A Twisted Relationship (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 14
Da Hyun felt an oddly unfamiliar sense of estrangement from his cold smile.
But she didn’t dwell on it seriously. She assumed it was because she’d grown accustomed to his gentleness toward her, and thus couldn’t adjust to his detached expression.
“I’m sorry. I should have handled it myself—you got dragged into this because of me, Min Hyuk.”
“Stop apologizing. It’s really fine—after all, isn’t it perfectly normal for a son-in-law to talk with his father-in-law?”
Min Hyuk hated seeing her so anxious and worried about him.
“Two years ago, you were already acquainted with her? If I tell Da Hyun that, what do you think will happen? I thought you’d learned better by now. Could it be that those of illegitimate birth simply can’t hide their true nature? Isn’t showing basic respect to your elders fundamental—especially toward your father-in-law?”
When Su Cheol called, he’d almost ignored it, worried the call might get redirected to her. But by then, Su Cheol had already finished talking with her. Had Min Hyuk known Su Cheol had spoken to her, he wouldn’t have answered at all.
“Anyway, you’re married now. Isn’t it better to forget the past and start fresh? We’re not strangers anymore—we should get along well as son-in-law and father-in-law from now on, shouldn’t we?”
Get along? Min Hyuk was already figuring out exactly how Su Cheol viewed him. He’d long seen through Su Cheol’s dark intentions.
Having lived life scraping by on the streets, meeting all sorts of people, Min Hyuk had learned to read a person’s inner nature just by looking into their eyes.
“My wife and I have already settled things. We’ll drop by tomorrow with Da Hyun. We should at least share a meal together, don’t you think?”
Su Cheol was a despicable, vulgar man who acted only for his own benefit.
He must have some ulterior motive for suddenly playing the role of her father.
Yet Min Hyuk didn’t refuse Su Cheol’s dinner invitation.
If he refused, he couldn’t predict what Su Cheol might say if he contacted her again.
It was ridiculous how Su Cheol thought he could manipulate him by exploiting her amnesia as a weakness.
“Min Hyuk?”
Da Hyun tucked a stray strand of hair behind her ear, eyes darting restlessly.
“Yeah.”
“I’ll call my dad and tell him we can’t go.”
Just as Da Hyun turned to pick up her phone, Min Hyuk gently grasped her wrist—not hard enough to hurt.
“No, don’t. I already told him we’d go. You don’t need to worry about it.”
“What? You already said we’d go?”
“Yeah.”
Her eyes widened, and her mouth opened slightly in surprise.
Da Hyun had naturally assumed Min Hyuk would refuse Su Cheol’s invitation.
“Why? You won’t see anything pleasant if we go.”
“I know. I’m just doing what’s right. You haven’t forgotten I’m your husband, have you? If your father-in-law asks us to come, we go. So don’t stress over it. If you really don’t want to go, I’ll go alone.”
She understood he was saying this out of consideration, knowing she didn’t get along well with Su Cheol.
He seemed to cherish and value her so deeply that she almost felt as if she truly mattered to someone.
Feeling protected by him made her heart flutter. Until now, she’d always protected herself—but now, the thought that someone else was shielding her brought a surge of emotion that nearly choked her up.
Thump—thump—
Da Hyun’s cheeks burned as if on fire. Being with him made her blush more often than ever.
“How can you say that? It’s still my home.”
Min Hyuk looked at her with quiet satisfaction—she hadn’t even tried pulling her wrist away, despite him holding it so unexpectedly.
She was clearly concerned, but Min Hyuk truly didn’t mind. Still, pleased that she cared enough to worry, he didn’t retract his words about not needing her to fret.
Just as Su Cheol thought he’d found Min Hyuk’s weakness, Min Hyuk held one of Su Cheol’s in return.
“I can always come up with a good excuse. And besides, why do you call it your home? It’s your parents’ house. Da Hyun, your home is right here—the house where you and I live together. That’s your home, our home.”
Min Hyuk revealed his disappointment that she still didn’t consider the house they shared as truly hers.
“I know that. It just doesn’t come naturally to my lips yet.”
“Well, I’m glad to hear that. Then I’ll call him again and confirm we’ll come by tomorrow evening.”
“I’ll do it.”
“No, it’s easier if I call. I know perfectly well how uncomfortable you are around your father-in-law.”
Da Hyun felt confused, unable to describe the fluttering, unsettled emotion swirling inside her.
Why did he consider and care for her in every little way, from start to finish? Legally, they were husband and wife—but in reality, they were still strangers. Yet he treated her exactly as if she were truly his own.
He made her feel as though he cherished her like a delicate, beautiful flower.
Why? Why was her heart racing like this?
Afraid he might hear her pounding pulse, she wanted to pull her wrist away—but her lips stayed frozen, as if her mind had gone blank.
She simply stood still, her wrist quietly held in his large hand.
“I’m also curious why your father-in-law suddenly summoned us after not contacting us at all this whole time.”
Min Hyuk wanted to understand why Su Cheol, who had stayed silent all this while, had now reached out and called them.
But Da Hyun was more curious about why he was being so kind to her.
A flood of unfamiliar emotions overwhelmed her.
Why do you care so much about me? We’re supposed to live our own lives independently. Could it be that you really don’t want to divorce me—that you truly want to spend your whole life with me?
His warm gaze, filled with deep humility and generous compassion, made her feelings even more tangled.
At this rate, it really looks like you genuinely like me.
Could it be… that you like me?
Da Hyun wanted to ask, even though she knew how absurd the question sounded. But the words stuck in her throat, unable to come out.
She couldn’t bear to hear his answer after saying something so bold.
It was arrogance. His kindness had made her delusional so quickly.
“Da Hyun?”
Min Hyuk tilted his head, releasing her wrist as she stood there silently.
Da Hyun was hesitant about going to Su Cheol’s house.
He knew she didn’t fully trust him yet—but he still wished she would build that trust and lean on him.
Even though he’d be perfectly fine going alone, he worried about her forcing herself to go.
He was concerned she’d end up stressed because of Su Cheol.
He wanted her to live comfortably and happily, without any emotional wounds.
“How stressed must she have been to develop partial amnesia? Tsk tsk. It’s a condition you rarely get, even from serious accidents—how absurd. Wasn’t it your fault that my daughter lost her memory? You’ve got some nerve showing up at the hospital like this.”
Min Hyuk’s Adam’s apple bobbed sharply. He’d lost his composure once already—that was enough. He never wanted to relive that moment again.
He’d known for two years that she’d been living submissively under Su Cheol.
“Don’t be afraid of your father-in-law.”
“…?”
“I’m right here beside you. At dinner, I’ll handle most of the talking. You just need to politely move your chopsticks around a bit.”
Da Hyun’s breath grew shallow and quick.
It’s not because of my father—it’s because of you.
Her mouth flooded with saliva as confusion swirled inside her.
But she couldn’t bring herself to say it was because of him, so she simply nodded.
He shone too brightly—like sunlight. Even knowing it might be an illusion, her brow furrowed slightly.
Min Hyuk, without thinking, reached out toward her loose hair. His fingertips gently brushed through the strands.
She probably wouldn’t understand.
Yet he had no intention of correcting himself.
He wanted to be someone she could trust and rely on.
“It’s okay to lean on me.”
“…”
“No matter what—even if you did something wrong—I’m on your side.”
He wanted to be the kind of person who wouldn’t betray her trust, even if she disappointed him.
“Da Hyun, don’t force yourself to do anything you don’t want to. Don’t let your father-in-law control you just because he insists on doing things his way.”
His gentle, caring tone made her forget how to breathe. He acted as though he understood all her struggles.
It felt as if he already knew exactly how she’d lived in Su Cheol’s house.
Da Hyun stayed still even as he touched her hair. After brushing it a few more times, Min Hyuk finally pulled his hand away.
“You haven’t known me for that long, yet you seem to understand me so well.”
“Of course I do—you’re my wife.”
“But I hardly know anything about you.”
“Then show me a little more interest. Your husband’s feeling hurt.”
Thinking back, it seemed he’d been like this from the very beginning—worrying about her and thinking of her needs even before getting to know her. He genuinely cared for her well-being.
“…Why are you like this? You really act like my actual husband.”
“I am your actual husband. Didn’t I just say I’d feel hurt if you treated me like a stranger?”
His playful tone made Da Hyun’s face burn.
Her traitorous heart pounded fiercely, obliviously ignoring its own limits.
Not wanting him to see her flushed face, Da Hyun quickly covered it with her hands.
She didn’t realize it only made her stand out more in his eyes.
To Da Hyun, his words sounded like sweet whispers of love.
She needed to quickly gather her thoughts before she drifted into the illusion that he actually liked her.
Min Hyuk started to place his hand on top of Da Hyun’s head but hesitated just before touching her.
Da Hyun lowered her hands from her face, still fanning her burning cheeks vigorously.
He didn’t want to stand above her—he wanted to stand beside her and walk together.
“That’s right. You are my husband, Min Hyuk.”
“Yes, and I’d like you to remember that.”
“I will. I won’t forget.”
“As I said earlier, don’t sleep on the floor again. You know how important your back is, right? Once your spine gets misaligned, you’ll suffer for the rest of your life.”
You might not realize it now because you’re young, but your body will start reacting as time passes. You need to start taking care of yourself now. Listening to his nagging filled with genuine concern left Da Hyun feeling oddly unsettled.
If she stayed in the same room with him any longer, she was sure he’d hear her heartbeat.
“I suddenly feel tired—think I’ll lie down in the bedroom.”
A quiet, deflated sigh escaped Min Hyuk’s lips.
It was painfully obvious she was trying to run away, and he briefly wondered whether he should just play along with her excuse.
“Alright, you must be exhausted. You’ve probably been sleeping on the floor the past few days just to avoid me.”
He gave a small shrug and chuckled softly.
“Oh, no! Who said I was avoiding you?”
With a relaxed smile on her face, Da Hyun walked past him as naturally as possible and left the room.
Behind her, she heard Min Hyuk let out a deep sigh.
It was ordinary—yet completely opposite to what she’d expected. Their marriage, which she’d assumed would be as cold and precarious as walking on thin ice, was unfolding in a surprisingly warm way.
She realized how reassuring and heart-swelling it felt to have someone firmly on her side—someone who wouldn’t take anyone else’s part, no matter what happened.
Bathed in a warmth that spread through her entire chest, Da Hyun couldn’t stop the corners of her mouth from lifting into a wide, unrestrained smile.
Male lead is a Love-Obsessed Merman
When he discovers she has gone, he risks everything to pursue her on land, enduring agonizing pain to transform his tail into human legs…
One-line summary: Male lead chases female lead. The male lead’s love is a bit sick, an invincible love brain.
Synopsis
During a voyage at sea, Jiang Yang accidentally captures a merman.
Servant: I heard that mermen are fierce and brutal.
Jiang Yang looks at the merman obediently rubbing her palm like a puppy: “You call this fierce and brutal?”
Servant: I heard that mermen have no human nature.
Jiang Yang looks at the merman with wet puppy eyes, obsessively calling her ‘A Yang’ like a childish infant: “You call this having no human nature?”
With great difficulty, she releases the merman back into the sea and returns to shore.
Who would have thought that in less than half a month, the merman, who should have been freely wandering in the South China Sea, would shed his scales, endure the pain of losing his tail, transform into human legs, and come ashore to find her?
He kneels at her feet, rubbing her palm, with merman tears rolling down: “A Yang, don’t abandon me.”
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