Ji Seo Joon sat and began cleaning up the mess. He folded tissues three times to wipe down the table, eliciting a tongue-click from Go Joo Yeon.
“You shouldn’t say that after so long.”
“Yeah. Why assume we got her drunk? She did it herself.”
Ji Seo Joon, who knew me well, remained silent and continued cleaning the table.
As I watched Ji Seo Joon tidy up, I began to feel sleepy. I wanted to keep looking at him, but my eyelids were so heavy.
“Moon Da Yul is falling asleep. Let’s clear out.”
As I started to doze, we cleared the space. I clung to Ji Seo Joon’s side as we left the chicken feet place.
“Don’t need to drop me off?”
“No. Don’t worry about us; just get her home safely. Well, you’ll manage.”
“Right. We’ll catch a taxi.”
After making sure our friends got into taxis, Ji Seo Joon drove away with me, barely awake beside him.
“Wake up, Moon Da Yul.”
“Hmm?”
Ji Seo Joon shook me awake.
“Are we home already?”
“Looks like you’re not that drunk. We’re in front of the house. Get up; if you spend another night out, Mom will be mad.”
“Uh…”
Still half-asleep, I looked around and recognized the scenery outside the car window. I was surprised to see it was later than I’d thought.
“I waited for a bit. You wouldn’t wake up.”
I freshened up to regain my senses. Then Ji Seo Joon held out a bottle of water.
“You went to the convenience store?”
“Yes, hold on.”
As I took a sip, he unwrapped a hangover remedy from a plastic bag and handed it to me. Ji Seo Joon observed as I obediently consumed it.
“Have things been tough lately?”
“Huh?”
With a mouth full of the medicinal taste, I took a big swig of water to rinse it out.
“There seems to be another weird rumor going around the office.”
“Ah… So you’ve heard too.”
I swallowed my water and replied.
“I’d like to say it’s nothing, but it’s a bit concerning.”
“…Sorry.”
I was surprised by Ji Seo Joon’s apology. Seeing his regretful expression as he stared at the steering wheel, I suddenly felt emotional.
“Why are you apologizing? What did you do?”
“Still…”
“It’s just a rumor. Just a rumor. I didn’t really make that woman cry, and I have nothing to hide. So I won’t be discouraged. A Fox? Foxes are all the rage these days. Yeah. When will I have another day like this in my life? I’ll take it positively. So don’t apologize.”
“…”
Suddenly, my throat felt extremely dry. I gulped down the remaining water and crumpled the plastic bottle.
“I’m leaving now.”
I said it cheerfully, but seeing people whispering and Ji Seo Joon lowering his head as if he had done something wrong, my eyes started to well up. I quickly got out of the car.
“I’m going. Take care on your way home. Thanks for picking me up today!”
I quickly said my goodbyes and hurried into the apartment.
Rumors tend to flare up quickly but die down just as fast. The same went for my rumor.
Maybe it’s because I’m getting older, but this time it was a bit harder than before. I had lost a little weight—really, just a little.
“Indeed, the ‘stress diet’ works like a charm.”
On the weekend, I weighed myself after taking a refreshing bath with my mom. My mom approached me as I grinned at the reduced numbers on the scale.
“Did you lose weight?”
“Yeah, I did.”
“Wasn’t it just a lot of dead skin?”
Ignoring my mom’s comment, I stepped off the scale.
“Are we not going down to Grandma’s this Chuseok?”
“No, Grandma is going to have fun with my aunt.”
“So you’re happy about it?”
My mom didn’t reply, but her expression said it all.
“Why have you been stressed lately?”
She must’ve heard my earlier mumblings.
“Just things that happen at work.”
As I tried to gloss over it, she paused while drying her hair to look at me.
“Is someone bullying you?”
“Huh?”
“It’s been on the news lately. Workplace ostracism, harassment. Stuff like that.”
“Do I look like someone who’d get ostracized or harassed?”
“True. You do have a point.”
Although the stares of people made me uncomfortable, there was no overt ostracism or harassment.
“But if something like that does happen, don’t let it slide. Quit if you have to.”
“If I quit, what will I live on?”
“Don’t worry. We’ll manage somehow.”
I grumbled that she was speaking lightly, but deep down, her words were comforting.
“So, what are we going to do at home during Chuseok?”
“No, we’re going on a trip with Yun-hee’s family.”
“A trip?”
Even though Chuseok was two weeks away, couldn’t she have told me earlier?
“Where? Just the parents?”
“No, you and Seo Joon are going too.”
“Why didn’t you ask for my opinion?”
As I paused while applying cream to my face, my mom answered.
“It’ll be good for you and Seo Joon to hang out together. You both don’t have much time before getting married. What’s the point of loafing around at home?”
“You like dragging your grown-up daughter around?”
“I do.”
As she tersely replied, my mom headed off to get dressed.
“From now on, we’re going to spend a lot more time together.”
“Why all of a sudden?”
Mom silently changed her clothes and neatly arranged the toiletries in the bath basket. Finally, she shoved in the conditioner and handed me the basket.
“Mom, I think you’re going through menopause.”
“Again?”
[Star icon][Star icon]I returned home and lay on my bed, searching for “menopause” on the web. How long does menopause last anyway?
“When will it get better?”
Mom, whose fights with Dad had recently increased. I bought a nutritional supplement good for menopause. The hormones you think you know but don’t.
Still, if a daughter understands, who else will? I generously bought some for Yunhee Auntie as well.
“Ji Seo Joon.”
[Dash]Yeah.
I finished shopping and called Ji Seo Joon.
“Did you hear we’re going on a trip for Chuseok?”
[Dash]Yeah. Heard it yesterday.“Will it be okay?”
[Dash]What will be?“We won’t get caught, will we?”
[Dash]Um… if we get caught, we can’t help it.This kid.
I felt that special measures were necessary.
“I get that you like me a lot, but can you manage your gaze? Honey is dripping so heavily. I’m not sure if you’re a researcher or a beekeeper. Are you raising bees as a side job?”
“Hello? Are you listening? Is anybody there?”
And so, Ji Seo Joon was silent for a moment.
When the male lead is punished by carrying the female lead’s child and having periods like a woman
“I’ve given birth to two children for you, yet you still think about him.
Was I nothing but his substitute to you from beginning to end?”
Synopsis:
Meng Huan, a scumbag who has dated countless girlfriends, transmigrates to a female-dominated country.
Day 1: Whether it’s female dominance or not doesn’t matter. The beauties here are passionate and amorous. Isn’t it easier to date them than in modern times?
Day 2: After a night, Meng Huan discovers the differences in the female-dominated world. Men here actually have chastity locks and menstrual cycles. This hinders his ability to perform, damn it!
Day 3: What’s wrong with sleeping around? I don’t want you to marry me. I’m meant to be a playboy. I don’t care about male virtues… What? You want to drown me in a pig cage? Marry, I’ll marry!
Day N: Meng Huan inexplicably vomits and receives the shocking news of his life… He’s pregnant.
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