Tae-kyung had hurriedly found this house but pretended otherwise, dropping all pretenses.
As he opened the front door, warm air touched their skin.
Upon arriving at Tae-kyung’s house, Min-joon’s eyes widened in amazement.
It was entirely different from the small villa where Min-joon lived.
The living room was large enough to play soccer, and the luxurious interior impressed even a young child.
“Wow! Is coding teacher rich?”
“Rich?”
“Yes! Your house is as big as a palace! I saw it in a picture book!”
Min-joon exclaimed with sparkling eyes. Tae-kyung ruffled his hair, finding him adorable.
Seo-ha remained expressionless throughout.
Myung-hoon was concerned about Seo-ha but wished for her not to raise the child alone.
He urged Seo-ha.
“Seo-ha, let’s go inside quickly.”
“……Yes.”
Seo-ha entered the house with heavy steps, seemingly reluctant.
Min-joon, leaving Seo-ha behind, followed Tae-kyung around the house, exploring every corner.
The house was too tidy for a bachelor, feeling almost like a model house.
‘Even the house resembles him.’
Seo-ha felt a pang in her heart. In the warmth-lacking house of Tae-kyung, she sensed his loneliness.
She thought she had erased Tae-kyung from her mind, but it was a misconception.
The feelings she had tried so hard to suppress and ignore started to resurface.
Seo-ha bit her lip, determined not to waver.
Tae-kyung courteously instructed Myung-hoon on various things.
His meticulous care to ensure they were comfortable in his house came naturally.
“It’s sparse, as you see, for a man living alone. Please overlook any inconveniences.”
“Nonsense. We’re the ones imposing on you.”
Myung-hoon apologized, and Tae-kyung waved it off.
“Father, don’t think of it as imposing. Just make yourself comfortable. It’s a house I stay in occasionally when I come down to Seoul, so it’s mostly empty. It’s good if someone uses it.”
“Still, how can we…”
“Stay as long as you need. Just make sure to feed me when I come to Yangpyeong. Haha.”
Seo-ha’s heart twitched again at Tae-kyung’s words.
Tae-kyung relentlessly pursued her.
She knew in her head that she should resist him, but her heart felt otherwise.
“We’ll return as soon as the boiler is fixed.”
Seo-ha interjected coldly. Myung-hoon looked awkward at her attitude, but Tae-kyung responded nonchalantly.
“Do as you like. Just make sure Min-joon and Father are comfortable. I’ll show you around the house, follow me.”
Tae-kyung brushed past Seo-ha. When she didn’t move, he looked back.
“Aren’t you coming?”
“I want to look around too!”
Min-joon approached Tae-kyung cheerfully, unconcerned about Seo-ha’s complex expression.
‘When did Min-joon start following Tae-kyung?’
Seo-ha sighed and moved her feet.
“Father, sit on the sofa and rest. I’ll tell Seo-ha if you need anything.”
“Thank you.”
Myung-hoon sat on the sofa, looking around.
Tae-kyung, with Seo-ha and Min-joon in tow, passed through the living room to the kitchen.
He explained everything from the contents of the fridge to various kitchen items to Seo-ha.
The kitchen was not overly stocked but not lacking either. However, everything seemed new, as if never used.
Tae-kyung showed the spare rooms in his house, pointing out the room where Myung-hoon would stay and another for Seo-ha and Min-joon.
Seo-ha wondered why each room had a bed despite him living alone, tilting her head in curiosity.
It was as if he had anticipated their arrival.
Seo-ha thought for a moment that Tae-kyung had planned to bring her and her family here, but then shook her head, dismissing the thought as too far-fetched.
Meanwhile, Min-joon kept exclaiming ‘wow, wow’, his eyes sparkling. Tae-kyung’s house, unlike their small and old villa, looked like a rich house from TV shows. The difference was even more striking in the eyes of a child.
Tae-kyung watched Min-joon with a pleased look.
Returning to the living room, Min-joon’s eyes lit up seeing Gyu-won’s console game.
“Teacher, is that game console yours?”
“Oh, that one?”
Tae-kyung smiled mischievously. Gyu-won would probably be upset if he knew, but that wasn’t important to Tae-kyung.
Winning Min-joon’s heart was more important than Gyu-won’s reaction.
‘How did I end up chasing after a child I once disliked?’
He asked Min-joon bluntly.
“Have you played games before?”
“Games?”
Min-joon shook his head vigorously. Tae-kyung called him over and sat him on the sofa.
Turning on the console game and browsing the interface, he entered a car game Gyu-won was playing.
It was a popular game featuring a character with a red cap, blue overalls, and a mustache, racing in cars.
Tae-kyung fitted the Joy-Con into the racing wheel and handed it to Min-joon.
Min-joon looked a bit nervous, eyebrows tense.
“Don’t be nervous. It’s nothing big.”
Tae-kyung set the game to be easy to control and not veer off the track so Min-joon could play the car game.
“Vroom vroom! Watch out for the banana peels! Oh oh oh!”
“Aaah! Items! Items! Oh no! I can’t see because of the ink!”
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.
*
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.”
