Did I Ever Love You? (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 13
“If someone has money and is smart, they’d be just like Kim Ji Won, right? How much must they look down on me and ignore me? They’ve probably lived their whole life looking down on others among those kinds of people since they were young.”
Joo Ran’s strange inferiority complex manifested itself in bullying and tormenting Ji Yeon even more.
Yet Cha Min Woo, knowing full well what kind of person Joo Ran was, never once tried to stop her, and that attitude from Min Woo only gave her more power.
It was as if he were saying, “Mom is doing the right thing.”
Even though they were married, Ji Yeon—who was one-sidedly in love with Min Woo—was terrified of falling out of favor with either Min Woo or Joo Ran, so she couldn’t talk back and simply endured all of Joo Ran’s harassment.
Watching Ji Yeon frantically obey her every word was utterly delightful.
“It all depends on the person, doesn’t it~ No matter how smart someone is, whether they end up obedient or fierce is entirely decided by how their mother-in-law raises them.”
Joo Ran even proudly bragged to her friends about the things she did to Ji Yeon.
[What have you been up to lately? You don’t even contact me?]She sent the message and waited, but there was no reply for a long time.
“She definitely read the message, so why no answer?”
Furious, she immediately called Ji Yeon, but she didn’t pick up.
It was the same no matter how many times she tried.
“What is this girl thinking these days? Just because her father-in-law dotes on her a little, she’s gotten cocky and thinks she can treat me like a joke? Have I been too soft on her lately?”
Whenever she was angry or dissatisfied with Ji Yeon, she would show up at the house without any warning.
She would recklessly throw away things Ji Yeon cherished or mess up the house, and when Ji Yeon panicked and looked sad, it felt so satisfying.
It almost felt like she was getting revenge on the high-and-mighty Kim Ji Won.
Right now, both Ji Yeon and Min Woo would be at work, so no one would be home—it was the perfect time to do whatever she wanted.
Excited at the thought of venting her anger, she headed straight to her son’s house.
But the front door was unlocked.
“Are they home instead of at work?”
She slowly entered the house and cautiously looked around.
“Why does the house look so weird all of a sudden? What are those bizarre paintings and tacky furniture? She’s supposed to tell me before changing or redecorating anything—she really does whatever she wants.”
At that moment, she came face-to-face with someone coming out of the bedroom, and Joo Ran screamed in shock.
“Why are you here!”
“Uh… Mother.”
The person who came out of the room was none other than Jung Se Ah.
After freezing for a second in surprise, Joo Ran quickly regained her senses and, without hesitation, approached Se Ah and struck her hard on the back.
Then she grabbed Se Ah’s arm, shaking her back and forth while yelling at the top of her lungs.
“I asked why you’re here! Have you lost your mind—completely lost your mind?! Jung Se Ah, you’ve gone absolutely insane coming here!”
Se Ah let Joo Ran shake her and scream for a moment, staying still, but as it grew more violent, she finally couldn’t take it anymore and forcefully pulled Joo Ran’s hands off her body.
“Why are you doing this, seriously! Ah, damn… that hurts.”
“What? You really don’t know why? After taking my money, you were supposed to live quietly like a dead mouse far away—so why do you keep showing up here! Are you actually crazy?”
Joo Ran raised her arm again as if to hit her, but her arm was immediately caught.
“You gave me that pathetic tiny amount of money and told me to live like a dead mouse? Back then I was naive and thought I should step aside, so I did. It wasn’t because of the money!”
“What… what? Tiny amount? In your eyes, 100 million won is tiny? Huh?”
“And I didn’t come looking for anyone—Min Woo found me, so what am I supposed to do about that? Did I come looking for him? Did I send letters? Did I contact him? I was living quietly in some rural corner, and he found me there—so what exactly do you want me to do about it!”
“What? Min Woo found you?”
“I told you back then, didn’t I? Min Woo will never give me up. He’ll look for me his whole life. Why didn’t you believe me?”
Unaware that Min Woo had found her by chance, Se Ah firmly believed he had searched for years in every possible way to locate her.
“Oh no…”
Joo Ran clutched the back of her neck and collapsed to the floor.
“Mother, from now on you’ll have to live seeing me as family for the rest of your life. Not Eun Ji Yeon. Got it?”
Three years ago.
From their very first meeting, Joo Ran and Se Ah were completely at odds.
Se Ah, who had just had a huge fight with Min Woo a few days earlier, was so irritated she could barely contain herself.
“Se Ah, just bear with it for one year—just one year, please. I absolutely won’t sleep with that woman or even share a room with her.”
“How can you say that to me, Min Woo? Are you in your right mind? Does that even make sense? Leaving the woman you’re dating to marry someone else?”
When she had begged and pleaded, he always put it off with all sorts of excuses, yet the moment marriage with that other woman came up, he agreed as if he’d been waiting for it—it was infuriating enough to drive her mad.
‘Does this man really love me right now? How can he say these things so casually?’
That thought crossed her mind dozens of times every single moment.
At their first meeting, just as Se Ah’s intuition had predicted, Min Woo was a precious, elite son of a wealthy family.
The youngest son of a major corporation, no less.
Later she learned he was an illegitimate child, but that didn’t matter.
Even if he received less than the legitimate children, he was still the son of a conglomerate chairman—he would inherit a considerable amount.
His handsome appearance was also a big attraction.
But to Se Ah, a man’s looks were only a temporary pleasure.
She wasn’t going to live off his face forever; as long as he wasn’t unbearably unattractive, it was fine.
Above all, Se Ah liked men who had money, status, and power.
Min Woo perfectly satisfied all of those—he was exactly her ideal type.
Except for one unfortunate thing.
Regrettably, Se Ah was not satisfied with the nights she spent with him.
He only cared about his own desires and never considered hers.
During their time together, she just went along with whatever he liked, and since he never noticed, she had to fake it every single time.
The thought that all the effort and time she had put in would be taken by some random woman whose face she didn’t even know made her absolutely furious.
“I won’t let anyone take him from me.”
A few days later.
She received a call from an unknown number.
“Should I ignore it? Who keeps calling like this?”
She ignored it at first, but when the calls kept coming, she finally answered.
“Hello?”
“Is this Jung Se Ah?”
“Ah… yes. Who is this?”
“I’m Min Woo’s mother. Where are you right now? I need to see you immediately.”
She was angry that Min Woo’s mother, whom she had never met, was speaking to her so casually, but she stayed quiet because now was not the time to lose her temper.
“I’ll come to you. Where should I go?”
“Come to XX Korean restaurant in XX-dong.”
“Yes, understood.”
“Don’t dawdle—come right now!”
After saying only what she wanted, Joo Ran hung up.
“What is wrong with this woman? Why are her manners complete trash?”
Grumbling, Se Ah immediately hailed a taxi and headed to the Korean restaurant Joo Ran had mentioned.
She was already seated in a luxurious private room of the high-end restaurant.
Se Ah’s first impression of Joo Ran was “vicious.”
You could see the spite and greed plastered all over her face at a glance.
But since this was someone she needed to look good to for her future with Min Woo, Se Ah greeted her as meekly as possible.
“Hello. Um… Madam.”
“You’re here. Sit down.”
“Yes.”
“You probably know why I called you without me having to say it, right? How long have you been with our Min Woo?”
“I met Min Woo at school. We’ve been together for quite a while, Madam.”
“Don’t call me Madam. Who’s your mother-in-law? People might misunderstand. Call me Mrs.”
“But how could I…”
“Whatever. What does it matter? We won’t be seeing each other that much anyway. Since you’ve been together a long time, you must know how important the things our Min Woo has to do are. Do you really think you’re a good match for him?”
“When people date, there’s no such thing as matching or not matching. We’re together because we love each other.”
“Love? How long do you think you can live on love alone? People need to meet someone on their level and live accordingly. You’re not it. I’m sorry if this hurts, but it can’t be helped. People should wear clothes that fit them—Min Woo is way too much for you. You must have felt it too, so why pretend you haven’t?”
“I’m trying my best, Madam. Min Woo is precious to me, so I’m trying.”
“Trying? Tryyyying? What exactly have you been trying? And did you think I wouldn’t look into your background? You thought you could fool me?”
“Wh-what are you talking about?”
“You think I don’t know you were seeing other men while dating our Min Woo?”
With that, Joo Ran tossed several photos in front of Se Ah.
The person in the photos was Se Ah with a man she had met at a club a few months ago with friends.
It was the night she had fought badly with Min Woo.
He was easy to talk to and fairly handsome, so she had secretly met him a few times for fun behind Min Woo’s back.
She hadn’t used her real name with him, and he probably hadn’t either.
How did this woman find out about someone who was just a passing fling for enjoyment?
Goosebumps ran down Se Ah’s spine at the thought of everything being exposed, but she denied it.
“He’s a friend. A close friend. Your generation might not understand, but our generation has lots of male friends too. That’s not wrong, is it?”
“You go to a motel with someone you’re not even dating?”
Her heart nearly stopped, but Se Ah kept denying it to the end.
“He had just come up from the countryside to Seoul and was staying at that place temporarily—I only stopped by briefly. Don’t slander people when you don’t even know the truth!”
Joo Ran sighed as she listened to Se Ah, then shook her head.
“What more is there for me to say to you? Looks like just talking won’t work.”
With that, she took an envelope out of her bag and pushed it toward Se Ah.
“Will you take the money and disappear, or will you leave broke and humiliated? Our Min Woo is taken now. Whether you stay with him or not, he’s going to be another woman’s husband. If you’re fine with that, keep chasing him. After that, Ji Yeon will take care of the rest.”
“What did you say? That’s impossible. Just a few days ago Min Woo never said anything like that…”
“Why would he bother telling you? It’s annoying.”
Joo Ran smirked mockingly and looked straight at Se Ah.
“Take it while I’m offering. You have to be smart, got it? If you walk out now, I’ll never make this offer again.”
Se Ah’s whole body trembled.
‘Min Woo… how could Min Woo do this to me. How could he.’
“So you’re not interested? Fine, I understand. I’m leaving.”
The moment Joo Ran reached for the envelope on the table,
Se Ah grabbed it tightly with both hands.
“100 million. Nothing less.”
“Ha! As expected. Clinging to one man and walking away with 100 million. Fine. There’s 30 million in this envelope, I’ll transfer the remaining 70 million shortly.”
As Se Ah took the envelope just as she had predicted, an unmistakable sneer escaped Joo Ran’s lips.
“After today, never show your face in front of our Min Woo again. I’ll set you up with a place to stay in the countryside and a simple job, so live there for a while. Don’t make any new phone, cards—nothing. I’ll get you a phone, use that one. Live like that for about a year. If you break this, I’ll make sure you pay damages no matter what. Got it?”
Joo Ran rattled everything off like machine-gun fire and tossed a business card in front of Se Ah.
“Send me your account number and address to this number later. I’ll send everything you need.”
Se Ah, hands shaking, picked up the card and glared at Joo Ran.
Soon tears streamed down her face.
“Madam, you will definitely regret this. Min Woo is not the kind of person who will give me up so easily. I guarantee it—he will look for me his whole life.”
“Sure, I’ll look forward to it. Let’s see what my son does.”
Leaving the frozen Se Ah behind, Joo Ran walked out of the room.
She had never felt so lighthearted; a smile came to her face all on its own.
Male lead is a clingy little husband
One-line summary: The male lead is initially an arrogant, noble, love-deprived brat, later a cute, clingy, scheming little jealous one.
Introduction:
One day, Lu Yuner’s soul transmigrates into a female-dominant world. She enters the Imperial Academy and takes up the position of a doctoral instructor, teaching classes and grading schoolwork.
One day, she encounters the young prince Su Qingwan secretly skipping class from the male academy.
As a result, Su Qingwan is punished.
From then on, Su Qingwan sees Lu Yuner as a “thorn in his side”.
But before long, this “thorn” becomes the person he cherishes most, and he goes to great lengths to win Lu Yuner’s affection.
Mini scene 1:
One day, the sun is high in the sky but Su Qingwan still hasn’t gotten up for class.
Servant Xiaoyuan: “Young prince, it’s time for class. You’ll be late otherwise.”
Su Qingwan says arrogantly: “I’m not going. I am the esteemed prince, my status is so noble, why should I suffer this hardship? Besides, isn’t learning all this just to please women? Hmph, they’re not worthy!”
Mini scene 2:
After Su Qingwan falls for someone, he completely changes. He no longer skips class and diligently learns how to be a good husband and father. But he discovers that Sister Yuner is always surrounded by admirers.
Drunk and overcome with jealousy one day, he clings to Lu Yuner, crying beautifully like a pear blossom in the rain.
Su Qingwan: “Qingwan likes Sister Yuner.”
Lu Yuner: “Young prince, you’re drunk.”
Su Qingwan: “Qingwan isn’t drunk. Qingwan likes Sister Yuner, likes you so much, likes you to bits…” Before he can finish, Lu Yuner’s eyes flash with emotion and she leans in closer.
[Reading Guide]
1. The female lead is gentle, gracious, humble and polite but not weak. The male lead is initially an arrogant, noble, love-deprived brat, later a cute, clingy, scheming little jealous one.
2. 1v1, a bit torturous in the beginning but definitely sweet later on.
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