“Who your partner was, how they accepted your love, was the issue. You didn’t do wrong by loving with all your heart. Don’t think like that.”
Kang Hyun’s soft low voice tickled her ears.
Somehow, his words seemed to offer a bit of comfort to the hardships of the past three years.
How could this man make every word so warm?
“Thank you, Mr. Kang Hyun. Your words are a comfort to my heart.”
The two raised their glasses and lightly clinked them together again.
“By the way, what’s the name of this wine? I’m sure I’ve tasted the same one a few times before, but it wasn’t like this. It’s especially delicious today.”
The taste and aroma of the wine were more sweet and fragrant than usual today.
“Then, is it because of me?”
“Ah, yes~.”
They both chuckled in unison.
“When was your last relationship, Mr. Kang Hyun? Ah, you don’t have to answer if it’s a burdensome question.”
“There’s no burden in talking about the past. It wasn’t such a grand relationship. I think it’s been over 5 years since I dated someone. It’s not that I didn’t meet any women in between. I was even introduced to some nice people. Unfortunately, while my head recognized them as good people, they were not good for my heart. What about you, Ms. Ji Yeon?”
“I…. to tell the truth, it ended completely today. But my heart was broken long ago.”
“Do you mean you got divorced today?”
“No, it’s a bit complicated, should I say it’s settled on paper? How should I put it? Anyway, it had long become nothing…. Just, ending a connection? That was completely resolved today.”
“So that’s why you said that earlier?”
Ji Yeon remembered mentioning sorting out the trash earlier, and Kang Hyun asked.
“Ah…. Yes, that’s right.”
“Did it turn out the way you wanted, Ms. Ji Yeon?”
“Yes, it turned out the way I wanted.”
“Then that’s good. That’s what’s important. Congratulations, for sorting it out well. To that, cheers!”
The two clinked their glasses once again.
“Thank you!”
After a few more drinks, they went outside.
Ji Yeon felt uplifted, like she was floating.
Whether it was due to the wine or the atmosphere, she wasn’t sure.
“Thank you for making time for me today, Mr. Kang Hyun. It was really fun.”
“I should be the one thanking you. Such a charming person asked me out on a date. It was really fun after a long time.”
“I’m glad then. I called Mr. Kang Hyun out of the blue…. Mother!”
Ji Yeon suddenly swayed and almost fell, but Kang Hyun caught her.
“Are you okay?”
“Yes, but the heel….”
Looking at her shoe, Ji Yeon’s heel had got stuck between the stones on the pavement and broken.
“Your ankle? It didn’t twist badly, did it?”
“I think it’s okay. I’m sorry, you must have been startled, Mr. Kang Hyun.”
Given that Ji Yeon’s heel was about 7 centimeters, she couldn’t walk with one heel broken.
“I guess I’ll have to take off my shoes and go barefoot.”
“What are you talking about? There are so many glass shards and stones on the street. Here, let me carry you.”
Kang Hyun suddenly bent one knee to kneel down and offered his broad back.
“No, Mr. Kang Hyun, I’m really okay. It’s only about 20 minutes.”
“Hurry and climb up.”
“No…. Well…. I might be a bit heavy.”
As Ji Yeon was indecisive, Kang Hyun swiftly picked her up using his own strength.
“What’s heavy about…. You are lighter than I thought, Ms. Ji Yeon.”
Kang Hyun suddenly groaned.
“See, that’s why please put me down quickly. Hurry up.”
Ji Yeon’s face turned bright red in an instant, and she floundered on Kang Hyun’s back.
“I’m kidding, just kidding. You’re not as light as a feather, but you’re too light? I should take you to eat more. You’re far from being heavy for me.”
Kang Hyun applied more strength, especially to the arm that was holding Ji Yeon.
“You might fall, wrap your arms around my neck.”
“I’m really heavy….”
“Come on.”
“Yes….”
Overcoming her embarrassment, Ji Yeon wrapped her arms around Kang Hyun’s neck.
Being carried on his wide back, clinging tightly, his refreshing scent wafted strongly.
“Alright, let’s go.”
Kang Hyun carried her and walked slowly.
“Mr. Kang Hyun, may I ask you a question?”
“Sure, ask anything.”
“I’ve been curious for a while, what body wash do you use? Or is it a perfume?”
“Do you like this scent? It feels good to hear that you like it, Ms. Ji Yeon.”
“Yes, the scent is really good.”
“This scent comes from a body wash I had custom made after choosing and blending several fragrances. So, it doesn’t have a specific name.”
“Is there such a thing?”
“If you like it, I will gift it to you.”
“No, please don’t.”
Kang Hyun did not respond after that and just chuckled softly.
The night air along the treelined street they slowly walked down was truly refreshing.
It seemed as though the trees were having conversations amongst themselves, swaying in the wind. The sound of the rustling leaves hitting against each other, the fresh smell of grass and trees spreading through the rustling was also noticeable.
Perhaps because of that, the way back home felt more cozy and pleasant.
Upon reaching the villa complex, Kang Hyun, despite Ji Yeon’s insistence that it was unnecessary, bent one knee and sat down momentarily after dropping her off at her home.
He then placed Ji Yeon’s foot on his knee and examined her ankle carefully.
“Even if it doesn’t hurt right now, you might have sprained it earlier. Make sure to get first aid before sleeping.”
“I will, Mr. Kang Hyun. Thank you so much for carrying me, who is heavy.”
“You weren’t heavy at all. Don’t worry.”
As Kang Hyun stood up again after kneeling down to examine Ji Yeon’s foot, his tall stature was once again realized.
Even though she wasn’t that short herself, having taken off her shoes, she felt like a dwarf.
“Well, good night.”
With a soft gaze, Kang Hyun looked at Ji Yeon, momentarily stroked her hair, then turned to go back to his house.
“Mr. Kang Hyun!”
Suddenly, Ji Yeon called out Kang Hyun’s name and grabbed his arm.
It seemed almost unconscious, and Ji Yeon herself was surprised.
Unbeknownst to her, the thought ‘I want to stay with him longer.’ was eroding Ji Yeon’s mind.
“What….”
“Mr. Kang Hyun.”
“….”
Ji Yeon lifted her head and looked directly at Kang Hyun’s face.
“Can I kiss you right now?”
A few seconds of awkward silence flowed between them.
“Ms. Ji Yeon, it seems like you are drunk right now, and you might regret this when you wake up tomorrow.”
At his words, Ji Yeon slowly shook her head.
“I’m not drunk.”
Ji Yeon, who had been blinking slowly, continued her words.
“I’m pretending to be drunk.”
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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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