“Do you have any specific products you’re looking for?”
The employee kindly asked the man standing somewhat awkwardly. The appearance of the man entering the baby product store seemed out of place.
Literally surrounded by various ‘adorable’ baby items, he, in a formal suit, felt a considerable sense of discomfort. The employee, who initiated the conversation with the man, also gazed at him with curiosity.
“My wife is pregnant…”
Unprompted, Doha blurred his words, holding a gift he had already chosen for Haeyeon in his hands. The reason for coming to the department store was to buy her a gift, and the purpose of this shopping was achieved.
However, while returning to the parking lot after finishing shopping, he randomly entered this store.
In reality, there was no more time to waste. Even after finishing work and arriving home, he still had things to do, but choosing a gift for Haeyeon took longer than he thought.
“Oh, congratulations! Take your time choosing.”
Whether the employee perceived him as a potential buyer or not, they introduced various items. Doha was bewildered as he received explanations about the baby items, not realizing that babies required so many things.
What to buy and what was needed—confused by these thoughts, it was quite some time later that he found an item that captivated him instantly. The employee, who had been rejected a few times for the items shown earlier, clapped their hands.
“Do you like these shoes? It’s an excellent choice. Even if you don’t know the gender yet, you can choose yellow or white when that happens.”
The employee presented pastel-colored baby shoes, so cute and adorable that even a person with a rough personality could easily be swayed.
Doha watched as the employee wrapped the items. From the moment he saw those tiny shoes, nothing else caught his eye. He left the store with a lighter heart than when he entered, purchasing a few more toys after choosing Haeyeon’s gift.
On the way to the parking lot, along with the bag containing the gift for Haeyeon, there were several more shopping bags filled with baby items in Doha’s hands.
“What’s all this?”
Even though he had said he would come early today, seeing Haeyeon bright and smiling despite his delayed return, he handed her the shopping bags.
“Gifts.”
Although he had given her a surprise gift a few days ago, the one he was giving today somehow felt awkward. When Haeyeon received the bags with a puzzled look, her face turned red, even to her ears, as she unwrapped the packaging.
“Doha, this is…”
Haeyeon couldn’t continue her words. Her gaze, full of excitement as she admired the teardrop-shaped diamond earrings, had shifted to the contents of another bag. It was undoubtedly a bag filled with baby shoes and toys.
“It’s so cute.”
Especially the yellow baby shoes seemed to have captured Haeyeon’s gaze.
“Isn’t it, Haeyeon? I didn’t see anything else.”
“Yeah… the colors are so pretty, and also, also.”
Haeyeon rolled her brown eyes. It was so wonderful that suitable words to express her feelings did not come to mind. When Haeyeon was about to lament her lack of vocabulary, Doha lowered what he held in Haeyeon’s hands and extended a jewelry box.
“I understand what you want to say, so first, let me show you this.”
Because that’s what I want to see the most right now. Doha, who bowed his head and gently whispered in Haeyeon’s ear, separated when she held the box against her cheek.
Like the baby gift, the earrings were carefully selected for a long time. That’s why he wanted to see. How beautiful and lovely Haeyeon would look wearing them.
“Hmm? Haeyeon.”
“Oh, I see.”
When urged while nibbling on her earlobe, Haeyeon, who had slightly pulled away, had red cheeks. Haeyeon, who suddenly coughed, hurriedly went into the dressing room.
Doha, who had been consistently watching Haeyeon with a satisfied expression, had his complexion change when she disappeared. Lately, along with joy about Haeyeon’s pregnancy, there had also been a deepening concern.
‘Are you really okay?’
Haeyeon had no idea that Doha had made some kind of contract with Chairman Yoon. It was one of the terms in the contract he had negotiated with Chairman Yoon.
Therefore, she would have thought of her husband, who had been immersed in work to the extent of occasionally working on weekends for over three years since their honeymoon, as someone who was a workaholic.
During that time, Haeyeon was invited to Daechi-dong countless times. Even if she said there was no need to go every time, she agreed, wanting to gain some points from her in-laws who opposed their marriage.
” Then don’t go alone, bring me when I’m available.”
” Okay.”
Even while answering like that, there were days when Doha, seeing her expression not being good when she came back alone from Daechi-dong, persuaded her not to go if it was difficult.
” Really? It’s okay. Nothing happened. Moreover, Doha, there’s something, Miss Dohee…”
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.”
