“Do you need us to kiss passionately in front of everyone for you to believe it? Well, I’d appreciate it if you did.”
Juwon took a big step towards Dahee.
When the shadow cast on her lips became clear, Dahee realized that everything was over.
No one in this place would believe my words. Even if Seungwon himself came here and told the truth.
“If you didn’t know and spoke nonsense, I’ll let it pass a hundred times. Are you going to keep making a fuss even when you know? Huh?”
Juwon’s gaze was as fierce as if he would kill anyone who dared.
In the face of Juwon’s chilly eyes, Dahee couldn’t help but tremble.
“We’ve known each other for ten years, and you were aware that Hyeju and I were dating, right?”
Juwon didn’t bother to hide his discomfort.
“Even though you knew, why do you keep blabbering nonsense? How do you think I would react?”
It was a stern attitude as if he would ruthlessly kill anyone he caught.
With an expression of terror, Dahee, who had only been puckering her lips, had her eyes filled with teardrops.
No one consoled her, and no one intervened in the situation.
Everyone’s gaze was fixed on her like hedgehogs.
“Sob…!”
Dahee couldn’t bear the pressure and fled from the room as it was.
The gazes chasing her through the open door struck her back like hail.
[Star Icon]After the company dinner.
After sending the employees off first, Juwon and Hyeju naturally headed home together.
On this historic day when they publicly started dating in front of everyone, Hyeju, feeling it would be a shame to part ways, followed Juwon.
“Wow, Oppa, how did you appear at that exact moment? I shouted loudly that I was dating you, but no one believed me, so I was sweating bullets. When Oppa opened the door and walked in, he really looked radiant!”
Juwon stared intently at Hyeju, who was reciting her amusing anecdotes with a thoroughly remembered face.
With one hand supporting his chin, his gaze was full of affection.
“Why are you looking at me like that? Ah, did I go too far? I did feel a bit sorry for Dahee, but honestly, it felt refreshing.”
“Cute. Because you’re pretty.”
“Pfft…”
Hyeju glanced at Juwon with a not displeased expression.
“But I really got hurt earlier. Even though Kang Juwon is some saint, how can no one believe it?”
“You know the reason, don’t you?”
Of course, she knew… But hearing it directly made her feel offended.
“I also have some merits compared to Oppa!”
“Where?”
“Well… I’m younger than you, for starters.”
“Agreed. And?”
“Well… my personality is good. Probably?”
“Subjective, but I’ll admit that. What else?”
“Well… I probably have more friends than Oppa… right?”
She folded the third finger, but reality hit her.
Ah, now I don’t have any friends.
Moreover, the fourth one didn’t come to mind at all.
“I give up! The more I talk, the more pathetic I feel. I understand why no one believed me.”
Hyeju murmured, shrugging her shoulders.
“Even with just dating, if we get married later, everyone will be shocked.”
Blink. Juwon’s pupils lit up.
“Did you just say marriage?”
“Didn’t I say ‘if’?”
“You didn’t say such a thing.”
“If and later are words that imply very high uncertainty, Representative.”
“I’m a man who can materialize that uncertainty.”
He couldn’t win with words alone. Hyeju, who had thrown a piece of meat to a hungry beast and wanted to hit her own mouth, realized that she firmly misspoke.
“So when do you think that might be?”
Juwon supported his chin and grinned mischievously.
“So when do you think that might be?”
Juwon supported his chin and grinned mischievously.
Hyeju, chewing on her lower lip thoughtfully, hesitated to answer. Frankly, marriage wasn’t an issue right now, but she lacked confidence. As the daughter of a humble restaurant owner from a well-off family, she doubted she’d fit the image of the daughter-in-law. At a young age, leading a company as the CEO and getting involved with an assistant was quite unconventional, as evidenced by the employees not believing it earlier. Marriage wasn’t something fixed and scheduled, but still, there should be some compatibility. Dating such an outstanding man made her self-esteem plummet. Setting out to marry and then facing opposition at home would be like committing an unfilial act to her father, who had raised her alone without ever being disgraced.
“If you bring the woman you’re going to marry, what do you think Oppa’s parents would say?”
As soon as she asked the question, a sigh escaped her lips.
“Height, appearance, handbag strap, wealth, when I look at each one, they are all superior to me. She even does housework better. Even if I were like that, it’s too good for me to give away.”
Giving her answer alone and suffering, Hyeju looked so pitifully cute. Juwon lifted Hyeju’s face with his palm.
“Is that what you were worried about?”
A warm gaze swept her face.
Even though she wanted to cry a little inside.
“When I was young and curious about the taste, I once ate soil. At that time, my mother sifted the soil finely for me.”
Seeing the pitiful state, it was too painful to tease her.
“Impressive. Normally, mothers scold if their children eat it.”
Hyeju responded soullessly. Juwon, looking directly into her eyes, spoke in a low voice.
“In middle school, my grades were sufficient to enter a science high school, but I chose a regular high school. My mother didn’t oppose it at that time either.”
“Entering school and marriage are different issues. Making a wrong choice in education can be reversed, but marriage is not like that…”
“Thinking it decides a significant part of life, it’s similar.”
Juwon looked seriously into Hyeju’s eyes.
“My choices have always been right. My mother raised me to be that kind of person.”
“Oppa…”
“I chose you. I’m waiting for you to choose me.”
More sincere than ever, Juwon’s voice caused a ripple in Hyeju’s heart. His certainty gave her the courage to make a decision.
She loves him. She wants to be with him.
In an instant, the simple desire reached its boiling point.
The eagerness to risk everything for love emerged. Someday, even if a formidable obstacle appears in front of them, it seemed they could overcome it together.
“You don’t need to worry. It won’t happen. I’m sure.”
She wanted to answer him, to respond to the strength in his words.
Her tightly sealed lips began to move slightly.
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.”
