The tension among the three people was suddenly broken by the sound of Wooju’s crying.
Wooju, rushing out of the entrance of the daycare, hugged Seolwon’s legs and burst into tears.
“Mom, Dad, Jeyun Dad. Why are you fighting? Huh?”
“…Wooju.”
“I don’t like it when you fight. I want everyone to get along well.”
Puzzled, the faces of the two men who were just arguing turned pale.
Seeing Wooju crying loudly, they forgot about the conflict and stood there. Seolwon, looking at the two, lowered her waist.
Then, she gently stroked Wooju’s round head, tightly held in her arms.
Her soft hair felt like that of a beloved puppy.
As she touched the hair, her wavering heart became unexpectedly firm, as if it was a lie.
Wasn’t the end of the thoughts that kept her awake last night about protecting this lovely being?
“Wooju, we’re not fighting. It’s just adults talking.”
“…Really?”
“Yeah. Now, let’s go with Mom today, Wooju.”
Seolwon, with a determined hand, firmly held Wooju’s fern-like hand.
Today, she came to pick up Wooju because they had a place to go.
With a bewildered expression, she alternately looked at Jeyun and Chaeha standing there.
“I’ll take Wooju with me. You two focus on your work.”
“Seolwon…!”
“…”
Instead of responding further, Seolwon took Wooju’s hand and moved away from the sight of the two men.
It wasn’t necessary for anyone’s opinion to decide the path she would take.
She had always lived like that.
“Now, Wooju is a good girl. There we go.”
“Yeah…”
As soon as they got into the taxi, Seolwon wiped away the tears that filled Wooju’s big pupils.
She tried to comfort her, saying they weren’t fighting, but whenever Wooju sniffled, Seolwon’s heart fluttered.
Although her heart ached at the sight, it was now beyond her capacity to fabricate lies.
“Wooju.”
“Yes, Mom.”
“Wooju and Mom won’t go back to the island.”
“…Really? Are we going to live here?”
The flushed face due to the spread tears looked shocked.
Her chest tightened even more, but now she didn’t want to inject unnecessary hope into the child.
“No. Wooju and Mom will go somewhere else. The place where Mom lived when she was young.”
“Somewhere else…”
As if shocked, Wooju’s mouth fell open.
Trying to contain her painful feelings, Seolwon forced a smile.
“Yeah. It’s where Mom’s mom and dad lived happily. Mom was born there, and that’s how our beautiful Wooju was born.”
“…”
“Sorry. I couldn’t make you a dad for Wooju. Instead, let’s live happily just the two of us, okay?”
“Wooju…”
“Mom will love Wooju much more than King Dad, more than Jeyun Dad, more than Dad numbers 2, 3, 4, 5 combined.”
She knew better than anyone that such words couldn’t comfort a child.
But now, there was no other way.
All she could promise was overflowing genuine love.
Seolwon felt tears welling up in her eyes and tried to wipe them away with her hand.
That’s when it happened.
Before her hand could reach her eyes, small and warm Wooju’s finger touched her eyes.
“Wooju…”
Surprised, Seolwon opened her eyes wide and looked down at the child.
Though still bouncing her small body in sadness, Wooju was delicately wiping away her mother’s tears.
Even displaying a rather mature expression.
“Don’t cry, Mom. Wooju loves Mom a lot~ Wooju will live with Mom.”
Unable to hide the emotions that overwhelmed her, Seolwon turned her head quickly toward the window.
Even in the midst of this, Wooju’s small hand was holding onto her hand like a comforting touch.
It was a lovely and incredibly tender consolation.
“Seolwon! What’s going on without any contact? And you brought our little prince too?”
As soon as they passed through Laura and James’ glass door, Laura, holding a watering can, approached with a bright smile.
Due to spending time with Chaeha recently, reducing her part-time work, it had been a long time since she saw their faces.
“Where’s James?”
Seolwon looked around, and Laura pointed to the back garden.
“He went to water the plants. He’ll be back soon. Oh, there he is! What was it… there’s a saying in Korean that if you talk about something, it comes true.”
“Wooju knows. A tiger! A tiger comes if you talk about it~.”
Just then, James was seen coming over from the garden to the main building.
A bright smile spread on his face when he spotted Wooju.
“Wow. The cute baby is here.”
“Yes! Uncle James~ Wooju came!”
With an energetic reply, Wooju ran towards James.
Since the last time they spent a night at James and Laura’s house, they had become quite close.
Even after returning home, Wooju proudly boasted that the house smelled like flowers.
Soon, with Wooju on his shoulders, James came rolling towards them.
“Are you going on a date with Mr. Kwon again today? Then, we can take care of Wooju again.”
“……James. Laura.”
“Hmm? Did I get it wrong?”
Perhaps sensing the serious atmosphere, James picked up Wooju and sat her on the long log table.
Then, he gestured for Seolwon and Laura to sit as well.
As soon as they sat around the table, Seolwon didn’t hesitate to speak.
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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