Eun Jo sent a look laden with multiple meanings, but Jae Ha had no chance to respond.
Contrary to her shock, he led the guests as if he had been expecting this moment.
First to enter as if it was her own home was Jenis, her beautiful silver curls flowing gracefully.
Dressed in a high-end designer tracksuit, she radiated a bright and lively atmosphere.
On the other hand, her husband Kyle was formally dressed in a gray suit with fine pinstripes.
Despite their contrasting outfits, they oddly seemed like a well-matched couple.
[The house is more cozy than I thought, Kyle. Where’s the bathroom?] [This way, please.]Eun Jo blankly stared at Jae Ha’s back as he guided Jenis to the bathroom.
Cozy…
“Mom, can I touch the puppy?”
Da On shook the hand he was holding.
He finally noticed the busy white furball moving around the living room, sniffing here and there.
The quick-witted ‘Great-Grandpa’ swiftly brought the puppy before Da On.
[Would you like to greet her? Her name is Lily.]“Her name is Lily. Go ahead and pet her head gently.”
“Lily? Like the flower? So cute.”
Da On reached out his small hand and gently stroked the puppy’s head.
[She’s a girl. Go ahead and hold her. Lily is a gentle puppy. Don’t be scared, go on!]As Kyle said, the puppy settled into Da On’s arms without any resistance.
“Wow…”
“She’s a girl, you said? She’s good, isn’t she?”
“Yeah, she’s really, really pretty.”
Da On nuzzled his cheek against Lily’s.
“I thought you’d bring all four dogs. Thank goodness you didn’t.”
Upon hearing the voice from behind, Eun Jo was taken aback, but Jae Ha, who had been close by, grinned.
“Dong Goo Ri, you like dogs, huh? Noted.”
What’s ‘noted’? No—Eun Jo subtly shook her head at him.
Feigning ignorance, Jae Ha shrugged and extended his hand toward Kyle.
[Was the flight not too hard? Give me your coat. Wearing a suit to my house, obviously wanting to impress someone, but you wasted your effort.] [Why would it be a waste if I want to make a good first impression meeting Eun Jo for the first time? Sounds like you’re the one who wants to look good.]Kyle, with his white hair, laughed heartily.
[Very true, please have a seat.]By the time she snapped back to reality, Eun Jo found me preparing tea.
And heard the joyful laughter full of happiness emitted by Da On.
“Aa—hahaha—ticklish! Lily, stop it—ahaha—”
The child was rolling on the living room floor, playing joyfully with the puppy.
Da On often meets an American English teacher at the daycare.
Perhaps that’s why he showed more interest in the fluffy white Lily than in Jenis and Kyle.
Lily is a charming white Pomeranian with a cute face and small black eyes.
Her naturally fluffy fur was round and full like a puffball.
She was well-trained, not barking at all.
Eun Jo knew that Da On always had shining eyes whenever he saw someone’s puppy outside.
But adopting one for him wasn’t feasible right now.
“……Ah!”
Jae Ha, who suddenly came closer, nonchalantly pressed the button on the boiling electric kettle.
Then he gently stroked Eun Jo’s cheek.
“I’ll do it. Go sit, they’ll want to talk to you more than me.”
“No, let me do it. Please.”
Eun Jo shook her head and pleaded with somewhat pitiful eyes.
“Ah, are you being cutesy?”
“If you keep this up, I’m going home right away.”
“Right, intimidation suits you better. Be careful with the hot water, then.”
Mm—Eun Jo gently pushed Jae Ha with her body.
The plan was to quickly pour the tea and naturally slip away when the opportunity arose.
However, when Jae Ha returned to his seat, the original Kyle approached her.
[I usually prepare the tea at home. Let me help you.] [It’s fine! Just need to pour the water now…] [Alright, let’s do it together. I’ll pour the water into the cup, you can watch. Is that alright?]His blue eyes, piercing as they were, radiated warmth as they smiled at Eun Jo.
She simply nodded her head.
She didn’t even realize she was smiling so sweetly.
[You really mean to stay here after doing all that? I knew you were just talking nonsense.] [No, I meant it, if only for a moment.] [Of course you don’t mean it now. This house is too modest for Jennys Alexis.]Jae Ha was playfully teasing his grandmother Jennys.
He knew full well what to expect if she left her New York home to stay in a hotel.
The hotel staff must be in a state of emergency right now.
[You know your grandmother well, Kyle. How predictable.] [Which hotel is it?] [It’s close, the W.] [For the sake of the hardworking staff, you should stay there.]“I…I could just lend you my room. I’ll go back with the child.”
Eun Jo, who had been sitting quietly, sent a look filled with the meaning of a request to Jae Ha.
“Alright, that’s your room.”
He grinned mischievously.
What is he focusing on and liking right now—Eun Jo widened her eyes.
However, his direct gaze made her face flush stupidly.
Male lead is a Divorced Husband
She said to him: “Tell me, what makes you like me? I’ll change it!”
Liu Changning transmigrated into a female cannon fodder character in a female-dominant novel.
After reading the first half of the novel’s plot, the first thing she did upon transmigration was to divorce the Pan Jinlian-style male protagonist she had just married.
She indulged herself, pretending to be ugly and poor.
But as time passed, the way that man looked at her became more and more unusual…
Liu Changning was dumbfounded: Tell me, what makes you like me? I’ll change!
――
This lifetime, Pei Yuanshao was rejected by the same woman twice!
The first time, she drove him away. Forced by the situation, he endured the waves of anger in his heart, yielding and humbling himself.
That person lay slanted on a rocking chair, her sallow face emotionless: “If you don’t want a divorce, go cook!”
Pei Yuanshao’s face was dark and gloomy: “You!”
The second time, after the crisis in Jinling City was resolved, the new emperor sent someone to pick him up. He turned around, stammering: “I… I have to go. If you keep me…”
That person lay on the kang bed, her back to him, as if she had long anticipated this day, crisp and clear: “Goodbye!”
Pei Yuanshao was so angry his fingers trembled: “You… you!”
The mission of family and country made him restrain himself, averting his eyes and turning to leave this broken household.
Two years later, they met again. Seeing her ethereal face, his body shook like a sieve.
“She was originally a ‘she’!”
At the Qionglin Banquet, the top scholar of the imperial examination, a talented person with exceptional speech and conduct, all the unmarried young gentlemen from aristocratic families looked at her with shy and timid eyes.
The peerless imperial official Pei Yuanshao felt the anger in his heart erupt. He pointed at the woman surrounded by the crowd at the Qionglin Banquet, his thin lips slightly curled: “Little sister, I wants that person to be the wife-master of my Mingde Prince Manor.”
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