Lee Soo’s eyes widened in surprise.
‘Is he talking about the time when I fainted in the elevator?’
She couldn’t ask because she was too embarrassed.
Ji Ho tilted his body towards Lee Soo, his arm propped up behind her on the floor, and spoke.
“Let’s get out of here.”
Ji Ho took the drink from Lee Soo’s hand, put it down, and stood up first.
He reached out his hand to help her stand up.
Everyone’s eyes were drawn to Ji Ho as he suddenly stood up.
“Ji Ho, why?”
“I’m just stepping out because Lee Soo wants some fresh air. We’ll be back soon.”
“Just the two of you?”
Joo Hee asked with wide eyes.
She sounded displeased at the idea of Lee Soo and Ji Ho leaving together.
“Why? You want to come too?”
Lee Soo asked, looking straight at Joo Hee.
From the moment Ji Ho arrived, Joo Hee had been exceptionally welcoming and hadn’t left his side.
Lee Soo had been growing increasingly annoyed with her.
“No, no, it’s not like that…”
‘Why can’t I go out with Ji Ho?’
Provoked by Joo Hee’s words, Lee Soo stood up defiantly, holding onto Ji Ho’s hand.
She felt dizzy as she stood up after sitting for a while.
Ji Ho gripped her hand tightly as she staggered a bit.
Ignoring Joo Hee’s incredulous stare, Lee Soo left with Ji Ho.
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As they passed by the front yard of the lodge, they ran into Dong Woo, who had just finished a phone call and was about to go inside.
“Lee Soo, where are you going at this hour?”
Dong Woo asked as he approached her.
“Oh, Dong Woo, I’m going for a walk. I need to sober up.”
Lee Soo replied with a smile at Dong Woo’s puzzled expression.
Dong Woo’s gaze shifted to Ji Ho, who was tightly holding Lee Soo’s hand.
Dong Woo looked at Ji Ho, his face stern.
“We have some things to talk about.”
Ji Ho said, smiling casually.
“….”
Dong Woo’s fists clenched tightly.
Lee Soo, who was standing still as if holding hands with Ji Ho was nothing out of the ordinary, also looked puzzled.
Even Dong Woo, whom she was close with, rarely held hands.
It would be a different story if it was just a brush of hands, but she had never held hands with him like this.
‘What are they doing?’
Having noticed Dong Woo’s gaze fixated on their hands, Lee Soo finally let go of Ji Ho’s hand and spoke.
“Ah. I’m a bit unsteady, so he was helping me. Dong Woo, go inside. I’ll be back soon.”
“Alright.”
Dong Woo reluctantly let Lee Soo go, but he couldn’t take his eyes off the departing pair.
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Once they had left the lodge, Ji Ho took Lee Soo’s hand again.
“You don’t have to hold my hand.”
“You’re unsteady, so I need to.”
Lee Soo indeed swayed slightly as she walked.
She was having difficulty putting strength into her legs because of the alcohol she had consumed.
“Well, then. Please hold onto me until we go downhill.”
Rather than risking a fall, she decided it would be better to let Ji Ho hold her hand all the way down.
Walking hand in hand with Ji Ho on the quiet, dark country road felt strange.
Ji Ho’s hand, tightly holding Lee Soo’s, was warm and soft.
She felt a tingling sensation, as if electricity was flowing from his palm, transferring his body heat.
Although they were just holding hands, she felt oddly comforted and supported by Ji Ho.
Once they reached the end of the downhill path leading to the water in front of the lodge, a rocky field appeared.
Ji Ho led Lee Soo to a large, flat rock where they could both sit.
There were no lights, but the bright full moon made the area not too dark.
“It’s refreshing to be out here.”
“Aren’t you cold?”
The wind blowing from the Gapyeong stream to the North Han River was cool.
“Yeah. This will help me sober up.”
Lee Soo took a deep breath and exhaled as if to rid her body of alcohol.
“It feels great. I’ve never sat in a place like this at night before. It’s very atmospheric. I like listening to the sound of water. It feels like I’ve completely escaped from daily life.”
Lee Soo’s eyes curved into crescent moons as she smiled genuinely.
“Sitting here, I really feel like I can sober up.”
After taking a deep breath, Lee Soo chuckled.
“You seem like you’re not drunk at all, Ji Ho. Have you ever been drunk?”
“Only rarely.”
At Ji Ho’s reply, Lee Soo nodded and looked up at the night sky.
“I thought the stars would pour out at night when I came to such places, but I can’t see them well because the moon is bright tonight.”
“But the moon is so beautiful.”
A round and large full moon was shining brightly like a lantern.
Ji Ho, tilting his head back, watched Lee Soo staring at the sky.
He thought it would be nice to keep watching her like this all night.
“I thought you weren’t coming today.”
Lee Soo spoke, still looking at the sky.
“I had some work. I thought I would be late and wasn’t going to come… But I thought I would regret if I didn’t.”
“Regret?”
“Yeah. Because if I didn’t come, I couldn’t have enjoyed the moonlight with you like this.”
Lee Soo turned her head at the feeling of Ji Ho’s gaze.
The distance between the two people, their shoulders slightly touching, was extremely close.
Male lead is a Destined Young Husband (Female-dominant)
One-sentence summary: Wife-master, listen to my explanation!
Li Ruantang, a young lady from a prestigious family, stumbled and fell. When she woke up, she saw a noble and beautiful young man sitting by her bedside, wiping away tears.
The young master had slightly reddened eyes, and his every move exuded charm.
The sight made Li Ruantang’s eyes hot and her heart flutter. After all, she had made a bet with the young master Meng from the neighboring family. If she couldn’t marry a husband before the end of the year, she would have to admit defeat and give up the jade she had worked so hard to obtain.
Outside the window, the flowers were in full bloom.
Rather than losing the bet, the jade, and her face, Li Ruantang calculated that it would be better to seek marriage with the young master in front of her, killing three birds with one stone.
…
Meng Jun never thought that an accident during a spring outing would lead to them rolling down a cliff and into a river, yet still survive.
Now they were trapped in an unknown village, and Meng Jun had overheard that the family who had rescued them had their own intentions.
After all, it was Li Ruantang who had lost her mind and sought marriage first. He was only trying to protect himself!
Glancing at Li Ruantang, who was listing her own merits, the young husband’s voice softened, and he blushed as he lied, “W-wife-master, Wife-master, don’t you remember me?”
The young husband’s voice was clear and handsome, coaxing Li Ruantang’s heart to be soft and sweet, and she spared no effort to protect him.
It wasn’t until they returned to the capital that Li Ruantang suddenly remembered.
When they had fallen off the cliff, in order not to implicate Wei Yunruo, whom he secretly admired, the young husband had instead pulled her, who was slightly farther away, down the cliff with him…
Short summary by Yuushi L: Initially, the male lead (ML) liked another girl, while the female lead (FL) liked the ML. Both fell off a cliff. The FL temporarily lost her memory, and the ML, fearing others might take advantage of him, claimed FL was his wife while they were staying in a village. Later, when they returned home, the FL regained her memories and remembered that the ML liked someone else, so she kept her distance from him. However, during their time living together in the countryside, the ML’s view of the FL had completely changed. From this point, his pursuit of the FL begins.
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