“Please let me know if you’re cold, I’ll turn off the air conditioner.”
“Yes.”
After finishing her daughter-in-law cosplay, Chaewon, who had gotten into the taxi, turned her gaze outside the window.
She remembered No Jaemin, who had seriously asked her if she really had no plans of getting a divorce.
She also thought of Youngja, who had been watching nervously and then scowled as soon as Gorona left, and Jenny, who was always busy putting clothes in the shopping cart.
Above all, remembering Gorona’s appearance, who seemed desperate to show off, was infuriating.
No Jaemin seemed a bit shaken, but she knew it wouldn’t last long.
She might waver a little, but in the end, she has a child, so she will inevitably choose that path.
“Hmm.”
Pretending to be Kim Heeju seemed to have its limits.
She needs to wake up soon…
When will she wake up?
No, can she wake up?
She lives thinking it’s possible, but in reality, it’s daunting.
Chaewon’s gaze, half sunk in thoughts of Heeju, lifted at the taxi driver’s announcement of their arrival.
“Thank you.”
Chaewon, who got out of the taxi, headed towards her car parked in the underground parking lot.
Click! Click!
Her steps halted at the sound of camera shutters while walking.
Chaewon turned towards the sound, but there was no one else in the parking lot besides herself.
“I’ve probably been taking too many photos lately, I’m even hearing things…”
Finishing each day with a sweet selfie with Choi Yugun has probably led to hearing nonsense in anticipation of meeting him.
Though she always liked taking photos, she probably won’t take any for a while after ending her fake relationship with Yugun.
Chaewon pushed Heeju’s phone into her bag and headed to her car.
“It’s me.”
Chaewon, who got into her car, started the engine and called the caregiver.
“How is my sister?”
She calls hoping for any sign of movement, a twitch of the hand, a flutter of the eyelids, or some positive news from the doctor, but the caregiver’s answer is always the same.
“She’s still sleeping.”
It’s bittersweet, feeling relieved that she’s still breathing and exists in this world.
There might be some moments the caregiver doesn’t see.
So she goes to check on Heeju, who is still sleeping.
“I’ll be there soon.”
The car sped towards Heeju.
In the hospital where everyone had left for the day, Seongmin placed a cup of hot ramen on the table while biting a wooden chopstick.
“Ah, right! I should leave the door open.”
Seongmin, who had covered the ramen with a book on the table, immediately stood up and opened all the windows and the entrance to the lobby.
He was scolded by Chaewon for eating ramen in the poorly ventilated clinic and leaving without opening the doors.
“5 seconds, 4 seconds, 3 seconds, 2 seconds, okay!”
Timing precisely, Seongmin opened the lid and stirred the ramen.
Just as he was about to sip the soup, he heard a woman’s voice.
“Hello?”
A woman in an odd attire for the middle of summer, wearing sunglasses, a mask, and even a scarf, entered through the open door.
Blinking a couple of times, Seongmin put down the ramen.
“Ah, we’re closed for today.”
“I know. That’s why I’m here.”
“What?”
The petite woman, after scanning the hospital, approached a photo with the doctor’s credentials.
After taking off her sunglasses, she thoroughly examined it and then turned back to Seongmin.
As she suddenly unraveled her scarf, her closely cut bangs, short bob haircut, and a cute head resembling an acorn were revealed.
“I might look strange to you, but I have reasons for not showing my face.”
“Yes, I understand. Will you come back for an appointment tomorrow?”
Se-kyung, holding onto her mask, wandered deeper into the hospital.
“It seems like our CEO hasn’t given up on me yet, seeing that he referred me to a decent place. I feel much more at ease now that I’m here.”
Se-kyung was feeling heavy-hearted about her meeting with Yugun tomorrow, guilty of something she had done, but now she felt somewhat relieved.
“I don’t know who your CEO is, but you’ll need to come back tomorrow for your appointment.”
Se-kyung, who had been fiddling with a crystal cat at the reception desk, slowly turned around, still gripping her mask.
“Actually, I’m a famous actress. You’d be surprised if I took off my mask.”
“Yes, but here at our clinic, we don’t give special treatment just because someone is an actress.”
Seongmin, who was speaking with an annoyed expression as if to say please leave now, was taken aback when she suddenly removed her mask.
Peeking out, Se-kyung tucked her short hair behind her ear and spoke shyly.
“You’re surprised, right? Actually, I’m Wang Se-kyung.”
Seongmin looked at Se-kyung, who was cutely smiling with her eyes, and had a dubious expression.
She looked extremely cute, like a doll, but to Seongmin, who rarely watched TV, she was just a suspicious person.
“Yes, I see.”
“Listen, doctor. Recently, whenever I drink alcohol, I get acne on my face. Why is that happening?”
“Yes. We can discuss that when you come for your appointment tomorrow.”
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.”
