“Yool-ah, I’m sorry. Dad has been lying all this time.”
Seungyool looked at her dad, who was kneeling on the grass with large eyes, seeking forgiveness.
“You lied?”
“Yeah. When Dad was sick and lying down. I lied because I didn’t have the courage to tell you the truth.”
That she doesn’t remember anything.
“Dad actually remembers everything.”
You and the teacher being together.
“But why didn’t you say anything until now?”
Seungyool glared at him with clenched fists, full of resentment.
“Dad didn’t have the courage.”
The accident caused by the teacher’s dad, and her mother, who gave birth to her, passed away.
“Even though I like the teacher so much, I thought I should sort out my feelings naturally when I think about the mom who gave birth to you.”
Out of respect for the mom who gave birth to her at the risk of her life.
“But now I know. Mom didn’t pass away because of the accident caused by the teacher’s dad.”
“…!”
The pupils of Seungyool’s eyes, clenching her fists, shook as if an earthquake had occurred.
“What? What are you talking about?”
Approaching with quick steps, Exchange looked up at Seungyool.
“Yool-ah. Mom didn’t pass away because of the teacher’s dad.”
“What does that mean? Does that mean there’s someone else responsible for the accident?”
Not only Seungyool but also Jahyeon, who was watching from the side, looked confused.
“To put it simply, the accident wasn’t caused by Bong Sunsaeng’s dad.”
“…!”
Although Jahyeon was more confused after hearing Exchange’s story, for Exchange, it was more important to turn Seungyool’s heart around first.
“Seungyool. The teacher’s dad didn’t cause the accident; he was the one who saved you and Mom.”
That’s why you were able to be born safely into this beautiful world and be by Dad’s side.
“Heh, then do we not have to part with the teacher now? Can we go back to the way it was before?”
“Yeah.”
Exchange stretched out his arms towards the child as if trying to reassure her.
“Dad will find out who made Mom pass away and punish them. So, will you stay by Dad’s side and not leave?”
Tears had accumulated in Seungyool’s eyes without her realizing it.
“Dad, is this not a dream?”
Exchange smiled as he extended his hands to Seungyool’s face with disbelief still evident.
“Of course not. Should Dad pinch you?”
Although there was a tingling sensation on the soft cheek, the figure of Dad standing there with a smile remained unchanged.
“Heuk, Dad!”
The child, who had pretended to be strong all this time, finally clung to her dad’s neck and burst into tears.
“Dad. Dad!”
Exchange embraced the child who clung to his broad chest and made a promise.
“Seungyool, Dad is really sorry.”
There will be no more painful partings with the teacher and sorrowful goodbyes.
“Is it really true? Are you sure?”
That night.
Jahyun, who heard about Kang Jae-ik’s misdeeds from Exchange, couldn’t close her wide-open mouth.
“Does Mother still believe in that person?”
“It’s not because I believe; it’s just too horrifying to say it’s a lie.”
From the moment she tried to hit the fallen Exchange when he was sick and divorcing, she knew. She never expected it would go as far as taking her husband and brother-in-law’s lives.
How could a person be so ruthless?
“Did your dad really know?”
When she asked her father to save Jaehyun from debt troubles in middle school, she didn’t know he would die at the hands of Jaehyun, whom she thought of as a brother.
Thinking about the kind person dying at Jaehyun’s hands made her feel like twisting her own neck wouldn’t be enough.
“How could you know and not say anything to me?”
For several years. Without knowing that he was the one who made her like this, he got married, tried to become a family, and was the most cursed.
“Don’t show any signs to Kang Jae-ik. If, by any chance, Hana comes looking for you, treat her as usual, as if nothing has changed.”
If Jaehyun finds out that Jaehyun knows, her safety may be compromised.
“What are you going to do now? Kang Jae-ik is trying to fire you unless he marries Hana. Will people believe what you said without clear evidence?”
Moreover, there were forces expecting more benefits if he ran for president, so it was not easy to guarantee that his plan would crumble easily.
People are more sensitive to their own interests than the truth.
“Don’t worry. I’m already prepared. Even if Kang Jae-ik comes out, I will never give up.”
If there is no evidence left due to the destruction of evidence, commit another crime to create evidence.
After finishing the conversation with her mother, Seungyul, dressed in pajamas, returned to the exchange student’s bedroom and sat there with wide-open eyes like an owl.
“Why? Can’t sleep?”
“I’m scared I might wake up from a dream.”
She was afraid that when she woke up, the same reality as before would be waiting for her.
“I told you it’s not a dream. Should I ask Dad to put you to sleep?”
Seungyul was curious why her dad wasn’t meeting the teacher right now.
“When are you going to tell the teacher?”
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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