The complication of half-sisters involved was baffling. Just thinking of the noise this would create in society was distressing. But Tae Seo’s next words were completely unexpected.
“I’m not trying to correct a wrong engagement. I don’t believe there’s a need for me to fulfill a promise made by the elders over 30 years ago.”
Although it was correct, he felt sorry for his husband. Both parties to the promise had passed away long ago. Who these days marries a match arranged by elders? He regretted the times he had urged Tae Seo into an engagement on behalf of his deceased husband.
“I just want to be with the person I love. Furthermore, she wishes to live a life separate from Hyunyang Construction.”
“…”
“I want to grant her wishes.”
His expression suggested he would fulfill even what he didn’t desire for her sake.
“What do you plan to do?”
“First, please finalize the end of the engagement as if it never existed. It would be best to start the conversation next Monday.”
It was strange for Tae Seo to pinpoint a specific date to annul the engagement, but that wasn’t what mattered.
“Alright. We shall do that. But Tae Seo, no matter what…”
“Alright, that’s settled then. But Tae Seo, no matter what…”
“I’ll take care of everything else. If I need help, I’ll let you know. Just one thing—if you meet her later, please don’t ask anything, just adore her.”
“…”
“Grandmother, that’s all I’m asking for.”
At his additional address of ‘grandmother,’ Director Lim found herself at a loss for words.
Had that child ever asked anything of her?
He was a child who grew up enduring his father’s indifference and his mother’s mistreatment, and for that alone, she was grateful.
After Tae Seo left, Director Lim had to resist the urge to learn more about the girl her grandson was seeing. If she trusted her grandson, she needed to trust him all the way. There was no point in doing background checks now that she had decided to support him.
What worried her suddenly was the father. Her son, Shin Jae, had shown no interest in Tae Seo’s marriage. The father and son, who had hardly spoken, had only occasionally discussed company matters since Tae Seo started working.
“Hmm…”
But there was one time when the father showed interest in Tae Seo. When Tae Seo, who had returned to England after his mother’s death, took in a stray dog he’d become fond of a few years later, his father had objected.
“He’s been alone in England with nowhere to attach his affections. He’s not even bringing the dog to Korea, so why oppose it?”
“That’s why I am opposing it.”
“…What?”
“That child should have no place to attach his affections for the rest of his life.”
Her son’s face was calm as he uttered those terrible words.
“…Shin Jae.”
“I can’t forgive him. His happiness.”
“Why should Tae Seo be blamed…!”
“What sin did Yeon Hee, that person commit? What has she done except accept my feelings? Why did she have to die for a sin she did not commit?”
“Isn’t it enough that Tae Seo’s mother died? Are you really going to… How can a person be so…”
“I’ve done as you wished. I expanded the company, and I’ve provided you with several grandchildren of good lineage.”
“Kang Shin Jae!”
“Just treat that child as you did to me. Ensure he never gets to see the one he loves. Make him cling to work out of the inability to die.”
Director Lim remembered her son’s terrifying curse twisted by pain. She could only hope that his anger had softened with time.
“Wishing alone won’t make it right. Tae Seo… Tae Seo shouldn’t live like that. He deserves to find happiness now.”
Standing up from the desk, Director Lim gazed at her husband’s photo before looking out at the winter garden bathed in moonlight, her eyes shining.
She needed to be a source of strength for Tae Seo, even though what an old woman like her could offer was limited…
“Sigh…”
Director Lim’s sorrows deepened, hoping that her son’s boundless resentment would be entirely directed at her.
“I had fun. Amber, you seem like a really fun and nice person.”
Before heading home, they were taking a walk around the neighborhood. Tae Seo enjoyed the moment, holding Jae In’s hand that fit perfectly in his as they walked together.
It was a mild night for winter. The rosy flush on Jae In’s cheeks was not from the cold but from the alcohol. The three women, excluding Tae Seo, had moved on from soju to cocktails in their second round.
Once again, the inebriated Sang Hwa was taken home by the booze-lover Amber, and Jae In, who seemed happier than ever, was now sobering up a bit.
Seemingly wanting to expel the alcohol fumes, Jae In blew breaths of air. Each time, a smile spread across Tae Seo’s lips.
“I’m glad you enjoyed yourself.”
“Why is Amber so good at Korean?”
“Her partner is half Korean.”
“Oh…”
“She used to speak only English, even in non-English speaking countries. But once she found someone she liked, she learned their language. She wanted to get closer by any means.”
Jae In chuckled and nodded in agreement.
“It seems that way.”
“Hm?”
“When you find someone you like, you start doing things you didn’t do before.”
“Like what?”
“Um… you keep checking your phone.”
Tae Seo stopped in his tracks. Under the streetlamp, their shadows stretched together as one.
“And?”
“And, um… you wonder if they slept well, if they’ve eaten on time. It’s not like they’re a child; surely they can look after themselves.”
“And?”
“And…”
As Jae In hesitated with her response, Tae Seo, who hadn’t been holding her hand, raised his free hand and gently caressed her flushed cheek heated from the alcohol. She leaned into his palm.
“You find yourself laughing more.”
“Ah, yes!”
At Tae Seo’s low murmur, Jae In beamed like a child, her eyes sparkling.
“You find yourself thinking of them at all times. And wanting to see them more.”
“Yes, that too.”
“And you want to touch, to hold…”
Jae In blinked at his languid voice, biting her lip. Her cheeks, now even redder, looked tempting. Tae Seo pressed on her lower lip, which she was biting, with his thumb and leaned in.
“And you want to kiss…”
“…”
“And want… more.”
“…”
“You’re not answering. Is it just me?”
Tae Seo had leaned in close enough for their lips to touch, bending his back and waist. When Jae In reopened her eyes, they were deeper.
“I feel the same way.”
“…”
“Even now, I do.”
At Jae In’s candid reply, Tae Seo looked up at the sky, releasing a sigh that was more of a ticklish breath. He was nearly choked with a sudden surge of desire.
He held himself back from scattering the Jae In who was looking up at him, and finally leaned in closer.
Seeing the shimmer in her eyes, he felt glad he had restrained himself. He couldn’t be reckless with someone so beautiful and delicate.
“How do you…”
Leaving a soft kiss on her fluttering eyelids, he tilted his head and let his lips brush against her small nose, sliding down her cheek, and finally whispered against her lips.
“Make someone so up and down.”
Their lips touched, barely grazing each other. A gentle stay was brief as the overflow of emotion poured through the gap, warmly flooding them.
Tae Seo’s lips curled up as he indulged in Jae In’s lips, holding her in his embrace.
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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