Yeonwoo didn’t want Geon to face unnecessary rumors because of her.
Geon hesitated for a moment, then withdrew the sword from Bae Young-gam’s throat.
“…Fine.”
Geon released his grip on Bae Young-gam’s back and put the sword back into its sheath.
He wasn’t afraid of rumors floating around.
He simply didn’t want to create additional concerns for Yeonwoo due to his actions.
However, leaving Bae Young-gam like this was not an option, so Geon pondered how to handle him.
Biyeong approached Bae Young-gam.
“Get up.”
When Bae Young-gam lifted his head, he looked at Biyeong before him.
Unlike Geon, who revealed a rugged aura when handling a sword, Biyeong, with her fair skin, exhibited a gentle demeanor, even when wielding a weapon.
Seeing even his voice softening, it seemed unlikely that Bae Young-gam would cause harm.
Bae Young-gam’s tension eased a bit as if he had forgotten Biyeong’s fight with the thugs.
The moment he stealthily rose from his place, Biyeong delivered a strong kick to Bae Young-gam’s groin.
In intense pain that made his eyes roll back, Bae Young-gam screamed, writhing on the floor.
“Aaargh!”
Bae Young-gam’s intuition screamed.
Something precious in his groin had been shattered to the point of irreparability.
Biyeong looked down coldly at the writhing Bae Young-gam on the floor.
“Don’t make crude jokes about brides or anything.”
Then, she bent down, whispering quietly into Bae Young-gam’s ear.
“Never appear in Yeonwoo’s life again. Live as inconspicuously as possible, as if you were a non-existent person.”
“Huk!”
“When your breath can be heard beyond the wall, I’ll make it so unbearable that you won’t be able to crawl. Understand?”
Only then did Bae Young-gam realize that Biyeong was not an ordinary person, hiding her claws for a suitable moment. It was too late; Biyeong’s hidden, lethal existence had choked Bae Young-gam under its calm exterior.
“Your answer?”
“Oh, understood! I’ll live as if I were a non-existent person! Huk…”
Bae Young-gam sobbed with his face covered in blood, tears, and mucus, making his already unsightly face even more repulsive.
Despite coming with a group of thugs in high spirits, he never expected to be defeated so miserably. He would have been better off running away.
Bae Young-gam overlooked the crucial fact that he couldn’t be a match for Geon and Biyeong from the start. His greed to fill his selfish desires ended up turning into a humiliating and shameful defeat.
The defeated Bae Young-gam’s group, having tasted the bitterness of defeat, was kicked out of Yeonwoo’s house.
The plan to bring Yeonwoo back failed miserably.
Ribs seemed broken, and the precious area between his legs would likely be useless forever.
The money lost as dowry was not a small sum, and a significant amount was spent hiring information brokers to find Yeonwoo. Additionally, medical expenses added up, and the cost of employing fighters from Hanyang was enormous.
Despite not earning any income, Bae Young-gam had to bear all the losses and go back empty-handed. Amidst this, a bitter taste welled up in Bae Young-gam’s throat.
He was not a businessman who engaged in losing ventures. Although he was stepping back now, he couldn’t afford to suffer losses like this.
Meanwhile, the pain from Biyeong’s hit lingered, and without the support of the thugs, Bae Young-gam couldn’t even take a proper step.
As he retreated with the support of the thugs, Bae Young-gam, overwhelmed by an uncontrollable sense of defeat, couldn’t help but vent his frustration.
“Can’t you support me properly?!”
Within the henchmen who were supporting Bae Young-gam, frustration was boiling.
Having been beaten by a parasite-like man, the inspiration that wouldn’t even be worth a punch had to listen to such insolence.
If it weren’t for the money, Bae Young-gam would have discarded it sooner.
Enduring the unbearable and engraving it deep inside, someone grabbed Bae Young-gam’s back.
“Kuk! Who the hell…!”
When he turned around, Geon was seen grabbing Bae Young-gam’s back.
Somehow, the henchmen had already distanced themselves from Geon and Bae Young-gam.
Again facing Geon, Bae Young-gam’s face turned contemplative.
Geon, with his characteristic cold expression, looked down at Bae Young-gam and spoke.
“No matter how much I think about it, I can’t just let you go.”
“R-Release me! Isn’t our business finished?”
“However, directly shedding blood might displease that fellow.”
“W-What are you doing?! Save me from this man immediately!”
Feeling his life threatened, Bae Young-gam shouted to the henchmen, but what came back was indifference.
There was no loyalty to henchmen who were initially bound by a financial relationship.
“Money! I’ll pay money! I’ll double the reward for whoever saves me!”
Though Bae Young-gam’s offer was tempting, the henchmen didn’t even blink.
“Th-Thrice! No, I’ll give you four times!”
They had witnessed their colleagues helplessly dealt with by Geon.
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.”
