When Yongjin entered, Yeonhwa, who was sitting in the living room, cautiously approached and asked, “You came in early today. What about dinner?”
“Don’t worry about me; you should rest.”
Yeonhwa’s gaze at her husband, who answered calmly and passed by, became somber. Without exchanging a single glance, without a touch, her husband began to enter the house again, but it had been like this all week.
Throughout their married life, whether it was late at night or early in the morning, whenever Yongjin finished work, Yeonhwa would wake up and run out.
At those times, Yongjin would meet her gaze and give her an affectionate kiss on the cheek.
Even in the face of decades, Yongjin only knew Yeonhwa, and Yeonhwa felt the same.
The affectionate and close relationship between the couple had finally come apart.
All because of that child, Gang Sajun.
Yeonhwa’s trembling lips showed frustration. She hated that child to the point of madness. It had split apart the perfectly fine relationship between the couple, who had lived through thick and thin.
Sitting weakly on the sofa, Yeonhwa covered her face with her hands. Tears welled up in her eyes due to the sadness.
In fact, Yeonhwa knew that all this happened because of her.
Believing in that cheeky thing, putting it next to her accomplished husband, revealing that she could no longer bear a child, and even knowing that her father-in-law desperately wanted a son, it was all because of her.
Her husband was actually in an unfair position.
Although her head understood, her heart couldn’t accept it.
Just the thought of the cheeky fox and her husband sharing a bed made her anger flare up.
Holding Han Hee-joo, even though she was the one who was so wronged, was entirely her husband’s fault.
So, she wondered how she could erase that from her heart when she was hurt like this, and how could she be asked to do so.
But her husband was so resolute.
He declared that unless she let go of the past and her emotions about that child, they couldn’t go back to how they were before.
Her quivering lips murmured like a sob, “I can’t. How can I do that?”
She even thought that with time, she would forget.
But that wasn’t the case.
As she watched the child, whom she thought would die, grow healthy and splendid, the emotional wound only deepened.
She couldn’t control herself. Yet, holding onto such intense emotions might lead to losing her beloved husband.
What should she do? Their daughter, Yehui, who came down from the upper floor, asked Yeonhwa without understanding, “Mom, what’s dad saying? Is he really going to make him sit in the office?”
Yongjin’s returning home was in line with Yehui, who was stamping the attendance card at home every day.
It was Yongjin’s desire, hoping Yeonhwa would lose this time again.
“Mom can’t get involved in dad’s work.”
“What if he really becomes the company president? Then, will our family be like a duck egg on the Nakdong River?”
(Note: “Duck egg on the Nakdong River” is a Korean idiom indicating someone irrelevant or superfluous.)
Despite her throbbing headache, Yeonhwa responded as calmly as possible.
“In the current situation, we can only hope that the child won’t mess up her role at Seomun Food. Do you think it’s an easy task to revive a failing company in just one year?”
Even if the child offered to become the successor immediately, Father-in-law and her husband would push her away. Still, she insisted on such conditions. For Yeonhwa, it was like a faint glimmer of hope.
She hoped that the child, who had just played around in clubs, wouldn’t reveal herself in the struggling Seomun Food.
The conclusion was either all or nothing. Be acknowledged or remain unchanged.
“Miss, did you say that, Mom? Kang Sajun’s crazy kid is quite capable! The club he’s currently running has sales that rival a large company. If he really manages to revive Seomun Food, what am I supposed to do?”
“Stop shouting. My head is already pounding. Also, call your father.”
“Oh, I don’t know! Is it important whether Mom’s head hurts or not? If I get kicked out of Seomun…”
Yehui screamed. Yeonhwa had just slapped Yehui’s cheek.
“Don’t speak so disrespectfully in front of your parents.”
Surprised by the first blow, Yehui stammered.
“Uh, Mom.”
“If you’re so scared, it’s because your father warned you well. But you, a husband who can’t hold onto that, dropped it many times.”
Yeonhwa’s gaze at Yehui was icy.
Her daughter had tormented that child excessively.
People, especially young children, were no different.
Feeling easy to deal with, more so when she didn’t respond, they felt more comfortable tormenting, so she did it even more.
Yeonhwa always sided with that child, conscious of the surrounding gazes, and scolded Yehui.
That led to her being more sympathetic to her daughter, feeling sorry for her and treating her better, and eventually, this situation arose.
Unable to stand up for herself and growing up as a spoiled child, she knew nothing but being a cheeky brat.
“Take good care of your husband. If there’s another accident, I’ll divorce him.”
Why She Is Still Unmoved (Female-dominant)
One-line summary: He uses various methods to seek her affection, but she remains unmoved.
Synopsis:
Si Qingyu is a doctor who has saved countless lives and enjoys tranquility.
Luo Shaoxuan is ruthless, deeply scheming, and the top young master in the capital. He admires Si Qingyu.
Luo Shaoxuan: I want to be the only one in your eyes and heart.
Features a cold and calm female lead vs A noble and scheming male lead.
There will be both sweetness and torture towards the male after their marriage.
