Jae In didn’t get angry or harden her expression to the children raising their voices in jest. It was different from the way she had shown herself the last two times they met. It made her usual frowning and putting up a solid defense against men look pale in comparison.
She was spending time with the children, her expression relaxed to its fullest. She laughed freely, made strange faces, and mingled effortlessly with the children as they rolled around.
She, who looked after the children generously and without reservation, seemed very relaxed.
{Enough, enough. Are you two going to fool around during yoga class like this tomorrow too? If so, you’ll regret it.}
{Why?}
{Because from now on, I’m going to share lemon madeleines that I baked myself, and I can guarantee they’ll be the most delicious madeleines you’ve ever tasted.}
{Aren’t you going to give us any?}
{No, everyone can have madeleines. But there are no hugs and smiles for those who give me a hard time.}
{Hugs and smiles…?}
{They’re the secret to making lemon madeleines even more delicious. What do you want to do? Are you going to mess around tomorrow too?}
{No!}
Jane gave out small packaged madeleines to all the children. And she hugged each and every one of them tightly and gave them bright smiles.
Tae Seo recalled that moment when he realized the faint jingling sound in his ears and looked around.
Even though he was the son of a rich house, he couldn’t escape from racial prejudice and comments. The people hired by his parents looked after Tae Seo’s physical needs, but they didn’t provide emotional stability.
Young Tae Seo had nowhere to be childish or cry out his grievances. He had to bear everything alone. Throughout his studies and growth in England and America, there was no adult who held Tae Seo in their arms and comforted him.
He had been slapped by his parents when he did something wrong, but he had never received a lemon madeleine.
The only person who reached out to him was his grandmother. But while studying alone in a foreign country, he could hardly see his grandmother once a year.
So, Tae Seo watched Jae In, who hugged the children and laughed at that time, for a long time. And he often recalled that sight to this day.
The next day, when he found out through a document that she was his real fiancée, he was so surprised. Amidst the surprise, he had to press near his heart, his face often holding back a laugh. It was a strange excitement that he felt for the first time in his life.
“Do you hear it too?”
“What?”
“The sound of a bell.”
“…What? Is there a church nearby? Well, today is Christmas Eve, so maybe you can hear the church bells. I can’t hear it, but your hearing must be very good.”
The church bell my foot, the sound of a bell was clear only to my ears. Tae Seo chuckled as he rubbed his forehead.
Apparently, I was completely smitten with this woman in the past and now. Realizing I’ve fallen hard for a woman named Yoon Jae In in such a cheesy way.
And embarrassingly enough, the woman was not attracted to him. But as hurt as his pride was, it didn’t feel bad, and he laughed again.
“Ha, I’m not one to fall easily…”
While Tae Seo was chuckling, he noticed Jae In, who had been quietly looking at him, subtly squinting and slowly stepping back.
Well, a man who keeps talking and laughing by himself would look strange. I seemed like a madman in my own thinking, so how would she see me?
But I couldn’t let it end like this.
Tae Seo stood up, pushing the stool where he had been sitting. As he straightened his waist and stretched his shoulders, his large masculine figure cast a shadow, concealing Jae In.
Tae Seo strangely found satisfaction in seeing Jae In completely within his shadow. Unable to hide his rising smile, he reached out without hesitation.
“Pleased to meet you. I’m Kang Tae Seo.”
Jae In, who had been looking at his large extended hand, seemed to make up her mind and raised her hand.
“I’m Yoon Jae In. Nice to meet you. Ah…”
As soon as their fingertips touched, Tae Seo unknowingly tightened his grip on her hand. Her already wide eyes widened further.
She did not try to pull her hand away and stared directly at him. The expression in her black eyes was not disgust or fear, but surprise and curiosity.
“…”
It was the moment when Tae Seo was about to apologize to Jae In, who was looking down at their held hands.
“…”
Feeling the firm grip of Jae In’s hand on his, Tae Seo gritted his teeth. The thrill that began at his toes quickly ascended his spine, tickling his lungs. Soon after, his heart started to pound like crazy.
He almost made a scratching sound in his throat, like a beast happy to see its master.
Tae Seo, barely holding onto his sanity, exhaled heavily. This was not the time.
“It seems you were wearing a patient’s gown at the hospital. Are you okay now?”
“Yes, I’m fine.”
He had already confirmed Jae In’s wellbeing through the report. Yet, seeing her in person and hearing it from her own voice was different.
“That’s a relief. It must be fate that we meet like this.”
Responding in a cliché way to a cliché approach is common courtesy. Tae Seo, who was staring at the delicate and beautiful hand that fit perfectly in his, slowly raised his gaze. Their eyes met again soon after.
Only his reflection was captured in her deep, dark eyes, as if they could draw him in. A satisfied smile formed on Tae Seo’s lips.
“Let’s have dinner, if you haven’t eaten yet.”
“Well, I…”
“Today is Christmas Eve.”
He remembered Jo Yu Ri’s words that one should have dinner with their fiancée on Christmas Eve. Of all the useless things that woman blabbered, this was the only useful thing.
Tae Seo let go of Jae In’s hand that he had been holding all this while and continued nonchalantly.
“It’s a sad day to eat alone. If it’s okay with you, let’s do that.”
“Should…we?”
“Let’s go.”
With long strides, Tae Seo walked to the cafe door and gestured for her to follow. Jae In, who had hastily agreed as if mesmerized, didn’t even have time to regret her hasty decision.
Male lead is reincarnated to save his wife
I’ve also read this one twice already. The female lead is kinda soft and gets embarrassed easily—not really my type, but the plot is definitely worth reading. Hurry up and read it, y’all!
Intro
When Shen Yuan encountered Su Jin again in his previous life, she had already become the Prime Minister of the current dynasty. As for him, the former top young master of the capital, he had long since fallen into the abyss, becoming a singer on a pleasure boat.
After a song ended, he was redeemed and sent to the Su Residence.
Su Jin respected and cherished him, gave him a roof over his head, and bestowed him with warmth. Shen Yuan fell deeper and deeper, but before he could express his feelings, Su Jin passed away.
Shen Yuan died to follow her in death, but instead, he returned to when he was fifteen years old.
At that time, he was not yet engaged, and Su Jin was just a poor scholar.
Shen Yuan gritted his teeth, casting aside all his pride, and thought of ways to coax and entice her every day.
The colder and more indifferent Su Jin was towards him, the more proactive Shen Yuan became.
He was not afraid of being mocked by the world, only wanting to marry his Wife-master early, to hold her hand and never let go for a lifetime.
[Note: This story will not specifically point out the male lead’s reincarnation time point; it’s all in the details. Whenever you feel that the male lead is acting strangely, he has most likely been reincarnated.]
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