“Miss Jiyeon, would you meet my family?”
“Pfft.”
Jiyeon, sipping on the iced coffee Hyun had fetched, was startled when a sudden call interrupted her.
Hyun, concerned, quickly brought warm water, handed her a cup, and patted her back.
“Oh… no, I wasn’t startled. Uh… right, I was startled.”
“When I told my parents about Miss Jiyeon, they really want to see you. My younger sister too. Especially my mother, she insists on meeting you as soon as possible.”
“Oh… your mother?”
Jiyeon absentmindedly followed his words and gazed into space. In truth, she wanted to answer his question immediately.
‘Yes, I’d love to meet your family. Mr. Hyun, your parents and sister.’
But a whispering voice deep within blocked Jiyeon’s words from coming out.
‘Eun Jiyeon, what if they oppose when they find out you had a married life with someone else? Would they welcome you? Can they handle your past? Especially, with Cha Minwoo, who is making a commotion in the world right now. On top of that, Cha Seungjo was your former father-in-law, the protagonist of a widely known incident in our country. Can Mr. Hyun’s family handle it?’
Originally, Jiyeon was a person with high self-esteem, but her three years of married life had slowly eaten away at her self-esteem.
Above all, Jiyeon felt even more vulnerable towards Hyun.
“Mr. Hyun. By any chance…”
Hyun’s straight gaze seemed to convey what he wanted to say.
As if he knew exactly what she was thinking.
“Miss Jiyeon, right now… It seems like you’re worried about something. Am I right? What’s making Miss Jiyeon so worried?”
In Hyun’s clear but concerned voice, Jiyeon let out a deep sigh.
“I don’t have these concerns in front of other people. But, in front of you, I feel strangely small.”
“Tell me. I need to know your worries so I can give you an answer or help, Miss Jiyeon.”
“I was married. I had a three-year-long married life. And that man is none other than the man who is currently making a commotion in the world. Frankly, I’m worried about this part, Mr. Hyun.”
“…”
“The world still doesn’t easily accept these things. Even if your family thinks that way, it doesn’t mean they are bad people. Please don’t misunderstand that part.”
Upon hearing this, Hyun nodded as if he understood.
“I understand what you’re worried about. I never thought about that because I don’t care about those aspects at all.”
Taking the cup from Jiyeon’s hand, Hyun placed it on the table, then pulled her into his broad embrace.
“Don’t worry. Although I can’t say that my parents and I share the same thoughts 100%, my parents are much more open-minded than I am in some aspects.”
Hugging Jiyeon more tightly, Hyun continued speaking.
“I haven’t explained each detail of Jiyeon’s situation. Probably because it’s Jiyeon’s matter, I thought I shouldn’t talk about it before she does. But I roughly described my marriage and the duration. They didn’t care at all. Want to hear what my sister said?”
Smirking, Hyun said, “What did your sister say?”
Raising her head to look at Hyun, Jiyeon asked, and Hyun smoothed his voice.
“Well, to put it in my sister’s words, ‘She’s not even a married woman right now. Why bother mentioning it! I didn’t think she’d mention it ahead of time, assuming I wouldn’t understand. She doesn’t really know my sister.'”
Watching Hyun mimic his sister with a higher-pitched voice, Jiyeon chuckled.
“Well, that’s a relief.”
“Don’t worry, Jiyeon. About anything. If my parents make you uncomfortable because of something I don’t know, that’s their mistake, not yours. Not that it would happen.”
Hyun enveloped Jiyeon’s face with his large hands and looked into her eyes.
“Do you trust me?”
“Yes, I always trust you.”
Jiyeon nodded with his image captured in her eyes.
“Then please shake off the current uneasiness. Let me know when you feel comfortable. There’s no rush to spend time with the family.”
Meeting Hyun’s upright pupils, Jiyeon smiled as she felt the anxiety in her heart gradually melting away.
‘It’s okay, Eun Jiyeon. Everything will be fine. Everything has changed now.’
It felt as if a new voice was heard in her mind.
“Mr. Hyun.”
“Yes.”
“I think I worried about nothing. I want to meet your family, Mr. Hyun.”
In response to Jiyeon’s answer, Hyun pulled her into a tight embrace.
“Thank you for deciding, Jiyeon.”
The decision to meet Hyun’s family was made on a Sunday afternoon a week later.
His father had urgent work, and his sister had quickly grabbed a school-related task, so they decided to meet Hyun’s mother first.
Despite wanting to ease her mind, Jiyeon couldn’t help feeling anxious since the day before. She could hardly sleep, staying up almost all night with a worried mind.
She tried to calm herself by waking up early, exercising, and taking a walk, but the tension persisted.
Jiyeon believed this nervousness was a natural bodily sign, whether or not she believed in Hyun.
Early in the morning, she got up, exercised, and took a walk, attempting to control her emotions. However, she couldn’t stop the building tension.
My Ex-Girlfriend Is The Regent In The Female-dominant World (Male lead transmigrates to the matriarchal world)
Two years ago, Gu Sui picked up a homeless woman in ancient costume from the street.
Apart from occasionally claiming to be a princess from a female-dominant country due to illness, her figure, appearance, intelligence, and martial arts skills were impeccable.
Naturally evolving from roommates to girlfriends, as time went on, Gu Sui found it increasingly difficult to tolerate her queen syndrome.
“Mu Jiulu, can you stop controlling me inside and out? Let’s break up.”
Gu Sui made a breakup call, and since then, he couldn’t find any trace of her.
A year later, Gu Sui, who was planning to move, woke up the next day and found himself in a different place.
“Young Master, today is the day you choose your Wife-master through martial arts competition at Jade Dew Pavilion. Please get up quickly.”
Gu Sui: Who am I? Where am I? What am I doing?
As the only son of a general’s mansion in a female-dominant dynasty, the young empress personally issued a decree allowing Gu Sui to select his Wife-master through martial arts competition. Whoever could defeat him could marry him.
Gu Sui: “……”
He didn’t inherit the original owner’s martial prowess, so anyone could defeat him! And what the hell is a Wife-master?
Forced to come to Jade Dew Pavilion, the densely packed women below made Gu Sui’s agoraphobia act up, and his face was full of resistance.
Until he saw the Regent sitting on the second floor, with a smile on the corner of her lips, her eyes wicked and nonchalant.
Hmm… she looked a little familiar.
It turned out that the Regent also found him a little familiar.
Mu Jiulu fiddled with her bone clasp, her deep gaze locked on the man who was out of place in this world.
“Finally, I found you.”
Male transmigrates into female-dominant world
One-sentence summary: What goes around comes around, taking turns in the crematorium
