“I’m trying to lose some weight on purpose.”
“My, what weight do you have to lose, Madam?”
“I still have 2 kilograms to go. Please bear with me until then. Okay?”
Green’s playful charm made An Seong-deok shake her head.
“I’ll prepare some boiled pork and jellied meat later. You can eat beef bone soup, right?”
“Of course, thank you so much.”
Green was delighted with An Seong-deok’s thoughtfulness. She was getting tired of surviving on chicken breast and salad while enduring hellish personal training sessions every day.
Two months into her newlywed life without her husband, her days were monotonous and routine.
To meet Han-na’s demand of losing 5 kilograms, she exercised for two hours daily, visited her mother in the hospital every other day, and stopped by Han-na’s studio once a week to take photos of the new sponsored items.
Green maintained her photographic skills, which was beneficial for both her and the sponsoring agencies.
Sometimes, Jenny would come to the studio to have photos taken for her Instar account, a valuable opportunity for Green to take pictures of a top star.
“Going to your friend’s place again today?”
An Seong-deok asked as Green, now with a camera bag, was about to leave.
“Yes, I’ll stop by my mom’s and then go there. Please go home early today and don’t bother making any side dishes for a while.”
“Alright, but if you think of anything you want to eat, let me know. You should take care of yourself, especially when Mr. Jin isn’t around.”
An Seong-deok, convinced that Green’s weight loss was due to the sorrow of living apart from Seonwoo, elicited only a smile from Green.
At the nursing hospital where her mother was, the caregiver greeted her warmly.
“Every time I see you, you get prettier. Your mother should see you like this soon.”
“Nothing unusual happened, right?”
“Not at all.”
Green hoped her father might have visited, but as expected, that didn’t happen.
‘He doesn’t even chase me for hospital bills since we stopped talking. Doesn’t he care about me at all?’
When the caregiver tactfully left the room, Green tightly held her mother’s hand, who lay as if asleep.
“Mom, I’ll stay right by your side, so don’t worry. You trust me, right?”
At that moment, her phone rang. The caller was Nami-ran, the secretary at K1 Construction. Being a messenger for her mother-in-law In-young, Green tensed up involuntarily.
Hearing ‘Pyeongchang-dong’, Green’s face turned pale. It was the residence of Park Chan-wook, Seonwoo’s grandfather and the founder of K1 Construction.
Despite the sudden, unilateral notification, Green couldn’t protest with her mother lying there. She quickly called Han-na.
“Han-na, I can’t come for the photoshoot today. I’ve been suddenly called to have dinner at Seonwoo’s grandfather’s place.”
“It’s okay. It’s a family gathering, so I can just dress as usual.”
“I know. I wish she’d give me more notice. I’ll call you back.”
Green hurriedly left the hospital room after a brief goodbye to her mother.
Ten days earlier, In-young had called Green for the first time to a formal event.
“A charity bazaar?”
“Me?”
The late notice was already a shock, but even more so was the realization that she had nothing to donate for the bazaar held by the wealthy.
Sensing her distress, Secretary Na hesitantly added.
Overwhelmed, Green’s hands trembled. She wanted to do well in front of her mother-in-law’s acquaintances.
After almost two sleepless nights scouring second-hand markets, Jenny came to her rescue, donating a fur coat.
Jenny, who had been shedding her fur pieces for eco fur, decided to give Green her most expensive leopard fur coat.
When Green unveiled the neatly dry-cleaned coat at the event, she was the most surprised.
‘This isn’t just leopard print, it’s an actual leopard skin?’
Even the bazaar executives, who had underestimated Green’s contribution, were startled by its rarity.
“Isn’t this one of only four imported into Korea?”
“Wow, Vice-chairman Park In-young’s daughter-in-law brought this. Looks like the highest bid is already set for today.”
Some members who initially suspected it might be a fake changed their tune upon confirming its authenticity.
The auction was fiercely competitive for the coat, and thanks to it, the bazaar hosted by In-young reached a record high in earnings.
“Well done today.”
After the bazaar, Green was elated by the single remark In-young made. She felt a sense of accomplishment for having successfully passed her mother-in-law’s first test. However, she never anticipated being summoned to Pyeongchang-dong again just a week later.
Male lead is a Destined Young Husband (Female-dominant)
One-sentence summary: Wife-master, listen to my explanation!
Li Ruantang, a young lady from a prestigious family, stumbled and fell. When she woke up, she saw a noble and beautiful young man sitting by her bedside, wiping away tears.
The young master had slightly reddened eyes, and his every move exuded charm.
The sight made Li Ruantang’s eyes hot and her heart flutter. After all, she had made a bet with the young master Meng from the neighboring family. If she couldn’t marry a husband before the end of the year, she would have to admit defeat and give up the jade she had worked so hard to obtain.
Outside the window, the flowers were in full bloom.
Rather than losing the bet, the jade, and her face, Li Ruantang calculated that it would be better to seek marriage with the young master in front of her, killing three birds with one stone.
…
Meng Jun never thought that an accident during a spring outing would lead to them rolling down a cliff and into a river, yet still survive.
Now they were trapped in an unknown village, and Meng Jun had overheard that the family who had rescued them had their own intentions.
After all, it was Li Ruantang who had lost her mind and sought marriage first. He was only trying to protect himself!
Glancing at Li Ruantang, who was listing her own merits, the young husband’s voice softened, and he blushed as he lied, “W-wife-master, Wife-master, don’t you remember me?”
The young husband’s voice was clear and handsome, coaxing Li Ruantang’s heart to be soft and sweet, and she spared no effort to protect him.
It wasn’t until they returned to the capital that Li Ruantang suddenly remembered.
When they had fallen off the cliff, in order not to implicate Wei Yunruo, whom he secretly admired, the young husband had instead pulled her, who was slightly farther away, down the cliff with him…
Short summary by Yuushi L: Initially, the male lead (ML) liked another girl, while the female lead (FL) liked the ML. Both fell off a cliff. The FL temporarily lost her memory, and the ML, fearing others might take advantage of him, claimed FL was his wife while they were staying in a village. Later, when they returned home, the FL regained her memories and remembered that the ML liked someone else, so she kept her distance from him. However, during their time living together in the countryside, the ML’s view of the FL had completely changed. From this point, his pursuit of the FL begins.
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