“I’m thinking of going back to Wooju’s hometown.”
“Hometown? Home town?”
“Yes. It’s quite far from here… It’ll be difficult to see each other often. So, I came to say goodbye.”
“Oh, Seolwon. Then, what about Mr. Kwon……”
Laura, about to continue, closed her mouth at James’ gesture.
Seolwon, realizing the meaning behind the ‘goodbye’ she handed over, looked at them with a slightly puzzled expression.
“When are you planning to leave, Seolwon?”
James asked with a friendly smile, radiating a warm smile.
“I’m planning to leave as soon as possible. I’ll first go nearby and look for a place to stay…”.
“Hmm. Are you in such a hurry?”
“…Yes. Something came up. I apologize for not explaining it properly. Always leaving without a word.”
“It’s okay. You can come back anytime you want.”
“James…”
Without interfering in the adults’ serious conversation, Wooju was playing with the glass flower vase on the table.
She felt grateful, but at the same time, it hurt her heart.
She wanted to indulge in some childish antics.
Afraid that she might weaken again in the warmth of Laura and James’ affection, Seolwon hurriedly said her goodbyes.
“Thank you for everything. Thanks to you, I’ve been well even after returning. I won’t forget even when I go back to my hometown.”
“Seolwon, are you really… really leaving?”
Unable to hold back her disappointment any longer, Laura expressed her regret.
Looking into her bright and warm brown eyes, Seolwon nodded slowly.
“Yes. I was mistaken. In this world, there are wounds that never heal.”
“Seolwon.”
“Don’t be too sad. I’ll occasionally send my regards. Wooju, let’s go now.”
“Are you leaving already?”
Seolwon, standing up from her seat, was followed by Laura, who quickly got up as well.
Smiling, Seolwon replied, “Yes. It’s the busiest time right now. I came because I thought I should see your faces and say goodbye.”
“Ah…”
“Then, Laura, James. Take care. Wooju, let’s say goodbye.”
“Goodbye, Aunt Laura, Uncle James! Please take care~ Wooju will miss you a lot.”
“Oh, our baby… what should we do.”
Touching her face with a cheek full of Wooju’s words, Laura expressed an infinitely sad expression.
Watching Seolwon and Wooju leaving, James observed from a distance.
Recalling Seolwon’s words about wounds that never heal.
It was true. Wasn’t it confirmed just now in the garden they had just visited?
Some plants, no matter how much sunlight and water you give, won’t revive because they’re already dead.
But…
“You can plant new shoots on the ground where withered flowers were removed.”
“Huh? What are you suddenly talking about, Darling?”
“No, I just… brought a little hope. Now, shall we do our work?”
Saying that, James placed a small pot he had brought from the backyard on the table.
Although very delicate, it was a fresh sprout with vivid green.
A few nights later.
Seolwon, who had roughly packed her belongings, finally got up to do the task she had been putting off.
Although the rooms were separate, she could feel that Chaeha hadn’t fallen asleep.
Tap, tap.
As she lightly knocked, a low voice from inside told her to come in.
The pleasant voice that always made her heart beat fast.
Seolwon took a deep breath.
She tried her best to keep her meticulously combed and straightened emotions from getting disheveled.
“I said you could come in without knocking.”
“Ms. Kwon Chaeha.”
“Don’t call me that way, I told you to call me by my name.”
Putting down the book she was reading on the table, Chaeha stood up and approached her.
The mature lighting in the room was oddly comforting today.
It would allow her to conceal her emotions to some extent.
“Wooju and I will leave tomorrow.”
“…Leave?”
As if it were the first time she had ever heard the word, Chaeha’s expression strangely changed.
Since there was no room for him to ask questions at the moment, Seolwon quickly continued speaking.
“Yes. I’m thinking of going to my parents’ hometown. It’s a rural area, but it will be more comfortable than an island, and it’s a familiar place.”
“Min Seolwon.”
“I think I’ve already explained enough reasons for leaving. You don’t have a reason to hold onto me, and there’s no need for that. Originally, we weren’t meant to be connected.”
“…Is that a sincere statement?”
Under the lighting, the redness around his eyes was vividly visible.
Ignoring it on purpose, Seolwon nodded.
“Yes. You never had a difficult time because of me. It was hell for me. Now, I don’t want to live in hell anymore.”
“…”
From the moment she first met the man named Kwon Chaeha until now, there had been countless moments when he was indifferent to her.
But the moment she was cold to him was right now.
So, even if it was cold once, even if it was ruthless, Seolwon comforted herself.
“Our marriage ends here. It would be better for you to go through the divorce process first. It might be a better shape for you in the end. And for your sake…”
“There’s no need to worry about that.”
“…Anyway, please.”
“…”
Although there was no response, Seolwon patiently waited.
Tying the knot of a long relationship was never an easy task for him either.
Eventually, he slowly opened his mouth again.
“I said it was hell?”
“Yes.”
For a moment, despair seemed to cast a shadow over his face.
“…Fine. Do as you wish. If being by my side is so difficult for you, I’ll let you go.”
It was unexpected. She expected him to argue or try to stop her in some way.
At least, she thought he would touch on sensitive issues like custody of Wooju.
However, as if he had already made up his mind, he agreed to let her go without a fuss.
“However, I have one request.”
“A request?”
“Yeah.”
If she stared at Kwon Chaeha in front of her, she felt like he might cry any moment now. As Seolwon stared intently, he earnestly made that request again.
It was truly a painful and poignant request.
“Forgive me.”
Top Celebrity Younger Brother Bears Her Child (Female-dominant)
One-line summary: Forced to live stream romance with a top celebrity in a female-dominant world.
Yan Jin transmigrated into a brothel, with a fellow transmigrated junior beside her.
Hearing the obscene words coming from outside, the unfortunate junior covered his ears tightly, his cheeks flushed red, and whispered to comfort her, “Don’t worry, I will definitely help you escape.”
“Don’t worry, I will definitely defend your chastity.” Yan Jin looked at the flawless and delicate features of the unfortunate junior and gently comforted, “Because we have transmigrated into a female-dominant world.”
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Top celebrity Yu Shu suddenly fell into a coma during a concert.
Research scientist Yan Jin fainted in the lab after working overtime.
Two people with no connection were rushed to the same hospital.
Three days later, neither of them had woken up.
Suddenly, the entire nation discovered that a live streaming app had been forcibly installed on their phones.
Upon opening it, they heard the two discussing how to escape from the brothel.
The entire internet was in an uproar.
After the two successfully escaped from the brothel, Yu Shu’s fan group rushed to make a banner and sent it to the hospital overnight.
“Big sister bravely took action to defend the chastity of our idol!”
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When Yu Shu was diagnosed with pregnancy, Yan Jin stared at his belly for a long time.
Covering his stomach, he muttered gloomily, “If you don’t like it, I’ll go get an abortion.”
“It’s not that I don’t like it.” Yan Jin hugged Yu Shu and said softly, “I just feel like I’m not human.”
Yu Shu comforted Yan Jin, “I was already an adult when we got together.”
Yan Jin hesitated, “But you won’t be of legal marriageable age even after giving birth to the child.”
At the same time, a flood of bullet comments appeared in the live streaming room that the two couldn’t see.
[Although it’s inappropriate, I also want a young and handsome boyfriend to have my child.]
①Male pregnancy (highlighted)
The female lead is five years older than the male lead, and the male lead is already an adult when he appears.
