Retribution is one of my favorite phrases. A similar saying goes, “If you make someone else cry, blood tears will flow from my eyes.”
That’s right. That’s how the world should work for us not to feel unjust while living.
However, the world is unfair. In high school, the girl who used to torment me a lot now successfully married a wealthy boyfriend and operates her own daily vlog on a video-sharing site, boasting quite a number of subscribers.
The senior who always freeloaded during group projects in college recently switched to a major corporation and went around bragging.
Yeah. Not everyone sheds blood tears.
“Ms. Baek In-ha has confessed to everything. Posting on the anonymous board, the workplace sexual harassment incident, and the incident causing injuries to Ms. Moon Da-yul. Upon verification, there seem to be no specifically false or concealed parts.”
“…Yes.”
“If you didn’t get along with Ms. Baek In-ha or had any severe conflicts, is that correct?”
“No. Not at all.”
“Then, is it true that you were jealous of Ms. Moon Da-yul and caused such an incident?”
“It’s not jealousy.”
Baek In-ha underwent a pretty intense investigation at the police station. Apart from the incident where she pushed me onto the road, she confessed to everything she had done to me. The reason, she said, was jealousy.
“I didn’t expect her to admit her guilt so easily before pushing me. I was quite shocked seeing Ms. Moon Da-yul injured.”
“What will happen to Ms. Baek In-ha from now on?”
First of all, even if it was a mistake, pushing a person onto the road is attempted murder. It seems that defamation will also be applied besides that. As for the sexual harassment case… she admitted it herself, but since she didn’t directly participate in the planned and systematic part, it seems difficult to penalize that part.”
“No! What kind of law is that! I almost suffered such a terrible thing because of that woman. It’s not fair that she won’t be punished!”
Seated next to Ji Seo-jun, my mom expressed her anger, fidgeting.
“Because it’s a crime committed by a person named Manager Kim Hyung-seok under the influence of alcohol, we couldn’t confirm direct involvement by the perpetrator. I’m sorry, but there’s no specific way to penalize it. I apologize, Mother.”
The police closed their notebook, bowing to my mom to apologize.
“No, it’s not something the police need to apologize for… I’m sorry for getting too worked up.”
Mom calmed down as if a bucket of cold water had been overturned, then took her seat.
“By any chance, do you have any thoughts on a settlement?”
“There’s absolutely no intention to settle.”
“Yes. Knowing that, I’ll be leaving for today. Thank you for your time, even though you’re not feeling well.”
As the police left the hospital room, Ji Seo-jun followed.
“If something like that happened, you should have told Mom sooner!”
“Mom. Do you know you’ve said that more than ten times already?”
“You let the police, who came to hear about such an incident while you’re lying in the hospital after being hurt, listen to it?”
“…Sorry. I’m sorry.”
“I don’t feel refreshed even if I scratch all their faces.”
My mom, pounding her chest.
“Manager Kim Hyung-seok will be fired from the company, and Ms. Baek In-ha will face legal consequences. Even if I don’t scratch their faces, those people will receive punishment.”
“But it still feels suffocating!”
“Mom, I think that way. Even if they get fired from the company and face legal consequences, they’ll still receive additional small punishments.”
“What are you talking about?”
My mom examined my injured head, worrying if I needed another examination.
“We were driving on the highway and just passed the last rest area. Suddenly, I felt the urge to poop. But, there was still an hour left to our destination.”
“That’s…?”
“But to make matters worse, the road started getting congested.”
“Then, stop at a gas station.”
“There’s none. No gas station, no convenience store. Anyway, that kind of thing is going to happen to those people.”
“Where is that happening?”
“Really? Then how about this? Every time you buy stocks, think about buying and selling from your head to your toes. I went crazy after buying and sold it when the sea was all blue. Endured and endured, but sold it, and the next day the ceiling suddenly opened.”
“…Again.”
“Again?”
I looked at my somewhat softened mom and rolled my eyes.
“I was so hungry that I ordered Chinese food, but it took more than an hour to arrive. When I opened the wrap, there was a lot of swelling noodles? But I’m so hungry. So, I was about to eat, but when I got up to get water, I overturned the bowl. Under the Jjamppong, there was a phone I recently bought.”
“Phones are waterproof these days.”
Ji Seo-jun, who had entered unnoticed, approached with his fists clenched and corrected my statement.
“No. But it still feels unpleasant. Extremely annoying and frustrating.”
Ji Seo-jun, shaking his head, came closer and took a seat.
“What did you talk about with the police?”
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.”
