“……The grandmother who gave you snacks?”
Kwon Chae Ha was the first to speak.
Then, Kwon Kang Ho, who had no idea what was going on, approached Woo Joo and placed his hands on the small shoulders and asked,
“Woo Joo, what are you talking about? Have you seen the grandmother in that picture before?”
“Yes~ She gave me a really, really tasty snack!”
Chae Ha touched his temple as he watched Woo Joo nodding brightly.
“Ha, I didn’t realize mother could move so swiftly.”
Behind Chae Ha, who sighed, Min Seol Won just stood frozen.
She gave him snacks, could it be that Heo Young Joo visited the kindergarten to see Woo Joo?
An unbearable anxiety swept into Seol Won’s chest.
“She must not have done anything bad to the child.”
Kwon Kang Ho quickly sorted out the situation as if trying to ease the atmosphere.
Woo Joo, who seemed to sense the adults’ unusual mood, babbled out the full story.
“Yes~ The pretty grandmother was nice to Woo Joo! She even waved her hand like this~.”
“That’s good. Now, my child, sit here and eat some fruit.”
“Yes~!”
Fortunately, it seemed nothing more than giving snacks had happened, according to Woo Joo.
Still, Seol Won could not easily relax.
Ever since she returned here, she had been worried about the child’s existence being revealed.
If it was the Heo Young Joo she knew, even if Woo Joo was Chae Ha’s son, it was clear she wouldn’t look kindly upon him since Seol Won’s blood was mixed in.
Noticing such anxiety, Chae Ha lightly patted Seol Won’s shoulder.
“You sit down too. I brought this specially carved in a rabbit shape.”
Her stiff shoulders relaxed a bit at his light touch.
Could it be due to his serious promise earlier, that he would protect her and Woo Joo at all costs?
Feeling oddly reassured, Seol Won slowly nodded her head.
After all, there was no perfect solution to worry about in advance.
“Rabbit! Woo Joo wants to eat the rabbit apple~.”
“Good. This one is a special giant rabbit.”
“Wow~ Giant Daddy is the best!”
Indeed, a large apple deserving of the ‘giant’ title was placed in the middle of the plate.
As Woo Joo bit into the apple with a big bite, the faint anxiety slowly diluted into a thin tranquility.
Soon, as twilight began to fall, Chae Ha was the first to rise from his seat.
It was probably out of consideration to avoid encountering Heo Young Joo.
“Well, we will be going now.”
“Yes, do come by often. Seol Won, you and Woo Joo are welcome anytime.”
“Yes. Father. Thank you. And, I am really grateful for the necklace you gave me last time.”
“No, I should be the one thanking you for coming back. People are so foolish. We always forget the truth that we should treat well those who are with us.”
“No, don’t say such things. I am…”
Seol Won glanced subtly at Chae Ha and trailed off.
I couldn’t reveal the fact that I remembered him, but it was not entirely comfortable to see Kwon Kang Ho apologizing to me.
However, Kwon Kang Ho made an even more unexpected remark.
“Seol Won, if you get better, if everything is fine, I’ll give you a grand wedding that you couldn’t have in the past. I hope you and Chae Ha will be happy.”
“…Father.”
Seol Won couldn’t reply because of the tears welling up in her eyes.
“I hope you’ll be happy.” Those words were incredibly tender, yet they weighed heavily on Seol Won’s heart.
It was a wish she had always wanted but could never achieve.
And perhaps it was a wish that she would not be able to fulfill this time either.
That night, as soon as I returned home, an unexpected heavy rain began to fall.
“Mom. There’s a thunderstorm! I’m scared, Woo Joo.”
“Come here. I’ll put you to bed, Woo Joo.”
Chae Ha looked at Woo Joo, who was huddling against Seol Won, with a peculiar expression of jealousy.
Seeing his expression as if she had to explain something, Seol Won quickly said.
“Woo Joo is afraid of thunder and lightning. I think I should sleep with him tonight…”
“No.”
At his resolute reply, Seol Won opened her eyes wide.
She wondered if she had heard him wrong. Was he asking her to let a child who was afraid of thunder and lightning sleep alone?
“Don’t look at me as if I’m a heartless person. How can I sleep comfortably when the little one is scared? Let’s put the little one to sleep in our room tonight.”
“…What?”
“What do you say, little one? If you sleep with this giant dad, you won’t be afraid of thunder or lightning at all.”
“Yes! I like it! I want to sleep with my giant dad and mom~.”
“What can we do then?”
As Chae Ha jokingly raised an eyebrow, Seol Won was speechless and couldn’t argue.
She was curious about the big picture he was drawing.
“Alright. Little one, go to your room and bring a pillow. You can do that much, right? Because you’re brave.”
At the compliment that he was brave, Woo Joo’s eyes sparkled.
“Yes! Woo Joo will bring the pillow!”
As she watched Woo Joo rush to his room, Seol Won looked at the bed blankly.
Even though it was a kingsize, it seemed cramped for the three of them to sleep.
And there was another important problem.
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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