Casually opening the case, she saw a beautiful ring that sparkled so much it made her eyes sting.
“Son, you bought a pretty ring.”
“Oh, Mom, put it down. Don’t touch it!”
Heeuk rushed over like a gust of wind and took the ring.
“I just looked at it once. It won’t wear out just because Mom touched it.”
“How much did it cost? About 3 million won?”
“…….”
“More than that? Then 5 million won?”
“Anyway, it’s expensive. Don’t touch it carelessly.”
“More than 500? Oh my, she’s an expensive daughter-in-law.”
Malhee couldn’t close her mouth.
Heeuk glanced at Malhee and took out another case from his pocket.
“Mom, I bought this for you. I got it from the same place.”
It was a crystal-cut brooch. Malhee’s eyes, looking into the case, became slightly misty.
“It’s not something they gave as a service for buying the ring, right?”
“No, it’s real. It’s a genuine department store luxury brand. Worth 500,000 won!”
In reality, the ring was fake, and the brooch was real.
After purchasing a 5.5 million won ring, Heeuk met an imitation product seller, commissioned the forging of the ring, and returned to the company to forge an appraisal certificate and quality guarantee for the real ring. He faced some challenges due to the unique quality of the paper, but with effort, nothing was impossible. He also had a natural talent for forging documents.
The biggest problem was the ring case. While it was possible to forge the ring, including the brand logo inside the ring, the imitation seller didn’t take responsibility for the ring case. Heeuk went to the department store, returned the ring, bought a 500,000 won brooch, and asked for a case for the brooch. Then, he switched the case of the brand brooch with the case of the forged ring.
Since he would have a good wedding ring, there was no need to put effort into the proposal ring. The ring was identical to the genuine one, to the point where no one could distinguish it, so everything was perfect.
“Okay. Still, if you want to marry a precious house daughter, you have to do this much.”
With the brooch in the wave, Malhee, who received a gift, comforted herself, thinking that Heeuk at least cared for her.
As time passed, it was time for Hyunji to visit their house.
When Heeuk, who went out to meet Hyunji, entered the house with her, Malhee and Kyuchil turned off all the lights in the house. In the dark space, heart-shaped candles faintly lit up.
Heeuk, who walked steadily forward, kneeled down with one knee, extended the ring to Hyunji, and proposed.
“Let’s get married, Hyunji. I’ll make you genuinely happy.”
“Wow!”
Hyunji screamed in joy.
Eventually, the lights turned on, and Malhee and Kyuchil came out of another room.
“Congratulations. Congratulations on you two getting married!”
Malhee popped a firecracker, embracing Hyunji. Tears of emotion filled Hyunji’s eyes.
“Did you all prepare this together? Mom, I’m so moved! Thank you!”
Heeuk put the prepared ring on Hyunji’s finger. Hyunji liked the ring like a child.
The satisfaction was great as he invested a lot. Heeuk also felt like he had everything in the world.
“Oppa, thank you. It’s so pretty! But the ring feels looser than I thought. I’ll need to get it adjusted when I have time.”
However, Hyunji’s expression of having everything in the world quickly faded with her comments.
“What?”
“Why are you so surprised? It seems I lost weight, so my finger size has changed from before. I’ll get it adjusted, so don’t worry about it.”
Heeuk shouted in dismay.
“…How can I not worry? It’s the ring I bought. I’ll change it!”
“No, I have to try it on myself to get it right. It cost 5.5 million won, so I have to get it right the first time. I’ll take care of it.”
In response to Hyunji’s composed answer, Malhee chuckled.
“5.5 million won? Is the ring really worth 5.5 million won?”
Kyuchil, standing beside her, also widened his eyes. Heeuk was frozen as well.
Malhee turned her head, glared at Heeuk, and muttered.
“Even 500,000 won seemed too much, but 5.5 million won? Oh my… our house’s foundation might collapse.”
“…Don’t we have a wine opener? I’ll go buy one at the convenience store.”
Heeuk, avoiding Malhee’s pointed look, made an excuse and ran away.
After Heeuk left, Hyunji smiled gently and confronted Malhee.
“Mom, my acquaintances all receive gifts like this. It’s a once-in-a-lifetime proposal for me. And considering how much money I earn, it hurts to hear you say that.”
“No… I just said it. I’ve never seen a 5.5 million won ring before.”
Malhee mumbled in a subdued voice. Hyunji, noticing Malhee’s surprise at the ring price, brought up another topic.
“Mom, you know my parents will be returning soon, right? Before they come back, I have something to tell you.”
“Yeah. Go on, then.”
“You know I’m an illegitimate daughter, right? My parents don’t want me to suffer by getting married.”
“…”
“So probably, you’ll be the first to ask about the house. Whether our son-in-law’s family can afford a house or not.”
After exploiting a 5.5 million won ring, is she now talking about a house? Malhee was about to say something, but Hyunji continued without giving her a chance.
“So, Mom, how much are you thinking? If you mention it during the formal meeting, Dad will probably add more to buy a house twice as good. Of course, the property will be under Mr. Heeuk’s name.”
“…”
“Just think about that. How much of a house you’d like to give to Mr. Heeuk.”
Malhee’s eyes, shaded by the shadow, sparkled like diamonds.
Well, if you make 500 million won, you’ll have another 500 million won. If you make 1 billion won, you’ll have another 1 billion won!
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.”
