He completely understood her feelings, so no matter what answer he gave, he felt like he had to return it to her, but his lips just wouldn’t speak.
The thought processes that were moving forcibly came to a complete halt, like a lie.
Su-yeon looked straight ahead with eyes that were tumultuously wavering, and she exhaled the held breath.
Cheongdam-dong newlywed home.
Su-yeon sat on the living room sofa without turning on the lights, nibbling only the tips of her fingers.
On the table in front of her were the materials she had received through Yeong-seon during this time.
“Materials? Why all of a sudden?”
“…Before talking to Su-yeon, I wanted to organize my thoughts again.”
Although she had received them to accurately understand the situation going back, she somehow couldn’t bring herself to touch them.
“……Fayang.”
She mumbled the words she had heard through Yeong-seon. Just that sent chills down her spine and shivers throughout her body.
If she had never resented the one stroke of luck she knew, it was a lie.
She resented the god who connected her fate with Taesin Group at every moment, and on days when that was not enough, she blamed herself for vowing to see the light of day even if she had to crawl out.
Despite knowing it was irreversible, it seemed she might endure it if she did. Yet, she never thought of giving up.
Because she knew too well that they would never let her go.
Choi Su-yeon, who had been afraid of violence, became the perfect doll that suited their tastes.
To become that, she had to give up a lot.
She couldn’t have even the slightest values, let alone rights to express her thoughts or opinions.
She was truly no different from a perfect doll.
At least until she met In-ho.
In-ho was a shining person from the moment they first met, consistent and more proactive than anyone else.
She admired him, liked him, and loved him.
Although she had hidden the fact that she was an adopted child, following the education she received from Chairman Choi and his wife throughout her life, perhaps she didn’t know if she had hidden it by her own will.
She didn’t want to reveal it.
Because he shone too brightly, she didn’t want to reveal the fact that Choi Su-yeon was so wretched and unworthy.
However, it seemed that he had known her feelings from the beginning.
Even knowing all that, did he give her undeserved and excessive love?
“Eat. It’s something you like.”
Remembering even her forgotten food preferences.
“I didn’t marry the daughter of Taesin Group; I only married a woman named Choi Su-yeon.”
“To me, Su-yeon is just my wife Choi Su-yeon.”
Looking at Choi Su-yeon not as a doll of Taesin Group but just as a person.
“Sorry, Su-yeon. I’m really sorry. I said I would do my best not to regret this marriage, but I don’t think there was a single moment in the past three years when I kept that promise.”
“I thought not asking was being considerate of you. I thought it was right to wait until you spoke. During my silence…….”
“During that time, I really didn’t know that you were suffering like this.”
Apologizing sincerely even to someone unqualified like her.
“Su-yeon, why…. What’s wrong? What happened? Tell me what happened. If you talk to me, I’ll do whatever it takes, whatever it is…….”
Until the very end, he tried to embrace her with excessive love.
“Haah…….”
With a heavy sigh, tears without qualification fell silently.
No matter how many times she thought about it, In-ho was a man overflowing excessively for Choi Su-yeon.
So, it was difficult and complicated for Su-yeon.
Choi Su-yeon might be a sin in itself, and yet, could she dare to love In-ho with such herself?
However, when she thought about giving up In-ho, her heart ached too much, and she couldn’t bear to let him go. It seemed impossible to live without In-ho. How could she let him go?
“As much as you’ve been through because of me, I just hope you’ll be happy now.”
“…….”
“I wish I could be the one to make you happy.”
He was the only person who wanted to make her, the insignificant herself, happy.
Su-yeon couldn’t hold back her tears.
She missed him so much. In her heart, she longed for him so much that she couldn’t endure it and wanted to rush into Taesin’s house right away. But that wasn’t for him.
“Paying… ”
Su-yeon tried to utter the unfamiliar word once again.
If that was his choice for himself, she wanted to follow the path he had chosen, even if it was scary and intimidating.
She didn’t know what the outcome would be at the end of that road, but even so, if that was the path In-ho desired, she wanted to muster the courage to go through it.
Su-yeon grabbed the crumpled piece of paper that she had been looking at from a distance.
Then, she spent the night absorbing the contents written on the paper.
Hoping sincerely that this choice leads to In-ho.
An old tea house in Gyeonggi Province.
Chun-ho placed a cup of warm tea in front of him and stared blankly out the window.
He had been sitting there for hours every day for the past few days.
The premonition had been strong for about a week.
It was a sensation he always felt before meeting an old man.
It seemed that the old man wanted to meet him, so he had been coming to this place, almost like an unspoken appointment, for the past few days.
However, the old man showed no sign of appearing.
“You seem quite angry.”
Taking a sip of the cold tea, Chun-ho mumbled.
He had noticed that the old man was upset, but it seemed that his judgment was firm.
“Hmm.”
He made a loud groaning sound and slowly stood up from his seat.
He thought it would be difficult to see the old man again today.
However, at that moment, the old wooden door opened, and a brilliant breeze filled the tea house.
Chun-ho instinctively turned his head.
At the end of his gaze, he saw the figure of the old man he had been waiting for.
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.”
