June. The beginning of early summer was heralded by the apricot tree planted in the garden.
After three years of planting, the apricot tree finally bore the fruit that Uju had been eagerly waiting for.
Thus, the day of the first apricot harvest in Chaewoon’s family arrived.
“Aren’t you coming in? You’ve been standing here for 30 minutes already.”
“I know.”
At the urging pouring down on her back, Huh Young-joo flinched.
It was her son’s house soil she stepped on after a long time, and beyond the new impressions, her body was trembling with anticipation.
With hesitation and a mix of fear, she gently asked.
“…Wouldn’t it be better if we went in together when the Chairman arrives?”
“The Chairman is expected to arrive two, hours! later. Madam.”
“Ah… Right, I forgot.”
“There’s no need to hesitate as if you were a criminal, Madam. Your overflowing mistakes have already been half-forgiven.”
Huh Young-joo glared at Director Yoon, who used the expression ‘overflowing mistakes,’ but decided to endure it once because she couldn’t ignore his merits.
After all, Director Yoon had laid various bridges to reconcile Chaeha and his wife.
Moreover, she herself had changed significantly from the past, so she needed to show a generous attitude.
If she raised her voice at this point, the practices of the past would pale in comparison.
“Come on, go in quickly. Although it’s a screen, I’m here with you, aren’t I?”
“…Alright.”
Director Yoon, who used to be annoying, somehow looked reliable, so Huh Young-joo finally mustered the courage to take a step forward.
It was the moment the formidable gate opened.
“Left! Just a little more to the left~!”
As soon as they entered, a cheerful voice echoed in the garden.
Glancing at the direction where the laughter-mixed voice came from, Uju, riding on Chaeha’s shoulders, reached out to pick apricots.
“I got two more, Dad!”
At the laughter, which she hadn’t heard for a long time, tears welled up in Huh Young-joo’s eyes.
“Our baby…”
“Hmm?”
Uju, who sensed their presence while harvesting apricots, turned his small face abruptly.
Chaeha, too, greeted his mother-in-law, who visited home after a long time, with a nod without saying a word.
Since it wasn’t Chaeha who allowed her entry, the thorny issue wasn’t completely resolved yet.
But Uju seemed slightly pleased.
“Pretty… No, Grandma came?”
Even though the word ‘ugly’ was omitted, Huh Young-joo was deeply moved and eventually shed tears.
Seowon, who was sitting and selecting apricots, stood up to greet her.
“…You came.”
It wasn’t a warm greeting, but at least there was a lot of resentment in her tone.
Awkwardly nodding, Huh Young-joo brushed off the tears and threw away the gift brought with Director Yoon.
Most of them were for the children.
At least the children’s gifts were not returned thanks to Seowon.
Glancing around the garden, she could feel the vitality of summer in the air.
The well-grown apricot tree and numerous nameless flowers were emitting a lush greenery.
Then, suddenly, Huh Young-joo’s gaze fell on the yellow evening primroses that had bloomed with the arrival of summer.
“…….”
Naturally, that discovery led to thoughts of the past, continuing to linger with tails of old memories.
The small garden that was supposed to be Chaeha’s wedding gift, an incident where I had trampled it.
Especially, for some reason, those yellow evening primroses were all pulled out, saying they somehow resembled an unpleasant daughter-in-law.
“Please sit here. Why are you like this?”
Suddenly, seeing her complexion turning pale, Seowon gave her a worried look.
Looking at that expression, she couldn’t bear the embarrassment of her own actions.
Thump!
Before sitting on the lawn, Huh Young-joo knelt down.
Although there was grass laid out, it was still earth beneath.
“Sorry… I’m really sorry, Seowon.”
“…Mother?”
In an unexpectedly unfolded situation, Seowon was greatly bewildered.
Director Yoon also looked surprised, his mouth wide open.
The only one who looked on with indifferent eyes was Chaeha.
As the rightful hostess of Chaewon’s family, Huh Young-joo humbly bowed her head to Seowon, seeking forgiveness.
“I have committed too many sins against you… I don’t even know where to start begging for forgiveness, but I’m sorry. I won’t ask for forgiveness. I just… I did everything wrong. I was so inadequate…”
“…?”
As Seowon stood dumbfounded, unable to respond, Yoon, the director, awkwardly took something out and handed it to her.
It was a small velvet box that exuded some elegance.
“What is this?”
“Open it. Madam brought it as a gift for you.”
“For me?”
When Seowon cautiously opened the box, she found a large ring inside.
The round egg-shaped ring was surrounded by colored gemstones, resembling flower petals.
“…That was given by our late mother.”
“What?”
Seowon, surprised, alternately looked at the ring and Huh Young-joo.
Male lead first thought she played hard to get, only to realize she
really disliked him
Short intro:
What she can’t stand the most is the streets full of effeminate men, especially that so-called top beauty whom she avoids at all costs.
Shen Yaoxing looks at Jiang Mingyue, who keeps approaching her with coy shyness.
Shen Yaoxing: Bro, don’t be like this, I’m really about to throw up!
She fears nothing in heaven or earth, except for him getting close to her.
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At first he thought she was just using the trick of feigning indifference to attract his attention. Later, he learned that she truly despised him.
This dealt a heavy blow to Jiang Mingyue, and he vowed to make her, like everyone else, fall at his feet in worship!
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Synopsis:
Before transmigrating, Shen Yaoxing only wanted to find a reliable man to spend her life with. Who knew that after transmigrating, she would become a reliable woman herself…
A forced misandrist, highly skilled, and reliable female lead
vs.
An initially aloof and arrogant, later morbid, obsessed male lead
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