It ruins my appetite from the morning.
When Taehui silently stared only at her phone screen, Hyesuk cautiously asked,
“Why, Taehui?”
In fact, the meaning of the message Min Yeonseo sent was obvious.
She legally is Min Seontae’s legitimate child, and you are Min Seontae’s illegitimate child. So, she warned that you won’t be able to marry Kang Sajun, the heir to the Seomun Group. However, she had no intention of marrying Sajun and planned to leave for France in a hundred days.
Nevertheless, Min Yeonseo, as a third party, drank a sip of seaweed soup and got excited, causing this commotion. From Taehui’s perspective, it was both amusing and pathetic.
“What did Min Yeonseo say?”
“What did she say?”
When Hyesuk asked with a curious expression, Taehui showed her the phone with the message.
With a clatter, the spoon she was holding fell to the floor, and the color drained from Hyesuk’s face.
Worried that something might be wrong with her heart again, Taehui bounced up from her chair and approached Hyesuk.
Her unfocused pupils were vacant.
“Mom, are you okay?”
In response to Taehui’s worried voice, it seemed that Hyesuk’s mind came back.
Looking at Taehui with tearful eyes, she mumbled like a soliloquy.
“My daughter, my beloved daughter.”
“Mom?”
“I’m so sorry, my daughter. I’m so sorry for being such a fool. It’s all because of me… Huk…”
Whimpering softly, Hyesuk closed her eyes, and tears flowed down her cheeks.
“Mom, no matter what others say, you’re the best mom to me. So don’t say such things.”
There have been many times when I resented her and felt suffocated, but she was still the best mother to me.
She had a more tender heart than others, was somewhat indecisive, and inconsistent, but how could I blame her for her innate personality?
With that personality, she didn’t abandon me, a child who should have been erased, and raised me without anyone’s help.
Although it was tough financially and difficult due to some ridiculous circumstances when I was young, I never once thought that I wasn’t loved.
Within Hyesuk’s overflowing love, I could grow up without losing my way.
So, even while resenting Hyesuk, I loved her.
When Taehui hugged her tightly, Hyesuk, who slowly opened her eyes, smiled a sad smile.
“I made our talented daughter like me. Because of me, she can’t confidently marry Sajun.”
“Why is that Mom’s fault? If you want to blame someone, blame that person.”
“Taehui.”
“Mom, you know, we both have naive personalities, not trusting anyone to the point of feeling frustrated. We don’t know how to meet new people or open our hearts. So, we only know each other.”
It was a lie.
It wasn’t a one-sided crush because they were familiar with each other.
It was a pure love between a man and a woman.
When Taehui’s fingertips touched Sajun, she wanted to hug him, kiss him when hugging, and do more.
“Mom seems to really like Sajun, who seems to like you, judging by what I see.”
Hyesuk’s eyes sparkled with anticipation as she spoke.
After cleanly dating for three months for mutual benefit, Taehui had planned to tell Sajun that she would leave for France. However, because of Sajun mentioning the word “marriage,” what could have ended casually became complicated.
Trying to explain the concept of a contractual relationship and persuading him about future plans seemed overwhelming, even in imagination.
“He might agree. But Sajun doesn’t like me as a woman.”
Taehui paused for a moment.
The memory of Sajun passionately responding to her last night flashed in her mind—the black eyes that were narrowing, the disheveled breath, the breath that was rushing warmly, the hand tightly gripping the fingers, and the heartbeat that seemed about to burst.
“Why Sajun is dating and thinking about marriage with me, do you know? If he doesn’t bring a woman to marry by the time he turns 30, he has to marry the woman chosen by his grandfather. Rather than marrying a woman whose face he doesn’t even know, he said it’s more comfortable and familiar to stick with me because I am better.”
In Hyesuk’s eyes, absorbed in thought, Taehui involuntarily sighed.
Hey, Sajun, even if I tell the truth because of you, she won’t believe it.
“And before going to France, Min Seontae wanted to see us struggling, so he suggested we date. Of course, I don’t dislike Sajun, but I don’t like him as a man, Mom.”
“Taehui, love isn’t just about an exciting heart. A heart that is comfortable and accustomed is also another form of love. Did you ask Sajun how he feels about you?”
Taehui momentarily became tongue-tied.
Actually, Taehui was also starting to be confused.
Perhaps Sajun might really like me. Why is he treating me so well and clinging to me like this, if not? It doesn’t make sense unless it’s something else.
However, nothing would change.
After taking a few deep breaths, Taehui slowly spoke.
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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