“‘My relationship?'”
Gyounghyul realized that he was a step behind Minhyuk.
“Why do you want to know?”
“Well, Uncle shared various tips with you, so I’m just checking to see if you’re doing well.”
He couldn’t get angry at a friend who didn’t know anything.
But he needed to confirm what information had been shared.
“So, did you tell him everything?”
“Why should I tell him everything? I just mentioned that you seem to be getting along well with Noona… What else did I say? Oh!”
He hoped he hadn’t said anything strange.
“He mentioned the commotion Jinho caused when Noona visited the school last time. He spiced it up with my splendid achievements.”
As expected…
Too carefree Wonjun revealed the most important fact.
Was he an ally or an enemy? Gyounghyul was annoyed by Wonjun’s confusing behavior. But he couldn’t blame him outright.
Wonjun was the only source of information to understand the other side for both him and Minhyuk.
“He didn’t talk about Bora in detail, did he?”
“In detail? How should I see it? Of course… he did.”
“What!”
“Because you keep bothering me. He just mentioned that he has a fierce unrequited love for you and something about which family you are.”
“Haah, Wonjun.”
He couldn’t express this feeling in words.
It was as if he had given away all the cards that could be used to attack Minhyuk.
“Why. Did I talk too much? Don’t worry too much. Our Uncle was feeling empty, so I played with him for a moment.”
“Empty?”
He seemed more concerned about how to snatch Seoyeon away than feeling empty.
“While Uncle and I were talking, our mom kept gesturing. She asked, ‘When can I invite him to our house?'”
“Uh, and?”
“Uncle said it’s not possible for a while and asked her to wait. It seems like something is not going smoothly.”
Whether to be grateful for this or to maximize tension during this time.
Gyounghyul’s mind became more complicated.
“Oh, right. Did you ask your sister? About my blind date, I mean.”
“Not yet.”
Before he could add that he would talk soon, Wonjun urged him.
“Bring good news tomorrow. I’ll check it while having lunch.”
He chuckled momentarily at Wonjun’s not at all intimidating threat.
He allowed Wonjun’s casual style of throwing out any words to continue for a while.
“Okay, I got it. I’ll talk about it.”
Gyounghyul reluctantly replied and was about to hang up the phone.
At that moment, through the darkened phone, a low voice reached him.
It was impossible to accurately determine the exact conversation content due to Wonjun’s loud voice, but it was Minhyuk.
“Yul, I have to run an errand. See you at school tomorrow.”
The call ended abruptly.
Gyounghyul looked down at his darkened phone and, unknowingly, muttered Minhyuk’s name.
“Choi Minhyuk… Choi Minhyuk…”
If cheerful Wonjun leaked more information unknowingly, he couldn’t predict how Minhyuk would react.
Minhyuk’s words came to mind for a moment.
‘We’ll see each other at the new business meeting next week.’
Since he made an appointment to meet Seoyeon so confidently, he would undoubtedly come forward actively.
Moreover, even if Seoyeon tried to block it, it was only a matter of time before Minhyuk met her parents.
He had to act proactively.
‘If you want to talk separately, come and find me.’
The words ‘come and find me’ echoed in Gyounghyul’s mind.
“Haah…”
Gyounghyul sighed deeply and took out his business card.
[Dash]DN Home Shopping CEO Choi MinhyukLooking at his unreachable business card, he hesitated for a moment, then lifted his phone as if possessed.
Then, he pressed the 11-digit number and the call button.
During the brief time the signal rang, numerous words flashed through his mind.
‘Just think of Seoyeon. Only Seoyeon.’
Tension surged to the point where his hands and feet became damp. But thinking of Seoyeon, he eagerly awaited Minhyuk’s voice.
“Hello.”
A calm, low voice echoed.
“Hello, this is Gyounghyul.”
Minhyuk remained silent for a moment.
Knowing that he hadn’t hung up the phone, Gyounghyul waited for his next words.
“Oh, okay.”
His chuckling breath echoed in Gyounghyul’s ears.
Even though it might mean he contacted earlier than expected, his short laughter was particularly irksome.
“I’d like to meet you.”
“When?”
“Would today be inconvenient?”
It was still Sunday, and as long as he confirmed that Minhyuk was at home, there was no need to postpone until a weekday.
“Gyounghyul, want to have a drink?”
At the sudden suggestion of drinking, he regretted his drinking capacity for the first time.
It was because he wondered how immature he must seem not to be able to drink a single drop of alcohol, like a model student.
“No, but I can’t meet you at a coffee shop. If you tell me the place, I’ll go there.”
He chuckled, and his light laughter echoed again.
In an instant, an unbearable emotion surged.
Whether it was unnecessary pride or not, he became overly sensitive to Minhyuk’s small actions, words, and even his laughter.
“I’ll send you the place and time with this number. Come there.”
“Yes. I’ll see you soon.”
After Being Cheated On, She Picked Up a Treasure (Female-dominant)
One-line summary: The husband I married on a whim had been secretly in love with me for a long time.
On the day when Jun Shao finally obtained the imperial decree for her marriage, Lan Qu, the person she had admired for six years, defied the decree and ran away.
Her gentleness and devotion, her promise of a lifetime together, were all disregarded by him. Instead, he dreamed of entering the palace to serve the Emperor’s sister as a sixth-rank attendant.
News of this incident spread throughout the capital, and the alleys in front of and behind the Lan mansion were crowded with people who came to watch the commotion.
Jun Shao should have been embarrassed and angry.
But someone stepped in to protect her dignity.
The figure was in a miserable state, yet still possessed an undeniable elegance and handsomeness.
The young lord struggled to climb the wall of the Lan mansion and shouted to her, “If he won’t marry you, I will!”
So, Jun Shao took advantage of the situation and married the person.
She thought the young lord did it to save the Lan family from the crime of defying the imperial decree, but never imagined that from beginning to end, what he coveted was her.
*
After the wedding, Jun Shao felt like she was living in a dream.
Her Wife-master was as beautiful as a fairy in a painting, skilled in the six arts, well-versed in poetry and literature, capable of being gentle and attentive, and also grand and dignified. Most importantly, she was the only one in his heart and eyes.
Jun Shao didn’t know how Lan Shiwu, as a illegitimate son without a father and blessed with beauty, had managed to preserve his purity, recklessly escape, and use his last ounce of strength to ruin his own reputation, all because of his love for her, just to stand before her.
She could only see him gazing at her with eyes full of love, and when she bestowed a name upon him, his eyes shone like stars.
“You have come to me like a weary bird perching on a branch. I shall call you A Qi.”
