Min Hyuk cherished her so dearly, there was no way he could deceive her.
“But don’t ever do anything dangerous for me again. Especially avoid my father. He values the company more than family. I don’t know what he might do to you.”
Min Hyuk’s lips curled up pleasantly at the sound of Da Hyun’s concerned voice.
“You’re underestimating your husband too much. Do you think I acted without any thought?”
“Father asked me to prepare for a divorce with Min Hyuk. He said I should convince you to delete the file you have. If I succeed, he promised to let me see mother.”
Da Hyun conveyed to Min Hyuk what Su Cheol had said. There was no reason to hide their conversation from him.
She felt guilty towards Min Hyuk for being slightly swayed by Su Cheol’s offer to show her Yeon Sil.
“So, what did you say?”
Da Hyun couldn’t confidently say she had refused. Nor did she want to lie.
She had been momentarily shaken by Su Cheol’s words, even though she suspected he wouldn’t actually show her Yeon Sil.
“…I said I would think about it. I’m sorry I didn’t refuse right away.”
Da Hyun didn’t make excuses. There was no need. It was unreasonable to make excuses to Min Hyuk, who had risked so much for her.
“I was a bit shaken by the offer to see mother. But I never thought of divorcing you or deceiving you. I was honest. I never intended to deceive you to fulfill father’s wish.”
Da Hyun quickly added, clasping Min Hyuk’s hands tightly. She had no excuse if he felt disappointed.
She bowed her head.
“You don’t have to explain. I trust you. Lift your head. You did nothing wrong. Don’t make me feel more sorry.”
As Da Hyun bowed her head, Min Hyuk urgently grasped her forearms.
Da Hyun lifted her head at his request.
Min Hyuk smiled softly at the sight of a downcast Da Hyun.
“…And there’s something else I need to tell you.”
“Okay, tell me.”
Da Hyun, possibly feeling guilty, began to speak with her lips downturned.
Min Hyuk barely resisted the urge to kiss her lips.
“…I had a dream. Not just a dream, I saw a scene while just sitting still.”
“…What scene?”
Min Hyuk asked, wondering if it was a dream about their child.
“I saw an illusion, like you and I had met in the past.”
“……”
Min Hyuk’s expectant look vanished in an instant, but he managed to keep his expression neutral so Da Hyun wouldn’t notice.
“You said we never met in the past.”
“……That’s right.”
Min Hyuk’s lips trembled slightly, unnoticed by Da Hyun.
“I’m confused. Recently, I’ve been seeing various scenes. It’s like we met at a blind date… Oh, it was a dream where I met you instead of Uncle.”
“And then?”
“What?”
“What other dream did you have? Or, when did you see these scenes while sitting still?”
Min Hyuk was very curious about the content of her dreams. He had let go of her arms.
“When you went to the kitchen to get water.”
Da Hyun mentioned it casually, lowering her voice as if embarrassed.
“I must really like you, Min Hyuk. I’m dreaming about meeting you in the past. It seems like an illusion when I suddenly see those scenes while standing still. Isn’t it strange?”
“……Strange? Maybe it means you like me a lot? That’s a pleasant thought.”
Da Hyun felt awkwardly shy. If she had known, she would have talked about her dream sooner. She had needlessly hesitated, beating around the bush.
She regretted misunderstanding Min Hyuk and almost making an unforgivable mistake.
“Da Hyun.”
“Yes?”
“If you have another dream, tell me. I’m curious too.”
Da Hyun felt a moment of surprise. Min Hyuk’s expression looked serious, albeit briefly. But his serious look quickly softened, making her think she had misinterpreted it.
“Alright.”
Da Hyun nodded and affirmed firmly. But Min Hyuk repeated his request.
“Make sure to tell me.”
“Yes. If I remember anything else I dreamt, I’ll tell you. Strangely, dreams about meeting you don’t fade quickly like others.”
Da Hyun believed Min Hyuk was genuinely curious about her dreams.
Having shared her dream with Min Hyuk, it didn’t seem like a big deal anymore.
Da Hyun was too embarrassed to meet his eyes.
“Did you dream today?”
“No, I didn’t dream today.”
“That’s good.”
“Good?”
“Yeah, having lucid dreams means you’re not sleeping deeply.”
“Is that so?”
“Yes.”
Min Hyuk nodded up and down, then suddenly extended his arms and embraced Da Hyun tightly.
Da Hyun was startled by the unexpected hug, but then she smiled and wrapped her arms around Min Hyuk’s waist.
They stayed like that for a long while, embracing each other.
Da Hyun closed her eyes in the comfort of Min Hyuk’s arms, not seeing his face.
The fearful expression on Min Hyuk’s face that she missed.
Male lead is a Divorced Husband
She said to him: “Tell me, what makes you like me? I’ll change it!”
Liu Changning transmigrated into a female cannon fodder character in a female-dominant novel.
After reading the first half of the novel’s plot, the first thing she did upon transmigration was to divorce the Pan Jinlian-style male protagonist she had just married.
She indulged herself, pretending to be ugly and poor.
But as time passed, the way that man looked at her became more and more unusual…
Liu Changning was dumbfounded: Tell me, what makes you like me? I’ll change!
――
This lifetime, Pei Yuanshao was rejected by the same woman twice!
The first time, she drove him away. Forced by the situation, he endured the waves of anger in his heart, yielding and humbling himself.
That person lay slanted on a rocking chair, her sallow face emotionless: “If you don’t want a divorce, go cook!”
Pei Yuanshao’s face was dark and gloomy: “You!”
The second time, after the crisis in Jinling City was resolved, the new emperor sent someone to pick him up. He turned around, stammering: “I… I have to go. If you keep me…”
That person lay on the kang bed, her back to him, as if she had long anticipated this day, crisp and clear: “Goodbye!”
Pei Yuanshao was so angry his fingers trembled: “You… you!”
The mission of family and country made him restrain himself, averting his eyes and turning to leave this broken household.
Two years later, they met again. Seeing her ethereal face, his body shook like a sieve.
“She was originally a ‘she’!”
At the Qionglin Banquet, the top scholar of the imperial examination, a talented person with exceptional speech and conduct, all the unmarried young gentlemen from aristocratic families looked at her with shy and timid eyes.
The peerless imperial official Pei Yuanshao felt the anger in his heart erupt. He pointed at the woman surrounded by the crowd at the Qionglin Banquet, his thin lips slightly curled: “Little sister, I wants that person to be the wife-master of my Mingde Prince Manor.”
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