Tae Hyuk went to a grilled pufferfish restaurant with Yoon Ina.
Yoon Ina stopped in front of the restaurant and just stared at the restaurant sign. He turned his head and looked at her.
“I come here alone because I like it.”
That was a lie.
Yoon Ina couldn’t determine whether he was deliberately making fun of her because he thought Tae Hyuk had noticed or whether he was sincere.
When he went into the restaurant, Yoon Ina had no choice but to step in as well.
Since it was a restaurant with only one menu, there was no need to order separately.
While Tae Hyuk was cleaning his hands with wet tissues, Yoon Ina took out a spoon and placed it in front of him.
“Thank you.”
At his thanks, Yoon Ina looked at him with surprised eyes.
It was just a common word that could be heard at any time in daily life, but it was the first time in 14 years that Choi Tae Hyuk had said that to her.
Yoon Ina lowered her trembling thin hand under the table and pressed hard with her other hand.
“Why did you want to eat together today?”
She knew there must be a reason.
Otherwise, he wouldn’t have asked her to eat first.
Then the barley pufferfish set for two that they ordered came out.
Tae Hyuk spoke calmly as he picked up his chopsticks.
“Let’s eat first.”
When he started eating, Yoon Ina looked at Tae Hyuk eating, and then she slowly put a little rice in her mouth with her chopsticks.
She couldn’t tell what it tasted like.
When Tae Hyuk finished his meal, Yoon Ina hadn’t eaten half yet.
He was always fast at eating.
When he put down his spoon, Yoon Ina also put down her spoon.
“Eat more.”
When he offered, Yoon Ina shook her head.
“I’m full.”
When she said she wouldn’t eat anymore, Tae Hyuk didn’t insist and drank water.
Thud.
As he put down the water glass, Tae Hyuk asked Yoon Ina.
“Did you post the smoking post about Eun Byul?”
Despite Tae Hyuk’s blunt question, Yoon Ina wasn’t surprised and just silently stared at his face.
He chuckled briefly and muttered.
“You don’t even deny it.”
“Even if I say it’s not me, you believe it’s me.”
“Yeah, it seemed like something you would do.”
Kkuk.
Yoon Ina clenched her hands tightly under the table.
There was only Choi Tae Hyuk in the world who thought of her as such a bad person.
So sometimes she wanted to argue with him. What did she do so wrong?
“Did you buy me food on purpose to get the answer you want from me?”
If that was the case, she should have been kind to the end.
But Tae Hyuk shook his head, saying it wasn’t that.
“I realized I haven’t done anything nice for you either. I’ve always been unpleasant.”
So, before acting sternly, it seemed like he ought to have a relaxed meal, to free his conscience.
After all, they had known each other as classmates for 14 years.
“No, you used to walk me home every day.”
“That’s because you lied about getting hurt by a stalker.”
At his blunt words, Yoon Hye Won’s face turned red.
Tae Hyuk played a video on his phone and placed it in front of Yoon Hye Won.
It was a footage from the hospital’s CCTV.
It showed Yoon Hye Won arriving first at the place where Eun Byul used to smoke in hiding, and then simply leaving.
“You deliberately sent Moon Na Young to Eun Byul.”
Yoon Hye Won looked at the CCTV footage with an expressionless face, then directly at him.
“So what? This video isn’t proof that I posted on the forum.”
Tae Hyuk, who had been watching Yoon Hye Won’s evasive face, reproached her with a firm voice.
“Eun Byul is your patient. Your patient that you should be protecting. Not a means for you to exploit!”
Despite his rebuke, Yoon Hye Won’s eyes reddened, but her face was still composed.
Tae Hyuk had never expected Yoon Hye Won to be forthcoming about everything from the start.
It’s harder for adults than children to reflect on and correct their mistakes.
He grabbed his phone and warned Yoon Hye Won.
“Apologize properly to Eun Byul. Otherwise, I’ll show her this video.”
As soon as he finished speaking, Tae Hyuk got up from his seat and left the restaurant first.
Yoon Hye Won couldn’t move from her spot.
Plop.
A tear silently rolled down from one of her eyes.
She felt she understood why she wasn’t loved, but it was still unfair.
Why was it possible for Moon Na Young, but not for her.
What she lacked compared to Moon Na Young.
The hospital had to somehow sanction the person who had anonymously posted details about an inpatient’s privacy on an internet forum.
And now that everyone in the hospital knew that Na Young was the first to find Eun Byul, they all thought she had posted the message.
“I never posted anything on the internet.”
As she firmly denied it, Director Park also looked like he had a headache.
“I know that Miss Moon isn’t usually like this. But there’s no one else who saw Eun Byul smoking. And you said you didn’t tell anyone else. So who else could know the contents of the post apart from Miss Moon?”
It was a frustrating situation for Na Young too.
Because all the circumstances were pointing towards her.
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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