“Can you hear me? Huh? Are you listening?”
Upon my suggestion to date, Ji Seo Joon didn’t blink an eye. Ji Seo Joon, who was looking at me without moving a muscle, seemed to be out of his wits.
“Do you want to cancel?”
“No!”
I was about to feel disappointed with Ji Seo Joon showing no reaction to my confession, but the slight feeling of disappointment disappeared like melting snow at his firm response.
“Suddenly?”
Did I confess too abruptly? It might seem impulsive, but the confession was far from lighthearted.
“Not suddenly… I really hate to say this, but Olive Yu came in handy.”
“Why Olivia?”
“Forget it. It’s going to hurt more if you know. Anyway, are we going to date or not?”
“We will… date.”
I looked at Ji Seo Joon and smiled.
“Now, let’s go home.”
The downpour was indeed a downpour. It poured down dreadfully one moment and then it stopped as if it was a lie.
On the way home, Ji Seo Joon asked me several times while dropping me off.
“Do you like me?”
“Yes.”
And not even 5 minutes later, he asked again.
“We are dating, right?”
“Right.”
How little faith I must have given Ji Seo Joon to make him ask like this. A moment of regret.
“You didn’t drink alcohol, did you? Did you order soju when we had the pork bone soup?”
Seeing me narrow my eyes, Ji Seo Joon asked me with a serious expression.
“So, can I hold your hand?”
Cute one.
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I nodded and relaxed my eyes. It wasn’t the first time we were holding hands, but my hands were tickling, my stomach was tickling, and my heart was tickling.
You go first. No, you should go in first. No, I live here and you have to go far, so you go first. No, I’ll watch you go and then I’ll leave. Thus, we had a tug of war of love.
The winner was Ji Seo Joon. Ji Seo Joon did not let go of my hand until I got on the elevator.
Cute one.
“Are you back already?”
“Yes.”
“Moon Da Yul. Did you find some money on your way?”
“No? Why?”
“Then why did you enter with such a bright smile?”
“When did I ever do that?”
I put some energy into my words and pulled down the corners of my mouth at my mother’s words.
“Did you eat yet!”
“I already ate. Look at the time.”
My mother, who was waving her hand for me to go take a bath and sleep quickly, was flipping through channels looking for a good TV program.
After taking a bath, I found my mom deeply engrossed in a TV drama. How could it be that interesting?
“Da Yul, did you take a bath?”
“Yes. Dad, you’re still awake?”
“I was sleeping, but I woke up at your mother’s laughter. You should go to bed too.”
“Okay.”
Looking at my mother, who was sitting next to me, smacking my dad’s arm and giggling, I quietly went into my room.
Untying the towel from my head, I sat down at the vanity. I was applying lotion to my face when I caught sight of myself in the mirror.
“I really need to manage my expressions…”
As I shook my head, my phone on the corner of the vanity caught my eye. I quickly picked it up. With a familiar gesture, I pressed hard on Ji Seo Joon’s name.
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A familiar ringtone played. The default ringtone that most people in our country use. Right now, that ringtone was the very essence of excitement for me.
Soon, Ji Seo Joon’s voice came through.
What’s up?
“Just because. Can’t I call?”
Hold on a second.
When I asked, Ji Seo Joon asked for my understanding and made a loud noise.
“What are you doing?”
I was making something.
“What?”
When I asked, he said he was assembling the blocks he’d received as a gift some time ago. I laughed at the sight of Ji Seo Joon, who had loved blocks since he was young and was still fiddling with them.
“Do you still enjoy it?”
Yes.
The answer was very firm.
Why did you call?
I was starting to get angry with Ji Seo Joon, who kept asking me what I wanted.
“I can just call. Why do you keep asking what I want? Are we at a point in our relationship where we need a reason to call each other?”
Well, that’s not it…
At the moment I was about to hang up in frustration, Ji Seo Joon spoke.
Do you want to come out?
At Ji Seo Joon’s words, I sat up from the bed.
“Didn’t you go to the officetel? Are you at home now?”
Yeah.
I hid my suddenly pounding heart and spoke calmly.
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“Really? Then… if you buy me ice cream, I’ll come out.”
Over the phone, I could hear Ji Seo Joon chuckling.
I’ll buy you two. Come out.
I quickly put away my blanket and ran towards the front door. My mom, still engrossed in her drama, was surprised to see me and asked where I was going.
“Just going to get some fresh air for a bit.”
Without waiting for her reply, in case she asked to join me, I left through the front door. I shuffled out in my slippers, looking around, but there was no sign of Ji Seo Joon.
“Did I come out too fast?”
It was desolate, with no one in sight. I awkwardly went back into the building. Then, when I saw Ji Seo Joon, I casually opened the door and walked out as if I had just left.
“You came out quickly?”
That’s when Ji Seo Joon spoke.
“Why did you go in and out?”
Damn.
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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