“Thank you, Mrs. Choi.”
“Am I the only one who doesn’t know what’s going on right now?”
Dojun, eager to join, didn’t leave the kitchen.
Continuing to watch Dojun guarding her back, Taeyeon explained.
“I want to make cookies to give to Chairman Cha tonight.”
“Cookies?”
“Yes. It feels a bit awkward to go empty-handed, and buying a gift might not be appreciated.”
Nodding, Dojun empathized with Taeyeon’s opinion.
“Isn’t it difficult?”
The question was directed at Mrs. Choi.
“Cookies are something even beginners can make. I’ll help you, so it won’t be difficult.”
“I’ll make them too.”
“Dojun, you too?”
Dojun, at some point, took out a large apron from the drawer and hung it around his neck.
Then, he naturally turned around, showing his back to Taeyeon.
“I hope you tie it for me.”
“I’ll do that.”
Just like Dojun did, Taeyeon extended her arms with a string to firmly secure the apron.
At that moment, Dojun turned his body around.
“Dojun, it’s not fully tied yet.”
Dojun smiled brightly, as if he knew.
“Can’t you tie it from the front?”
“What?”
Dojun personally took Taeyeon’s hands, wrapping them around his waist.
To ensure Taeyeon couldn’t escape, he held onto her shoulders.
“In this state.”
“No…”
Mrs. Choi sent a satisfied smile at the honey-dripping affectionate actions of the two.
“Oh, I forgot the chocolate. Please wait a moment, Madam.”
“Oh, Mrs. Choi!”
Here is the chocolate, right in the open.
Before Taeyeon could shout, Mrs. Choi left the house, and they heard the sound of the front door closing.
Dojun, looking very satisfied, fixed his gaze on Taeyeon’s face again.
“It seems you need more chocolate.”
Unable to contain her laughter, Taeyeon burst into a loud laugh.
“Mrs. Choi deliberately stepped aside because Dojun embarrassed you, right?”
“Did she?”
Despite knowing everything, the act of pretending not to know was truly outstanding.
“Shouldn’t we tie the apron quickly before Mrs. Choi returns?”
That was true.
Taeyeon couldn’t stay like this, embracing Dojun when Mrs. Choi returned.
Playing with the apron string behind Dojun, Taeyeon asked, “But does it have to be tied like this?”
“Yes.”
“It would be easier if Dojun turned around, wouldn’t it?”
However, Dojun, without a blink, stated firmly, “I don’t want to show you my back.”
“What?”
Looking at Dojun’s serious eyes, a ripple of emotion stirred in Taeyeon’s heart.
“We’ll be facing each other like this. For a lifetime.”
“…”
“Your gaze, expression—nothing will be missed.”
It wasn’t just a casual joke.
Taeyeon stood there dumbfounded, unable to tie the apron string.
“No matter what happens, I won’t turn my back on you.”
“…”
“I won’t leave first, showing my back.”
Taeyeon’s hazel eyes trembled slightly.
“So, even if it’s uncomfortable, can I tie it like this?”
It felt strange.
An indescribable, overwhelming feeling that couldn’t be explained with words.
“Alright.”
Smiling with a warm smile like spring sunshine, Taeyeon leaned her face against Dojun’s chest.
Thump, thump.
Feeling the rapidly beating heart, she tied the apron string with only the sense in her fingertips.
“Dojun, it seems like it’s all done.”
I wanted to check, but Dojun really didn’t show his back.
“If it loosens, we can tie it again then.”
Hugging multiple times is good, right?
That moment when Taeyeon whispered affectionate words into Dojun’s ear like that.
Mrs. Choi’s voice echoed with a cough while soothingly humming, making a loud noise from the living room.
“Madam, it seems I left the chocolate in the kitchen. Could you please check for me?”
Taeyeon hastily moved away from Dojun, awkwardly presenting the chocolate.
“Yes, Mrs. Choi! The chocolate is here. Hahaha.”
With that sound, Mrs. Choi laughed brightly and revealed herself in the kitchen.
“Oh my. That’s why. I couldn’t find it no matter how much I searched.”
Dojun, glaring at the chocolate firmly placed on the counter, seemed dissatisfied.
If only that wasn’t there, he could be closer to Taeyeon.
Damn chocolate.
With a determination to melt it all away, Dojun forced a smile.
“Madam, shall we make cookies now?”
“Sure.”
Ignoring the warm gaze of Dojun that I could feel on my face, Taeyeon listened to Mrs. Choi’s explanation.
It seemed like there was no need to melt the chocolate at a medium temperature.
Given the way Dojun was staring, it seemed like it would all melt anyway.
“First, we’re going to melt the butter and chocolate.”
Mrs. Choi used the microwave twice to melt the butter and chocolate. Then, she offered the bowl containing the ingredients to Dojun.
“This needs to be mixed, but it seems better for someone stronger than our delicate Madam….”
“I’ll do it.”
Dojun swiftly took the bowl and began stirring with strong force.
“Uh, Director. You need to mix it slowly.”
It was indeed a tricky chocolate.
“If too much air gets in, it won’t taste good, you know.”
“Is that so?”
Considering the various ways it was labor-intensive, Dojun thought of it as a child disturbing our private time and patiently mixed the chocolate slowly.
To quickly make the cookies and spend more time alone with Taeyeon before heading to the Baeksang Arts Awards, they had to deal with the cookies first.
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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