“But, to prepare for marriage from now on… ah.”
Mr. Seungho, who had been nodding slightly at Ji Seo Joon’s serious words, opened his mouth. Then, Mrs. Yoonhee pinched his thigh.
“Yes, I think I understand what you’re worried about. I hope you two date well.”
At Mrs. Yoonhee’s words, I showed a bright smile.
“Thank you.”
“Yep. If Seo Joon does anything disappointing, you have to tell me. Got it?”
“Seo Joon treats me well.”
“Really?”
That’s when my dad came out of the room, rubbing his eyes.
“What’s going on? Why is it so noisy?”
Mom clicked her tongue and said,
“It’s a secret.”
[Star icon][Star icon]Ji Seo Joon and I felt prickly all over during the entire trip.
“I’m thirsty.”
When I told Ji Seo Joon that my throat was dry, he quickly got up and handed me a cup of cool water. As I was taking the water cup, I heard my mom’s voice.
“Oh my. Seo Joon is really affectionate.”
Sneakily observing the gentleman busily doing something, I noticed that he was, of course, enthusiastically researching how to get his son married. Then he searched for how to be a good father-in-law, how to be loved by a daughter-in-law, but I turned my head pretending not to know.
At a nearby beach for a stroll, our parents deliberately slowed their steps to be quite a distance away from us. I thought I also heard the sound of taking pictures occasionally…
Feeling suddenly tired, I went out for a night walk to enjoy the last night of the trip. Following me out, Ji Seo Joon waved at his dad, who said we could stay out as long as we wanted.
“I didn’t want to get caught because I was afraid of this.”
“Even so, I’m at ease.”
“Are you comfortable with this situation?”
Ji Seo Joon lifted the corner of his mouth and nodded.
“Yes, as long as you’re okay with it.”
As I let out another sigh, he chuckled, wrapping his arm around my shoulder and pulling me closer.
“So, I don’t have to send you to Moon’s house anymore?”
His slightly sticky voice entered my ears along with the late autumn insect sounds.
“Is that okay? They might interfere more.”
Ji Seo Joon’s brows furrowed, as if he didn’t quite like the situation.
As we walked a little further, we reached a dead end and turned back. The bright moonlight lit the path as if streetlights were on.
“So, should we just get married?”
“What?”
Ji Seo Joon, who suggested marriage as if staying overnight wasn’t an issue.
“Do we need more time to get to know each other?”
He was serious. I’d been observing Ji Seo Joon for a long time. Based on all the information I’d gathered during that period, I knew he was being serious.
“I don’t want to.”
My firm response seemed to surprise Ji Seo Joon, who stopped walking. The moonlight bathed his face.
His handsome face looked even more captivating in the moonlight.
“Why?”
Ji Seo Joon, who had been looking down at me, asked.
“I don’t want to get married right now.”
I looked up at Ji Seo Joon’s handsome face. His eyebrows twitched at my words. I raised my finger and brushed his eyebrows.
“I want to date you right now.”
The tension in his eyebrows relaxed at my words.
“We can date after getting married.”
“It’s different.”
He turned his head sharply, avoiding my touch, as if he didn’t understand my words. Ji Seo Joon, who had been staring at the ground light, spoke.
“Actually, I don’t get it. Why you’re hesitating. I could still date you like this even after we’re married…”
I grabbed Ji Seo Joon’s face and made him look at me.
“It would be nice to get married. No need to part ways in the evening, always being together, becoming each other’s legal guardians. It’s good. But listen.”
I removed my hand from Ji Seo Joon’s smooth cheek and wrapped my arms around his waist.
“Right now, I like the regret after parting ways, and missing each other. I like talking to you deep into the night on the bed.”
Ji Seo Joon silently lifted his drooping hand and hugged me.
“You still don’t get it?”
“…”
There was no reply. I could feel Ji Seo Joon slightly nodding his head.
“…Honestly, I don’t fully understand, but I’ll try to understand.”
“Thank you.”
“So you should also try to understand me.”
“Let’s both try.”
As I leaned my chin on Ji Seo Joon’s chest and looked up, he relaxed his serious expression and showed a small smile.
My favorite Ji Seo Joon’s lips. Those beautiful lips were coming closer to me.
Then.
‘Dingdong.’
“My phone has bad timing.”
The ringtone signaling a message had arrived sounded. Our lips, which had almost touched, paused. Ji Seo Joon stopped right there.
“Just do it.”
I urged him, and he made a playful face.
“What if a call comes this time?”
I grumbled as I switched my phone to silent mode.
“Is it okay now?”
As I pouted my lips, Ji Seo Joon, who had been teasing, slowly moved closer.
[Star Icon][Star Icon]“Did you have a good time?”
As Ji Seo Joon and I entered, our parents who were sipping beer made a comment each. I answered vaguely and left Ji Seo Joon alone as I entered my room.
“Ah, right. A message came earlier.”
I’d completely forgotten about the message that came while I was spending time with Ji Seo Joon. I plopped down on the bed and picked up my phone.
[Are you enjoying the Chuseok holiday?] The person who sent the message was Researcher Jeong Chan Hyeong. After switching to silent mode, another message had arrived. [I’ve been diligently washing dishes and have stayed up late with my swollen hands. I hope Deputy Moon Da Yul is having a good time?]The message came with a crying cute character emoticon.
Should I reply?
Feeling it wouldn’t be right to ignore, after much contemplation, I sent a message.
[I’m having a joyful Chuseok. Thank you for contacting me. I hope Researcher Jeong Chan Hyeong also has a joyful Chuseok.]Was it too cold?
I hesitated for a moment, added a cute emoticon, and sent the message.
‘Knock knock.’
“Yes!”
Just as I sent the message, someone knocked on the door.
“Come out. I’ve cut some fruit.”
It was Ji Seo Joon.
“I’m coming!”
I put down my phone and quickly got up to go outside.
Ex-husband Wants Reconciliation
One-line summary: Chasing the wife to the crematorium (making an effort to attract someone who has become indifferent), the female lead doesn’t look back, the second male lead takes the position.
Intro:
To repay the kindness of the older generation, Su Mu crossed into a female-dominated world and became a live-in daughter-in-law of the Yan family, single-handedly saving the Yan family from fire and water.
But her husband, Yan Jiyue, the eldest son of the Yan family, treated her with sarcasm and never showed her a good face.
It wasn’t until after Su Mu’s death that this pampered and arrogant young master shed a few fake tears and pretended to want to die for love.
This life’s kindness was enough. If there was a next life, she would definitely kick Yan Jiyue away.
Who knew that the heavens would be so kind as to allow her to be reborn, returning to the time when she had just married into the Yan family.
Su Mu glanced at the Yan eldest son, who still spoke coldly to her, and threw a divorce letter in front of him.
“Let’s divorce!”
***
Yan Jiyue never imagined that he would be reborn. He happily went to find Su Mu, wanting to make up for the mistakes he had made in his ignorant youth.
Wasn’t the reason the heavens allowed him to be reborn to let him reconcile with Su Mu?
But when he pushed open the door to Su Mu’s room, the person lying on the bed was another man.
Su Mu’s personal attendant, Xie Yi.
Yan Jiyue hated him so much that his teeth itched. In front of Su Mu, Xie Yi was a gentle and considerate whisperer of sweet nothings, but in reality, he was vicious-hearted and deliberately sabotaged their husband and wife relationship.
In the previous life, it was he who secretly hid in Su Mu’s coffin and committed suicide, stealing a step ahead of him to be buried with Su Mu.
Yan Jiyue’s eyes were filled with hatred as he cursed, “What kind of thing are you? Your background is lowly, what right do you have to occupy Su Mu?”
Xie Yi looked at the sleeping Su Mu and no longer pretended to be a whisperer of sweet nothings.
He proudly stuck out his belly, “I have the right because my belly is capable of giving the Wife-master a daughter.”
***
Yan Jiyue was consumed with jealousy. He spread rumors that Xie Yi had once been branded with the mark of a “harlot” on his chest.
But on the night Xie Yi cut off the flesh bearing that mark, Su Mu suddenly realized something was amiss.
“How did you know the exact moment I was poisoned? And why did you show up a month early?”
Xie Yi remained silent, blood from his wound soaking through his robes. His sapphire eyes brimmed with anguish – or was it just a flawless act?
Between a once-arrogant husband now seeking redemption, and a gentle soul willing to die for her – who truly held the darkest secrets? And could it be that Su Mu and Yan Jiyue weren’t the only ones given a second chance at life…?
[Reading Guide]
1. True divorce, chasing the wife to the crematorium, the female lead doesn’t look back, the male lead is Xie Yi.
2. The ex-husband did not cheat, he just realized too late and didn’t realize that he liked the female lead.
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