It’s been over a week.
Min Taehee, who casually broke the rule of spending weekends together, went on a break.
Although I had a fleeting thought that Min Taehee looked different from usual when we met on Friday, I didn’t think much of it. It was a subtle change that one wouldn’t notice without careful observation.
I wanted to visit Min Taehee’s company or house after she sent just one message and went on a break. However, I couldn’t do that because it’s one of the things Min Taehee hates the most.
As Sajun headed to the company parking lot after a meeting, he suddenly asked Jinwon, “Hyung, what does it mean to want to have time alone?”
“Who said that?”
Even after asking, Jinwon thought it was a foolish question.
There’s only one existence that can upset Sajun to that extent.
So Jinwon answered again, “Taehee seems to be worried.”
“She said not to contact her until she contacts me first. How long do I have to wait for that?”
“Did you guys have a fight?”
At that question, Sajun became serious.
“Did I have a fight with her? It’s wise not to jump into a fight you can’t win.”
He meant that he could never win against her.
Jinwon thought that was true.
After starting a relationship with Min Taehee, Sajun developed an invisible tail behind him.
And whenever Min Taehee’s story came up, he shook that tail so recklessly that it was enough to make his hair fly.
“It’s just a joke, but they say the excitement period of love is three months. Haven’t you been together for more than two months? Since you were friends for a long time, two months might be the stage where things can calm down a bit. So, wait patiently. Love naturally cools down sometimes and heats up at other times.”
Actually, Jinwon had something else he really wanted to say. Most of the time, when lovers say they want some time alone, it’s usually a sign of a breakup.
But if he said that, Sajun’s anger might turn towards him.
So, for now, he put the truth aside and thought it was the right time to have a proper social life.
Sitting in the driver’s seat, Jinwon asked Sajun, “Shall we go to a hotel?”
“No, let’s go to Heaven Club.”
On weekends, the members of the group hang out at Heaven Club from the evening. It was a secret and private place that didn’t leak anything outside no matter what they did.
Sajun’s reason for going there was simple.
Because she became competent enough to take care of herself and became stable enough not to worry, and therefore, he felt he was no longer needed. If he wanted to break away from that situation, he could go back to the way things were before and make her interested in him again.
Whether it’s the past or now, he dislikes the club, but if he can regain Min Taehee’s attention, he was willing to endure that level of effort.
As soon as she confirmed the pregnancy test with two lines, she sent a message to Sajun.
I have something to think about, so please don’t contact me until I contact you.
My mind was complicated, and it was difficult to accept the current reality.
How can this be narrowed down to two lines?
I couldn’t muster the courage to go to the hospital right away.
So, I spent the weekend alone and let the weekdays pass.
Interestingly, after confirming the two lines, changes in my body immediately appeared.
First, I became sensitive to smells.
Even water seemed to have a smell, and even the scent of the fabric softener, which I used to like, became disgusting.
I disliked oily food, and I only craved spicy and refreshing dishes.
On the weekend that came again, finally, Taehee went to the hospital alone.
And the result she confirmed at the hospital was next to the bedside.
A black-and-white ultrasound picture, a small black dot inside, meaning my and Sajun’s child.
After returning from the hospital, it felt like I just lay on the bed and slept without purpose.
On Sunday morning, Taehee, who woke up earlier than usual, looked for the ultrasound picture first.
Looking at the black dot with an expression of disbelief, she muttered, “An angel from the sky must have come to the wrong address.”
It was definitely the second night.
An extremely aggressive and persistent act, a worry that passed by in a flash, and yet succumbed to the intense pleasure of sensation.
A vivid memory of Kang Sajun, who laughed, telling her to believe in a 99% contraception rate at the patbingsu shop, came to mind.
Breaking through the thin 1% probability like a beast.
Until she visited the hospital, she had made up her mind with a strong heart.
However, once she heard the pounding sound of her heart, it seemed like Taehee’s chest also jumped.
Looking at the faintly wriggling small dot, it felt like tears would fall.
Life is growing inside my belly. There’s a baby.
Just the thought of it made her chest swell with overwhelming emotion.
She couldn’t erase it by any means.
She wanted to protect and see the baby born into the world.
She didn’t even know it might be clumsy maternal love.
The Male lead Always Seduces Her with His Beauty (Matriarchy)
Xin Jiao Zhou is the leader of the world’s premier sect. She has just experienced betrayal from all sides, was poisoned in an assassination attempt, and faced death squad attacks while the poison was taking effect. After finally clearing out the scum from her sect, she was drugged again while trying to detoxify.
After waking up from a night of unconsciousness, she gained a “beautiful and kind-hearted” husband.
Xin Jiao Zhou: “???”
He fell ill.
She came to see him, bringing breakfast.
As she put down the breakfast and was about to leave, his hand slipped while holding the spoon. “Clank!”
She turned around upon hearing the noise.
He looked up at her, his eyebrows drooping: “My hand… has no strength.”
“Shall I… feed you?” she asked tentatively.
He opened his mouth cheerfully: “Ah—”
Thinking she was drowning, he jumped in without hesitation to save her, but nearly drowned himself. In the end, it was she who swam over to rescue him, giving him air underwater.
After emerging from the water, his ear tips turned red. He lightly brushed his cheek, tucking his sideburns behind his ear, revealing delicate, pink-tinged ear tips. He lowered his gaze, too embarrassed to look at her.
Xin Jiao Zhou: He’s truly beautiful, kind-hearted, and adorable.
A certain someone when disciplining subordinates behind the scenes: “If they don’t obey, just kill them.”
What’s that? She might already have someone she cares about in her heart? A certain someone: Find out who it is, kill them, and then there won’t be anyone.
What? She met a man by the riverside? What? That man even hurt her? A certain someone: Whichever hand hurt her, chop off his entire arm.
Love at first sight without realizing it, gradually falling in love, slowly getting closer…
Family and national grudges, schemes and desires, good and evil, crime and punishment, she and he face the future together, seeking justice with passion!
A naturally dark female lead who could accidentally destroy the world but is actually an honest person VS a weak, pitiful, and helpless but skilled fighter, beautiful white-cut black male lead
My heart is not of stone, how steadfast is your love? — Tao Yuanming “Imitating the Ancients (No. 3)”
— Reading Guide —
Cold female lead & dramatic black lotus with hidden yandere traits male lead
