“Have you thought about the answer?”
“Yes? An answer…”
An answer? What is he talking about? Yeonwoo, who couldn’t understand Biyeong’s reaction, was perplexed.
Following Biyeong’s words, Yeonwoo felt a shock as if she had been hit in the head.
“It’s about the answer to the proposal.”
Before the expedition, Biyeong had proposed to Yeonwoo, confessing his feelings. Yeonwoo had expressed her refusal, and Biyeong, while trying to persuade her by explaining why he had to give up on Geon, was told that she needed time to handle the sudden developments.
“Now… it’s too confusing right now. I need time to organize my thoughts.”
“Alright. But I hope it won’t take too long.”
However, the time Yeonwoo needed at that moment was for her feelings about Geon, not for an answer to Biyeong’s proposal. The confession about Geon seemed to have concluded the matter.
Biyeong had no idea that he had been waiting for her all this time. It seemed that there had been misunderstandings in their communication.
“Sir, I…”
Yeonwoo, feeling awkward, trailed off.
Because she guessed that an unnoticed misunderstanding could cause some hurt to Biyeong, she couldn’t bring herself to continue the conversation.
Yeonwoo, who would need to reject him again, felt uneasy, but there was no turning back now. The answer she had to give had been decided since a long time ago.
How could she convey her feelings without causing any harm?
Yeonwoo had many thoughts in her mind, but there was no way to satisfy all parties.
Eventually, Yeonwoo reluctantly spoke.
“…Sir, you are a very precious person to me.”
Although Yeonwoo’s heart was tormented by Biyeong’s earnest gaze, this was also a part that she had to endure.
“But I cannot accept your feelings.”
“…Is it because of Geon?”
Yeonwoo nodded slowly in response to Biyeong’s question.
The silent answer became a thorn, deeply penetrating Biyeong’s heart.
“I’ve lived without any greed. But then, there was someone I wanted to be greedy for.”
The dryness in everyone’s lips wasn’t unique to Biyeong alone.
Yeonwoo looked at Biyeong with a mix of guilt and determination in her eyes.
“…But I cannot accept your feelings.”
“…Is it because of Geon?”
Yeonwoo nodded slowly in response to Biyeong’s question.
The silent answer became a thorn, deeply penetrating Biyeong’s heart.
“I’ve lived without any greed. But then, there was someone I wanted to be greedy for.”
The dryness in everyone’s lips wasn’t unique to Biyeong alone.
Yeonwoo looked at Biyeong with a mix of guilt and determination in her eyes.
“…Even if you think of me as a selfish person, I can’t help it. But…”
Then Geon clearly expressed my desire towards him.
“I want to be greedy just like Gwangho Army’s leader.”
“Didn’t I tell you? You and the leader of Gwangho Army should not have a connected relationship.”
Biyeong forcefully suppressed the choking emotion rising up to his throat.
“For you and the leader of Gwangho Army, only scars will remain.”
Why didn’t she grab the extended hand?
Biyeong couldn’t comprehend Yeonwoo.
From the perspective of someone who loved her, he also wished for her to distance herself from other men.
However, objectively, the end of Yeonwoo and Geon seemed inevitable.
“Why are you trying to throw yourself into the fire with such determination?”
“Because it’s the leader of Gwangho Army.”
Despite Biyeong’s warning, Yeonwoo’s will showed no signs of breaking.
“I’m ready to jump anywhere with the leader of Gwangho Army. Even if it’s into the fire.”
Her words gradually pressed on Biyeong’s breath.
“As long as I exist, I want to be with the leader.”
As Yeonwoo’s feelings towards Geon became clearer, Biyeong’s heart became more painful.
As Yeonwoo’s sincerity approached, Biyeong’s heart was deeply pressed.
“The leader of Gwangho Army is someone I love…”
“Enough!”
Biyeong interrupted Yeonwoo’s words.
He couldn’t bear to listen to the confession about someone else.
“I understand your feelings well enough. So…”
Like a thorn stuck in his throat, his voice didn’t come out as intended.
Biyeong barely pushed down the stifling emotion rising up to his throat.
“That’s enough.”
The air surrounding the two became uneasy.
In this unfamiliar atmosphere for the first time, anxiety also sprouted in Yeonwoo’s heart.
“…Are we okay?”
Can we go back to how it was before?
Can we go back to the times when we laughed and chatted together like siblings?
Yeonwoo, who couldn’t bring herself to say those words, swallowed the unspoken questions.
In response to Yeonwoo’s question laden with various meanings, Biyeong turned his head away instead of giving an answer.
“…Just go inside.”
…
At the moment Yeonwoo left, Biyeong couldn’t even look straight at her retreating figure.
It would have been better if he had sent her off with a smile.
But if he hadn’t averted his gaze from Yeonwoo, he might have clung to her with lingering regret.
Until the end, she would have resented Yeonwoo for not choosing someone else.
Avoiding eye contact with her was Biyeong’s effort not to collapse.
Male lead is a Destined Young Husband (Female-dominant)
One-sentence summary: Wife-master, listen to my explanation!
Li Ruantang, a young lady from a prestigious family, stumbled and fell. When she woke up, she saw a noble and beautiful young man sitting by her bedside, wiping away tears.
The young master had slightly reddened eyes, and his every move exuded charm.
The sight made Li Ruantang’s eyes hot and her heart flutter. After all, she had made a bet with the young master Meng from the neighboring family. If she couldn’t marry a husband before the end of the year, she would have to admit defeat and give up the jade she had worked so hard to obtain.
Outside the window, the flowers were in full bloom.
Rather than losing the bet, the jade, and her face, Li Ruantang calculated that it would be better to seek marriage with the young master in front of her, killing three birds with one stone.
…
Meng Jun never thought that an accident during a spring outing would lead to them rolling down a cliff and into a river, yet still survive.
Now they were trapped in an unknown village, and Meng Jun had overheard that the family who had rescued them had their own intentions.
After all, it was Li Ruantang who had lost her mind and sought marriage first. He was only trying to protect himself!
Glancing at Li Ruantang, who was listing her own merits, the young husband’s voice softened, and he blushed as he lied, “W-wife-master, Wife-master, don’t you remember me?”
The young husband’s voice was clear and handsome, coaxing Li Ruantang’s heart to be soft and sweet, and she spared no effort to protect him.
It wasn’t until they returned to the capital that Li Ruantang suddenly remembered.
When they had fallen off the cliff, in order not to implicate Wei Yunruo, whom he secretly admired, the young husband had instead pulled her, who was slightly farther away, down the cliff with him…
Short summary by Yuushi L: Initially, the male lead (ML) liked another girl, while the female lead (FL) liked the ML. Both fell off a cliff. The FL temporarily lost her memory, and the ML, fearing others might take advantage of him, claimed FL was his wife while they were staying in a village. Later, when they returned home, the FL regained her memories and remembered that the ML liked someone else, so she kept her distance from him. However, during their time living together in the countryside, the ML’s view of the FL had completely changed. From this point, his pursuit of the FL begins.
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