“I didn’t mean that…”
“But why are you treating me like this?”
The confident gaze sank downward.
Still finding joy in flying. Still having many destinations left to visit.
Regret quickly took over her heart.
“Ha.”
Taesang chuckled briefly and slowly stood up from his seat. He had planned to reveal the beautiful cake he had prepared, but as usual, Dajeong had disrupted his plans.
Returning to the table, he knelt down. A drained face turned towards him.
“Tell me the reason. Why can’t you fly?”
“The reason…”
With a content smile, he took Dajeong’s hand and led her. The two hands overlapped, heading toward her lower abdomen.
“I’m pregnant.”
“…”
“Our baby is here.”
“Is that… really true…?”
Dajeong unconsciously looked at her lower abdomen. The hands of both Taesang and hers on the flat stomach remained flat.
“Yeah. They called from the hospital earlier. I’m pregnant.”
“Pregnant…”
Marriage was good, but life with a child would be even happier. Fortunately, Taesang shared the same thought, deciding to have a child relatively quickly compared to other newlyweds.
Several expectations and disappointments repeated.
If it was pregnancy, there would still be time before the hospital called this month. But a child, a pregnancy.
Dajeong touched her lower abdomen with a moved expression. Even though it was usually a flat stomach, she felt like there was a subtle movement inside.
Would our child greet us?
Moving her hands gently from side to side, Dajeong also offered greetings. It was a thank-you greeting for coming.
“Our child is here.”
Taesang looked at Dajeong with bated breath. His expression, gently touching her belly with a happy look, was more beautiful than any scenery he had ever seen in his life.
“Say hello, Taesang.”
Dajeong gently squinted her eyes and brought Taesang’s hand to her belly. Taesang awkwardly smiled and gently stroked the flat stomach.
“…Hello.”
I meant to keep it to myself, but I ended up making a sound unintentionally. Taesang shook his head with an embarrassed expression.
Faintly, Dajeong’s laughter echoed in his ears.
When he looked up again, he saw the lovely face against the dark night sky. Dajeong’s face, smiling softly against the backdrop of the dark night sky.
With three people, happiness seemed to multiply to about thirty.
“Why are you smiling when I told you to greet?”
“Because… I’m happy. I’m so happy.”
Tears had welled up in Dajeong’s eyes.
Taesang gently wiped away the round droplets with his fingertips. Whether it was because of the warm air or the melted heart, the tears on his fingertips were warm too.
“Dajeong.”
“Yes?”
“Will you be our baby’s mother?”
“…?”
The gently curved eyes widened into perfect circles. From the blinking pupils, confusion oozed as if asking what he was talking about.
“Even though you’re already our child’s mother, I still wanted to ask. There are many things you have to give up, difficult times you have to endure… among all those things, there’s nothing I can do in your place. I… can’t do anything other than asking this of you.”
It was a moment that felt lacking even in the joy of birth, but Taesang couldn’t turn away from the pain Dajeong would face in the future. He couldn’t pretend not to see tears shed for reasons other than happiness.
Taesang tightly held Dajeong’s hand.
“Will you be our baby’s mother?”
“Yes. I will. I want to.”
Dajeong, shedding tears of overwhelming emotion, embraced Taesang tightly. The awaited angelic baby had arrived, and there was a man who loved her so terribly.
She couldn’t determine whether the tears flowing were due to one or the other. However, the falling droplets were just welcome.
Bubbling, tingling.
Dajeong gently placed her hands on her round belly. Today, she felt as if bubbles were bursting in her lower abdomen, as if the baby was moving.
She had thought that the feeling was like kicking, but it turned out that her brief knowledge gained from a drama about pregnancy was limited. The sensation that a mother felt according to the speed at which the baby was growing differed each time.
Folded into the stability, Dajeong’s current sensation was mainly ‘tingling.’
Dajeong found every little signal the baby gave irresistibly adorable. She wanted to cheer on the baby, as if it were saying, “I’m here.”
“Dad seems busy shopping again today.”
Dajeong quietly spoke, looking at the clock.
“Why doesn’t he listen to me at all?”
As if agreeing, a small movement was felt from her lower abdomen, making a ticking sound. Dajeong laughed softly, gently stroking her round belly again.
At that moment, the sound of the door lock opening caught her ear. Dajeong, as a habit, held onto the armrest of the sofa and stood up.
“I’m back.”
The scent from outside and a faint scent of skin. Taesang, carrying a refreshing scent, carefully embraced Dajeong’s shoulders.
Rustle, the shopping bag held by his hand made a small sound against his lower back.
“Welcome back.”
“How was it?”
The question, gently stroking the back of her head, was always the same. How was it?
An Indifferent Woman is the One Men Desire the Most
One-line summary: The female lead is actually cold-hearted and extremely rational. She has stage-by-stage relationships and won’t two-time, but there will always be someone who secretly likes her.
This novel has the following triggers, so if you’re sensitive to these, please don’t read:
1. The female lead has had many relationships, but she treated each one seriously and broke up properly.
It’s just that the men unilaterally pestered her incessantly. For the female lead, when she doesn’t like someone anymore, she simply doesn’t like them.
(This applies to her relationships with Male Lead 1, 2, 3, and 4 as well, but she’s loyal in each 1-on-1 relationship!)
2. In this novel, Male Lead 2 and the female lead kiss in a car, and Male Lead 1 sees it and beats up Male Lead 2.
The female lead calls the police and sends both Male Lead 1 and 2 to the police station! Male Lead 1 begs the female lead not to break up with him.
3. Male Lead 1 has a gentle appearance but an obsessive personality.
Male Lead 2 has a delicate and soft appearance, slightly green tea-like (two-faced).
Male Lead 3 is a youthful college student and a smart person who has secretly liked the female lead for a long time.
Male Lead 4 is the female lead’s father’s special assistant, a business elite with deep, hidden thoughts.
4. At the beginning of this novel, the female lead has already broken up with Male Lead 1 (Chapter 4) and gotten back together with Male Lead 2 (ex-boyfriend).
5. Enter with caution if you have triggers!!!
