Couples in Love (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 14
“Do I look that bad? I really tried to dress up nicely because it’s Grandfather’s birthday…”
“It’s not that you look bad—you’re pretty, you’re really pretty!”
Seeing Green get sulky in an instant over one word from him, Sunwoo hurriedly replied in a fluster. Saying Green looked bad? That was nonsense.
The moment they stepped into the courtyard, Green had instantly caught Sunwoo’s eyes.
Wearing a scarlet mini dress and showing off legs so stunning he wanted to throw his coat over her right away, she stood there smiling lovingly while verbally crushing the sixth-cousin sisters-in-law with her wit.
If it hadn’t been for Park Kyung Min’s vulgar antics, Sunwoo might have stared at Green in a daze for much longer.
“You’re pretty, but… what?”
Not knowing what was really on Sunwoo’s mind, Green pouted her small, full lips and asked discontentedly.
Almost having his gaze captured by those lips without realizing it, Sunwoo quickly changed the subject.
“The chairman is waiting. Let’s go quickly.”
Only then did Green nod, grabbing one of Sunwoo’s arms. It was an unconscious action now that her tension had eased.
Sunwoo naturally offered his arm and escorted her toward where Park Chan Wook and In Young were.
Park Chan Wook, who had been carefully watching the two approach arm-in-arm, greeted Sunwoo with a huge grin.
“Sunwoo, you rascal—aren’t you supposed to be in Marseille? How did this happen?”
“Happy birthday, Chairman. Please stay healthy for a very long time.”
“Oh, you kid. You could’ve at least called before coming.”
“I wanted to deliver good news in person as a birthday gift.”
“Good news?”
“We can probably move up the Marseille resort opening by about three months.”
“What? Is that true?”
The news Sunwoo brought was so joyous that Park Chan Wook, who hadn’t stood up once the whole time, suddenly shot to his feet.
“Yes. It’s almost in the final stages. We’re scheduled to start shooting the ads next month.”
“If the work there finishes early, what will you do? Stay there until next year as planned?”
Until meeting Sunwoo today, Park Chan Wook had assumed he would stay in France until the divorce was finalized.
Even if it was a little inconvenient, he could perfectly manage the Development Division from France.
Yet what came out of Sunwoo’s mouth was different from expectations.
“No, I’ll return to Korea immediately and proceed with the Vietnam and Saudi projects.”
“Really? As expected of Head Manager Jin Sunwoo—you’re the best.”
Park Chan Wook narrowed his eyes, listening intently to Sunwoo, then smiled with great satisfaction and praised him. His voice was so loud it echoed through every corner of the garden.
He started thinking that, as In Young had said, Sunwoo marrying Green might not be meaningless after all.
He looked at Green and Sunwoo with much warmer eyes.
“Just now, granddaughter-in-law Green gave me a birthday present I really loved. And now you’ve brought an incredible gift too, Sunwoo. Family really is the best!”
Green beamed at Park Chan Wook’s praise, but when he treated Green so familiarly, Sunwoo couldn’t control his expression.
In Young helped Park Chan Wook sit back down and slowly stroked his shoulder with her palm.
“No matter what anyone says, in the end the only people you can trust are family.”
“You’re right, In Young. Since Sunwoo is here too, let’s have a meal together with Congressman Jin—just the five of us. Pick a date.”
“I will, Father.”
In Young smiled at Park Chan Wook, then turned to Sunwoo and Green.
“Sunwoo, Green looks a bit startled. You must be tired too—why don’t you head home and rest?”
“No, I’m fine, Mother.”
Green quickly waved both hands, but it was already too late. Park Chan Wook’s eyes narrowed.
“Startled? Why? Did something happen?”
“It’s nothing serious, but Park Kyung Min was really drunk and tried to lay hands on Green.”
“What? That crazy bastard! I’ve never seen a decent man who puts his hands on a woman.”
“That’s exactly what I’m saying.”
“Dear, Green! Are you really okay? You’re not too shaken up, are you?”
Suddenly turned into Park Chan Wook’s “dear,” Green was quite flustered but still nodded bravely.
“Yes, Grandfather. At the critical moment Mr. Sunwoo came and saved me. I’m okay now.”
“That’s a huge relief. That Park Kyung Min kid has been rotten since he was little, and he’s still the same when he grew up. Tsk.”
Now even if Green said she was fine, Park Chan Wook was the one who wasn’t fine. He was making a terrifying face thinking about Park Kyung Min.
“Sunwoo, she must have been frightened—hurry and take her home. Report on the Marseille resort through In Young.”
“Yes, sir. Once again, happy birthday.”
Green also bowed to Park Chan Wook.
“Happy birthday, Grandfather.”
“Yes, yes. Go home and rest.”
When Green turned her gaze to In Young, the woman was wearing a very satisfied smile.
Green had clearly witnessed right beside her how In Young punished Park Kyung Min for insulting her husband Jin Young Cheol. She once again thought her mother-in-law was truly a scary person.
As soon as they escaped the noisy Pyeongchang-dong mansion, Sunwoo’s waiting driver opened the back door. Green said awkwardly,
“Mr. Sunwoo, I drove here too. I’ll see you at home then.”
Sunwoo frowned for a moment, clearly not liking what Green said.
“Miss Green, please give your car keys to Driver Kim.”
“Huh? Why?”
“Driver Kim will take your car home. You’ll ride with me.”
“Who’s going to drive your car then?”
“Do I look like someone who can’t drive?”
At Sunwoo’s playful question, Green realized she had asked a stupid question and her face turned red.
“It’s been a whole year since we last saw each other. Don’t we have a lot to talk about on the way?”
“That’s true.”
When Green nodded, Sunwoo opened the passenger door for her. After she sat down, he took off his suit jacket and placed it over her knees.
“Thank you.”
Green, who had secretly felt embarrassed about her legs being so exposed in front of Sunwoo, could finally relax.
Contrary to saying they would have a lot to talk about, Sunwoo stayed silent almost until they reached home.
The air inside the car was extremely awkward, so Green just fidgeted with her seatbelt.
“Are you very close with Chairman Park Chan Wook, Miss Green?”
Only after the car entered the apartment parking garage did Sunwoo finally speak.
“Grandfather? No, if I had to compare it, today is like our day one.”
“Huh?”
“I gave him a photo as a gift today, and he really loved it. So starting today he decided to call me his granddaughter-in-law. Until now he called me ‘Sunwoo’s wife.’”
“…Is that so?”
“To be honest, when he called me ‘dear’ I was totally shocked. Goodness, calling me that at my age—ugh!”
Rubbing her arms as if she had goosebumps, Green suddenly met Sunwoo’s eyes. Both of them burst out laughing at the same time.
The atmosphere seemed to soften for a moment, but Sunwoo’s expression hardened again.
“Why did you lose so much weight?”
The awkwardness had barely eased, yet when Sunwoo brought up weight again, Green felt a little upset.
She had worked so hard to lose it, everyone else said she looked unrecognizably prettier and that diet was the best plastic surgery, but Sunwoo kept picking on her weight.
She even wondered if maybe his type was a bit chubbier.
But what came out of Sunwoo’s mouth was different from her expectation.
“Just how much stress were you under? Was it really because of my father?”
“Huh? No, it’s not exactly because of that… Of course Congressman Jin Young Cheol was especially harsh, but…”
“There’s no need to speak kindly about it. I know my father very well.”
Before Green could even explain, Sunwoo got out of the car, opened the passenger door for her, and strode angrily toward the elevator.
Even inside the elevator Green kept watching Sunwoo’s mood. She had no idea where to start clearing up his misunderstanding.
—Ding.
Sunwoo got out first, skillfully entered the passcode, and opened the front door, whereupon Madam Ahn Sung unexpectedly greeted him with great excitement.
“Oh my goodness, who do we have here? Isn’t this Head Manager Jin? When did you return to Korea?”
“This afternoon. You weren’t home earlier when I stopped by—how come you’re here at this hour?”
“I made dinner side dishes, went home, then realized I left my phone and came back. I thought I should just die of old age, but wow! Thanks to that I got to see Head Manager Jin like this. Are you staying for good now?”
“No, I’ll have to leave again in about a month and a half. But the business trip is pretty much finished.”
At Sunwoo’s words, Madam Ahn Sung’s expression suddenly turned mischievous. She nodded as if she understood everything, looking back and forth between Sunwoo and Green.
“You couldn’t bear missing your wife anymore and came back early, right? Well, with such a lovely wife, you really held out a long time!”
At Madam Ahn Sung’s straightforward remark, Sunwoo—who rarely got flustered—became slightly embarrassed.
Green, on the other hand, thought it was unrealistic and remained calm. She just looked curiously at Sunwoo, who couldn’t even respond properly because he was flustered.
“Oh no, I’ve been chattering away without reading the room. I found my phone, so I’ll get going now. You two must have a lot to catch up on after so long, right? I’ll come back in three days.”
“Thank you for your hard work, ma’am.”
Green smiled and saw Madam Ahn Sung out. Sunwoo was a bit annoyed by Green’s calm attitude despite the woman’s teasing joke. Was he the only one embarrassed unfair or what?
“Looks like Miss Green has become quite bold in the past year.”
“Me?”
“You didn’t even bat an eye at an embarrassing joke.”
“Come on, there’s no way you’d come back early because of me, so it would be funny if I got flustered.”
“What do you mean?”
“As if you purposely came because of me. It’s Grandfather’s birthday, you had to report on the Marseille project, and you came while you were at it.”
“…”
“I already know the real reason, so there’s no reason for me to get flustered by what Madam Ahn Sung said.”
At Green’s smiling words, Sunwoo did not smile.
The smile gradually disappeared from Green’s face as well. Seeing Sunwoo’s serious expression, she started wondering if she had said something wrong.
In a low, subdued voice Sunwoo said,
“It’s true I came for the chairman’s birthday and to report on Marseille. But the biggest reason is that I was worried about you, Miss Green.”
“Why would you worry about me?”
“I heard that after losing the general election, my father tormented you even more.”
Green was genuinely shocked by Sunwoo’s unexpected words. She hadn’t thought he would actually worry about her.
“A year ago, I really liked the plan of deceiving Han Moon Taek and getting on a plane to France.”
“I liked it too.”
“But seeing you so thin now, I regret it. I shouldn’t have left you alone back then.”
“Mr. Sunwoo, that’s not it!”
Seeing Sunwoo blame himself, Green couldn’t just stay silent anymore.
“It’s true your father hates me, and it’s true I was stressed because your mother called me to gatherings every month, but the reason I lost weight…”
“…”
“…is because I went on a really strict diet.”
In that instant Sunwoo’s eyes grew wide. Green’s cheeks turned progressively red from embarrassment.
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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