“What? Growing up with Dad?”
Seungyul, looking at Hyojin and Kyohwan alternately with widened eyes, asked why he was so surprised.
“We used to sleep together before.”
After becoming so close that he felt betrayed.
“That was when the teacher got hurt.”
Kyohwan, sensing Hyojin’s mood, said like a shield.
“Then are you going to break up again?”
How did I end up bringing the teacher here…!
Seungyul clenched his fist and expressed his frustration with burning eyes towards his dad.
“Seungyul. Aren’t you hungry now?”
Knowing that insisting when the baby is stubborn will only make things worse, Hyojin changed the subject.
“The teacher is very hungry now. How about going downstairs and eating something?”
Ah, usually, Seungyul, who would have made childish remarks to coax her, immediately straightened both thumbs.
“That’s great!”
If you don’t respond, the teacher might get angry and leave.
“Seungyul. Try some pizza too.”
Hyojin cut a pizza slice with plenty of rocket cola and Parmesan cheese powder into a good size for Seungyul and placed it in front of him.
Seungyul, with a demeanor as if he would break the plate, poked the pizza Hyojin had given him with a fork and devoured it enthusiastically.
“Is it really that good?”
Huh. The laughing Seungyul had tomato sauce all over his mouth.
“Yul.”
When Kyohwan picked up a napkin to wipe it, Seungyul turned his head abruptly and looked at Hyojin.
“Mom, please wipe it.”
“Huh?”
Conscious of Hyojin’s bewildered gaze, Kyohwan, who was about to wipe, blushed even more.
“Yul, why do you keep calling the teacher Mom?”
Every time the child says Mom, it feels like he thinks he ordered it, and it’s not only hot but also itchy.
“Why doesn’t Dad call the teacher ‘honey’ when I told him to?”
After promising to do as I say.
“Yanma. That’s about when we went to see the line earlier.”
Speaking blatantly in front of Hyojin, Kyohwan was even more embarrassed.
The situation is already over. Why again…!
“Son, I want it, so can’t Dad do that much for his son?”
Did I ask for stars in the sky, or did I ask for the moon?
“But why do you keep calling the teacher Mom?”
If the son asks, he’ll think he did.
“Son, even though we haven’t married yet, it’s awkward for Dad to call the teacher ‘honey.'”
An excuse from Kyohwan, who whispered to Seungyul, feeling hot.
“Then, it’s okay to call the teacher Ji or something. Or maybe Honey.”
Ha, what nonsense. Seriously.
Embarrassed, Kyohwan, without saying anything in front of Hyojin, awkwardly smiled and drank a glass of cold water in one gulp.
“Wow, it’s so great to be together like this with three people.”
Pizza and spaghetti, and even a snowflake bingsu with plenty of seasonal strawberries for dessert.
Seungyul, who filled his stomach and returned to the room, lay in the middle of the bed, holding both hands tightly to prevent the teacher and dad from escaping, and closed his eyes.
It was past 6 PM, but the sun, which seemed to linger due to the lengthening days, still cast its golden rays on the floor covered with mats through the window.
“Wow, I’m really happy. Is this not a dream? Please, I hope it’s not a dream when I wake up.”
Although the stomach growled, the child, who was more hungry for love, called out from the heart.
Even during sleep, the child’s mumbling, resembling a sweet smile, was so adorable that Hyojin couldn’t easily get up.
To avoid disturbing Seungyul’s long-awaited happiness.
Hyojin couldn’t leave Seungyul’s side until the sunlight shining through the window, illuminating the moonlit room, changed to moonlight.
Zing.
The phone rang in the darkness.
Something urgent happened. It seemed that the grandmother who received the call from Kyohwan’s side contacted.
After ringing several times and hanging up, Hyojin had no choice but to get up.
“Is it your grandmother by any chance?”
“Hush.”
Hyojin, who was careful not to wake up Seungyul, still checked the rustling breath and sighed with relief.
“Shall we go out and talk for a moment?”
Coming out of the bedroom following Kyohwan, Hyojin looked at Kyohwan standing by the living room window with disheveled hair tied up.
“What on earth is going on?”
I thought he was in the UK by now.
“If I tell you, it’s a bit long. Is the time okay? Seungyul is already asleep.”
Facing Hyojin with silent eyes as calm as the night sea, Hyojin’s chest ached.
“I’m sorry, but I think I have to go now. Grandmother is waiting.”
In fact, she wanted to avoid time alone with him more than worrying about her grandmother.
Because the feelings she had been holding back for a long time seemed to collapse again.
“I contacted Grandma. I thought you might be worried.”
Chunghye probably guessed that the person who appeared from Kyohwan’s side was Kyohwan.
“What on earth is going on for you to act like this?”
I thought you secretly brought Grandma to the hospital.
Hyojin couldn’t understand it anymore.
“It’s because of my father who passed away.”
“What? Our dad?”
Then it couldn’t be worse.
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.”
