Tae-hee, who arrived at the university hospital, underwent a detailed examination.
Fortunately, there were no abnormalities in her body, except for severe bruising.
Although Tae-hee and the baby are fine for now, the hospital recommended staying for a few days to monitor the progress. Sa-jun also hoped for that.
However, Tae-hee insisted on resting at home instead of receiving nutrition through an IV, and eventually, Sa-jun reluctantly agreed. However, he added a condition that they must go to Seoul together with Hye-suk.
Before falling asleep after receiving the IV, Tae-hee quietly stared at Sa-jun, who was holding her hand.
Despite his calm eyes, composed expression, and handsome face that hid any signs of exhaustion, Sa-jun looked tired and worn out.
Disheveled hair, bloodstains on his white T-shirt, and stains scattered all over his clothes.
Even during the examination, Sa-jun wasn’t in his right mind, and he remained by Tae-hee’s side until she fell asleep.
Tae-hee, too, did not say such words to Sa-jun.
Perhaps it was a day that felt like it could have been her last. She knew it was selfish, but she could only feel reassured with Sa-jun by her side. Sa-jun’s presence made her forget about the eerie gaze of the woman who tried to kill her.
Holding Sa-jun’s hand, she eventually fell asleep.
When she woke up, Hye-suk was there instead of Sa-jun.
“Tae-hee, are you okay?”
Just a moment ago, her eyes were still moist from crying, and now, as Hye-suk looked into Tae-hee’s eyes, tears burst out again.
“I feel terrible. How could I do such a thing to a pregnant woman…”
Watching Hye-suk, who couldn’t continue the sentence, made Tae-hee’s whole body ache.
It was too painful to say that she wanted to die because Hye-suk cried so painfully, so instead, she said just one word.
“Water, Mom.”
After her dry mouth was moistened, Tae-hee looked for Sa-jun.
“Where’s Sa-jun?”
Although she felt as if her whole body was bruised, the sensation of clothes touching her raw skin was uncomfortable.
She couldn’t exaggerate her pain, and it was difficult to throw a tantrum.
If it were Sa-jun, even if he wasn’t hurt, he would pretend to be in pain, ask if she was okay, and what he could do to help.
In this situation, Tae-hee realized once again how she relied on Sa-jun like a child and trusted him.
“Sa-jun’s mother sent him to rest or wash up. She said if he didn’t go willingly, she would stay and tell him that you asked if there was anything urgent.”
Hye-suk, wiping her eyes with a handkerchief, quietly held Tae-hee’s hand and continued speaking.
“Sa-jun called to reassure you that you were okay, and then he explained everything. I always feel this way, but Sa-jun is really deep and reliable. He has a good eye for our daughter.” Tae-hee muttered quietly to herself.
Acknowledging that there are men with discerning eyes, and even acknowledging those who are so high that they cannot grasp the subject.
In fact, even now, there were times when Min Tae-hee found it hard to believe that Kang Sa-jun loved her. It felt like a dream.
It was that unreasonable of a relationship. When you think about it, Sa-jun was a man who belonged to a world that Min Tae-hee couldn’t reach, not even by chance.
If I were not Min Tae-hee. If you didn’t move to Ilsan. If Min Sun-tae hadn’t presented such unreasonable conditions. If we hadn’t crossed the terrace on that rainy night.
Then, what would have become of us?
But countless moments of not knowing each other completely passed, and we inevitably became connected.
So, the most significant achievement in the 29 years of living with the name Min Tae-hee was Kang Sa-jun.
The man who would be the greatest trophy in my life.
“Have they caught those people?”
“Oh, that…”
Hye-suk’s expression, obscuring the end of her words, was strange.
It was an expression that hesitated whether to tell her pregnant daughter this.
“You might as well tell me since I’ll find out anyway, Mom.”
Only then did Hye-suk cautiously open her mouth.
That woman drove the car into the lake. Before the police and the rescue team arrived, a brave citizen jumped into the lake, but the car door didn’t open. When they pulled the car out of the lake, the two of them were already dead.
“All I know is that. When I listened to the phone conversation, it seemed like Sa-jun was a bit busy dealing with the situation.”
Although she didn’t wish for such a dismal outcome, Tae-hee didn’t sympathize with the already dead people.
It wasn’t someone else who threw the car into the lake; it was their own choice.
Unlike herself, that woman didn’t have the dirtiest eyes toward men; she just had unfortunate luck.
Just because one belief was shattered, such an extreme choice.
She destroyed herself. Min Sun-tae accompanied her in her self-destruction.
It was karma.
Still, to Hye-suk, who cursed both that woman and Min Sun-tae, it seemed necessary to tell her.
“Mom, let’s not curse that person in front of us from now on. Because that person saved me.”
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
