“I thought you came to seduce me. All the way to my dressing room right after taking a shower.”
“The tie, I went to get it because I wanted to put it on you.”
When Jaein pouted her lips, Taeseo gently smiled.
“But why did you undo it again?”
“…I think I need more practice.”
“Even if I messily put it on, you wouldn’t go around with it undone.”
“I thought it might be like that, so I undid it.”
Jaein, who chuckled, discovered Taeseo’s right hand extended towards her and immediately held it without hesitation. His hand felt a bit colder than usual.
Before they knew it, the car entered a secluded alley. Climbing up the steep uphill road, from the beginning of Yeonryudong’s upscale residential area, where Bukhansan Mountain could be seen like a folding screen, both of them remained silent.
The car, reaching the end of the uphill road, stood in front of a house surrounded by a high stone wall. Although there was a parking lot connected to the house, Taeseo had parked the car outside, seemingly reluctant to enter.
Although she had come here when she had lunch with Director Im Hong-jin last time, coming again didn’t make it any easier to adapt to the overwhelming feeling of this house.
She had lived in Daehun’s house known for its splendor, but Taeseo’s family home was different. Beyond the fence, the gently visible tiled roof felt majestic as if it were carrying Bukhansan Mountain on its back.
As soon as she pressed the doorbell, the door opened. However, Taeseo did not step inside.
“Jaein.”
Before entering the museum-like family home, he called Jaein. Jaein looked up at Taeseo, who firmly held her hand. His face was more rigid than ever.
“If you hear anything inside, no matter what…”
“Mr. Taeseo.”
“Yeah.”
It was clear that Taeseo was worried about the criticism he would pour on Jaein as if he were talking to his father. But Jaein looked straight at him.
She knew what accident he had gotten into. In the afternoon, she read the weekly magazine sent by Manager Jang in front of Taeseo.
The man who publicly confessed to the world in front of Jaein, looked smug and examined her reaction. Jaein was surprised by the scale of the accident he had caused and burst into laughter.
“Am I Mr. Taeseo’s girlfriend?”
“Why? Um… Does it bother you?”
“Then, what about Mr. Taeseo?”
“Me?”
“If there’s another interview next time, will you tell us clearly who Mr. Kang Taeseo is?”
Boldly sitting on his lap, glancing down with her eyes, Jaein seemed like a proud king. Smiling enchantingly, Taeseo nodded his head.
“Oh, that’s possible anytime. I’m even okay with changing my last name.”
“Change your last name?”
“Shall we go with ‘Taeseo of JaneYoon’?”
As Taeseo of Kang Taeseo, changing his last name to “JaneYoon’s Taeseo,” the man’s playful words made Jaein burst into laughter. And filled with affection, she locked eyes with him and kissed him.
The man who had been laughing so well until a while ago now seemed to have no intention of laughing at all. Jaein found that a bit disheartening.
“Look at me.”
The one who discreetly moistened his dry lips turned towards Jaein. Jaein quietly approached him.
“No matter what you hear inside, I won’t get hurt. Because Chairman is not someone precious to me.”
“…….”
“But I’m worried that Taeseo will get hurt.”
“…….”
“I’ll ask you one thing.”
Jaein stared at Taeseo, who was looking down at her, took a deep breath, and spoke firmly.
“Can I not endure it?”
“……Huh?”
“Can I go inside and say whatever I want to say?”
Perhaps he hadn’t even thought of such a question, Taeseo’s face showed a slightly surprised expression. Jaein waited for him without flinching. The hand he held was clenched more tightly than ever.
“Yeah.”
Finally, warmth seemed to return to his face that had been more like a sculpture.
“You can.”
The man’s hand, which seemed to wrap around her cheek as if she were precious, was trembling slightly.
“Everything. Yoon Jaein.”
Jaein smiled, pretending not to notice his tension. He had protected her, and now it was her turn.
Director Im Hong-jin stood up. He took a few steps around the study, sat down for a moment, checked the clock, and stood up again. He had done this several times already.
“Are they still talking?”
“Yes. Chairman hasn’t come out of the main building yet.”
“…….”
It had been over an hour since Taeseo and Jaein entered the main building where Chairman Kang Sin-jae stayed. The secretary said that there were no loud noises heard from inside, asking him to stop worrying.
But Director Im was even more worried because of that. The son she knew, Kang Sin-jae, was someone who could silently stab Taeseo with words like a needle dipped in poison.
Every time it happened, the child grew up without even making a painful sound. Even if she said it was okay, enduring pain was the only thing she could do. No matter how many times she went through it, there was no way to develop immunity.
Male lead is a Destined Young Husband (Female-dominant)
One-sentence summary: Wife-master, listen to my explanation!
Li Ruantang, a young lady from a prestigious family, stumbled and fell. When she woke up, she saw a noble and beautiful young man sitting by her bedside, wiping away tears.
The young master had slightly reddened eyes, and his every move exuded charm.
The sight made Li Ruantang’s eyes hot and her heart flutter. After all, she had made a bet with the young master Meng from the neighboring family. If she couldn’t marry a husband before the end of the year, she would have to admit defeat and give up the jade she had worked so hard to obtain.
Outside the window, the flowers were in full bloom.
Rather than losing the bet, the jade, and her face, Li Ruantang calculated that it would be better to seek marriage with the young master in front of her, killing three birds with one stone.
…
Meng Jun never thought that an accident during a spring outing would lead to them rolling down a cliff and into a river, yet still survive.
Now they were trapped in an unknown village, and Meng Jun had overheard that the family who had rescued them had their own intentions.
After all, it was Li Ruantang who had lost her mind and sought marriage first. He was only trying to protect himself!
Glancing at Li Ruantang, who was listing her own merits, the young husband’s voice softened, and he blushed as he lied, “W-wife-master, Wife-master, don’t you remember me?”
The young husband’s voice was clear and handsome, coaxing Li Ruantang’s heart to be soft and sweet, and she spared no effort to protect him.
It wasn’t until they returned to the capital that Li Ruantang suddenly remembered.
When they had fallen off the cliff, in order not to implicate Wei Yunruo, whom he secretly admired, the young husband had instead pulled her, who was slightly farther away, down the cliff with him…
Short summary by Yuushi L: Initially, the male lead (ML) liked another girl, while the female lead (FL) liked the ML. Both fell off a cliff. The FL temporarily lost her memory, and the ML, fearing others might take advantage of him, claimed FL was his wife while they were staying in a village. Later, when they returned home, the FL regained her memories and remembered that the ML liked someone else, so she kept her distance from him. However, during their time living together in the countryside, the ML’s view of the FL had completely changed. From this point, his pursuit of the FL begins.
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