Just as he said, Seol Won couldn’t even guess the reason, but she chose not to inquire further.
Fortunately, Chae Ha changed the atmosphere with a new proposition.
“Shall we go together to pick up Woo Joo this afternoon?”
“Together?”
“Yes. I just realized we’ve never gone together to pick her up.”
Certainly, Woo Joo would be overjoyed if both went together.
Should I allow him to increase his share in this way?
Chae Ha swiftly cut off her lingering doubt.
“Don’t bother with those complicated thoughts. I simply want to see the kid, and you want to see Woo Joo, so we’re just going to pick her up. It’s not complicated since she calls me ‘King Daddy’.”
Seol Won wanted to argue that this was the most complicated part, but finding no words to counter Chae Ha, she lightly nodded her head.
Upon that, as if he was waiting for it, the corners of his mouth traced an arc.
“Then, I’ll come to pick her up in my car later.”
“What? No need. I can go to the daycare center myself…”
“If you’re going to babysit, do it properly. I’ll come at the right time, so just wait here.”
Wondering if he had been fired from his job, Seol Won tilted her head.
But it was unlikely that Chae Ha, the vice president, would lose his job, so she accepted his words as part of babysitting.
Besides, it was not unpleasant for some reason that he was prioritizing Woo Joo and her.
So, Seol Won was again entangled with him.
“Okay.”
“Mom! King Daddy!”
Coming out of the leaf nursery, Woo Joo saw the two and raised her voice.
Following her, the children coming out with her began to chirp.
“Ah? It’s that cool uncle from last time!”
“Woo Joo’s King Uncle!”
“It’s not King Uncle. It’s King Daddy~.”
Woo Joo shrugged her small shoulders and ran to the two.
While stroking Woo Joo’s round head resting on his knee, Chae Ha handed her something he had in both hands.
It was a bunch of snack bags.
“Here, our little one. Let’s share with friends.”
“Wow! There are a lot, a lot of snacks!”
“Woo Joo’s King Daddy is giving out snacks!”
“Me too! Ha Yool too!”
“I want to eat too!”
Soon, children began to gather around Woo Joo.
Beyond the adorable scene, a nursery teacher came out and approached the two upon seeing them.
“Oh, hello. Woo Joo’s mom. And uh….”
The teacher, about to continue, faltered.
Sneaking a glance at Seol Won, she quickly changed the subject to the children.
“Did you come to pick up Woo Joo? Bringing snacks too, I’m constantly grateful.”
“Pardon? Constantly?”
When Seol Won asked with a confused look, the teacher glanced at Chae Ha with an even more puzzled look.
Her eyes revealed confusion over whether this should be kept secret or not.
Seeing her expression, it seemed like Seol Won could guess the whole story without even hearing it.
It seemed that Chae Ha had been scattering quite a few things around this leafy nursery school.
“Do you say children should be wary of people who give them cookies?”
“It depends on the person, doesn’t it?”
Chae Ha immediately responded with a cunning smile to Seol Won who subtly criticized him.
At his response, Seol Won couldn’t help but let out a laugh.
Beyond their gaze, Woo Joo was sharing cookies with his friends with hands that resembled fern leaves.
There was no room to blame him for allowing such a scene.
About half of the three months Chae Ha and I had promised had passed.
And finally, the July flower festival arrived.
The coastal city was bustling with weekend crowds, filled with the scent of summer.
As soon as she got out of the car, Seol Won couldn’t hide her regret.
She had come with him, but she couldn’t entirely play with Woo Joo.
“Woo Joo, mommy has to work, so can you stay here with ah… no, with the king daddy?”
“Yes! I will be with King Daddy.”
“Don’t worry, I will take good care of him.”
Somehow, Chae Ha, who held Woo Joo lightly in one arm, answered with ease.
At the sight of him looking so reliable, Seol Won’s words unwittingly hastened.
“I will be busy checking the condition of the flowers in the morning. The central garden opens in the afternoon, so come and have a look with Woo Joo then.”
“What about Laura and James?”
“They went to meet the person in charge as the festival is starting. We agreed to meet them in the central garden in the afternoon as well.”
“I see. Then we can enjoy being a family in private.”
A family, huh… Seol Won stared at Chae Ha in wonder.
However, he didn’t seem to feel any awkwardness from my words.
Besides, hadn’t she herself almost naturally referred to him as ‘Daddy’ to Woo Joo just a moment ago?
With a content smile on his face, Chae Ha glanced at his watch.
“Then you go ahead with your work. I’ll be with Woo Joo later.”
“Mom! Woo Joo will go play with King Daddy~.”
Woo Joo, nestled in Chae Ha’s arms, waved his tiny hands adorably.
Upon seeing his cute gesture, Seol Won, who was also waving and smiling, abruptly stopped her hand when she noticed Chae Ha’s gaze lingering on her lips.
Then, he slowly lifted the corners of his mouth.
“You can keep waving, why stop?”
“It’s not for you that I was waving.”
After Being Cheated On, She Picked Up a Treasure (Female-dominant)
One-line summary: The husband I married on a whim had been secretly in love with me for a long time.
On the day when Jun Shao finally obtained the imperial decree for her marriage, Lan Qu, the person she had admired for six years, defied the decree and ran away.
Her gentleness and devotion, her promise of a lifetime together, were all disregarded by him. Instead, he dreamed of entering the palace to serve the Emperor’s sister as a sixth-rank attendant.
News of this incident spread throughout the capital, and the alleys in front of and behind the Lan mansion were crowded with people who came to watch the commotion.
Jun Shao should have been embarrassed and angry.
But someone stepped in to protect her dignity.
The figure was in a miserable state, yet still possessed an undeniable elegance and handsomeness.
The young lord struggled to climb the wall of the Lan mansion and shouted to her, “If he won’t marry you, I will!”
So, Jun Shao took advantage of the situation and married the person.
She thought the young lord did it to save the Lan family from the crime of defying the imperial decree, but never imagined that from beginning to end, what he coveted was her.
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After the wedding, Jun Shao felt like she was living in a dream.
Her Wife-master was as beautiful as a fairy in a painting, skilled in the six arts, well-versed in poetry and literature, capable of being gentle and attentive, and also grand and dignified. Most importantly, she was the only one in his heart and eyes.
Jun Shao didn’t know how Lan Shiwu, as a illegitimate son without a father and blessed with beauty, had managed to preserve his purity, recklessly escape, and use his last ounce of strength to ruin his own reputation, all because of his love for her, just to stand before her.
She could only see him gazing at her with eyes full of love, and when she bestowed a name upon him, his eyes shone like stars.
“You have come to me like a weary bird perching on a branch. I shall call you A Qi.”
