“I’ve told you, I’m a teacher. I have a social standing. And you said you’d finalize things this weekend. Why do you want me to say things like that?”
Rona’s voice sharpened, and Jaemin licked his lips uneasily.
“Honey, don’t get so worked up. Think of our little bean.”
“If you don’t want to divorce, just say it. I might as well take our baby and disappear.”
“Hey, Rona. What are you saying? You know how tired I am of Kim Hee-Ju. And don’t scare the baby like that!”
“I’m just upset. Soon my belly will show, and you’re not hurrying the divorce.”
“I am! I promise, we’ll sign the papers this weekend, okay?”
“Really?”
“Of course!”
Jaemin wiped away the tear that had formed in Rona’s eye and even made a pinky promise.
It seems he can’t afford to wait until the weekend.
He had intended to naturally end the marriage citing personality differences, but now it looks like he’ll have to be more assertive.
As Jaemin stared at the ultrasound photo, he steeled his resolve.
Yu-Geon took a sip of his tea and leaned back in his chair.
“My grandmother, who’s in the middle of transferring her assets, has given me a condition – blind dates. Specifically, a month of dating, meaning at least maintain a semblance of a relationship.”
“So, if I pretend to be in a relationship with you for a month, you get the property you want?”
Yu-Geon nodded lightly, his expression neutral.
In essence, a month of fake dating would cover up everything he saw today.
If the fake relationship gets exposed to his grandmother, he won’t get the property either. Now that Yu-Geon had fairly exposed his vulnerability, Chaewon’s guard was somewhat lowered.
“Hmm…”
Chaewon, appearing to ponder, crossed her legs and picked up her tea cup.
“If it weren’t for this situation, I might have ended up being deceived after a month of dating you, Choi Yu-Geon.”
She played the part of a victim.
“Imagine, caught up in a lawsuit for adultery with a married woman.”
Chaewon portrayed herself as a potential victim in the scenario.
After a moment of silent contemplation, Chaewon raised her head with an expression full of things to say.
“As I mentioned, I am not a married woman.”
“So now, please explain.”
Hiding part of the truth now wouldn’t change anything since it’s already been revealed.
It would be better to accept this man’s offer and agree to keep silent for a set period.
Maybe Hee-Ju will regain consciousness before things escalate…
“Kim Hee-Ju is… my twin sister, who’s been bedridden since a recent accident.”
“That’s unexpected. I haven’t heard about the twin part.”
“That makes sense. We were separated as a family when we were young, and only coincidentally reunited two months ago.”
Chaewon continued speaking, lowering her gaze halfway.
“Hee-Ju hasn’t chosen divorce yet, and the man is desperate for it. Knowing this, I’m just temporarily playing her role. I found out that if a spouse becomes a vegetative state, it can be a ground for divorce.”
Yu-Geon nodded, understandingly fitting the pieces together, and quietly gazed into her eyes.
“Honestly, even though I hope for a divorce, I’m not sure if the settlement between them is fair, if everything is sorted out properly, or if there’s any other unfair reason behind the divorce, so I couldn’t just let things go as that man wishes. I want Hee-Ju to make her own choice when she wakes up.”
Raindrops started to hit the café window.
Amidst the growing sound of rain, Chaewon’s serious voice continued.
“So, please forget about Kim Hee-Ju from now on. This is strictly a family matter.”
“Of course, as long as our deal goes well.”
Yu-Geon’s final words brought tension back to Chaewon’s face.
His handsome face, whether smiling or expressionless, felt threatening after she revealed everything to him.
“A fake relationship is just for a month, right? Just taking a picture each time we meet.”
He nodded lightly.
It was a relief.
If he had been seriously interested in dating, what would she have done? But it was a clear deal, and they could part amicably after a month.
“Alright, let’s do that.”
“You’re quick to decide.”
“It’s a no-loss deal for me. And I always trust my quick and accurate judgments. I have a lot of faith in myself.”
“Of course, Kim Chaewon, you can’t live without faith.”
Yu-Geon referenced her earlier mention of the Yalli deity, causing Chaewon to quickly hide her embarrassed expression.
“Since we’ve made a good deal and it’s raining, shall we leave now?”
Chaewon picked up her bag.
“And, Choi Yu-Geon, I usually don’t date. You’re really lucky,” she said with a hint of her princess syndrome, maintaining her upper hand till the end.
Slightly saucy, Chaewon walked ahead.
Yu-Geon watched her leave with an incredulous chuckle.
As she rummaged through her bag, perhaps to pay, unaware of intersecting with the path of a waiter carrying a full tray.
“Oops.”
Yu-Geon quickly steered her to one side and handed his card to the cashier.
“Let’s go affectionately, it’s our first day.”
Chaewon, taken aback, composed herself and looked up at him.
Their mutually beneficial deal made his previously threatening gaze seem different.
But Chaewon was determined not to be swayed and linked her arm with his.
“Then let’s go like this, affectionately.”
In front of his direct gaze, Chaewon offered a bonus-like affectionate smile.
Male lead is a Love-Obsessed Merman
When he discovers she has gone, he risks everything to pursue her on land, enduring agonizing pain to transform his tail into human legs…
One-line summary: Male lead chases female lead. The male lead’s love is a bit sick, an invincible love brain.
Synopsis
During a voyage at sea, Jiang Yang accidentally captures a merman.
Servant: I heard that mermen are fierce and brutal.
Jiang Yang looks at the merman obediently rubbing her palm like a puppy: “You call this fierce and brutal?”
Servant: I heard that mermen have no human nature.
Jiang Yang looks at the merman with wet puppy eyes, obsessively calling her ‘A Yang’ like a childish infant: “You call this having no human nature?”
With great difficulty, she releases the merman back into the sea and returns to shore.
Who would have thought that in less than half a month, the merman, who should have been freely wandering in the South China Sea, would shed his scales, endure the pain of losing his tail, transform into human legs, and come ashore to find her?
He kneels at her feet, rubbing her palm, with merman tears rolling down: “A Yang, don’t abandon me.”
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