“Figured as much,” she muttered, lips pursing in disappointment.
But soon, a smile broke through again.
But immediately, her neatly aligned teeth showed, and she burst into laughter. This was because, through the message, she could visualize Hyun Woo’s expression and almost hear his voice.
Typically, Hyun Woo just sent straightforward messages, but now the back-and-forth exchange had Sori incredibly excited.
[Sori: Have you had dinner?]She wanted to casually check in on him.
Even the brief wait for a reply seemed to set her heart racing.
Her phone, repeatedly turned on and off, clung tightly in her hand, growing warm.
[Hyun Woo: Not yet. What about you?]He seemed to have time, promptly responding to her.
She quickly typed another message.
[Sori: I’m on the bus heading home. Are you staying out late tonight?]It was unusual for him to discuss his return.
[Hyun Woo: No. Around 11 maybe?]Typical of Hyun Woo, he pinpointed the time, which Sori found novel. He seemed to be making an effort to put her at ease.
I should be more relaxed with him too.
[Sori: Drive safely. And if you drink, don’t overdo it.] [Hyun Woo: Is this nagging?]Nagging, me?
Was he already tipsy?
The playfulness evident in his message amused her.
So, she decided to be bold.
[Sori: I’m Sori ♥]Just before sending the message filled with a bright red heart emoji, Sori hesitated but then closed her eyes tight.
Sent.
The disappearing notification number.
A character throwing the phone loomed large in her mind.
She covered her mouth to stifle her laughter, aware of the people around her.
With a flushed face, Sori searched for a song on her phone and plugged in her earphones.
She suddenly wanted to listen to that famous song, “Nagging.”
After a long bus ride home, Sori was physically tired but her expression was bright.
She glanced at the owl on the front shelf and smiled briefly.
These owls, not just ornamental, perpetually faced each other.
She took a shower first, feeling unusually refreshed today.
Carrying her laptop and textbooks, she headed to the kitchen and settled at the dining table.
Feeling a bit hungry, she opened the fridge.
Seasonal fruits and chopped vegetables were neatly stacked in containers.
She picked the top one.
Inside were sliced carrots, broccoli, bell peppers, and cherry tomatoes, all colorfully arranged.
Munching on a long carrot, she carried the container and explored the empty house.
Outside Hyun Woo’s room.
Peeking into the slightly ajar room, she felt her actions were a bit odd.
“It’s okay, right? I’m going to be his wife. What’s the harm?”
Muttering to herself, Sori ultimately didn’t open the door.
She had been in Hyun Woo’s bedroom before, but that was without realizing she was intruding.
It was when she saw Hyun Woo’s bruised back and rushed in, startled.
Somehow, entering someone’s room when they weren’t there seemed impolite.
“I should just ask him to show me around later,” Sori thought as she opened the door across the hall.
It was the exercise room, which Hyun Woo had said she could use anytime. She had never opened or entered this room since she came to this house.
“Wow, what’s this?”
In front of a low window stood a rowing machine.
Sori, munching on a piece of bell pepper, curiously examined the intriguing device she had only seen on television.
Outside the window in front of the rowing machine, instead of the usual apartment complex view, there was a scenic nighttime landscape.
“Is this for rowing while looking outside? So this was the sound of water.”
Remembering Hyun Woo’s bare upper body, she naturally imagined him rowing on the machine, his strong muscles in action.
“Ah, am I crazy?”
She blushed at her own thoughts. It was typical of a crush.
Once you open up about your feelings for someone, they grow unmeasurably.
Sori was experiencing exactly that.
Now that she was living in the same house, she planned to explore all possibilities.
She had the perfect excuse: the pretend play of being a couple.
Determined, she bit into a carrot with resolve.
“Why are there so many dumbbells?”
Apart from the rowing machine, there was a bench press and numerous dumbbells neatly arranged by size on the shelves.
This place was a testament to Hyun Woo’s dedication to fitness.
“Is there anything I can do?”
Suddenly, Sori felt like getting a taste of working out.
She selected some upbeat music, set her phone where she could hear it well, and got ready.
“Alright, what should I start with? Let’s try some iron pumping.”
She remembered some terms she’d picked up from her male colleagues.
Hyun Woo ended up returning to the evening gathering, but found it hard to concentrate.
These gatherings often stretched until midnight.
For the first time, he excused himself early, using work as a pretext.
Opening the front door, he saw Sori’s neatly aligned shoes, which brought him a sense of relief.
As he entered the living area, he was drawn by the sound of music coming from somewhere.
The source was the room with the exercise equipment.
Unaware of his presence, Sori seemed captivated by the gym equipment.
The music continued, and her attention was utterly absorbed.
Then, “This is so heavy. Ugh.”
She awkwardly withdrew her hand when a dumbbell wouldn’t budge.
Next, she showed interest in the rowing machine, but soon there was a loud crash! It sounded like something had broken.
Hyun Woo frowned, concerned.
It was fine if she broke a costly machine, but not if she got hurt.
He quickly took off his jacket in the dressing room and returned.
“Yu So….”
When he returned, he saw Sori’s back as she stood on the stepper, gazing out the window.
It was a machine designed to simulate climbing stairs.
Hyun Woo, who hadn’t known such equipment was in the room, watched Sori’s back as she energetically swung her arms.
Her towel-wrapped hair bounced to the beat, and her pace quickened as she got more into the rhythm.
But something was off… What was it?
Normally, don’t the arms and legs move in opposition when walking?
A small chuckle escaped him.
How could she be so awkward at everything?
No, actually, it was this very awkwardness that made Sori endearing.
Leaning casually against the doorway, Hyun Woo lowered his head, trying to hide his rising smile and twinkling eyes.
After making the formidable Cha Na Jung weep, here Sori was, bubbling with energy and joy.
She always defied expectations.
Hyun Woo mused over the prospect of sharing a life filled with exercising, eating, and studying with his clumsy wife.
If married life was like this, it seemed like it could be quite enjoyable.
Just then, his phone buzzed relentlessly with messages.
Ji Tae and Young Min were bombarding him with messages for slipping away without a word.
[Ji Tae: Hyun Woo, really breaking our routine like that?] [Young Min: I was counting down the days for this.] [Ji Tae: You’re buying next time, Mr. Rich Creditor.]Did they really need to be a trio? Two could have fun just as well.
After a glance at Sori, Hyun Woo swiftly typed and sent a message.
[Hyun Woo: Busy these days. Have fun without me.]He had more playful matters to attend to here with someone who was amusingly inept at everything.
And, admittedly, this game seemed more entertaining to him.
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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