The original Korean paragraph consists of 36 lines. I will now translate it verbatim into English, ensuring that the English translation also has 36 lines.
The first weekend of May.
Sa Rang finished getting ready for an outing, dressed in a rare choice of a dress.
Checking her appearance in the mirror, Ji Woo rolled her eyes from behind.
“Why are you dressing up so much to meet Do Han?”
It was normal to dress up for a date with her boyfriend, but Ji Woo disliked Do Han so much that she even disapproved of Sa Rang’s outfit choice.
“Why not just wear jeans?”
Ji Woo grumbled as she eyed Sa Rang, looking uneasy as if she had something to say, raising suspicions about some issue with Do Han.
“I am meeting Do Han, but we have to go to a wedding.”
“A wedding? With Do Han?”
“Yes.”
“Not his relative’s wedding, right? To meet his family?”
“No, nothing like that.”
Sa Rang quickly waved her hands to dismiss Ji Woo’s sudden excitement.
She hadn’t expected such a misunderstanding.
It was too soon to meet Do Han’s relatives and greet them.
The mere thought made her face heat up.
“Then whose wedding is it?”
Relieved by Sa Rang’s denial, Ji Woo relaxed.
She would have torn Sa Rang’s clothes off to stop her if she was going to Do Han’s family wedding.
“……Tae Hoon’s.”
“Who?”
“Kim Tae Hoon. Your boyfriend in our freshman year.”
Sa Rang hadn’t told Ji Woo earlier, not wanting to upset her.
She heard Tae Hoon was getting married before she got back together with Do Han, but she wasn’t invited then.
Recently, Tae Hoon contacted her.
After a brief catch-up, he expressed concern about her reuniting with Do Han.
Despite being Do Han’s friend, Tae Hoon had always been on Sa Rang’s side.
Still feeling guilty for breaking Ji Woo and Tae Hoon up, Sa Rang quickly changed the subject to his wedding.
After congratulating him, he insisted she and Do Han come for a meal, sending an invitation.
So, she couldn’t avoid going.
“Tae Hoon’s getting married already?”
Ji Woo was shocked twice, first at her ex’s name, then at him marrying at the young age of 31.
“They dated for two years. Met at his company.”
“I see.”
Ji Woo nodded quietly, making Sa Rang wonder what she was thinking.
How would she feel about her ex getting married?
If she hadn’t reunited with Do Han and heard his marriage news…
The mere thought felt like sinking deep into the sea.
Did he feel the same when she lied about marrying Yoon Jae?
“It feels strange.”
Ji Woo spoke her mind without Sa Rang having to ask.
Sa Rang understood her friend’s complex feelings.
It must be unsettling, even if it’s a past crush.
“It’s definitely not that I have lingering feelings for Tae Hoon. Don’t get me wrong.”
Ji Woo strongly denied it.
The breakup with Tae Hoon was four years ago, leaving no lingering emotions.
There were no issues with Tae Hoon even after Do Han left school.
But as Sa Rang occupied her thoughts, Ji Woo gradually distanced herself from Tae Hoon.
Living with Sa Rang made her cautious about going on dates.
The original Korean paragraph consists of 38 lines. I will now translate it verbatim into English, ensuring that the English translation also has 38 lines.
Walking alongside Tae Hoon on campus, Sa Rang would feel guilty for her own happiness whenever she bumped into him.
She pitied her friend, reminded of Do Han whenever she saw Tae Hoon.
Eventually, as Tae Hoon became a senior, he got busy with job preparations, leading to a natural breakup.
Sa Rang acted like a guilty criminal, believing their breakup was her fault, but Ji Woo didn’t think so.
The love wasn’t that deep, so the breakup was inevitable.
After all, how impactful could a twenty-year-old Sa Rang have been?
Ji Woo was content with the good memories.
“Yeah, I won’t misunderstand. But I wonder what would’ve happened if you met Yoon Jae before Tae Hoon. You liked Yoon Jae from the start.”
“That was because he was your boyfriend. I tried to match you two.”
Not dating Yoon Jae was a stroke of luck.
When Yoon Jae returned from military service, Ji Woo and Sa Rang were seniors.
Anticipating communication difficulties post-graduation, Ji Woo tried to reconnect them, only to irk Yoon Jae, who finally exploded.
He confessed he liked Ji Woo, not Sa Rang.
So he asked Ji Woo to stop trying to pair him with Sa Rang.
Ji Woo then realized her feelings for Yoon Jae, but he wouldn’t accept her advances, knowing she knew of his past feelings for Sa Rang.
This was a significant issue for the righteous Jeong Yoon Jae.
But Ji Woo persisted and eventually became his girlfriend.
“Really? Weren’t you instantly smitten with Yoon Jae? You always liked guys with a good physique.”
“Maybe. I did think Yoon Jae looked great at first sight.”
“It was meant to be. I just unnecessarily interfered.”
“Still, thanks to you, we met. Where else would I have met a physical education major like Jeong Yoon Jae?”
“Really?”
Sa Rang, who always felt sorry for Tae Hoon, Yoon Jae, and Ji Woo, felt a bit relieved.
Now, Yoon Jae and Ji Woo are dating well, and Tae Hoon is getting married today.
My Step-brother Is Obsessed With Me (Female-dominant)
A gentle female protagonist vs pitiful in the early stage, and a sick male protagonist in the later stage
Cheng Songer transmigrated into the body of a vicious cannon fodder female supporting character with the same name as her in a female-dominant novel.
In the original story, the cannon fodder female supporting character was inhumane, committing domestic violence, gambling excessively, being lustful, and even wanting to sell her stepbrother to a brothel for money.
As luck would have it, she just happened to transmigrate at this time.
Seeing Cheng Qingzhi biting his lip, enduring the tears in his eyes, looking pitiful, her heart softened.
She stuffed the money back into the Madam’s hand and reached out to him.
“Brother, come home with me.”
