Cafeteria in the hospital.
After embracing each other for a while, the sound of crying and the scent gradually subsided, and they sat in the cafe for a moment. Despite sitting at a round table, the two, who were tightly pressed together, held each other’s hands, coldly intertwined.
“Mom, but… what’s up with the eye makeup? It’s scary. Shouldn’t you put on mascara or something? Or not cry.”
“Is this waterproof? Did it smudge?”
“Which brand is it? I need to change my mascara.”
“Oh, really.”
Letting go of the daughter’s hand she held, Sohyang took out a pouch. Examining her face in the round mirror, she wiped off the smudged makeup and pressed her swollen eyes.
“Will it reduce the puffiness like this?”
“If you cry this much and it’s only this much, well, it’s okay.”
The two eyes of the mother and daughter, who unexpectedly laughed, were swollen, beyond anyone’s control.
“As for the body… when are you getting dialysis?”
“That’s tomorrow.”
“Then how did you know I was here?”
Probably Hyunwoo. She guessed alone and asked.
“What’s important about that? More importantly, why did you leave the empire and come here?”
“Why… because it’s the hospital where mom is getting treatment. I came to watch over her with my own eyes.”
Sohyang naturally gave the prepared answer without prying any further.
Without asking more, Sohyang organized the pouch. Holding Sohyang’s hand again, she lectured her daughter.
“I heard you’re in a hotel. Why leave home? Did you have a serious argument with Professor Seo? Because of mom?”
“It’s not like that.”
“Not really. Even if you fight, you should be together. Leaving home is a bad habit.”
The way they were talking, it seemed like Hyunwoo hadn’t properly explained everything.
“But Mom, I won’t marry Professor.”
“What? Why?”
Sohyang pointedly looked at her daughter with rare bewilderment.
“You should have told me, your sick daughter. Mom also suffered a lot. Mom knows well, and it’s not right to say that to Professor. Why did you do that?”
“Because Professor Seo is more reliable than you, that’s why. Why.”
“I can’t live because of Mom, really.”
With a firm grip on Sohyang’s hand, Sohyang expressed a bit of resentment.
“Why does it matter? It’s because of the son-in-law. Where is Hyunwoo, the only man. He’s so reliable, I didn’t want to miss him. You knew everything you liked too.”
“Anyway, still.”
“Is it really because of me? Because I’m sick?”
“No—well, not really.”
Sohyang suddenly became serious. She stubbornly stared into Sohyang’s face, avoiding eye contact.
“Then why are you doing this?”
“It’s a complicated matter. I’ll tell you everything later.”
“What later? What’s later? Tell me now.”
“Now, Mom, just trust me.”
“What’s going on between you and Hyunwoo? I can’t stand it. I have to call Professor Seo.”
“Mom! Don’t do that.”
Sohyang stopped Sohyang, who was taking out her phone.
“I’ll tell you. I’ll tell you. So, don’t call.”
Looking at Sohyang with earnest eyes, Sohyang’s hand lost strength, and she continued, “The thing is…”
If Director Seo Guk-hwan were to talk about the situation he’s in, Sohyang wouldn’t be able to help it. Tangled up with the presence of Chairman Baek Sun-hwa.
So right now, it’s a difficult situation for everyone because of our marriage.
“Chairman Baek Sun-hwa? She came to me once. So, on that day…”
“To mom?”
Baek Sun-hwa. It was a name that Sohyang remembered because she had visited Sohyang’s house one day.
And that day was when she was undergoing dialysis at Seohan Hospital, a day Hyunwoo brought her.
It turns out that there was a hidden plot behind it all.
“Well, there are persistent people like that in the world.”
Sohyang’s sigh, having roughly heard the story, deepened. Her daughter, who had suffered emotionally, was more pitiful than anything else.
“There’s nothing mom can do.”
She said so, but Sohyang thought she should meet Director Seo Guk-hwan.
Why divide children because of her own problems?
“It’s okay. Mom only cares about your health. I’ll be a more at ease doctor if you’re not sick.”
“Sure. I’ll do that.”
Although in an unavoidable situation, Sohyang decided not to worry too much.
The face of Hyunwoo, who looked at Sohyang affectionately, caught Sohyang’s eyes.
He wouldn’t easily let go of Sohyang’s hand like that.
Sohyang trusted without doubt.
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That night, Sohyang left the hotel and moved to Sohyang’s house.
Without sorting out her belongings, they lay side by side on the bed with her mother, chatting late into the night and planning the future treatment.
Apart from the heartache due to Hyunwoo, being able to take care of her mother’s health made her feel much more comfortable.
Thus, they spent a peaceful night for the first time in a while, welcoming the morning.
Today, Sohyang was to undergo dialysis at the hospital.
After exchanging greetings with her mother at the hospital, Sohyang went to work with a smile.
In the afternoon.
“Mom, are you at the hospital?”
I’m going now. I’m in the parking lot.
Male lead is a Destined Young Husband (Female-dominant)
One-sentence summary: Wife-master, listen to my explanation!
Li Ruantang, a young lady from a prestigious family, stumbled and fell. When she woke up, she saw a noble and beautiful young man sitting by her bedside, wiping away tears.
The young master had slightly reddened eyes, and his every move exuded charm.
The sight made Li Ruantang’s eyes hot and her heart flutter. After all, she had made a bet with the young master Meng from the neighboring family. If she couldn’t marry a husband before the end of the year, she would have to admit defeat and give up the jade she had worked so hard to obtain.
Outside the window, the flowers were in full bloom.
Rather than losing the bet, the jade, and her face, Li Ruantang calculated that it would be better to seek marriage with the young master in front of her, killing three birds with one stone.
…
Meng Jun never thought that an accident during a spring outing would lead to them rolling down a cliff and into a river, yet still survive.
Now they were trapped in an unknown village, and Meng Jun had overheard that the family who had rescued them had their own intentions.
After all, it was Li Ruantang who had lost her mind and sought marriage first. He was only trying to protect himself!
Glancing at Li Ruantang, who was listing her own merits, the young husband’s voice softened, and he blushed as he lied, “W-wife-master, Wife-master, don’t you remember me?”
The young husband’s voice was clear and handsome, coaxing Li Ruantang’s heart to be soft and sweet, and she spared no effort to protect him.
It wasn’t until they returned to the capital that Li Ruantang suddenly remembered.
When they had fallen off the cliff, in order not to implicate Wei Yunruo, whom he secretly admired, the young husband had instead pulled her, who was slightly farther away, down the cliff with him…
Short summary by Yuushi L: Initially, the male lead (ML) liked another girl, while the female lead (FL) liked the ML. Both fell off a cliff. The FL temporarily lost her memory, and the ML, fearing others might take advantage of him, claimed FL was his wife while they were staying in a village. Later, when they returned home, the FL regained her memories and remembered that the ML liked someone else, so she kept her distance from him. However, during their time living together in the countryside, the ML’s view of the FL had completely changed. From this point, his pursuit of the FL begins.
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