“I feel the same way.”
That was my response to Ji Han, who asked why I was with his brother.
For a brief moment, his eyes quivered, but they soon returned to a calm state as if nothing had happened.
‘You’re so dignified until the end, aren’t you?’
Looking at Ji Han, who was now holding his chin up even higher, I felt bitter inside.
It was unbearable to think that I had to witness not only my past life, but also my fiancé’s infidelity scene.
“It’s just like sitting next to each other because we’re neighbors.”
The one who broke the heavy silence first was Jae Ha.
He had an interesting and lively look in his eyes, as if this situation intrigued him.
“Let’s just sit together.”
My fiancé, his brother, and his close junior it was a more inappropriate combination to sit separately.
However, it was the least desired development. I didn’t know that we would face each other like this, even in a confrontation.
Naturally, the four people faced each other at the set round table.
Despite being in a place famous for good food, I couldn’t bring myself to reach for any.
There was no conversation around the table, except for the occasional sound of utensils clashing.
In contrast to the surrounding area where music and chattering voices harmonized, there was only a sense of silence.
Seo Rin’s face, stiff as if sitting on a bed of thorns, didn’t seem to soften.
Above all, what caught my eye was the dress she was wearing.
“You bought that dress.”
“…?”
As if surprised by my sudden voice breaking the silence, Seo Rin looked up.
When our eyes met, I gave her a faint smile.
“I thought I had picked out my own gift, but it was yours, huh?”
She came into my view, wearing an excessively flamboyant patterned dress.
The dress she was wearing now was one of the dresses Seo Rin had chosen at the luxury shop in the department store last time.
Seo Rin’s face began to turn red gradually.
“I knew it wasn’t my taste. You should have told me, Seo Rin.”
She put down the utensils she was holding with her trembling hands on the table.
She had confidently presented my fiancé’s card, so there was no way she could deny it.
“I chose the dress that I wouldn’t buy with my own money because it was a promotional item…”
She gestured towards a couple passing by our table.
Seeing a woman wearing the same dress as her, her lips quivered.
“I see a few people wearing that dress every day. But if it’s your taste, it’s possible.”
The words were heavily imbued with the nuance that it suited her level quite well.
Her hand, clutching the tablecloth, also trembled as if she understood my intentions in an instant.
“It seems Ji Han has a lot to be grateful for from Seo Rin? He had the card.”
Suddenly, I shifted the target to Ji Han.
His expression, which had been calm without a single twitch, suddenly turned cold.
Seo Rin’s flushed face was visible as she lowered her trembling hands under the table.
As our eyes met, I offered a calm smile.
“It’s a misunderstanding.”
What was a misunderstanding? Ji Han stared at me with a hardened expression.
His tightly closed lips parted, and a low, subdued voice flowed out.
“I asked for your gift. Seo Rin went through the trouble of running errands on my behalf. I wanted to repay her gratitude, but I felt sorry for just that one dress.”
Ji Han’s eyes, directed at me, were sharper than usual.
“As you said, it wasn’t worth much. That’s why I was planning to have a drink today and express my gratitude.”
He looked at me with an infuriatingly calm gaze.
“Is this answer satisfactory for you?”
A smile formed at the corner of his mouth as he recited the prepared model answer.
‘Yes, I thought you would say that.’
I nodded towards him, who was looking at me with a straight face and smiling.
I smiled as if nothing was wrong, but in reality, I felt sick.
My empty stomach was uncomfortably twisted the moment I faced the two of them.
“Your answer is quite neat. Thank you, Seo Rin. And you too.”
“…”
“Since my fiancé and his close junior chose it… I should look forward to the gift, right?”
Suddenly, I made eye contact with Jae Ha, who was sitting across from me.
As if he knew what was in my heart, he refilled my wine glass as soon as I emptied it.
I turned my head away from Jae Ha, who was looking at me with a leisurely smile.
“Also, I want to return to my broadcasting job.”
I threw a bombshell topic at Ji Han, who was holding up a knife.
His knife stopped in midair as the conversation suddenly shifted to a new subject.
“Isn’t that a closed matter?”
“Eun Jin said she’d gladly help. The director will do anything if Eun Jin says so.”
Eun Jin was my distant relative and the director’s wife.
“Even if I have to create the opportunity, I will return to the anchor position on News9.”
He slammed the knife he had been holding onto the table with a thud.
“Yoon Yeo Jin.”
That’s when it happened.
Unable to bear it any longer, Seo Rin, who had been silently observing the situation like a mouse, suddenly kicked the table and stood up.
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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