The real words she needed to say were stuck in her throat.
“Go visit your wonderful husband. I cooked something I hadn’t cooked in a while today, so I’m a bit tired.”
“If you’re tired, go to your room and rest. I’ll find a book in my room.”
“Okay, then.”
Suhyeong, who had worked hard to cook a late-night meal, walked into the bedroom. The entire house fell silent in an instant.
Sori, who had been sitting still for a moment, quietly got up, confirmed that Suhyeong had fallen asleep, and headed to her room.
She began searching through drawers, prompted by thoughts of a diary she had used during her childhood.
In it were written her feelings about Hyunwoo that she couldn’t tell anyone and the struggles of those days.
If Mom had seen that…
She probably would have proposed to Seo Hyunwoo without hesitation.
Deep in the drawer, Sori found her diary.
First love was something to be kept deep in the drawer like a diary. I don’t know why I went to the hospital where he is.
I regretted it belatedly.
Tears filled Sori’s eyes as she quickly flipped through the diary.
“Hyunwoo oppa” was conspicuous everywhere.
Her first love oppa, who was a comfort just by existing, even considered donating a kidney for his own mom.
She had already received too much just with that thought.
A tear dropped with a hood.
Wiping her wet cheek, Sori quietly left the house and headed to where he was.
⭐️⭐️⭐️
She hurriedly returned to Hyunwoo’s house.
On the way home, her emotions hadn’t settled yet, and her heart was still pounding.
To calm her heart that felt like it would burst and her emotions, she headed to the right shelf for a moment.
The crystal owls, not seen for a long time, had been facing each other for who knows how long.
Sori turned the owls, who were looking at each other, 180 degrees and placed them back facing forward. It wasn’t bad to look in the same direction without looking at each other.
His shoes were neatly placed at the entrance.
What is he doing alone now? And how should I look at him?
Sori, who used to run to him with joy just to see his face, slowly took off her shoes and thought unusual thoughts.
“Professor?”
She passed the study and reached the living room. The sound of him wasn’t heard, even though the softly lit room was left on.
Passing the dressing room and study, she headed towards the kitchen.
Hyunwoo was sitting alone at the dining table, drinking. His unfocused eyes looked like he had already drunk a lot.
“I’m here.”
When Sori made a noise first, his head and gaze slowly turned.
“You’re late.”
He didn’t ask where she had been or why she came now, unusual for him.
“Yes. Have you eaten?”
“Yeah.”
Listening to the clearly false answer, Sori sat down next to him. Sitting side by side felt more comfortable than facing each other.
“What happened? You’re drinking alone at home.”
“I used to drink alone at home occasionally.”
“Really?”
“It hasn’t been like that since you came.”
“Why?”
In response to Sori’s question, the On-the-Rocks glass that had been spinning in his hand came to a slow stop in midair.
Well, why was that? The voice that muttered to himself made her heart sink.
Unable to come up with a proper answer, he faintly smiled and replied.
“I don’t know. Maybe there wasn’t enough time.”
“Why did you drink so often when you were alone before I came?”
“Well… maybe two or three times a week?”
“That often?”
“When I got stuck writing a paper, I’d have a drink. We drank at a hotel not long ago, right? Sometimes I want to sleep deeply, but my body wakes up, and there are times when I can’t sleep. I drink at those times too.”
“Do you have insomnia too, Professor?”
“I don’t think it’s insomnia. It seems like I can’t sleep for a long time.”
I originally thought it was because he was a natural short sleeper, but it seems not. The phrase “can’t sleep well” probably means wanting to sleep more but being unable to.
Sori was somewhat surprised to hear this for the first time.
“Since when has it been like that?”
“…….”
Instead of an answer, he let out a long breath. Sori felt she could understand even without hearing the answer.
“Since your mother was unwell?”
He still didn’t answer the following question. After a while, he stroked Sori’s head while matching his gaze with hers.
A somewhat playful gesture continued a few more times. It sounded like an unspoken refusal to speak more.
“Where did you go? You didn’t look well at the hospital today.”
“Ah… I met that Jay and Director Han Sung-jae as I mentioned before.”
It was fortunate that she had an alibi rather than being at Seohan Hospital.
“Oh, really? Was it fun?”
Sori vigorously shook her head several times. For some reason, he closed his eyes and laughed, finding something amusing. There was a lonely laughter in Sori’s eyes for some unknown reason.
“But isn’t there too little side dish? I’ll bring something from the fridge.”
Worried about him drinking alone, Sori, who stood up, was stopped by Hyunwoo.
His hand on her wrist felt unusually cold today. Was it because the glass got cold?
Then, Sori’s waist was pulled towards him. His forehead touched around her heart.
“…Okay.”
She couldn’t exactly figure out what was good, but for some reason, she felt the desire to raise her hand over his head.
“Professor, it seems like you’re drunk.”
“Yeah, I am drunk.”
“It’s strange when Professor is drunk.”
Strangely, it hurts a bit in my heart.
So, it was a relief that I hadn’t drunk during the time I was here. Whether it was voluntary or involuntary.
“Sorry.”
“…What for?”
“For being drunk.”
He slowly raised his head and looked at Sori’s face. Today, his face was unusually pale, probably due to the alcohol.
“No. Actually, for everything.”
To him, who was apologizing in his drunken state, Sori forced a smile.
She wanted to ask what he was sorry for, but couldn’t bring herself to do it.
Now, the person who should be sorry is me.
Swallowing the words she couldn’t spit out, she pressed her lips against his, which were moist with warm alcohol.
Through the opened gap, his sigh-like laughter spread. Taking advantage of that gap, Sori moved her body with her warm breath.
Let’s comfort him without expressing anything today.
Because he probably doesn’t know that I’ve figured out everything.
She wanted to comfort him to her heart’s content before he found out.
Now, the person who should be sorry is me.
And she thought.
She didn’t want to see him like this again. She couldn’t bear to watch because her heart hurt so much.
“Professor, this doesn’t suit you. I’ve never imagined you struggling or being in pain.”
“Professor, this doesn’t suit you. I’ve never imagined you struggling or being in pain.”
Without saying a word, he hugged Sori even tighter. Overwhelmed by emotions, Sori bit her lower lip.
“…I don’t want Professor to be in pain.”
It’s even more distressing if he’s having a hard time because of me.
So, she hated even more having to hide it.
If that’s the case, is there really only one remaining option?
Male lead is reincarnated to save his wife
I’ve also read this one twice already. The female lead is kinda soft and gets embarrassed easily—not really my type, but the plot is definitely worth reading. Hurry up and read it, y’all!
Intro
When Shen Yuan encountered Su Jin again in his previous life, she had already become the Prime Minister of the current dynasty. As for him, the former top young master of the capital, he had long since fallen into the abyss, becoming a singer on a pleasure boat.
After a song ended, he was redeemed and sent to the Su Residence.
Su Jin respected and cherished him, gave him a roof over his head, and bestowed him with warmth. Shen Yuan fell deeper and deeper, but before he could express his feelings, Su Jin passed away.
Shen Yuan died to follow her in death, but instead, he returned to when he was fifteen years old.
At that time, he was not yet engaged, and Su Jin was just a poor scholar.
Shen Yuan gritted his teeth, casting aside all his pride, and thought of ways to coax and entice her every day.
The colder and more indifferent Su Jin was towards him, the more proactive Shen Yuan became.
He was not afraid of being mocked by the world, only wanting to marry his Wife-master early, to hold her hand and never let go for a lifetime.
[Note: This story will not specifically point out the male lead’s reincarnation time point; it’s all in the details. Whenever you feel that the male lead is acting strangely, he has most likely been reincarnated.]
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