His arm didn’t move at all. When she lowered her gaze, she saw Taesang’s solid bicep, where a certain pressure to keep holding on was strongly felt.
Dajeong smiled with her eyes slightly narrowed. Then, Hyunoh clicked his tongue, sticking out his tongue, and opened his mouth.
“Hey, you beast. Ms. Dajeong’s arm is going to break. Do you think you’re the same as him?”
Light banter followed by a sarcastic remark.
After that, the two continued their light conversation. Hyunoh kept participating in the conversation, making sure to involve Taesang each time, and each time, Taesang added some words appropriately.
Dajeong felt very comfortable in Taesang’s world, a space she had considered somewhat incompatible with herself.
Now that she looked at it, Taesang’s grandfather, Hyunoh, and even Taesang himself—it seemed like Taesang’s world was a good place to live and put down roots.
Dajeong looked at the two with a pleasant smile. At that moment, a short vibration came from inside Hyunoh’s jacket.
Quickly checking the message, he looked at Taesang with a slightly distorted expression.
“Hey, what’s up? I heard your father came by just now.”
“…What?”
“He probably saw us while inspecting the department store and came to see you.”
Shaking his phone lightly, he spoke, and Taesang’s eyes narrowed slightly.
It wasn’t discomfort or annoyance. It was more like a face you make when confronted with something you don’t want to do.
Taesang looked down for a moment as if in contemplation, then quickly turned his head.
“I should go and greet him.”
His expression was dark, showing that he didn’t want to leave her alone. Dajeong smiled readily and spoke.
“I’m fine. Take your time.”
“I’ll be right back. Just wait a moment.”
Having heard the location of his father from Hyunoh, Taesang quickly stood up from his seat. Impatience was evident in his hurried steps.
“It won’t take long…”
Watching his retreating figure, Hyunoh chuckled and said, “Don’t worry. Take your time.”
“Why?”
“I’m a talkative person.”
“But your father is much worse than me. Can you chat for an hour holding onto a quiet kid like Taesang? He… won’t be back soon, for sure.”
“Ah…”
Taesang’s expression, which seemed oddly uncomfortable, was now understood. It wasn’t that he didn’t like it; it was just a face he wanted to avoid.
Dajeong smiled vaguely and said, “It looks like your father and Taesang get along well.”
“Yes. We have a connection from when we lived in adjacent houses when we were young. Our families know each other well. Mom doesn’t like Taesang being blunt, but Dad finds it charming.”
“You have a positive perspective.”
As if expressing interest, Dajeong nodded, and suddenly, as if a thought occurred to her, she spoke quickly.
“Oh, right. But why did Hyunoh come out today?”
“Huh?”
“Your father came out for work-related inspections. Why did Hyunoh come to the department store today?”
“Oh, that…”
Hyunoh tilted his head slightly and let out a sly laugh.
“I’ll confess only to you, Dajeong. I pretended to accidentally bump into him, but I actually came after hearing that both of you were here.”
“Huh? To whom?”
Dajeong widened her eyes and looked at him.
“To my brother who works at the VIP shopping lounge.”
“We’ve never been to such a place…?”
“I know you haven’t been. Well, I mean…”
Rolling his eyes, Hyunoh sorted out the sequence of the story.
“That guy was the personal shopper for Taesang last time, you know? But today, Taesang went to the regular store instead of the VIP lounge. So, he got really scared and called me, thinking he might have made some mistake or something. He was quite nervous, asking if I heard anything.”
“Why was he scared?”
“He thought he might have made some mistake. He seemed really nervous, asking if I heard anything.”
“Ah…”
I just wanted to buy an outfit at a reasonable price. I didn’t know my small actions would create such a big wave.
For a while, Dajeong was caught in a slightly bitter mood.
During that time, she spent time with Taesang in their own space, their own time. Naturally, there were no worries, and all she had to do was accept the love he gave. It was peaceful and warm.
But as she stepped into Taesang’s world in earnest, a different situation unfolded from before. She had to accept everything surrounding him.
Unconsciously, Dajeong narrowed her eyes.
“Just moving around seems to stir things up. Both Taesang and Hyunoh. It must be tiring.”
“…”
Hyunoh cautiously observed Dajeong’s expression. Deep contemplation was evident in her seemingly sinking face. He opened his mouth with a gentle voice.
“Dajeong.”
“Yes?”
“Is Taesang burdensome?”
“Yes? Well…”
As if about to speak, Dajeong hesitated and rolled her lips again.
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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