Eunjo quickly gathered the scattered papers on the table.
“Have you finished the design drafts? The mockup work from last time looked too amateurish. You know that, right?”
“Yes, it’s almost done. I’ll show it to you later today.”
“Good. Let’s leave first.”
Jae-ha, who was being held by the male members of the development team, listened to their stories.
At the customary nodding of the employees leaving the conference room first, Eunjo was no exception.
Using quick steps to escape the stifling space, Eunjo couldn’t shake off the warm feeling on the back of her head.
“…”
It would be the first time.
To have infinite trust in the design team. Ha.
As she twisted the ring on her finger, she frowned.
Friday.
After cautiously navigating a week like walking on thin ice, Eunjo came home early.
Laughter echoed frighteningly as she opened the front door, and the tempting smell of delicious food vibrated in the air.
“Mom! Welcome back!”
In Daon’s hands, there were dumplings that seemed to have been run over like the full moon.
“Wow, Grandma’s dumplings! Why did you go through the trouble of making these?”
“Well, should we eat those then?”
The owner of the neighboring apartment, Grandma Choi Youngja, pointed to the cake box in Eunjo’s hands with a nod.
“You like cream cakes. I bought it to eat as a dessert.”
“It’s not a celebration or anything, why bother. Just looking at that makes me feel gloomy for no reason.”
“You’re doing this again. You’ve already shed tears once. Anyway, Grandma smiled and laughed, saying, ‘That’s enough, let’s stop making this. Who’s going to eat all of this?'”
Minah gestured for Daon to come over, putting down the dumplings she was making.
“Sister, do you want to change clothes and wash up? I’ll make dumplings. They’re really delicious.”
“Just a moment ago, you were asking who’s going to eat it all. Just leave it and eat it whenever you feel like it. You can eat it until spring if you put it in the freezer.”
“It’s for kimchi, haha—stop it.”
Ignoring Minah’s laughter, Eunjo headed to the bedroom.
Grandma, who had no close relatives in Eunjo’s family, had been a dear neighbor for quite some time.
People with similar situations became precious connections, relying on each other.
Now they had to part ways… Eunjo felt a sense of disappointment and loneliness.
“We should be the ones preparing the side dishes…”
Eunjo frowned as she looked at the side dishes Grandma had made and brought.
“It’s not much. I bought a lot of potatoes and things since I’m moving the day after tomorrow, so I just made them.”
“You said this neighborhood is quiet and good for living alone…”
“Oh my, what’s good about living alone. I have a somewhat late hunch, but I’m going down to my hometown. Oh dear, I’ll feel so relieved when I think about going to that house without an elevator. I still have quite a few friends who are alive. Now that I’ve made up my mind to go, I feel good.”
“We’ll miss you.”
“Miss me! You can see me again. If anyone wants to buy Daon’s house, sell it! I knew the house prices were going up, but I was so lucky! Oh, by the way, I should give Daon some spending money.”
“No, please don’t!”
Grandma, who insisted on giving a large bill to the child, wiped her eyes again.
…
“Don’t be so disappointed. Listening to what I heard, there wasn’t really any reason, but our friend’s hometown where friends are seems good. She said she’d buy a nice detached house, spend a lot, and live extravagantly in the future.”
“…I see.”
“If someone generously offers to buy our house, let’s move to a bigger one.”
“I like it here.”
“Like Grandma, who wouldn’t refuse even if the market price triples? Who? Why this house?”
“Huh? Did you hear something like that? Grandma is becoming rich and moving down. It’s good news, so stop frowning!”
“…”
A week later, Saturday morning.
After eating breakfast, Eunjo, who thought the house was unusually quiet, came out to the living room.
Minah had left the house, saying she had something to do, and Daon’s figure was also nowhere to be seen.
The TV was on, and in front of it, a half-eaten bag of snacks was open.
“Daon! Sweetie, where are you?”
Not in the guest room or the bathroom!
Uneasy, Eunjo quickly opened the balcony window and looked down at the apartment playground, but there was no sign of the child.
Her heart started to pound.
Eunjo took a deep breath and calmly scanned the playground from end to end again.
Nowhere!
In her pajamas, Eunjo grabbed the cardigan on the sofa, put her arms through it, and opened the front door.
Taking deep breaths while waiting for the elevator to come up, she saw ‘it’ again in her eyes.
A transparent and large plastic bag placed in front of the neighbor’s entrance.
Since the first day she saw it three days ago, it had been filled every day, and eventually, it was brimming with bottles.
From beer to whiskey, even soju.
Although she didn’t know who moved in, it was clear that they were a heavy drinker.
“…He must be at the playground.”
Feeling more anxious, Eunjo tightly gripped the front of her cardigan.
Suddenly, she thought she should take her wallet with her, not just her phone.
With trembling hands, she pressed the front door’s password again.
Ring—[Dash]
The neighbor’s front door opened.
And, with something black smeared around the mouth—
“Yoon Daon!!”
“Mom?”
“Why, why are you coming from there? Huh?”
Eunjo roughly felt Daon’s clothes, body, arms, and legs all over with her coarse hands.
“Why? Mister… hing…”
“Mister? What mister? Did a man touch you?”
In a moment of horror and anger, a barefoot figure, holding slippers, came into view.
Cold Male Lead Became My Clingy Husband (Female-Dominant)
Feng Bai Su transmigrated into a matriarchal novel, becoming the sister of the female protagonist and the Seventh Princess of the Feng Ling Kingdom.
After working herself to death in her previous life, finally reincarnating as a princess, she only wanted to be a lazy fish who could eat, sleep, and play.
Until she met the male protagonist from the book, Wei Jing Mo, and he took a liking to her!
Wei Jing Mo is the top young man in Feng Ling City, talented in both appearance and ability, from a prestigious family, with a cold and otherworldly appearance, a figure like the bright moon in the hearts of noble ladies. It was thought that only the most powerful and talented noble lady in Feng Ling City would be worthy of such a brilliant young man. Who knew that this young gentleman would secretly admire the infamous Seventh Princess?
Short scene 1:
Feng Bai Su looked at the young man crying like a pear blossom in the rain before her, and couldn’t help but doubt her life.
Wasn’t the male lead described as a cold and otherworldly figure in the book?
Then who was this poor little thing crying with swollen red eyes and tear-stained face?
Short scene 2:
Wei Jing Mo stared intently at Feng Bai Su who was about to go out, wanting to say, “Be careful on the road.”
Before he could speak, Feng Bai Su suddenly bent down and bit his cheek.
Her peach blossom eyes were full of disdain: “Tsk! You’re so clingy!”
Wei Jing Mo: “…”
A talented fox spirit female lead with a flirtatious appearance but actually abstinent VS A cold-looking but actually naive and clingy little jealous male lead
