“The autumn breeze feels nice.”
“Yeah, it seems like the heat has finally subsided.”
The mountain breeze lightly brushed the hem of Seolwon’s skirt.
Simultaneously, Chaeha’s large hand gently tickled the back of her hand.
Just holding hands made her heart ticklish and unbearable.
Being able to feel this lovely sensation vividly every moment made her feel truly reborn.
Seolwon looked up at her husband, who was walking straight by her side, with renewed admiration.
No praise would be enough for such a refined man.
However much she tried not to fall in love, she ended up falling for him in the end—Kwon Chaeha.
That day of holding hands and walking together came so naturally.
“Are you okay? Walking isn’t too difficult, is it?”
“It’s been less than ten minutes.”
“I thought you might be worried about wearing high heels and your feet hurting. Why don’t I carry you?”
Before she could respond, looking at him bending from the waist and sitting on the ground, Seolwon burst into laughter.
In the end, the two were on their way to pick up Universe together at the Leaves Kindergarten.
It was a children’s protection zone, so there was naturally nothing for Chaeha to worry about.
“Oh, really, it’s done. Oh, there’s Universe! Universe, come out quickly.”
As she lightly tapped Chaeha on the back, encouraging him like patting, Seolwon urged him.
The main gate opened, and children began pouring out one by one.
Amid the cute little ones like tiny yellow beans, Seolwon’s hand searching for Universe suddenly stopped in mid-air.
It was because an unthinkable, inappropriate scene was unfolding right before her eyes.
“Beautiful Grandma!”
“Oh, our baby!”
“…….”
Yes. Unbelievably, Universe was in Ha Yeong-joo’s arms, laughing brightly.
Seeing Ha Yeong-joo gently patting Universe with an expression that seemed to say, “I don’t know what to do with this cuteness,” Seolwon was truly dumbfounded.
Even though she had confirmed Chaeha’s sincerity, it didn’t mean that what Ha Yeong-joo did to her could be forgiven.
Although she was Chaeha’s mother and Universe’s biological grandmother, it wasn’t easy to accept everything just based on blood relations.
But…
“Beautiful Grandma, did you come to see Universe?”
“Of course, of course! Here, take this. Grandma bought expensive cookies for our baby to eat!”
“Yeah~ Can Universe share them with friends too?”
“F-Friends?”
“Yes! Universe’s friends also really, really like cookies~.”
The sight of the child happily stroking Universe while saying that friends also loved cookies made Seolwon truly happy.
“Ah… Y-yes! Since I bought a lot, feel free to share or not! Grandma will buy as many cookies as our baby wants to eat!”
“Wow~ Beautiful Grandma is the best!”
As if it were a twist of fate, Universe was imitating Ha Yeong-joo quite well.
Moreover, Ha Yeong-joo’s expression when looking at Universe was 180 degrees different from when she looked at her.
Was the expression “It won’t hurt even if you put it in your eyes” appropriate in this situation?
It was an indescribable, truly intricate and subtle feeling.
Chaeha, who had risen unnoticed, was now watching the scene with his eyes slightly open.
Unlike the surprised Seolwon, there was more anger in his eyes.
Soon, Chaeha expressed his emotions with a voice that was tightly locked.
“I’ll chase her away, so just wait here for a moment.”
“…Wait a moment.”
“Why?”
Looking puzzled at the resisting Seolwon, Chaeha stared down at her as if wondering.
Seolwon couldn’t understand it either.
Why was she preventing him from standing up for her, making it difficult to explain more?
One thing was certain, she didn’t want to hurt Universe.
At least until she could provide a proper explanation, she wanted to postpone making a decision.
“…Just wait for a moment. I don’t want to face her right now.”
“…….”
Whether he understood her feelings or not, Chaeha nodded his head.
Then he grabbed her hand again and led her towards the side of the wall where Universe couldn’t be seen.
Leaning their backs against the wall side by side, their hearts felt strangely relieved, like a lie.
Even situations that would have been difficult to endure before now felt completely different with him holding her hand.
Something came to mind, and Seolwon spoke.
“Come to think of it, I haven’t seen the will. ”
“The will?”
“Yes. Secretary Jung mentioned that it’s under the desk, but I haven’t taken it out. Mother… told me to look at it together with Chaeha.”
“…Right.”
Chaeha’s gaze on Seolwon intensified.
After hesitating for a moment, he managed to speak with difficulty.
“Let’s look at the will later. After everything is resolved, at that time.”
Seolwon knew what he meant by ‘everything.’
The conspiracy surrounding her mother’s death, the incident about her, and many unanswered questions…
It seemed more appropriate to open the will later than now.
Because she wanted to unfold her mother’s last letter with a calmer heart.
“All right. Let’s do that.”
“Good. And there’s one more thing I want to tell you.”
“What is it?”
Turns Out He’s Been Secretly in Love with Me
One-line summary: He acts like he doesn’t like her but is actually playing hard to get.
Synopsis:
Xu Muzhou like her. He has liked her for a very long time, and through repeated schemes, he finally closed the distance with her.
But this is still far from enough.
He wants to be the one who stands out among her many suitors, to fight for her attention, and to make her take the initiative to pursue him.
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