He understood why Yoon was trembling when they visited the Seongbuk-dong house. Memories of Seo Jung and Yoo Jin, who stared at Yoon, came to mind.
How much hellish time did they spend in that house? Even after ten years, they might not be able to hold their heads high in front of them.
Kang Hyun felt the immense pain that Yoon had gone through.
He remembered Yoon’s words about being haunted by nightmares. She had not yet escaped from that trauma.
If he could turn back time, he wanted to go back to the moment when Yoon asked him for money. No, if he could go back even further, he would have sold his soul to bring Yoon out of that place.
‘How did you survive there?’
How desperate was she to borrow money from him, not knowing if he would help, and run away that night?
‘Ha.’
Kang Hyun stood up again, swaying.
“President.”
Cheol Young approached with a worried expression.
“I’m fine.”
Kang Hyun shook off Cheol Young’s touch and walked down the corridor, swaying.
‘Let’s go to Yoon.’
Even after coming to the hospital room, Yoon continued to be immersed in sleep.
‘Yoon.’
Kang Hyun gently stroked her outstretched hand.
Looking at Ok Soon and Hosik, Kang Hyun once again understood why Yoon risked her life for the civil service exam. Yoon had been living all this time, putting in every effort to take care of her grandmother and grandfather.
“He probably couldn’t trust me.”
Well, it was understandable. She probably couldn’t fully accept him as her husband, starting from signing the divorce contract and then proposing marriage.
Perhaps she studied so hard and focused on her studies in preparation for the possibility of breaking up with him.
“With those small shoulders, you tried to bear everything alone.”
Kang Hyun remembered Yoon, who was exhausted and lying on the desk. He thought her daily life must have been tough enough for her to fall into such a deep sleep that even lifting her would not make her move.
Nevertheless, even with such trauma, Yoon remarkably endured and lived well. And she lived harder than anyone else. Maybe that’s why she lived even more diligently.
If it was Yoon, she would have done that. Contrary to her appearance, Yoon was a person with a strong and solid inner self.
“I’m not emotional. Sometimes it feels like my emotions are dried up. I feel like I’m living too fast, without looking around.”
Yoon had once said that to him.
The time she endured was visible. Yoon didn’t resent her poor and harsh reality. She didn’t avoid the responsibilities she had to take on and worked hard at every moment.
“But it doesn’t have to be that way now.”
All her burdens would now willingly be shouldered by him. Yoon would only walk the flower path he laid out for her.
Kang Hyun gently touched her swollen face. Worried that her face might have been hit somewhere during the accident, he was extremely careful with his touch.
“How much did it hurt?”
Kang Hyun’s eyes turned red. He should have been by her side, but unfortunately, he was in Japan at that time.
He felt like he would go crazy when he heard that she had been moving from one hospital to another without a guardian.
Moreover, the day before, Kang Hyun treated Yoon very harshly. That incident became a heavy stone pressing on his chest.
Yoon, who was considerate in everything, would have asked after much contemplation. However, he didn’t provide a proper explanation and even left Yoon standing outside while he entered the room.
He couldn’t forgive himself for doing such a thing to Yoon.
“Kang Hyun-ssi.”
At that time, Yoon’s weak voice was heard. Kang Hyun was startled and stood up.
“Yoon, are you awake? Are you conscious?”
Kang Hyun asked cautiously, worried that she might have a problem with her memory if she called him ‘Oppa’ when she first woke up.
The doctor said there might be temporary confusion in Yoon’s memory due to the accident, so he carefully watched over her.
“…Yes. But where is this?”
“It’s a hospital. You… Had an accident. Do you remember by any chance?”
Kang Hyun asked carefully.
“An accident?”
Yoon frowned, seemingly feeling a headache.
“No, don’t think about it right now. Yoon-ah, you don’t need to think about anything now.”
Kang Hyun reassured her, continuously stroking her hand. He was worried that there might be some problem with her memory due to the accident.
“I went to a retreat…”
Yoon stammered as if feeling her way through her words. Seeing that she remembered the retreat, Kang Hyun was relieved that there seemed to be no major problem with her memory.
“Yeah, that’s right. But the bus had an accident, and you got a little hurt. But now, you’re okay.”
Kang Hyun said cautiously.
“Bus accident?”
Yoon seemed confused.
“Yeah, but now it’s okay.”
Feeling confused, Yoon sensed that something was wrong with her memory.
“However, don’t think about it now. Yoon-ah, it’s nothing.”
Kang Hyun continued to comfort her, caressing her hand.
“I don’t remember at all.”
But lying in the hospital bed like this confirmed that there had indeed been an accident.
“Did I get seriously injured?”
“No, well… You got a bit… injured.”
“Ah…”
Yoon sensed from his distorted expression that she had been seriously hurt.
“Well then, what about Grandma and Grandpa…?”
She was worried about the two of them, especially Grandma, who had low blood pressure.
“Well, both of them experienced shock, but now they’ve regained their strength. Grandma has low blood pressure, so she’s hospitalized. Do you want to see her?”
Upon hearing that they were hospitalized, Oksoon’s shock was evident. Yoon’s heart ached at the realization.
“…No, later.”
Yoon was still groggy. She had no sense of what was happening. If Oksoon and Hosik saw her in this state, they might be shocked again.
“I can’t remember.”
“It’s okay not to remember. It’s enough that you’re safe. That’s all that matters.”
Kang Hyun thought it was fortunate that Yoon couldn’t remember the moment of the accident.
“Yoon, thank you so much.”
Kang Hyun’s voice trembled.
“Mr. Kang Hyun.”
Looking at Kang Hyun’s pale face, Yoon could tell how much he had been shocked.
“…I’m sorry.”
“No, why would you be sorry? It’s enough that you’re safe like this.”
It felt like a dream to Kang Hyun. Being able to hear Yoon’s voice again, touch her hand, and hold her was a grateful experience that overwhelmed his heart.
Kang Hyun gently kissed the back of her hand. Yoon’s delicate hand, fragile as if it might break, was so pitiful. Kang Hyun was afraid that he might never be able to hold this small hand again.
Now, Kang Hyun couldn’t imagine a world without Yoon. She was his everything.
“Yoon-ah, thank you.”
Tears welled up in Kang Hyun’s eyes.
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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