“Ah… I really can’t let you go…”
The already firm resolution was fading away. Messages written a long time ago still lingered on the phone screen. Countless sighs settled and scattered over the screen. During this time, Jun had called several times, but I didn’t answer any of the calls.
Even this behavior was difficult to understand. Jun, who would be leaving for Japan tomorrow, was not only increasing his own anxiety but also making it harder for me to understand.
Despite knowing all of this, I couldn’t seem to translate the thoughts I understood in my mind into actions.
A sense of distance was felt from the words written in the square box on the phone screen. In the sentences, I, who didn’t want to break up, was desperately wishing for our separation.
Regardless of Jun’s will, with just this sentence, our connection would be sharply cut. Even if it cut not only the connection but also the parts of our hearts that had embraced each other, it would carry the pain, and it would never be able to continue again. The two of us.
The distance between the hesitant thumb on the phone screen and the send button was less than 1 cm, but narrowing that distance was not easy at all.
I really never imagined that I would be the one to bring up the words “Let’s break up”…
I pressed and released my eyelids forcefully. The only way to bury my hesitant heart was to conclude this parting. I pressed the send button. There was no sense of reality in the sensation of touching the button.
I became afraid at the thought that Jun would check this message soon. I couldn’t even bear to imagine the moment your gaze would touch the message.
I covered myself with the blanket from head to toe on the bed. Tears flowed down the sides. I didn’t feel like wiping them away with my hands.
Because the tears that wouldn’t stop were not easy to stop.
For Jeong Eun, who would come to my neighborhood right after work, I decided on a Japanese restaurant for dinner and a light drink.
Meanwhile, my phone was strangely quiet. If your phone rang like crazy with calls from you and messages piled up one after another, it would be a torment, but this silence brought a quiet unease.
I was the one who brought up breaking up. I suddenly wanted to call you and ask. Are you okay now? Did I hurt you a lot again? Still, please, could you hurt a little less? I wanted to make a selfish request.
Even for the person who decided to break up, my feelings were too awkward. No, wanting to break up wasn’t my true intention…
I arrived at the promised place first. I took a seat in a corner inside. Expecting you to arrive in about ten minutes, I decided to place the food order in advance based on Jeong Eun’s message.
It was a restaurant that Jeong Eun and I often visited. I ordered salmon rice bowl and mini udon, the dishes we enjoyed, and sipped on the beer that came out first.
“Anyway, the glass was too small to empty, as the alcohol content was low. The beer in the glass, which wouldn’t even show a trace after taking a sip, was fully filled.
Every time the front door opened, my gaze was drawn in that direction. It was the first visible spot when the front door opened. Every time, I made eye contact with unfamiliar people several times. Making eye contact and awkwardly avoiding those gazes were a bit tiring.
Now, even if the front door opens, I shouldn’t look there, making an unnecessary determined resolution. Nevertheless, the door opened with a creak again. My head automatically lifted. As soon as the door opened, Jeong Eun walked in with a pleasant smile, as if feeling refreshed by the cool air conditioning breeze.
Jeong Eun, who noticed me before I raised my hand, walked towards me with precise steps.
“Ah, now even the evenings are lukewarm. I’ll have a beer too.”
As soon as Jeong Eun sat down, she immediately looked for a beer. While ordering the beer, she silently ate the salmon rice bowl that came out at the right time.
Jeong Eun didn’t bring up Jun’s story during the meal. I also didn’t have the intention of bringing up that topic first. As a result, except for the short moment when I accidentally swallowed a large piece of wasabi and made a short sound, there was no sound.
Having lost the most important topic, we finished our silent meal.
After taking a sip of beer, Jeong Eun looked at me quietly, as if she couldn’t postpone it any longer. Soon, as if it would be difficult to delay any longer, she brought up the conversation first.
“To be honest, I was really surprised when I heard your story today. From my perspective, breaking up with Director Kim is absolutely unthinkable. The reason you gave for breaking up is even more unreasonable.”
“I understand. I thought so too. I get it.”
“Right now, the one who needs your understanding isn’t me, but Director Kim’s side.”
It was a correct statement. It was a remark made with thoughts of the future Jun, but to the current Jun, it was a statement that he could never understand.
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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