How did it come to this? How did it flow to this point?
Yuin, sitting across the table, gazed pensively at the man elegantly cutting his food, lost in sudden contemplation.
The gentle New Age music, the clinking of cutlery, and the whispers from the table across created a serene ambiance.
Dining with this man, who harmoniously matched the classic and refined interior with his dapper appearance, had become a frequent occurrence, signaling an increasing comfort and familiarity.
“Why? Doesn’t it taste good?”
Noticing Yuin’s paused hand, the man lifted his cool gaze to ask.
“Ah… no.”
“Then? You said you were hungry. Are you full already?”
“No, just got lost in thought for a moment.”
Yuin picked up her fork again, but the lingering thoughts still clouded her mind.
There were too many incomprehensible questions. She never intended to get close to anyone besides her two friends.
Even in early spring, at Jaehui’s birthday party, and when the cherry blossoms were in full bloom, she felt the same.
Yet now, she was spending more time with this man than with her friends, accustomed to dining, having coffee, discussing flavors, and strolling through the verdant spring paths.
“Thinking of what in front of me?”
“It’s a secret.”
“What secret? Now I’m curious.”
Their conversation had become so friendly it would have shocked those who knew her before. Was it this man who was special, or had she changed? Or was it something else entirely?
One thing was clear: Dogiyeon had crossed her boundaries and firmly established himself.
“Just… it feels strange.”
“What does?”
“Sitting here with you, in a place like this.”
“Suddenly finding it strange?”
Perhaps it was a bit abrupt, but Giyeon laughed it off lightly.
“Well, it’s not entirely wrong. I’ve thought the same.”
“You too?”
Yuin was surprised. Giyeon, always maintaining an inscrutable ease, had felt awkwardness too?
There were times when he seemed enigmatic, always acting with grace, a relaxed smile, kindness, and consideration. Yet it felt like a facade, hiding his true self behind a carefully crafted exterior.
“But it was awkward at first for me.”
He continued, prompting Yuin to tilt her head slightly.
“What about the people you met before?”
“I never did this much for anyone. Didn’t want to either.”
Giyeon casually replied, setting down his silverware and forming a slight smile.
“Turns out, Yuin is exceptional. You’ve changed me. What did you do to me?”
“Is it my fault again?”
“It’s always Yuin’s fault.”
Hearing his typical ‘It’s all Yuin’s fault’ whenever such topics arose had become familiar to her.
She shook her head with a smile as she listened to his laughter.
Arguing was futile; it always ended as he said. Better to give up quickly.
After a hearty laugh, Giyeon urged her to finish eating. As Yuin picked up her fork, a faint vibration resonated around their table.
It was Giyeon’s phone, tucked inside his jacket. His brows furrowed as he checked the screen.
“Excuse me a moment.”
He answered with a brief “Yes,” engaging in the call.
Yuin glanced at him, focusing on the conversation, then turned her gaze back to her still plentiful plate of food.
This too was a common occurrence when she was with him. As her sister had mentioned and he himself had admitted, he was a very busy person.
Some days, he would have to leave in the middle of their time due to calls he couldn’t handle over the phone, and sometimes he couldn’t keep his promises.
After such instances, he seemed genuinely sorry, but Yuin never really minded. She just thought of it as him being busy with work.
“Yuin.”
His soft call made her look up abruptly. He was still holding his phone to his ear.
“Just wait here. I’ll be back soon.”
It seemed like this call might take a while, indicating he had to leave again.
Yuin nodded in understanding, and Giyeon, with a slight smile, tapped her head as he passed by.
Left alone, Yuin, losing interest in her food, pulled out her phone to check notifications.
She briefly glanced over the many messages from Jaehi and Jihan, and then read Jihan’s separate message.
[Yuin, are you at home?]After a moment’s hesitation, she replied shortly, ‘Yeah, why?’
Keeping her time with Giyeon a secret from everyone, she had no choice but to lie.
Initially, for the simple reason of it being bothersome, and now, slightly twisted, because she wasn’t sure how to explain Giyeon, she had been delaying opening up about him.
[How about going to Hangang for a change? What do you say?]Jihan’s reply made Yuin’s fingers hesitate.
Recently, Jihan, busy with drama club rehearsals for the upcoming university festival, had been suddenly proposing these meetups.
And intriguingly, each time, Yuin was with Giyeon, just like today.
“…What’s this?”
It felt like he knew something. Yuin murmured to herself.
Both Jaehi and Jihan were perceptive, but Jihan was especially sensitive, particularly regarding Yuin. He was even called a guardian by Jaehi.
It was during these speculations that a sudden tap on the table appeared.
“Hello?”
Ex-husband Wants Reconciliation
One-line summary: Chasing the wife to the crematorium (making an effort to attract someone who has become indifferent), the female lead doesn’t look back, the second male lead takes the position.
Intro:
To repay the kindness of the older generation, Su Mu crossed into a female-dominated world and became a live-in daughter-in-law of the Yan family, single-handedly saving the Yan family from fire and water.
But her husband, Yan Jiyue, the eldest son of the Yan family, treated her with sarcasm and never showed her a good face.
It wasn’t until after Su Mu’s death that this pampered and arrogant young master shed a few fake tears and pretended to want to die for love.
This life’s kindness was enough. If there was a next life, she would definitely kick Yan Jiyue away.
Who knew that the heavens would be so kind as to allow her to be reborn, returning to the time when she had just married into the Yan family.
Su Mu glanced at the Yan eldest son, who still spoke coldly to her, and threw a divorce letter in front of him.
“Let’s divorce!”
***
Yan Jiyue never imagined that he would be reborn. He happily went to find Su Mu, wanting to make up for the mistakes he had made in his ignorant youth.
Wasn’t the reason the heavens allowed him to be reborn to let him reconcile with Su Mu?
But when he pushed open the door to Su Mu’s room, the person lying on the bed was another man.
Su Mu’s personal attendant, Xie Yi.
Yan Jiyue hated him so much that his teeth itched. In front of Su Mu, Xie Yi was a gentle and considerate whisperer of sweet nothings, but in reality, he was vicious-hearted and deliberately sabotaged their husband and wife relationship.
In the previous life, it was he who secretly hid in Su Mu’s coffin and committed suicide, stealing a step ahead of him to be buried with Su Mu.
Yan Jiyue’s eyes were filled with hatred as he cursed, “What kind of thing are you? Your background is lowly, what right do you have to occupy Su Mu?”
Xie Yi looked at the sleeping Su Mu and no longer pretended to be a whisperer of sweet nothings.
He proudly stuck out his belly, “I have the right because my belly is capable of giving the Wife-master a daughter.”
***
Yan Jiyue was consumed with jealousy. He spread rumors that Xie Yi had once been branded with the mark of a “harlot” on his chest.
But on the night Xie Yi cut off the flesh bearing that mark, Su Mu suddenly realized something was amiss.
“How did you know the exact moment I was poisoned? And why did you show up a month early?”
Xie Yi remained silent, blood from his wound soaking through his robes. His sapphire eyes brimmed with anguish – or was it just a flawless act?
Between a once-arrogant husband now seeking redemption, and a gentle soul willing to die for her – who truly held the darkest secrets? And could it be that Su Mu and Yan Jiyue weren’t the only ones given a second chance at life…?
[Reading Guide]
1. True divorce, chasing the wife to the crematorium, the female lead doesn’t look back, the male lead is Xie Yi.
2. The ex-husband did not cheat, he just realized too late and didn’t realize that he liked the female lead.
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