A Twisted Relationship (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 13
It wasn’t a light leaf swaying aimlessly in the wind. Here, swaying wasn’t an option.
Strangely, even this made me feel as though I were being swayed.
“How about buying another bed and putting it in?”
“I won’t go into the room.”
“Right. Then should we just change rooms entirely?”
“Sigh… Min Hyuk.”
“Yeah?”
“…Just use what we already have. It’s not even secondhand—it’s brand new. How can you just throw it away?”
“Alright, got it. If you say so, I’ll do it that way.”
Da Hyun was once again left speechless by his refreshingly cheerful smile, as if he’d just solved a huge problem.
He even started humming, apparently in such a good mood.
Da Hyun steadied her quickening breath and slowly exhaled.
Don’t get excited—stay calm.
After calming herself with steady inhales and exhales, Da Hyun opened her mouth to add something calmly—but Min Hyuk spoke first, cutting her off again.
“Even though our marriage was for mutual benefit, I genuinely like you. Honestly, I don’t want a divorce. I think things are perfectly fine between us just as they are.”
Maybe this man was simply born with the talent to leave others speechless. Watching him casually say such shamelessly sweet things even made me slightly envious.
He was the complete opposite of me—I couldn’t even properly express my own thoughts to my own family.
“I don’t think that way.”
Da Hyun moistened her dry lips.
He was my husband, but ultimately, he was still just a stranger.
“Honestly, I’d prefer if we didn’t feel obligated to spend time together and just lived our own separate lives.”
Da Hyun spoke calmly, without raising her voice.
“What?”
Min Hyuk’s relaxed expression hardened instantly.
“Sure, officially we’re married—but it’s just an act, right? And thanks to Ji Yeon spreading rumors everywhere, people already believe I stole my sister’s match and ran off to marry you. Those who matter already know it’s a strategic marriage.”
“…”
“Why do you insist on acting like a real married couple even in private? If it’s really just about the staff, why not just let them go? I’ll handle the housework myself. Then there’s no problem with us sleeping separately, is there?”
His stiff expression shifted into one of awkwardness—it seemed he’d never even considered dismissing the staff.
“Isn’t that right?”
It seemed like such a simple solution. Did we really need to keep hired help around?
“Well…”
“Does pretending to be a happy couple really help you undermine Kang Si Hoon?”
It was a genuinely innocent question—Da Hyun simply couldn’t understand. Playing the role of a picture-perfect couple wasn’t hard in itself, but how exactly did it help him?
Min Hyuk frowned instinctively at hearing Si Hoon’s name leave her lips.
He’d rather never hear Kang Si Hoon mentioned by her at all, if possible.
His expression silently declared: Si Hoon never once had a private meal with you.
He wanted to immediately tell her: It’s me—the one you remember from your past—not him.
He’d spent two long years cultivating patience, yet nearly lost it all in one fleeting, futile moment.
“Wouldn’t it be better for our public image if people saw me as a happily married businessman?”
Min Hyuk unlaced his fingers and rose to his feet.
In that instant, Da Hyun unconsciously stepped back a pace.
Min Hyuk didn’t miss her wary reaction.
He didn’t want her to remember the past. He refused to let it return. He wanted a new beginning—one that hadn’t yet been severed.
“By the way, Da Hyun, did you know?”
“K-Know what?”
Min Hyuk strode toward where Da Hyun stood.
“Haven’t you heard the story that I fell for you at first sight and begged you to marry me—and you agreed only because you had no choice?”
“What?”
“Then you probably also missed the rumors that I’ve been booked up as the ideal husband-to-be. Thanks to that, people are saying the HG Group’s illegitimate son isn’t some playboy but a devoted romantic—and I quite like that.”
“Wh-What? No, that’s absurd—how could such ridiculous rumors even…”
Da Hyun was dumbfounded, having never heard such nonsense before.
As Min Hyuk approached, Da Hyun kept stepping backward to maintain distance.
Every time he moved closer, she retreated further.
But her escape ended the moment her back hit the cold wall.
It was too late to slip out of the study. He’d already reached out, placing a hand on the wall to block her path.
Da Hyun looked up. Min Hyuk’s lips, cornering her with no way out, were set in a hard, straight line.
“I want to turn those rumors into truth—not falsehoods.”
His intense gaze made Da Hyun feel as if someone had struck her on the back of the head.
Why did he look at me so desperately, so earnestly?
She desired only one thing: freedom. She wanted to live as Han Da Hyun—not as Yusong Group’s eldest daughter, and not as anyone’s puppet.
To live that life, she needed to escape Su Cheol’s watchful eyes. That’s why, at the blind date meant for her sister, she accepted the devil’s whisper instead of rejecting it.
But she knew—accepting the devil’s hand came with a price. She’d believed that price was merely staining her clean family register with black ink.
She never imagined he’d cage her himself.
“Won’t your feelings change if we live together? Like mine have?”
He leaned in close. Da Hyun froze, taking a sharp breath. Refusing him outright would only make him cling on stubbornly.
She’d have to give him the answer he wanted—for now—so she could escape the study.
By then, the returned bed had already vanished from her thoughts entirely.
“Just think about it.”
“Ah… alright. I-I’ll do that.”
At the pleading tone in his voice, Da Hyun found herself nodding absentmindedly. For a brief moment, his pupils trembled like an earthquake before settling into calm.
Caught in Min Hyuk’s scent, Da Hyun unconsciously held her breath.
Noticing her tension, Min Hyuk straightened his posture.
“Good. From now on, sleep in the bedroom—no more sleeping on the floor. I’m worried about your back.”
“…”
He left the study before she could. Her heart pounded so fast she feared it might burst. Da Hyun placed her left hand over her chest.
Everything was going terribly wrong.
The freedom that had finally drawn near now seemed to bid farewell—and drift away again.
After leaving the bedroom, Da Hyun returned to her room following a call with Su Cheol, sighing heavily without pause.
Today was clearly cursed. Once your luck turned bad, the entire day would go downhill.
Da Hyun couldn’t bear to face Min Hyuk now—she knew perfectly well how utterly absurd the situation had become.
She shouldn’t have answered Su Cheol’s call.
“Ji Yeon told me everything. How dare you mistreat your own sister like that? She said you didn’t treat her properly at all—how can you call yourself her older sister? Ever since you got married, you’ve abandoned your own sibling! Just like your mother—no manners at all!”
“Father, I don’t know what Ji Yeon told you, but she forced a meeting that was never agreed upon in the first place.”
“Shut your mouth! How dare you talk back to your father? Now that you’re married, you think you can defy me? Did marriage grant you freedom? Are you planning to abandon your mother and live comfortably by yourself?”
“No, Father.”
“Tomorrow, you and Kang will come to the main house to pay your respects. Who raised you to be so rude—ignoring proper etiquette just because you’ve moved out?”
“I’m sorry, Father, but tomorrow might be a little…”
“What? Is that bastard refusing to come?”
“It’s not that…”
“You’re forcing me to call him myself, you insolent bastard.”
Hearing Su Cheol’s tone grow harsh the moment things didn’t go his way left a bitter taste in Da Hyun’s mouth. He hadn’t changed one bit.
Su Cheol pretended to be kind and caring in front of others while scheming for his own gain behind their backs. She felt disgusted—but she was no better, wearing a mask and acting in front of everyone else.
Su Cheol knew perfectly well she wanted freedom—yet mocked and dismissed her desires despite using them as leverage to push her into marriage.
She’d hoped that, having finally moved out and married, she could live without his interference or ever seeing his face again—but perhaps that had been wishful thinking.
She’d assumed marriage would immediately bring freedom—but she was wrong.
Su Cheol couldn’t stand the sight of her liberated.
She was already married and had left the main house—there was nothing left to fear. Yet the moment Yeon Sil’s name crossed her mind, she realized she still couldn’t ignore Su Cheol.
She wanted to find Yeon Sil—the woman Su Cheol had locked away so tightly.
Since he’d threatened to call “him,” he’d likely phoned Min Hyuk the second he hung up with her.
She hadn’t even made a courtesy call to Su Cheol after moving out—he wouldn’t care anyway, and there was no need to contact Young Sook either.
In that house, no one truly saw her as family.
“Father probably won’t say anything outright—he respects Min Hyuk too much.”
Da Hyun paced anxiously, considering whether to go find Min Hyuk—but couldn’t bring herself to leave the room.
She could just bluntly say Su Cheol ordered them to the main house—but the words wouldn’t come out easily.
Knock knock—
The sound of knocking snapped Da Hyun back to attention.
It was Min Hyuk. Seeing her distressed expression, she hesitated briefly before opening the door.
Since so little time had passed since her call ended, it was clear Min Hyuk had just spoken with Su Cheol.
“I’m sorry.”
She didn’t need to ask why he’d come—he made it obvious.
The moment she opened the door, Da Hyun apologized. Unlike an hour ago, she couldn’t lift her head with confidence now.
She should’ve handled things herself and ensured Su Cheol wouldn’t contact Min Hyuk.
Ashamed though she was of her own actions, she still had some dignity left. She knew Su Cheol didn’t get along well with her—and understood that Su Cheol and Min Hyuk weren’t on good terms either.
“What are you sorry for?”
Min Hyuk looked down at her, his eyes filled with guilt and unease.
“You spoke with my father, didn’t you?”
“Yeah.”
Da Hyun bit the soft flesh inside her mouth. Just then, the hair tie holding her bun snapped with a soft *tak*, and her hair spilled down past her shoulders.
Min Hyuk glanced over her tense form. The broken hair tie fell to the floor. Without thinking, he bent one knee to pick it up.
“Your hair tie fell.”
Da Hyun was startled by his sudden movement.
“I’ll pick it up later and throw it away myself.”
“It’s fine—I’ll do it.”
He stood back up, hair tie in hand, and stared at Da Hyun who stood gripping the doorknob.
After a moment of hesitation, Da Hyun spoke softly.
“…Thank you.”
His gentle demeanor suggested Su Cheol hadn’t said anything too harsh. Had Su Cheol held back, contrary to her worries?
“Are… you not mad?”
She’d been deeply troubled, yet his nonchalant reaction left her both relieved and uneasy. She couldn’t stop wondering what exactly Su Cheol had said to him.
“I am.”
Despite his soft tone, his lips twisted coldly.
“…”
“But not at you—at your father.”
Her heart dropped like a stone.
Just as she’d feared—Su Cheol had been furious.
Guilt weighed heavily on Da Hyun’s shoulders.
Male lead is a clingy little husband
One-line summary: The male lead is initially an arrogant, noble, love-deprived brat, later a cute, clingy, scheming little jealous one.
Introduction:
One day, Lu Yuner’s soul transmigrates into a female-dominant world. She enters the Imperial Academy and takes up the position of a doctoral instructor, teaching classes and grading schoolwork.
One day, she encounters the young prince Su Qingwan secretly skipping class from the male academy.
As a result, Su Qingwan is punished.
From then on, Su Qingwan sees Lu Yuner as a “thorn in his side”.
But before long, this “thorn” becomes the person he cherishes most, and he goes to great lengths to win Lu Yuner’s affection.
Mini scene 1:
One day, the sun is high in the sky but Su Qingwan still hasn’t gotten up for class.
Servant Xiaoyuan: “Young prince, it’s time for class. You’ll be late otherwise.”
Su Qingwan says arrogantly: “I’m not going. I am the esteemed prince, my status is so noble, why should I suffer this hardship? Besides, isn’t learning all this just to please women? Hmph, they’re not worthy!”
Mini scene 2:
After Su Qingwan falls for someone, he completely changes. He no longer skips class and diligently learns how to be a good husband and father. But he discovers that Sister Yuner is always surrounded by admirers.
Drunk and overcome with jealousy one day, he clings to Lu Yuner, crying beautifully like a pear blossom in the rain.
Su Qingwan: “Qingwan likes Sister Yuner.”
Lu Yuner: “Young prince, you’re drunk.”
Su Qingwan: “Qingwan isn’t drunk. Qingwan likes Sister Yuner, likes you so much, likes you to bits…” Before he can finish, Lu Yuner’s eyes flash with emotion and she leans in closer.
[Reading Guide]
1. The female lead is gentle, gracious, humble and polite but not weak. The male lead is initially an arrogant, noble, love-deprived brat, later a cute, clingy, scheming little jealous one.
2. 1v1, a bit torturous in the beginning but definitely sweet later on.
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