“Appetizer first.”
Seoa, deliberately avoiding Hajun’s eyes filled with intense desire, carefully moistened her lips.
“Well… What would you like? Salad? Fruit?”
At that moment, Seoa recalled what Yeonsuk had said while talking.
“Oh! You said you could use chopsticks with your left hand!”
Thinking she could break away from the strange atmosphere, Seoa tried to push him away, but Hajun seemed completely unyielding. He still had a gaze filled with heat as he opened his mouth.
“I’ve never said I couldn’t, have I?”
“Oh…”
Seoa was at a loss for words. Indeed, she had never said that. She had taken care of herself from the beginning.
“So, are you not going to do it now?”
“No… It’s not like that…”
“You said you should eat before the food gets cold. When are you going to give me the appetizer?”
“Oh. What would you like?”
“My favorite. Something soft, moist, and sweet.”
Seoa looked at the lunchbox and pondered for a moment. Maybe her thoughts were wrong. But if she was right, he would undoubtedly tease her again.
However, even if her thoughts were correct, what should she do about kissing in the office? Hajun found her hesitation adorable and charming.
Now, at home, he didn’t even need to ask for a kiss; he would initiate it and add more to it. Doing this outside felt like cheating! Love, or rather, marriage tasted like this.
But the longer Seoa hesitated, the more Hajun felt impatient. Should he just tell her straightforwardly to kiss him? In the midst of his thoughts, Seoa met his gaze.
“Whatever you give me, I’ll eat it, right?”
Hajun nodded slightly, and Seoa lightly kissed his lips to prevent him from saying anything else, to prevent him from teasing her.
“Don’t say you didn’t want it; I ate it because I wanted to!”
Hajun’s lips curled up softly.
He instantly savored her soft, moist, and sweet lips, searching for something even moister by delving into her warmth.
Surprised, Seoa closed her eyes tightly and pressed against his shoulders.
But despite her efforts to push him away, her actions were quite the opposite. Instead of pushing him away, she was holding onto him tightly.
Everyone went to eat, so there wouldn’t be anyone coming for at least 30 minutes. Since the kiss with Hajun was inevitably sweet, Seoa couldn’t help it.
Why did it feel fresh and thrilling every time, even though they’ve done it many times before? Perhaps because it was a different space than home, it felt even more exhilarating.
Not much time passed before their lips parted. They couldn’t let the lunchbox, carefully prepared with love, get cold.
“Is this an appetizer restaurant? My appetite is soaring.”
“What… Hurry up and eat. I’m hungry.”
Seoa, with her flushed cheek, used her small hand to calm her fever down and then handed him chopsticks.
“Honey, I want to see you using chopsticks with your left hand.”
Hajun squinted his eyes and alternately looked at the chopsticks and Seoa.
“Why, do you plan not to feed me if I do well?”
“No. I just find it fascinating because I’ve never seen an ambidextrous person. Can you also write with your left hand?”
“I’ve been signing approval documents with my left hand. Haven’t you noticed?”
Seoa’s eyes widened. She had kept her distance and focused on other tasks to avoid interfering when Hajun checked approval documents at the hospital.
“Wow! Honey, what can’t you do? Please show me writing later!”
Hajun’s shoulders shrugged at Seoa’s strong reaction. If she had such a reaction just from hearing about it, it would be chaotic to show it to her directly.
“By the way, what dish has received the most of your touches, honey?”
“Uh… Japchae. I didn’t pay much attention to anything else while making it.”
“Really? No wonder it looked the most delicious.”
“Although Aunt Yeon helped with the seasoning…”
Hajun, holding chopsticks in his left hand, skillfully picked up some japchae and promptly brought it to his mouth.
Seoa found it fascinating how adept he was at using chopsticks, but more than that, she eagerly anticipated whether it would taste good.
However, Hajun’s eyes narrowed gradually.
The more he did, the more Seoa’s lips drooped downwards…
“It’s seriously delicious. It’s incredibly chewy, well-seasoned, is this your first time?”
“Oh… It’s not that…”
“It’s true. Honey, try it too.”
Hajun wrapped japchae around chopsticks and brought it to Seoa’s mouth.
Although surprised by his adept chopstick skills, Seoa was touched by his consideration as he wrapped it small enough for one bite.
It indeed seemed even more delicious than when they had finished cooking. She hadn’t properly tasted the flavors while preparing the dish.
“But really, honey, you’re quite skilled with chopsticks. If you were a bit clumsy, it wouldn’t have been weird for what I’ve fed you until now, but since you’re so good…”
“Why, do you feel unfairly treated?”
“No… Well… It’s not like that…”
“I thought you would have fed me even if both my arms were fine, but I guess not.”
When Hajun playfully mentioned this, Seoa lightly chuckled.
After Being Cheated On, She Picked Up a Treasure (Female-dominant)
One-line summary: The husband I married on a whim had been secretly in love with me for a long time.
On the day when Jun Shao finally obtained the imperial decree for her marriage, Lan Qu, the person she had admired for six years, defied the decree and ran away.
Her gentleness and devotion, her promise of a lifetime together, were all disregarded by him. Instead, he dreamed of entering the palace to serve the Emperor’s sister as a sixth-rank attendant.
News of this incident spread throughout the capital, and the alleys in front of and behind the Lan mansion were crowded with people who came to watch the commotion.
Jun Shao should have been embarrassed and angry.
But someone stepped in to protect her dignity.
The figure was in a miserable state, yet still possessed an undeniable elegance and handsomeness.
The young lord struggled to climb the wall of the Lan mansion and shouted to her, “If he won’t marry you, I will!”
So, Jun Shao took advantage of the situation and married the person.
She thought the young lord did it to save the Lan family from the crime of defying the imperial decree, but never imagined that from beginning to end, what he coveted was her.
*
After the wedding, Jun Shao felt like she was living in a dream.
Her Wife-master was as beautiful as a fairy in a painting, skilled in the six arts, well-versed in poetry and literature, capable of being gentle and attentive, and also grand and dignified. Most importantly, she was the only one in his heart and eyes.
Jun Shao didn’t know how Lan Shiwu, as a illegitimate son without a father and blessed with beauty, had managed to preserve his purity, recklessly escape, and use his last ounce of strength to ruin his own reputation, all because of his love for her, just to stand before her.
She could only see him gazing at her with eyes full of love, and when she bestowed a name upon him, his eyes shone like stars.
“You have come to me like a weary bird perching on a branch. I shall call you A Qi.”
