softer expression, Kang Woo said his goodbyes to Hyun Sook. Then he took Se Ah’s small hand and deliberately interlaced their fingers.
This was the first time they had held hands in such a manner, and it was awkward in front of Hyun Sook. It was all very strange and her mind was in a whirl.
As soon as they left the sickroom, Se Ah immediately pulled her hand away.
“What are you doing?”
Crossing her arms, Se Ah opened her eyes wide in disbelief. Like a person who had been cheated.
“If we’re going to do it, let’s do it properly. Shouldn’t we at least go this far for them to be fooled?”
“We don’t have to go this far.”
“I have to go this far. If you’re not going to do it properly, it’s better not to do it at all. If you can’t do it, cancel the contract.”
“And if we cancel?”
“Why are we like this, contracting together in the first place.”
“……”
“The one who can’t fulfill the contract must comply with the other’s disposal. That’s your condition.”
It was a term she had confidently put in, thinking he would be the one to breach the contract. It was a great term, considering she had negotiated everything to her advantage.
“Se Ah.”
Kang Woo, leaning against the wall, tilted his body slightly towards Se Ah. Even his slightly tilted lips were full of allure.
“Therefore, contracts should be made carefully. Remember this from now on.”
She wanted to kick him in the shin for being so cheeky, but she held back. She didn’t want to show him that he had control over her.
“You introduced me as your wife to Min Young. That means you’ve breached our agreement.”
“Admitted.”
“So, the automatic cancellation and oneyear extension of our marriage is over. That’s all I want from you.”
There was a sense of confidence that was both shocking and infuriating. She couldn’t lose her composure because she thought she was doing well on her own.
She looked at him again, biting and then releasing his lower lip. A presumptuous and arbitrary man. Indifferent at times, then suddenly shaking things up. He talked in circles but never uttered a deep, sincere word.
“You overlooked my mistake earlier, didn’t you?”
With an attitude like a snake, Se Ah lifted her lips in disdain. At this, Kang Woo lowered his chin a bit more. An odd tension overwhelmed the now closer distance.
“I too will turn a blind eye if you cross the line. For instance, holding my hand when we are alone. You don’t know about human affairs, after all.” His lips slowly moved.
“There won’t be such a case.”
“Just a prior agreement. In case you need to use it.”
His voice was natural and low, but something about it was sharply dry. Kang Woo straightened his upper body and withdrew the arm that had been propped against the wall.
“Don’t forget your words about offering your body. I have nothing more to lose.”
His tone was like that of an emperor who would win a game by any means necessary. She rolled her eyes away from him in silence.
Kang Woo, who had returned to his original color, pulled up his shirt sleeve to check the time and looked at Se Ah. His gaze was softened.
“I have to go home. I will leave work early.”
“……”
“Since it’s the first Friday I’m spending with my contractual wife, I’m excited.”
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She had only visited Hyun Sook’s hospital, but her energy was drained.
Before entering the door of her newlywed home, Se Ah erased her tired expression. There was a helper inside, so she couldn’t wear any expression.
“Has the lady arrived?”
The morning shift helper had already left, and the middleaged helper greeted her with a smile.
“Yes. Thank you for your hard work. I think you can leave work a bit earlier today.”
“No, it’s you who always let me leave early. I have a sense of shame too.”
“Since the lady treats me well, it’s natural. Is dinner ready?”
“Yes. Recently, I’m serving dinner earlier than before, in case the lady……”
Se Ah sharply cut her off midway through her words. The helper had subtly looked at Se Ah’s abdomen.
With Kang Woo’s earlier off work hours, and she herself had also canceled all her classes, her time at home had increased. Naturally, she ate homemade meals more often……
“No, it’s not like that.”
“Well, I haven’t seen you having morning sickness either. Ho ho.”
Se Ah awkwardly smiled and told her to leave early again. Pretending to be defeated, the helper finished her preparations and left the entrance.
When left entirely alone, Se Ah went to the living room sofa and sat down comfortably. Her eyes landed on the yellow envelope on the tea table.
Sender: Lee Seok.
As if snatching the yellow envelope with the manager’s name, she grabbed it. Looking at the date, it seemed to have arrived by registered mail today.
She tore open the envelope, took out the document, and as expected, it was the recontract she had signed with Nam Tae last time.
Even though she already knew its content, she went over it once again. The moment her eyes reached the bottom, she crumpled the contract in half.
“What a crazy bastard.”
For the first time in her life, a harsh word slipped out.
When scheming men desperately battle for her favor in the male harem
This one’s also on my reread list! The rivalry, scheming between the men in the imperial harem are just as intense and thrilling as in classic palace drama novels, where concubines fight to the death. Give it a read, girls! I promise you won’t be disappointed.
Synopsis:
“I am not worthy of her… but I still want to be by her side, even if only as a loyal dog…”
Those were the painful whispers of Yue Guanyi – the proud Crown Prince of the Great Qi, who was torn between deep love and a guilty conscience. Despite holding the supreme power of the Imperial Guard, he still could not forget the dark past when he was sold into a brothel.
Fate played a cruel twist when Qiu Shuzhi – a young female official who had just passed the imperial examinations with top honors – stepped into his life. She did not know that she was the one who had saved him from a tragic fate many years ago. And now, her heart was the target of pursuit for both Yue Guanyi and the powerful Empress Dowager Qin Qing.
While Yue Guanyi only dared to silently care for and protect the one he loved from afar, the Empress Dowager Qin Qing openly expressed his feelings and did not hesitate to take advantage of his power to approach Qiu Shuzhi. The covert struggle between the two most powerful forces in the imperial court began…
Trigger warning: All men in this novel are yandere style.
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