The call, which had been excessively polite from start to finish, concluded that way.
Soeun received Taejun’s call again after finishing lunch and returning to her seat. It was midnight in New York.
Soeun had stepped out of the office for a moment, and she answered the call while sitting on a bench in front of the building. The sky was clear after the passing rain, and a pleasant breeze was blowing.
“Hello.”
[Did you have your meal?]“Yes. I sat down for a moment and came outside.”
Upon hearing the response, Taejun immediately conveyed the purpose of the call.
[That guy won’t bother you again.]“What did you do to him?”
His voice was so assured that Soeun felt even more frightened.
“I didn’t do anything terrifying.”
[Well, even if something terrifying happens, it’s worth it. People like him…]“…….”
[Hoo. Miss Han Soeun is quite sturdy. If that guy had something dangerous with him, it wouldn’t have mattered if it was checked or not. I just opened the door without confirming.] Worried, Taejun’s grumbling continued as Soeun remained silent. Hearing his muttering, almost like a monologue, Soeun’s expression quickly softened. When Soeun let out a hearty laugh, Taejun’s voice became a bit awkward. [Why are you laughing?]“Oh, no. It’s nothing.”
[…….]“Exactly. I guess I got caught off guard.”
I’m not a big liver. I’d like to show you my small liver that was once the size of a bean.
Soeun laughed cheerfully, but Taejun didn’t release even a trace of a smile and spoke sternly.
[From now on, tell me right away. Got it?]“Yes.”
[Why did you even meet that guy?]“Well, at that time, that…”] [I know. You don’t have to say it.]
At that time, I thought it was all real. I was also deceived. She was about to say those words, but Taejun stopped her. Soeun belatedly pressed her lips tightly. Honestly, it was fortunate that she didn’t spill everything.
[I just dislike that guy too much, that’s all. It’s not Miss Soeun’s fault.]His voice continued.
[He may even be hungry for affection.]“…….”] [When you’re hungry, everything tastes good. Just like when you’re emotionally hungry, you might think anything you experience for the first time is incredibly delicious.]
His calm and gentle voice felt like a story transmitted not to her ears but from her heart. It was fascinating to realize that someone exists who says the things she wanted to say to herself. Although she felt like sitting there and crying, he quickly changed the mood of the call.
[Still, considering my business trip schedule, I told you about it late. Doesn’t that mean I like you that much?]“…….”] [I can’t live without me, right?]
His playful tone allowed Soeun to block the deepening emotions with fragments of laughter.
“Yes.”
[What do you like about me?]But the laughter was soon interrupted. A random open-ended question popped up. It was a question that couldn’t have a single answer.
[Not something like being handsome, wealthy, having a good body, being smart, having a good personality. Not those cliché things.]“……That’s not cliché. And the personality is not that great…”] [Anyway, it’s because my charm is so extraordinary that it might feel cliché. Miss Han Soeun, you can’t live without me, right?]
“…….”] [Not going to say? I won’t end the call until you tell me. It’s almost time for work now.]
This guy even demands freshness from an engineer.
Nevertheless, diligent Soeun locked away her thoughts and pondered seriously. Handsome, wealthy, good body, smart, strong…
[I’ll wait for you to think it over.]“…….”] [I have patience.]
“I don’t think you have much of that.”
She was deeply immersed in thought when a sudden reply popped out.
[No, I do. You don’t think of me too lowly, do you?]“That’s not patience; it’s stamina.”
It was a soulless response, and the other side of the line fell silent. Soeun belatedly realized her verbal slip.
[Stamina?]“…….”] [… Ah, the ability to do something for a long time?] The conversation between the two was different. Soeun’s face flushed. Finding another source of teasing, Taejun raised his spirits, saying he could tell that he had good stamina.
[How do you know I have good stamina? Do you have a comparison?]“No, it’s not like that, but I just know!”
[Oh, you just know.]When Soeun became awkward, Taejun seemed even more pleased. It took some time for her to compose herself after laughter.
“I’ll be heading back today. I’ll arrive in Korea tomorrow.”
“Does work finish that quickly?”
“Who said I can’t live without me? I have to go quickly because of that.”
“…….”]
“I’m too scared to take any flights because of Soeun.” Muttering to himself, he seemed to be loosening his tie as if he were exhausted due to Soeun.
After hanging up, it was before 1:10 PM. There were still 10 minutes until work started.
It felt like a waste to return to her seat right away, so Soeun decided to sit a bit longer. The shadows on the bench swayed, indicating the direction of the wind. It felt like the shadow was gently brushing her head. Like Taejun’s large hand.
Suddenly, she felt puzzled. It might have been a question she should have asked first.
I like this person because he’s charming, but why does he like me? Why would someone like him like me?
I know that I’m a good person, but only I know that.
Lost in various thoughts, Soeun’s gaze reached the sky. It had rained briefly in the morning, but the sky was now gentle as if nothing had happened.
Soeun, who couldn’t find a specific reason, imagined wings of fantasy towards the brightly shining sky.
Could it be that?
In my previous life, I was born as a naive noble, unaware of the hardships people outside my home endured. I led a life of indulgence, playing and eating alone. The person I caught like catching a mouse in that life is now Kim Taejun. As time passed, both I and the mouse died. Reborn, I worked hard to make up for the ignorance of my previous life and reflected on myself a bit. Now, I meet the mouse again. Despite the divine efforts to make it a bit easier for him in this life, he can’t get rid of his old habits and is coming to do the same to me.
Yes. If not, it doesn’t make sense.
With a romantic imagination fueled by love, Soeun chuckled, creating a self-satisfying story. She wanted to mark this precious day.
Male lead is a Divorced Husband
She said to him: “Tell me, what makes you like me? I’ll change it!”
Liu Changning transmigrated into a female cannon fodder character in a female-dominant novel.
After reading the first half of the novel’s plot, the first thing she did upon transmigration was to divorce the Pan Jinlian-style male protagonist she had just married.
She indulged herself, pretending to be ugly and poor.
But as time passed, the way that man looked at her became more and more unusual…
Liu Changning was dumbfounded: Tell me, what makes you like me? I’ll change!
――
This lifetime, Pei Yuanshao was rejected by the same woman twice!
The first time, she drove him away. Forced by the situation, he endured the waves of anger in his heart, yielding and humbling himself.
That person lay slanted on a rocking chair, her sallow face emotionless: “If you don’t want a divorce, go cook!”
Pei Yuanshao’s face was dark and gloomy: “You!”
The second time, after the crisis in Jinling City was resolved, the new emperor sent someone to pick him up. He turned around, stammering: “I… I have to go. If you keep me…”
That person lay on the kang bed, her back to him, as if she had long anticipated this day, crisp and clear: “Goodbye!”
Pei Yuanshao was so angry his fingers trembled: “You… you!”
The mission of family and country made him restrain himself, averting his eyes and turning to leave this broken household.
Two years later, they met again. Seeing her ethereal face, his body shook like a sieve.
“She was originally a ‘she’!”
At the Qionglin Banquet, the top scholar of the imperial examination, a talented person with exceptional speech and conduct, all the unmarried young gentlemen from aristocratic families looked at her with shy and timid eyes.
The peerless imperial official Pei Yuanshao felt the anger in his heart erupt. He pointed at the woman surrounded by the crowd at the Qionglin Banquet, his thin lips slightly curled: “Little sister, I wants that person to be the wife-master of my Mingde Prince Manor.”
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