Eun-jo, receiving a subtle jab, smiled faintly. As they continued to exchange words, he often fell asleep easily.
“Of course. If it takes using my entire fortune, I can do that.”
“There will never be an event that requires your entire fortune. The best effort, well… I just want to do things naturally. Anything.”
“I want to give you and the baby, Da-on, the absolute best. Something no one has ever experienced. It’s time to make up for all the time wasted!”
Eun-jo, who was lying down and looking at the ceiling, turned her body sideways. Her eyes, half-closed until then, widened with curiosity.
“How on earth did you bake and simmer our Da-on? What don’t I know?”
“Uh… F-Fight? Dong-guri just came home after finishing work, and we spent some time together until you finished work.”
“What?? You brought a child into a house full of alcohol?”
“No! There was no alcohol when the child was there! I was perfectly sober. Maybe… roughly?”
“What kind of conversation could you two possibly have? It doesn’t make sense.”
As if asking her to be honest, Eun-jo furrowed her brow.
“Actually, I received some help… When I ordered various snacks that Dong-guri likes, I pretended to eat a bit. Thanks to Dong-guri, did I live?”
Pic—Da-on nestled into Jae-ha’s laughing arms.
“See? He’s on my side even in his sleep.”
“Hmph. Then, Min-ah was an accomplice too. I’ve never heard such a story.”
“She ate with me a lot.”
“Who calls their sister-in-law by her name?”
“I told her to call me that… Should I postpone it a bit? She cooked for me. Compared to her kindness, Grignon’s house is just a small gesture! Very small! Just this palm!”
Jae-ha showed his palm.
“Is that hand small? It’s big!”
“…It’s a bit big. But the hand, only?”
“Ugh! Kwon Jae-ha!!”
“What kind of sinister thoughts did you have? I was talking about a house. It’s big here. We can raise several kids.”
“…Several? Who said anything about having several? I don’t want to hear it, I just want to sleep.”
Watching the smiling Jae-ha, Eun-jo turned her back abruptly.
“Sleep well.”
Jae-ha pulled up the blanket, and even after that, for a while, he muttered something like, ‘I can’t believe it,’ ‘I really can’t believe it,’ unable to believe, and similar remarks, then, at some point, he made steady breathing sounds.
In those breath sounds, Eun-jo, who had become strangely comfortable, couldn’t understand herself.
“…….”
It felt like an unusually quiet night. Only the comfortable sound of breathing floated in the thick darkness.
The entire city must have fallen asleep. No, the whole world must have fallen asleep…
“…….”
When Eun-jo lifted her eyelids, what she heard was a faint whisper.
Thinking she might be dreaming, she stared at the dawn visible through the damp curtains… Floating, small gray shadows in the air.
Ah, it’s snowing. It’s snowing…
She slept deeply, as if it were a miracle. When Eun-jo raised her upper body, she discovered the bright light coming through the slightly open door. And a voice.
Who is it? Confirming that Da-on was still deeply asleep, she got up from bed cautiously, wrapped herself in a gown.
Holding a crowbar, she moved towards the door. As she approached the kitchen, where the sound could be heard, she heard the voices more clearly. Jae-ha was talking to someone—no, arguing…?!
Passing through the living room and reaching the kitchen where the sound was coming from, in one step, in the eyes of Eun-jo, the person who came into view was…
“Kang [Dash] Secretary?!”
“Oops! Uh, Eun [Dash] No, Sister-in-law!! Hello!”
“Edi, don’t call me that in advance. Eun-jo doesn’t like it very much.”
In pajamas, Jae-ha, with crossed arms, was looking down at Secretary Kang, not someone else—arguing, or rather, quarreling…?!
“I’m sorry for waking you up. No, it’s not that. It’s because of Hyung! I got too excited alone, so I raised my voice. Still, I was worried, so I gave a mask to the person who rushed here.”
Eddie, sitting at the kitchen table and sipping hot tea, looked disheveled. It was a completely unfamiliar and tired face, unlike anything seen before.
“You came from Seoul? You look tired. Shall I find something for you to eat? Or…”
“Yeah, have a bowl of soup and get some sleep. We have some things to take care of.”
“…Things we need to take care of?”
“Eun-jo, it’s snowing. The first snow.”
Jae-ha, who sweetly called towards Eun-jo, turned his gaze away and growled again.
“This kid ruined the atmosphere, but whatever.”
“Anyway, someone had to take care of Da-on. Just drink your tea, wash up, and get a brief rest. Don’t worry and stick to the plan you’ve made. Good luck, hyungnim.”
This time, Eddie sneered annoyingly, but for some reason, Jae-ha remained silent.
“Where are you going? What do you mean by sticking to the plan? In the early morning when it’s snowing?”
Slowly approaching, Jae-ha gently adjusted Eun-jo’s messy hair.
“It’s snowing, but it’s not very cold. Still, I’ll take out the warmest coat from my collection for you to wear.”
“Where are you going?”
“Kang. Let’s go see the Hudson River covered in snow….”
The Male lead Always Seduces Her with His Beauty (Matriarchy)
Xin Jiao Zhou is the leader of the world’s premier sect. She has just experienced betrayal from all sides, was poisoned in an assassination attempt, and faced death squad attacks while the poison was taking effect. After finally clearing out the scum from her sect, she was drugged again while trying to detoxify.
After waking up from a night of unconsciousness, she gained a “beautiful and kind-hearted” husband.
Xin Jiao Zhou: “???”
He fell ill.
She came to see him, bringing breakfast.
As she put down the breakfast and was about to leave, his hand slipped while holding the spoon. “Clank!”
She turned around upon hearing the noise.
He looked up at her, his eyebrows drooping: “My hand… has no strength.”
“Shall I… feed you?” she asked tentatively.
He opened his mouth cheerfully: “Ah—”
Thinking she was drowning, he jumped in without hesitation to save her, but nearly drowned himself. In the end, it was she who swam over to rescue him, giving him air underwater.
After emerging from the water, his ear tips turned red. He lightly brushed his cheek, tucking his sideburns behind his ear, revealing delicate, pink-tinged ear tips. He lowered his gaze, too embarrassed to look at her.
Xin Jiao Zhou: He’s truly beautiful, kind-hearted, and adorable.
A certain someone when disciplining subordinates behind the scenes: “If they don’t obey, just kill them.”
What’s that? She might already have someone she cares about in her heart? A certain someone: Find out who it is, kill them, and then there won’t be anyone.
What? She met a man by the riverside? What? That man even hurt her? A certain someone: Whichever hand hurt her, chop off his entire arm.
Love at first sight without realizing it, gradually falling in love, slowly getting closer…
Family and national grudges, schemes and desires, good and evil, crime and punishment, she and he face the future together, seeking justice with passion!
A naturally dark female lead who could accidentally destroy the world but is actually an honest person VS a weak, pitiful, and helpless but skilled fighter, beautiful white-cut black male lead
My heart is not of stone, how steadfast is your love? — Tao Yuanming “Imitating the Ancients (No. 3)”
— Reading Guide —
Cold female lead & dramatic black lotus with hidden yandere traits male lead
