From the morning, Sungjae was unusually busy.
It was the day when Hyunwoo, who was busy with teaching materials and daughter’s voice, was supposed to come in the evening.
He woke up early and went to the agricultural market to shop for groceries, and also visited the fresh seafood market.
The kitchen was in chaos because he had prepared a feast as if inviting ten people.
“Dad. If someone sees this, they might think you’re a chef, not a director.”
“It wouldn’t be wrong to call it a side job.”
“Is it okay for our movie to be postponed indefinitely? What kind of film company representative does this?”
Kangwoo sat down with a grumbling face, taking a chair away from the dining table.
Leaning his arms on the backrest and resting his chin on them, he stared intently at his dad, who was busy preparing seafood.
Sungjae, feeling that gaze, spoke.
“Son, it’s not important now.”
In a world that didn’t exist at all, life was flowing more like a movie than a movie itself since meeting his daughter.
But now wasn’t the time to be shooting such a medical thriller-like movie.
“Movies can be filmed anytime…”
“Is Yoo So-Ri disappearing somewhere?”
“Just. When there’s something I can do even a little, I want to do it.”
Sungjae, preparing to grill the eel, replied sincerely.
“Didn’t I mention that today is Dad’s birthday?”
“What’s so important about that?”
“Why isn’t it important? Dad is the most important to me.”
Actually, Kangwoo’s frustration wasn’t about neglecting the movie or his dad, who thought deeply about So-Ri.
Director Han Sungjae, who lived a leisurely life, might seem accomplished to others, but there was always something missing.
He hoped that such a dad could be happy.
He hoped that he wouldn’t be lonely in his alone time and that he could be fulfilled. The new movie was Kangwoo’s way of encouraging him.
Should we consider the current appearance of Dad as happiness? Is it really happiness, not sacrifice?
Having such doubts, Kangwoo couldn’t express them, so he just grumbled unnecessarily.
“I thought I would have a sister and a mom. Somehow, I feel like only Dad was taken away.”
Hearing Kangwoo’s disappointed words, Sungjae suddenly stopped. It was because he belatedly felt guilty for only thinking about himself, neglecting Kangwoo.
Sungjae turned to look at Kangwoo and assessed Kangwoo’s complexion. Feeling Sungjae’s apologetic heart, Kangwoo smiled and approached Sungjae.
“Joke, it’s a joke. If I see you like that, I’ll feel sorry.”
“I’m sorry, son. I didn’t think about you.”
“Oh, well.”
They had a separate bond that only the two of them could share.
It was due to the closeness they had built over the years, teasing each other, joking, fighting, reconciling, and living together like friends.
Because of the familiarity created by the richness of their relationship, which only the two of them could share.
Kangwoo, who lost his mom and Sungjae, who lost his wife, treated each other cautiously.
“I didn’t even buy a present for Dad. Is there anything you want?”
“Gifts, what for. It’s okay.”
“Then it won’t do. I have something I want from Dad for my birthday.”
“What is it?”
“Super Car~!”
“A sports car is not allowed. It’s extravagant.”
“Oh, when it comes to this, you become strict again. But I’ll buy it someday. My dream car!”
The son, more like a daughter than the daughter herself, shrugged his shoulders and tried to change the mood. Sungjae, understanding that sentiment, thought that he was more blessed than he thought. Although he had never expressed it to his son because it felt awkward.
“I did have one thing in mind… I’ll just use that as a gift for Dad.”
Nonchalantly saying something that seemed neither here nor there, Kangwoo suddenly gave Sungjae a meaningful smiling glance.
“I think… you should make more salad.”
“Salad?”
“Yes, I heard that person really likes salads.”
Finally finding something to do, Kangwoo casually picked up the car keys.
“Where are you suddenly going!”
“I’ll be back soon!”
⭐⭐⭐
A few hours later, dinner time.
The eel, crispy and golden brown from the oven, was appetizingly placed on the skillet.
“Since everything is cooked, just lightly grill the outside to make it crispy.”
Eight people, including So-Ri and Hyunwoo, were sitting at a round dining table. Sungjae, hearing the sounds of someone trying to get up, sternly ordered So-Ri and Hyunwoo not to move.
“Did you prepare all this by yourself?”
Apart from the main eel, there was also crab soup, grilled abalone, grilled dodder, various fried dishes, and steamed blowfish, all prepared by Sungjae. From cleaning to cooking, everything went through Sungjae’s hands.
“I wanted to treat our busy doctors.”
“You’re not just good at Chinese and Italian cuisine, huh?”
“Korean cuisine is basic.”
As So-Ri pinched her thumb with both hands, Sungjae smiled contentedly and explained how to eat.
“Try the abalone first. If you gently twist it here, it will come off easily. Well, some might not like eating it this way, so I also put butter-roasted abalone in the stone pot rice here.”
Ex-husband Wants Reconciliation
One-line summary: Chasing the wife to the crematorium (making an effort to attract someone who has become indifferent), the female lead doesn’t look back, the second male lead takes the position.
Intro:
To repay the kindness of the older generation, Su Mu crossed into a female-dominated world and became a live-in daughter-in-law of the Yan family, single-handedly saving the Yan family from fire and water.
But her husband, Yan Jiyue, the eldest son of the Yan family, treated her with sarcasm and never showed her a good face.
It wasn’t until after Su Mu’s death that this pampered and arrogant young master shed a few fake tears and pretended to want to die for love.
This life’s kindness was enough. If there was a next life, she would definitely kick Yan Jiyue away.
Who knew that the heavens would be so kind as to allow her to be reborn, returning to the time when she had just married into the Yan family.
Su Mu glanced at the Yan eldest son, who still spoke coldly to her, and threw a divorce letter in front of him.
“Let’s divorce!”
***
Yan Jiyue never imagined that he would be reborn. He happily went to find Su Mu, wanting to make up for the mistakes he had made in his ignorant youth.
Wasn’t the reason the heavens allowed him to be reborn to let him reconcile with Su Mu?
But when he pushed open the door to Su Mu’s room, the person lying on the bed was another man.
Su Mu’s personal attendant, Xie Yi.
Yan Jiyue hated him so much that his teeth itched. In front of Su Mu, Xie Yi was a gentle and considerate whisperer of sweet nothings, but in reality, he was vicious-hearted and deliberately sabotaged their husband and wife relationship.
In the previous life, it was he who secretly hid in Su Mu’s coffin and committed suicide, stealing a step ahead of him to be buried with Su Mu.
Yan Jiyue’s eyes were filled with hatred as he cursed, “What kind of thing are you? Your background is lowly, what right do you have to occupy Su Mu?”
Xie Yi looked at the sleeping Su Mu and no longer pretended to be a whisperer of sweet nothings.
He proudly stuck out his belly, “I have the right because my belly is capable of giving the Wife-master a daughter.”
***
Yan Jiyue was consumed with jealousy. He spread rumors that Xie Yi had once been branded with the mark of a “harlot” on his chest.
But on the night Xie Yi cut off the flesh bearing that mark, Su Mu suddenly realized something was amiss.
“How did you know the exact moment I was poisoned? And why did you show up a month early?”
Xie Yi remained silent, blood from his wound soaking through his robes. His sapphire eyes brimmed with anguish – or was it just a flawless act?
Between a once-arrogant husband now seeking redemption, and a gentle soul willing to die for her – who truly held the darkest secrets? And could it be that Su Mu and Yan Jiyue weren’t the only ones given a second chance at life…?
[Reading Guide]
1. True divorce, chasing the wife to the crematorium, the female lead doesn’t look back, the male lead is Xie Yi.
2. The ex-husband did not cheat, he just realized too late and didn’t realize that he liked the female lead.
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