Hoo!
Jaeyin, who unconsciously raised her head at the sound calling her, suddenly held her breath.
Dohyuk was looking down at her with a piercing gaze.
From a distance close enough to brush against her nose.
Startled, Jaeyin lowered her head again.
“Why…?”
Her voice, barely uttered, trembled.
Team leader, what on earth are you trying to say?
Hmm.
Dohyuk let out a long sigh before speaking.
“Seo Jae In, are you going to stay like this?”
“Yes?”
“I can’t move unless you… let go of my hands.”
“…!”
Only then did Jaeyin realize that she was still clinging tightly to Dohyuk’s neck with both arms.
“Ah! I’m sorry!”
Her face flushed with embarrassment, Jaeyin quickly released the clasped hands.
Her mind was already in a blackout state.
Dohyuk, with a bewildered expression, looked at Jaeyin with gentle eyes and stood up.
Thud.
The back door closed with a short laughter.
‘Why am I like this?’
Thump, thump.
Jaeyin’s heart pounded uncontrollably.
Hoo. Hoo.
Even as she took deep breaths in and out, her chest felt suffocating.
Suddenly, the opposite back door swung open, and Dohyuk entered and sat in the adjacent seat.
Leaning towards Jaeyin, he asked.
“Seo Jae In, how’s your ankle?”
“II’m fine.”
Taken aback, Jaeyin shrunk back and moved away.
“Is it just your ankle that hurts?”
“…Yes, the left one is a bit…”
Jaeyin managed to squeeze out a voice that was crawling away.
“Excuse me for a moment.”
What kind of excuse is this?
Without waiting for her to ask, Dohyuk carefully lifted both of Jaeyin’s ankles and placed them on his knees.
Thanks to that, Jaeyin extended her legs to the side in the back seat, assuming a halfreclined position.
Her legs, clad in stockings, were exposed up to her knees through the gap in her coat.
“Ouch!”
Embarrassment overwhelmed her more than the pain.
She couldn’t move a muscle for fear that her clothes would ride up if she made the wrong move.
“Team leader, um…!”
Dohyuk paid no attention and carefully examined Jaeyin’s ankle.
His touch was cautious and delicate, as if handling something precious.
Unknowingly, Jaeyin held her breath at the warmth emanating from his fingertips.
Finally, Dohyuk gently put down Jaeyin’s leg and spoke.
“Fortunately, it’s not too serious. It seems like the muscles were shocked, so it should be fine if you rest a bit.”
“Thank you.”
Their eyes met for a moment, but both quickly averted their gazes without uttering a word.
“…”
“…”
Once again, an awkward silence fell between them.
The weight was suffocating Jaeyin.
‘Ah, I can’t run away… Is there really no other way?’
Jaeyin began a spontaneous word spree, now accustomed to this feast of meaningless chatter.
“But, Team leader, how did you know my ankle is okay?”
As if caught off guard by the unexpected question, Dohyuk smirked.
“I used to sprain it a lot when I played tennis in the past. So, I can roughly tell how it is just by looking.”
“Wow! That’s impressive. Did you have any other incidents back then?”
“My shoulder dislocated once, and I had to put it back in place by myself.”
“Wow! That’s amazing. What else?”
“I got hit in the eye by a tennis ball and had a black eye.”
“Wow! That must have hurt. Anything else?”
“…”
Suddenly, Dohyuk stopped talking and raised one eyebrow.
Jaeyin glanced at his reaction and asked again.
“Why, why?”
“Seo Jae In, your reactions lack spirit.”
Ah, I’ve been caught.
“I’m sorry.”
As Jaeyin admitted obediently, Dohyuk let out a smirking laugh.
“Seo Jae In, you’re quite amusing.”
Amusing? Is it a compliment?
Considering the atmosphere, let’s just move on.
Jaeyin also chuckled along awkwardly.
After a moment, Dohyuk carefully placed Jaeyin’s foot on the chair and went outside.
Then he took out a blanket from the trunk and covered Jaeyin’s body with it.
“You must be surprised, take a nap.”
“I’m fine…”
“I’ll wake you up when we arrive. Sleep comfortably.”
Comfortably?
Even jokes, really.
Jaeyin pretended to suppress a yawn and closed her eyes, feigning defeat.
Dohyuk moved to the driver’s seat and started the car.
Finally, Jaeyin finished her long day and headed home.
Her body was tired, but sleep didn’t come easily.
Whenever she closed her eyes, the recent events with Dohyuk kept swirling in her mind.
Jaeyin shook her head vigorously as if trying to shake off the thoughts.
“Snap out of it, Seo Jae In! What if a subordinate fell and needed help? Would you just leave them on the road? Yeah, it’s nothing.”
It was just the right thing to do, logically.
Trying to calm her unruly heart, Jaeyin forcibly sought sleep.
“Seo Jae In, wake up now.”
“…Mmm. Hmm…”
In her drowsiness, Jaeyin pushed away the hand that was shaking her arm.
“Two hours have passed. We’ll end up staying here all night at this rate.”
“What?”
Jaeyin’s eyes snapped open.
Looking around, she realized they were in a parking lot.
Then, she heard a clicking sound, and the car’s interior became bright.
Startled by the sudden light, Jaeyin furrowed her brow and met Dohyuk’s indifferent gaze.
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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