“Your reaction must have been quite a surprise. Ah, you were completely frozen for a moment. It’s really something when two best friends are like that in a sacred office… Can’t go in, but can’t just leave the laptop either. So I was just standing there for a moment.”
“….”
“I was debating whether to smash the phone with a single blow or close my eyes once. Even though they’re my friends, they went too far.”
“You cried.”
“Because it stings your eyes?”
“What?”
Hye Ju chuckled sarcastically.
“You screamed in front of Solo, didn’t you?”
Ju Won couldn’t believe it and smirked.
Your eyes are still swollen, and yet you’re laughing.
I don’t know if you’re pretending to be okay or if you’re really okay.
“Think about it. It’s not like I didn’t know they were dating. I have no reason to cry.”
Ju Won wished Hye Ju had cried instead. It was pitiful to see her desperately trying to hide her feelings, unaware that she had already been caught.
What should I do?
Should I pretend not to know until the end? Or should I be the only one who knows your secret that you couldn’t tell anyone else?
In a short moment, my heart wavered dozens of times.
In the end, Ju Won bluntly said to Hye Ju without choosing either side.
“Just go home.”
“I left my laptop in the office. I still have work to do today. The team leader told me to finish and submit the report by today.”
“You can’t go in anyway.”
Ju Won pointed at the building with a nod of his head.
“Well.”
Hye Ju quickly agreed. She didn’t think she could enter the office right now, not knowing what was happening inside.
“I guess I’ll have to come early tomorrow morning to finish the remaining work.”
“Do you want to go to a karaoke room?”
“Huh?”
Hye Ju’s eyes widened in surprise at Ju Won’s sudden suggestion.
He had clearly said he didn’t like karaoke. He had flatly refused when she had insisted last time, so it was only natural for her to be surprised when he suddenly suggested going to a karaoke room.
“You said you don’t like karaoke.”
“Yeah, I don’t.”
“Then why?”
Instead of answering, Ju Won grabbed Hye Ju’s bag.
“Follow me. I’ll make you laugh till your belly button bursts.”
Da Hee sat alone in the office, wearing a desolate expression.
The office was more silent than ever before. There was no one in the place where Seung Won had been just a few minutes ago.
Only ten minutes ago.
Da Hee, who had forgotten to take off the ring she had been planning to show Hye Ju, was caught by Seung Won. She sweated profusely in front of him, questioning what kind of ring it was.
“Ah, I was trying to surprise you, but I got caught.”
Even if the sky were to collapse, there was a way to survive. In that moment, an idea suddenly came to her. Da Hee pretended as if it were nothing and laughed lightly, offering an excuse.
“This ring is actually our couple ring. We talked about getting couple rings together last time, remember? You seem really busy these days, so I bought it first. Did I make you too excited?”
If it had been the usual Seung Won, he would have apologized sincerely. He might not have known that I wanted it so badly and only thought about himself, so he might have even given me a new couple ring as a gift.
However, Seung Won gave a completely unexpected answer to Da Hee’s hopeful question.
“We should think more about matching rings, remember?”
“I was thinking the same… but I saw a really pretty ring while passing by, so I just bought it.”
“Where’s mine then?”
“Huh?”
Da Hee’s eyes widened at the unexpected sharp question.
“You said it was a couple ring. Then there should be one for me too.”
“Yours… it’s at home.”
“Why are you lying?”
Da Hee’s words got stuck in her throat.
“Not only did you buy matching rings without saying a word, but if you really bought them as couple rings, there’s no way you would have worn it alone without me knowing. Don’t you understand the meaning of couple rings?”
“You didn’t seem eager to wear it right away, so I postponed it!”
“I wanted to have matching rings with you, but you hid it from me?”
“Yes! Because it seemed like you didn’t like it!”
Da Hee’s frustration reached its peak. Seung Won’s usually affectionate gaze felt unusually sharp today.
“What did I do wrong to deserve such a look from you? Because I like you, because I want to be with you and share everything, why don’t you understand that?”
Seung Won stared at Da Hee’s flushed face for a long time with a penetrating gaze.
Under that penetrating gaze, Da Hee’s mouth dried up.
“But why were you wearing it in front of Hye Ju?”
“I just forgot to take it off after wearing it secretly! I didn’t know Hye Ju was working overtime!”
“Moreover, Hye Ju didn’t say a word about your couple ring. She must have clearly seen it while unpacking the food.”
“That…!”
“Hasn’t she seen it before?”
Seung Won wasn’t a fool. He instantly understood the meaning behind wearing the mismatched couple ring in front of Hye Ju. It felt like the hazy fog that had filled his mind had suddenly lifted.
“It’s disappointing, Cheon Da Hee.”
Seung Won turned away.
“Stop right there, Seung Won!”
It felt like the sky was collapsing for Da Hee. She knew that Seung Won’s heart had turned away, but no, she knew that she had never had his heart from the beginning, and yet it still hurt. Her heart emptied in an instant.
“Please don’t go!”
She turned around and grabbed Seung Won’s sleeve.
“I’m not done talking! What will I do if you leave like this?”
“I need time to think.”
“What kind of thinking? Talk to me. I’ll say everything.”
“I think I’ve heard enough of what you have to say.”
Da Hee instinctively knew that if things continued like this, it would be a farewell. She spread her arms wide and blocked the entrance.
“Don’t go.”
“Step aside. I don’t want to get mad at you.”
Seung Won was firm. In his subdued voice, Da Hee instinctively felt a sense of urgency. Now was her only chance to hold onto him.
“Is this how it’s going to be?”
Da Hee grabbed Seung Won’s chest and choked back her tears.
“Yes, that’s right. I bought this ring to show Hye Ju. Are you satisfied?”
“So why Hye Ju?”
“Because I was worried!”
“What did I do with Hye Ju? I’ve never contacted her separately or met her just because you didn’t like her. We didn’t even go to the same pub we used to go every week, and we left the group chat. Since you mentioned being concerned about Hye Ju, we haven’t met alone. So what’s there to be worried about?”
“Your gaze, expression, and actions, everything!”
Da Hee shouted with bloodshot eyes.
“Your surprised face when you found out Hye Ju voted for the representative in the popularity poll, your behavior of protecting Hye Ju at the pub! Even today, why did the one who didn’t even bring me a tissue when I worked late suddenly come with latenight snacks?”
“…”
“It’s you who made me like this. If that’s the case, why didn’t you refuse when I suggested we date?”
Yeah, why did I do that?
Seung Won clenched his teeth.
He thought that he liked being with Da Hee because the time spent with her was enjoyable and happy. He thought he liked her because he always looked forward to the time they spent together.
But now, he finally realized.
That Hye Ju was there every day they spent together.
In all the joyful, happy, and anticipated moments, Hye Ju was also there.
“…I’m sorry, Da Hee.”
“Don’t apologize!”
Da Hee glared at Seung Won with teary, swollen eyes. She sobbed and struck his chest with her clenched fist, shaking her head like a guilty sinner.
“You can’t do this to me. You haven’t even made a proper effort!”
“I… I tried.”
“No, you haven’t made any effort at all. Look at me as a woman. I’m asking you to see me not just as a friend, but as a woman!”
Seung Won stood silently, enduring Da Hee’s punches without a word.
It was at that moment, when Da Hee’s strength had drained and her eyes met Hye Ju getting off the elevator.
lu lu lo la ▪️ net (lululola.net)
When the male lead is punished by carrying the female lead’s child and having periods like a woman
“I’ve given birth to two children for you, yet you still think about him.
Was I nothing but his substitute to you from beginning to end?”
Synopsis:
Meng Huan, a scumbag who has dated countless girlfriends, transmigrates to a female-dominated country.
Day 1: Whether it’s female dominance or not doesn’t matter. The beauties here are passionate and amorous. Isn’t it easier to date them than in modern times?
Day 2: After a night, Meng Huan discovers the differences in the female-dominated world. Men here actually have chastity locks and menstrual cycles. This hinders his ability to perform, damn it!
Day 3: What’s wrong with sleeping around? I don’t want you to marry me. I’m meant to be a playboy. I don’t care about male virtues… What? You want to drown me in a pig cage? Marry, I’ll marry!
Day N: Meng Huan inexplicably vomits and receives the shocking news of his life… He’s pregnant.
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