Then, it seemed like color was added to the name Min Seol Won, which had been black and white until now.
In the darkness after the complete sunset, Chae Ha fumbled and turned on the car’s lights.
Yes. No matter what.
He was satisfied just to confirm that Min Seol Won existed in the world.
His wife, his child. From now on, he just had to reclaim what was his, one by one.
“Are you okay?”
Just like always, the tender voice approached Seol Won more cautiously today.
She must have been surprised, but I felt sorry for Jaeyoon, who was always full of consideration, and so Seolwon nodded lightly.
“I’m sorry. You must have been surprised, too, Jaeyoon.”
“Well, I was surprised. But, should we go have dinner at my parents’ place? They probably won’t be busy.”
“No, I’ll go home. I have to prepare stuff for Wooju’s daycare tomorrow as well….”
“Are you really okay? That guy…”
Midsentence, Jaeyoon glanced surreptitiously at Wooju.
Seolwon quickly caught his trailing sentence and continued for him.
“It’s okay. He said he doesn’t remember so he won’t come again. He’s a person with a lot of pride. And anyway… the contract has been over for a long time.”
Perhaps bored by the incomprehensible adults’ conversation, Wooju started to chase after a flock of seagulls.
There was concern in Seolwon’s eyes as she watched his peaceful figure.
How could Kwon Chaeha have found this place when he must have thought I was dead?
Nobody should know about this place.
This small island was a space of life given solely to Seolwon and Wooju, mother and child.
In other words, she had no other place to hide.
“There’s no need to leave. No need to run either.”
“……Jaeyoon.”
At the sound of Jaeyoon’s low, suppressed voice, Seolwon realized that she was anxiously biting her nails.
As she quickly hid her hand, Jaeyoon fixed his gaze on her and spoke with a strong tone.
“Don’t be scared. I told you I’d protect you, right?”
“But……”
“Don’t feel burdened either. It’s because I want you to rely on me a little more, Seolwon.”
A faint regret was visible behind his melancholic expression, and his forced smile.
Choi Jaeyoon. He was a native of this island, one year older than Seolwon.
He was a man with a naturally good head and many talents, but he chose to live harmoniously with his family on the island rather than being swept up in the storm of the world.
He was the one who saved Seolwon and her son Wooju when they were cast ashore on this island five years ago.
Thanks to Jaeyoon and his parents’ meticulous care, Seolwon was able to open a small flower shop and live on this island, where she had no roots.
He was someone she could not fully express her gratitude to, that was Jaeyoon.
“Don’t worry about anything, Seolwon. I’ll protect both you and Wooju.”
Jaeyoon’s face as he spoke reassuringly was incredibly sincere and serious.
Although he had never expressed his feelings directly, his attitude revealed his feelings without hiding them.
She felt grateful and, at the same time, if she felt sorry, he would surely be upset.
So, instead of responding, Seolwon gently lifted the corners of her mouth and gave him a smile.
“Our Wooju has fallen asleep.”
After having run around energetically all day, by the time she took him off her back at home, his peaceful breathing filled the room.
Savoring that happy sound of breath, Seolwon gently laid the child in bed.
It was not a large room, but it was quaintly decorated.
It was practically given to them by Jaeyoon’s parents, who have lived on this island for generations and happened to have a spare room.
After turning on the cloudshaped lamp at the head of the universe, Seol Won slumped into the shadowed dressing table chair.
“Sigh……”
The breath she had been holding back all this time flooded out as if a dam had broken.
Five years. A full five years.
The time I, Kwon Chae Ha, had been away from my husband. The time I had run away.
I thought I would have forgotten by then.
But every time he took a step towards me in the hallway earlier, time frighteningly narrowed as if it were being squeezed from both sides.
Five years became one year, one year turned into a month, a month into a week, and then into a day, making my heart ache as if it were just yesterday.
Yet, he would have undoubtedly forgotten me in a few days.
“Why? Why did he come to find me?”
Was there an unresolved contract issue? Was there a problem?
Even though she wanted to know the answer, as her, she could not, and her anxiety only grew.
Although Jae Yoon reassured her not to worry, Seol Won knew Chae Ha well, who was once her husband.
He was a man who never let go of a bite once he had tasted it.
If for some reason he had found me, he would not give up until he was satisfied tearing me apart.
Still, the only thing I could do was to blatantly deny remembering anything.
Even though it was a flimsy lie that would be easily exposed, at the moment she could think of no other way.
Kwon Chae Ha, I had to remain a stranger to him, and it had to stay that way.
Exhausted, Seol Won gazed at the old picture frame standing on the dresser.
“…Mom. I’m sorry I couldn’t come to see you.”
Her mother’s bright smile, unchanged within, was looking at me, five years after she had left this world.
“Do I… have to run away again?”
It was a choice she made to not even lose the universe, but reality was only cruel to her.
Without answering, only a vivid smile stabbed Seol Won’s heart.
“What should I do… what should I do? What about me and the universe…”
Finally, the tears she had been holding back started to flow.
She couldn’t stand herself for being so foolish, so pathetic.
Min Seol Won. She knew well who had shattered her world.
But her collapsing heart was still whispering the same feelings when she saw him again.
That she still loves Kwon Chae Ha, now and then, unchangingly.
Male lead reborn without memories — but he still falls for her.
The person he finds displeasing in this life turns out to be his cherished wife-master in previous life…
Xie Zhi and Fang Xianxing who had known each other for less than three days through a blind date sat in the same car in front of the civil affairs bureau. They had a disagreement and failed to get married.
Xie Zhi immediately took out his phone, slid through his contacts, and randomly selected the next marriage candidate.
The woman snatched his phone and hung up. Looking at his phone wallpaper, she awkwardly changed the subject: “An ancient painting, eh? It looks pretty good, it’s just that the person in the painting looks a bit like me.”
When he heard this, he sarcastically mocked her for being so delusional, completely unaware that, the person in front of him was the reincarnation of Wen Ru, the famous prime minister of Yuan Shun whom he most admired…
The female CEO who doesn’t want to get married with a divorce agreement in hand × The male archaeological researcher who will only get married if he’s sure he can get divorced
