“Why are you standing like that? Not going to welcome your husband?”
Seol Won had been staring at the laughing Chae Ha for a while before she finally opened her mouth.
“What is this exactly……?”
“It’s a token of appreciation for my hardworking wife. Isn’t preparing a meal a basic courtesy?”
“You, Mr. Kwon Chae Ha, work more than I do.”
“That’s a different matter. And.”
Chae Ha walked towards Seol Won in big strides and then bent down.
Then he whispered into her ear.
“I said it last night, didn’t I? That I would try.”
“There was no need for you to go this far.”
“No, there’s still a long way to go. I’ll do whatever it takes to win your heart.”
He casually shrugged his shoulders and pointed to the buffet car with a gesture.
“I actually came because I wanted to eat lunch together. I also wanted to see you at work.”
“So loudly like this…”
“I need to score some points, don’t I? So that it’s easier for my wife to work.”
Having no words to reply to his logic, Seol Won decided to just quietly eat her meal.
The eyes of the staff scooping food at the buffet were all fixed on them, making it necessary to avoid their gaze.
“Okay, let’s eat together.”
Chae Ha’s dark eyes brightened like the sunlight reflecting in a window.
Seeing that, Seol Won couldn’t deny that a corner of her heart also brightened.
He was truly trying in his own way, just like he said last night.
To narrow the distance between their hearts that seemed as vast as the open sea.
The food was surprisingly delicious.
It was probably due to the excessively expensive buffet he had ordered.
When Seol Won gently mentioned it, Chae Ha brushed it off saying that’s what money is for.
He said there’s nothing more worth spending money on than Min Seol Won’s lunch and their child’s snack.
After finishing her meal, Seol Won looked at her watch and sneakily observed Chae Ha.
“Aren’t you leaving?”
“You’re being too harsh on a husband who hasn’t even had coffee for dessert yet.”
“But Mr. Kwon Chae Ha is busy…”
“Busy. I was busy. And I’ll be busy in the future.”
Without even realizing it, he swiftly cut off the words she inadvertently blurted out.
Then his strong gaze met Seol Won’s, as if making a serious promise.
“But in any situation, Min Seol Won and our child are my top priority.”
“…..”
This man had definitely changed.
In the past, he was always consumed by work, and her existence was at the very periphery of his life.
Now, he was saying that she and their child were his top priority.
Even though she was definitely drinking unsweetened coffee, it felt strangely sweet and Seol Won avoided Chae Ha’s gaze.
For some reason, it was difficult to meet his eyes.
Just then.
James was waving and approaching from a distance.
“Mr. Kwon! Thanks to you, the meal was delicious. Here’s the coffee, I thought you might need it.”
“Thank you. I just needed coffee right now.”
As Chae Ha happily accepted the coffee, James suggested something as if to repay him.
“If you have time, why not take a look at the flower garden where Ms. Seol Won works? It’s wellmaintained and a good place for a casual date.”
“Manager!”
At the mention of a date, Seol Won’s cheeks turned unbearably red.
Unaware of her feelings, Chae Ha readily accepted the suggestion.
“That’s a good idea. James, you always have a good sense.”
“I’m not losing in terms of sense, either! Hoho.”
Out of nowhere, Lora popped her head in between Chae Ha and Seol Won.
Then, he threw out a remark that made Seol Won turn completely red.
“I had quite a good sense when giving the wedding gift, didn’t I? Why, at that time, Mr. Kwon was almost mad……”
“Kw, Kwon Chae Ha! Let’s go quickly. I’ll show you the flower garden!”
“Huh? Did I say something wrong?”
Watching Seol Won disappear into the flower garden, pushing hurriedly on Chae Ha’s back as if to flee, Lora muttered to herself.
James showed a beaming smile at her.
“No, you showed up just in time. Darling.”
Even after moving to the flower garden, Seol Won’s blush did not fade quickly.
So, she intentionally walked ahead so that Chae Ha wouldn’t see it.
Fortunately, he was trailing behind, walking slowly as he took a good look around the flower garden.
“There are many kinds of flowers.”
“Yes. James has brought more kinds than usual.”
“He’s a good man. I don’t know much about flowers, but I can tell this is a space you would cherish.”
Saying this, Chae Ha stopped in his tracks.
What he was looking down at was a chrysanthemum, shedding leaves in anticipation of summer.
To the eyes of a flower novice, it might not have looked beautiful.
Yet, for some reason, he looked down at the chrysanthemum with a tender gaze.
“I remember you saying. You like chrysanthemums.”
“Ah… Yes. That’s right.”
“I looked it up, and it said chrysanthemums bloom dignified flowers even in harsh cold. It’s definitely something you’d like.”
“You… looked it up?”
“Yes. Because you said you liked it. This bulb here too, they said it’s not dead but waiting in this state through summer for the moment it will bloom again.”
Remembering a casual remark and looking it up, Seol Won felt a strange pang in her heart and couldn’t reply.
Then, Chae Ha calmly continued in a flat voice.
“I think we are also waiting for a moment to bloom again, like this bulb. Because you never faded in me.”
“Kwon Chae Ha……”
In the face of his pure and honest sincerity, free of any cunning or affectation, the corners of Seol Won’s eyes quickly became moist.
To hide it, Seol Won forced a bright question.
“Why do you, Kwon Chae Ha, like snowdrops?”
“Me?”
“Yes. You also said that time. Honestly, it doesn’t suit you at all with snowdrops……”
At Seol Won’s honest appraisal, Chae Ha let out a slow laugh.
Then he turned to her and met her gaze.
His blazing gaze that was enough to take one’s breath away engulfed Seol Won in an instant.
Then, he recited in a low voice, laden with deep emotion.
“You probably can’t even guess the reason.”
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My Step-brother Is Obsessed With Me (Female-dominant)
A gentle female protagonist vs pitiful in the early stage, and a sick male protagonist in the later stage
Cheng Songer transmigrated into the body of a vicious cannon fodder female supporting character with the same name as her in a female-dominant novel.
In the original story, the cannon fodder female supporting character was inhumane, committing domestic violence, gambling excessively, being lustful, and even wanting to sell her stepbrother to a brothel for money.
As luck would have it, she just happened to transmigrate at this time.
Seeing Cheng Qingzhi biting his lip, enduring the tears in his eyes, looking pitiful, her heart softened.
She stuffed the money back into the Madam’s hand and reached out to him.
“Brother, come home with me.”
