A Twisted Relationship (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 3
Da Hyun realized that she was somehow seriously considering marriage with him.
First of all, the reason Kang Min Hyuk had been living abroad and then returned to Korea seemed to be because Chairman Kang of HG Group had temporarily stepped back from management due to health issues.
The fact that he, who had been living abroad without any particular issues instead of returning to Korea, came back to HG Group could only mean that he returned to secure the management rights of HG Group.
Why was Chairman Kang trying to become in-laws with Yusong again, especially after their past had ended on bad terms? Was it really because he wanted it? Could it really be such a simple reason? Her endless doubts only grew stronger without being resolved.
Da Hyun thought about the benefit he had mentioned. Freedom. What she wanted was freedom. He said he would give her that. If it weren’t for the unpleasant past connection with HG Group, she might have accepted.
As he said, Su Cheol would never leave her alone to keep living like this anyway. Even if she shouted that she would never marry, Su Cheol wouldn’t listen at all.
Whenever a marriage proposal that benefited the company came in, she would be forced by Su Cheol to go on another blind date and end up in an unwanted marriage.
Right now, Su Cheol was investing heavily in artificial intelligence and searching for companies that were developing it.
He was arrogant, but as he said, she wondered if there was really anyone else besides this man who would listen to what she wanted. She wasn’t sure.
She even wondered if anyone had ever wanted her this intensely before.
That was why Da Hyun felt that this might be her first and last chance.
As she tried to recall if anyone had ever desperately wanted her, her head started throbbing, so she gave up.
She had just begun to feel that all her efforts to appear as a real family between Ji Yeon and her stepmother were slowly becoming meaningless.
She was tired of the fake acts of pretending to be stupid and innocently clueless while wearing a mask just to make Ji Yeon stand out.
“Just think about Han Da Hyun. Don’t think about anyone else. Your opinion is the most important to me.”
Min Hyuk, sensing that her heart was shaking violently, whispered softly.
Bzzz—
It sounded like the devil’s whisper. Da Hyun bit her lower lip, her gaze fixed on her phone.
“Excuse me for a moment.”
Since she wasn’t answering the call, Ji Yeon had sent her texts.
—Why aren’t you picking up? My friend said she accidentally saw Kang Si Hoon and Kang Min Hyuk in a hotel lobby yesterday and that they were insanely handsome. Is it true?
—Hey, you didn’t already say you’re rejecting the blind date, right? Call me. I’m heading to the restaurant now. I’ll go on the date instead. I told you if he’s good-looking, I’d tell you to go in my place.
—It was originally my date anyway. Make up an excuse and get out of there. I’ll cover for why I’m late. Package it nicely.
The urgency in Ji Yeon’s consecutive texts without pause was palpable. The way she came running the moment she heard he was handsome.
At the coercive messages, Da Hyun let out a wry laugh without realizing it. The tone was far from how she treated her “sister,” and she could almost hear Ji Yeon’s obnoxious, shrill voice.
Staring intently at the texts from Ji Yeon without replying, Da Hyun opened her mouth as if possessed.
She didn’t want to live her whole life being ignored like this. She wanted to cut off this connection, escape from her family, and find new freedom. That was what she wanted most right now.
She had hated Ji Yeon from the very beginning, from the moment she was born, for acting like everything was originally hers.
She didn’t know why Su Cheol hid Yeon Sil’s whereabouts so tightly and never told anyone, but if Yeon Sil hadn’t been in a coma after the accident, wouldn’t it have been her, not Ji Yeon, who received warm words from Su Cheol?
Everything Young Sook held in her hands should have originally belonged to Yeon Sil.
She had killed all those hateful and resentful feelings and lived kindly because she didn’t want to be abandoned.
Unfortunately, she had known since she was young that if it wasn’t Su Cheol, there was nowhere else that would accept her.
Unlike Su Cheol, her ordinary maternal family had cut off contact. That was why she had clung so desperately not to be abandoned by Su Cheol.
“I’ll… marry you.”
She regretted the words the moment they left her mouth, but she had no intention of taking them back.
All the hesitation she had been dragging out disappeared with a single text from Ji Yeon.
That arrogant brat. How infuriating.
Hearing the answer he wanted, the corners of his mouth curved into a soft arc.
“You made the right choice. I won’t make you regret marrying me.”
“But you’ll have to convince the adults yourself, Kang Min Hyuk.”
“Fine, I’ll do that.”
Da Hyun decided to stop pretending to be demure in front of Min Hyuk. The mask she had never taken off even in front of her family had been removed by a man she met for the first time today.
She didn’t feel as embarrassed as if she were naked, but her trembling hands still wouldn’t calm down.
Like a volcano erupting without warning, all the emotions she had kept buried for so long exploded.
A man she met for the first time had stirred up and pulled out all her emotions.
“I’d like to add one more condition.”
“Tell me.”
“Once Kang Min Hyuk achieves what you want, please divorce me then.”
Since they both got what they wanted, there had to be an end.
Min Hyuk nodded as if he had expected her to set the condition of divorce, without any surprise.
“Sure. I’ll do whatever Han Da Hyun wants.”
His deep, low voice was soft enough to capture any woman’s heart. She didn’t know if that was his true nature or fake.
She had revealed her true self to him, but he hadn’t shown his.
Da Hyun bowed politely and then lifted her head.
“Thank you.”
It didn’t matter what his true self was. The deed was already done.
He might not be suitable as a husband, but he was perfect as a contract partner. If she had to get married someday anyway, as he said, it was better to do it with someone who would meet her conditions.
Although she never imagined that her own marriage would be decided at a blind date she attended to reject her sister’s match.
Da Hyun extended her hand.
“Nice to work with you.”
If it meant gaining freedom, she didn’t care if people called her a wicked bitch for stealing her sister’s marriage partner.
She had been called pathetic for being too nice all this time—that was enough.
“Nice to work with you.”
Satisfied that the words he wanted had come out of her mouth, he smiled and took the hand Da Hyun offered.
Hiding her confused feelings, Da Hyun forced the corners of her lips upward.
She wasn’t sure if this was really the right choice. She might regret marrying him. No, she definitely would.
Not knowing his dark intentions, Da Hyun simply assumed he had chosen her as a marriage partner because of Kang Si Hoon. She didn’t want to dig deep into what he was thinking.
Da Hyun had willingly walked into the trap he set. To pioneer a new life for herself.
She would never fall in love with him. So the end would naturally be easy.
“Then now…”
She could probably leave now.
It was the moment Da Hyun tried to pull her hand away from his grasp. Creak—the door opened. Her gaze shot past Min Hyuk’s back.
Click-clack—
The sharp sound of heels clearly pierced Da Hyun’s eardrums.
The moment the door opened, Min Hyuk turned his head.
After quickly checking Min Hyuk’s visuals, Ji Yeon elegantly narrowed her eyes shimmering with deep pearl shadow.
“Oh no! I’m so late, aren’t I? I’m sorry! I had something urgent, so I told my sister first…”
Standing between the two of them, the moment Ji Yeon saw their joined hands, she lowered the corners of her mouth and glared at Da Hyun as if she could kill her.
Da Hyun pulled up the corners of her mouth and smiled brightly with her eyes, as if saying “you reap what you sow.”
Faced with Da Hyun’s unexpected boldness for the first time, Ji Yeon let out a cold sneer. No matter what expression Ji Yeon made, Da Hyun wore the smile of a victor and spoke in a tone that showed no remorse at all.
“Sorry, Ji Yeon.”
I’m going to marry this man.
Two months later.
On the day of the blind date, after Ji Yeon burst in, Da Hyun was dragged out by her hand without even getting Min Hyuk’s contact information and they parted.
“How could you, as the older sister, go on your younger sister’s blind date even when she asked you to? You shouldn’t have listened!”
“Why do you think I sent Ji Yeon out there! If Ji Yeon went, it wouldn’t lead to marriage and would just end there. That guy begged and begged just to set up the meeting. I had no intention of getting involved with HG Group. Anyway, you’re no help to your father’s life. No help at all.”
When Su Cheol found out she had gone on the date instead of Ji Yeon, he verbally abused her, asking how she dared to go. Yet he never once raised his voice at Ji Yeon, who had actually asked her to go.
She couldn’t live like this anymore. She didn’t want to keep being controlled by Su Cheol.
Even if Su Cheol said no, Da Hyun did not bend her will.
Da Hyun waited for Min Hyuk to confidently convince the adults as he had promised.
Even drinking a sip of water felt uncomfortable because of her family who would devour her the moment she stepped out of her room.
A week passed like that.
Min Hyuk clearly proved his ability. In the end, Su Cheol approved the marriage with Min Hyuk.
She didn’t know how he had persuaded Su Cheol, but the man who said she should never even dream of marriage had changed his mind.
It seemed he had resolved the issue from the process Min Hyuk mentioned during the blind date in the direction Su Cheol wanted.
Contrary to what she expected, the marriage proceeded quickly and smoothly except for the wedding ceremony itself. However, the process wasn’t entirely smooth.
Their newlywed home was a newly built two-story detached house. It smelled of new construction, but Da Hyun looked around the interior without even frowning once.
The modern and clean first floor consisted of a kitchen, living room, two rooms, and one bathroom. As she climbed the stairs to see the second floor, Da Hyun recalled Ji Yeon’s distorted expression.
“You think you’ve hit the jackpot. If you hadn’t gone on that blind date instead of me, did you think you could marry such a handsome man?”
“Yeah, thanks.”
“He was originally my man. My man. And you dare steal him? You’ve taken everything from me, and now you’re after men too? You disgusting bitch.”
Ji Yeon must be sick with jealousy now that she knew Min Hyuk’s true worth; she kept shouting that he was her man at every opportunity. Disgusting, she said. Da Hyun wanted to throw the words right back at her. But it would only hurt her own mouth, so she lightly ignored it.
Ever since she said she would marry Min Hyuk, Ji Yeon had treated her worse than trash.
If before she was treated like an invisible person or a maid, now whenever their eyes met, Ji Yeon freely spewed curses that couldn’t even be repeated.
But Da Hyun naturally ignored Ji Yeon, listening with one ear and letting it out the other since she no longer had to live face-to-face with her.
Recalling Ji Yeon flaring her nostrils and spewing anger, Da Hyun burst into laughter. Years of pent-up frustration finally melted away refreshingly.
“I’ve really escaped now.”
It wasn’t legal yet, but she didn’t care.
Finally, the body that had longed to escape from Su Cheol had gained freedom.
Male lead says he’s pregnant — and it’s female lead’s child
Something seems a bit off about this world.
Wang Zhao thought as she watched a pregnant man walking towards her…
Intro
Female lead finds herself in a world where the men who possess the ability to bear children.
As she navigates this unfamiliar reality, she is caught off guard by the sudden appearance of her boyfriend, who reveals that he is pregnant.
Is this truly her boyfriend?
Why can’t she recall any details about their time together?
She begins to doubt whether the child her boyfriend is carrying is even hers.
Is there a hidden reason behind her amnesia, or could it be a side effect of her sudden arrival in this strange new world?
Just when it seems the protagonist’s life couldn’t become any more entangled, her ex-boyfriend makes an unexpected appearance, raising questions about the protagonist’s past.
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