It was from that moment. The thumping of the heart, gradually accelerating, seemed to stick to the ears. Jaein’s chest, overwhelmed by her own heartbeat, began to rise and fall rapidly.
Taeseo, to the dazed Jaein, slyly raised one eyebrow.
“Are you, by any chance, against marriage?”
“It’s not that. Like you, Taeseo, I’ve never thought about marriage while living like this. It’s my first time dating… I thought the word had nothing to do with me.”
“Once again, we found something in common.”
Taeseo chuckled and picked up his share of the scone.
Actually, I was a confirmed bachelor.”
“Well…”
Indeed, having observed her parents’ married life, she had been skeptical about marriage. Understanding his feelings well, Jaein nodded slightly.
“But…”
After hesitating for a moment, Taeseo sighed as if there was no other choice.
“Since meeting you, Jaein, I sometimes find myself thinking unintentionally. What if we continue to live like this? I felt regret for the days we couldn’t spend together. I started to desire spending more time together than the time we couldn’t be together, and I also wanted to see you aging like that.”
“…”
“I wanted to be the only one to see that. I’ve been thinking about how to achieve that… And the head of the store said that people like me have been contemplating for a long time, and as a result, humanity created the institution of marriage.”
“Well…”
“So, let’s think about marriage from today, Jaein.”
Taeseo’s conclusion sounded as casual as considering what to eat for dinner tonight. That’s how straightforward his attitude was.
“Seriously. Frequently. Whenever there’s time. In a positive direction.”
Was it his straightforwardness that transferred to Jaein’s heart, which had been pounding? Her heart, which had been throbbing, suddenly calmed down. Jaein gazed at the milk tea poured by him, lost in thought.
I’ve never thought about marriage.
But since meeting Kang Taeseo, she keeps finding herself looking forward to it. Even when he first proposed cohabitation, she didn’t know she would fall for him so quickly.
No, she thought she had already fallen back then. She just didn’t know she could fall even deeper.
Jaein didn’t want to part with Taeseo. Every morning, noon, and night. She wanted to see him whenever she wanted and touch him. She wanted him to look at her only, to show her his charming smile and face when asking for a kiss.
“I’ve thought about it, and there’s one thing I can say for sure now.”
“Yeah?”
Taeseo, who had been cutting an apple into bite-sized pieces and placing it in front of Jaein, turned his head towards her.
“If Taeseo really marries Jo Yuri in May as stated in that announcement.”
“Horrible thought.”
“I’ll put on a white dress and go crash the wedding. Shout that the marriage is invalid and come out holding Taeseo’s hand.”
“…”
“I’ll declare the marriage null and void and leave with Taeseo, holding hands.”
To the somewhat dazed Taeseo, Jaein raised her chin a bit, displaying a confident face.
“Do you think I can’t do it?”
“No. I would really appreciate it if you did.”
In response to Taeseo’s prompt reply, he added with a serious expression, looking at Jaein who burst into laughter.
“But that will never happen. Anyway, even if an article comes out, don’t worry about it. I’m sorry for putting you in this situation.”
“You must be uncomfortable, Taeseo. People will talk about you being tied to Jo Yuri…”
With a pitiful expression, Taeseo lightly slapped Jaein’s shoulder. Jaein, in return, comforted him as if patting him. How long had they been doing this? Jaein opened her eyes, sparkling, at the man’s soft voice, kissing her forehead.
“In fact, there’s something surprising for Jaein today.”
“Huh? Something other than an engagement article for Taeseo?”
“Yeah. I complained a bit, trusting Yun Jaein that he likes it.”
Taeseo, looking somewhat mischievous toward Jaein, who had a puzzled expression, laughed playfully. Whether the man’s smile confessing to making a mistake was charming or not, Jaein burst into laughter in response.
“Okay. I’ll let it slide.”
“Without asking what I messed up?”
“Anything, because I don’t think I’ll get angry.”
“…”
“Because I like you, there’s nothing I can do about it.”
With Jaein’s straightforward answer, Taeseo, looking at her with momentarily moved eyes, rested his face on Jaein’s shoulder.
As the kiss along her delicate neck continued to deepen with deep sighs, he embraced Jaein.
“Should I not go to work?”
“Yeah.”
“Really?”
“Don’t go. I’m already out of the chairman’s favor. Even if I work hard, he doesn’t acknowledge it.”
“According to Manager Jang, women find men who do what they should do attractive, right?”
“I’ve already seen Taeseo like that a lot. Right now, the Taeseo by my side is even more attractive. So, just take a day off.”
“…Do you know that I fall for you anew every day?”
Jaein laughed heartily and reached out her arms. Embracing Taeseo and tousling his soft hair, her cheek, responding to his tickling kiss, sweetly blushed like a peach.
“But really, can I skip work?”
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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