“Has the insurance company’s car arrived already?”
It hadn’t been long since I waited. Fortunately, it came earlier than expected. Yeonwoo opened the car door and stepped outside.
The black sedan approached rapidly and stopped behind Yeonwoo.
However, something was strange.
‘Isn’t there a company logo?’
······Maybe I couldn’t see it in the dark?
While wondering, a man in a suit coat got out of the stopped car.
No way.
Some man was coming towards Yeonwoo.
Thump. Thump. Thump. Thump.
Without knowing who it was, Yeonwoo’s heart began to ache painfully.
“What’s the matter?”
Ah. At the same time as confirming the approaching man’s face, I could tell by his voice. This man was not Kwon Joonhwi.
Did I really think it was him?
‘Shameless, Kim Yeonwoo.’
Of course, a person who shouldn’t be here.
“Excuse me. Are you okay? What are you doing here?”
Getting no response, the man cautiously examined Yeonwoo and asked again.
“Oh, yes, my car broke down.”
“It’s dangerous to stand like this by the roadside. Did you call for insurance?”
What should I do? Although I wanted to answer the kind concern of a stranger, my body wouldn’t listen. Suddenly, my hands were trembling, and it felt like tears would pour out.
I pretended it wasn’t the case, but on the other hand, I hoped he would come. As always, it was Kwon Joonhwi, who appeared like a miracle, like magic, at unexpected times.
But he didn’t come.
The simple fact turned into despair and stabbed Yeonwoo’s spine with pain.
No. More precisely, the fact that he couldn’t come anymore struck Yeonwoo’s insides.
In this frightening and difficult situation, when he needed help, when he wanted to see him.
The Kwon Joonhwi who would rush to him was nowhere to be found.
“Oh, yes······.”
While hesitating, another person got out of the car. The woman, surprised to see Yeonwoo’s tears, tightly held the man’s arm. Their affectionate appearance made Yeonwoo’s eyes sting.
“Oh my. Did you get hurt?”
“I’m, I’m okay.”
“You seem very surprised······. Honey, should I call 119?”
“No! I’m okay. I’ll be fine.”
Embarrassing. What is this?
Yeonwoo, pretending to be fine, smiled and waved, trying to assure the concerned couple.
After sending off the kind couple, Yeonwoo turned back to the driver’s seat.
“It has to be okay. It will get better······.”
Muttering promises to himself, Yeonwoo finally burst into tears until his vision blurred.
“Sob! Huk······!”
Forgetting Kwon Joonhwi. I thought I could do it.
Others’ breakup, I thought it would be nothing.
I thought I could easily let it go like a common song lyric if I didn’t see it, hear it, or think about it.
But without looking, his indifferent gaze shone brightly only for Yeonwoo, and that moment unfolded before his eyes.
Even though I try not to listen, a gentle voice filled with affection lingered in my ears.
‘She must be confident she won’t regret it.’
I responded belatedly to his dry ultimatum.
“No, I don’t want to.”
I regret it! I genuinely regret it.
“Heuk, huk······.”
I don’t want to break up.
“Heuk! Heu, huk!”
I should have been more understanding. I should have understood that busy person more.
Whether others talk about how women are much inferior to men or not, what does that have to do with courage! As long as we’re okay, that’s all that matters.
I was reckless. I sabotaged my own happiness. Foolishly······.
No matter how much I wiped with the back of my hand, tears that couldn’t be endured poured out. Yeonwoo collapsed over the steering wheel, sobbing.
But the harsh winter night in rural Jeju was unforgiving. In the darkness without even a glimmer of light, there was no one to embrace Yeonwoo’s trembling shoulders.
After the disastrous trip to Jeju, where both his heart and body were in shambles, it was time to return to work.
I need to bring up the resignation talk soon, but when is the right timing?
Yeonwoo, who was captured by those thoughts throughout the commute, couldn’t get a grip on his work.
“Then, Attorney Kwon Joonhwi’s final confirmation signature can be received by Deputy Kim Yeonwoo.”
“Yes, yes?”
So, not concentrating during the meeting, when the team leader casually mentioned his painful name, Yeonwoo was startled.
“Next year’s new employee special lecture plan. Attorney Kwon Joonhwi is doing it for the corporate compliance division, right?”
“Well······ Yes, that’s right. But.”
“If Deputy Yeonwoo can go and get the approval.”
“Oh, that’s good. Get the approval and come back after seeing your lover’s face one more time.”
It was frustrating to have teammates cheering for Yeonwoo without knowing anything.
I just wanted to declare my resignation now!
However, I couldn’t refuse honestly by saying, ‘I can’t go to get his signature because of personal reasons involving Kwon Joonhwi,’ which is like posting a notice on Lo&Yule’s website that I broke up with him. I wasn’t ready to announce the breakup to people yet.
“Ahaha, yes, do I have to······? Haha.”
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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