“Su-yeon.”
The voice, barely uttered, trembled at the end.
Although he tried to act as if nothing had happened, it was a perfect failure from the first word.
In-ho made an effort to take a deep breath.
Even though he tried to endure, his emotions kept fluctuating.
Was she eating well, sleeping well, and living peacefully?
Was there any pain somewhere?
He wanted to check for himself, but he couldn’t. He was too curious and worried about her well-being.
But he knew that such words would only hurt her even more.
In-ho closed his eyes tightly.
“…In-ho, are you there?”
In the midst of his intense effort to hold onto his composure, a voice soaked with tears seeped through.
In-ho’s hot breath escaped incessantly.
Just being called by his name once, the remaining composure quickly evaporated.
Like throwing a stone into a silent lake, ripples spread through his heart.
In-ho’s jaw clenched.
Despite his best efforts to act fine, his emotions continued to surge like rough waves.
“Su-yeon…”
Eventually, his longing, which deepened with each breath, scattered as he spoke.
The worried sob that had been quiet behind the phone intermittently reached him.
In-ho shook his head slightly and exhaled a heavy sigh.
After a short conversation with Su-jin, In-ho ate his meal with determination.
Then, Su-jin handed him the tray with empty dishes.
Su-jin left the room for a while, and it took quite some time for her to return.
“Mom is in the living room. She might come up.”
Su-jin extended her phone hesitantly, with an anxious expression.
In-ho took the phone from her, feeling a sense of urgency.
“I’ll be at the door. If you hear someone knocking, hang up and hide the phone. It means someone is here.”
Following Su-jin’s words, In-ho nodded his head.
Soon, Su-jin left, leaving only In-ho in the room.
In-ho hesitated for a moment before pressing the buttons on his phone with a desperate touch. The sound of the call connecting echoed for a while.
In-ho couldn’t help but bring his fingertips to his lips.
How many times had he bitten his nails?
After a long wait, the connecting tone stopped, and the long-awaited voice was heard.
“…Hello?”
In an instant, In-ho forgot that he had to respond and took a deep breath.
The voice on the other end was filled with a guarded attitude.
It seemed that calling with Su-jin’s number without saying anything might be an anxious situation from Su-yeon’s perspective.
Realizing this belatedly, In-ho took a couple of deep breaths and quickly moved his lips.
“Many were hurt, and it was you, not me. Are you okay now? Is there anywhere that hurts? If you’re in pain, don’t hesitate to contact Myeong-woo. Myeong-woo will come right away.”
However, an unhidden urgency, as if asking when the calmness had ever been, permeated his voice.
It inevitably crushed Su-yeon’s heart.
“Sob, Mr. In-ho. I’m, I’m so sorry. I’m really sorry.”
“……”
“I didn’t want to make it hard for you, I didn’t want to hurt you. Mr. In-ho, I’m so sorry for making you suffer and feel pain.”
Su-yeon cried as if her breath would stop at any moment, unable to lift her head.
It was unbearable.
In her place, enduring the horrific hell, the voice worrying about her resonated deeply in her heart.
“Why did you do that? Just leave me alone. I’ve lived my whole life like that, it’s familiar to me……. If you knew everything, you should have just run away from me. Why, why……!”
Su-yeon abruptly sealed her mouth as she poured out her emotions without order.
Then, she quietly dropped tears while leaning her ear against the phone.
“…How can I escape.”
“…….”
“I could clearly guess what you were going through. Even now, I’m worried sick about you. How can I be like this, Su-yeon.”
The sobbing sound that seemed to have stopped began to flow again, overcoming Su-yeon’s attempt to hold back.
The voice tapping on her eardrums was plain, yet the sincerity it contained was incomparable.
Unmanageable emotions surged.
In the swirling whirlpool, Su-yeon could only collapse helplessly.
She had firmly decided to do anything for him, but even that determination didn’t come to mind.
If she could, she wanted to rescue him from there right away.
Even if the cost was living a beast-like life, imprisoned there for a lifetime, Su-yeon was willing to accept it.
So, if anyone was listening, she once again wished for a miracle for that couple.
However, no matter how desperately she prayed, it was an impossible wish.
This fact made her even more desperate, as she was already falling apart.
At that moment, In-ho’s voice, which had been quiet, gently surrounded Su-yeon’s ears.
“Su-yeon.”
“…….”
“Su-yeon, are you listening?”
Although In-ho called her twice, Su-yeon couldn’t easily respond due to the overwhelming emotions.
Yet, as if he understood everything and reassured her, In-ho continued speaking.
“Do you remember when I said we should love each other for a long, long time?”
“…….”
“Until we get old and our waists bend. I said, let’s love each other without changing until the moment we die.”
Male lead is reincarnated to save his wife
I’ve also read this one twice already. The female lead is kinda soft and gets embarrassed easily—not really my type, but the plot is definitely worth reading. Hurry up and read it, y’all!
Intro
When Shen Yuan encountered Su Jin again in his previous life, she had already become the Prime Minister of the current dynasty. As for him, the former top young master of the capital, he had long since fallen into the abyss, becoming a singer on a pleasure boat.
After a song ended, he was redeemed and sent to the Su Residence.
Su Jin respected and cherished him, gave him a roof over his head, and bestowed him with warmth. Shen Yuan fell deeper and deeper, but before he could express his feelings, Su Jin passed away.
Shen Yuan died to follow her in death, but instead, he returned to when he was fifteen years old.
At that time, he was not yet engaged, and Su Jin was just a poor scholar.
Shen Yuan gritted his teeth, casting aside all his pride, and thought of ways to coax and entice her every day.
The colder and more indifferent Su Jin was towards him, the more proactive Shen Yuan became.
He was not afraid of being mocked by the world, only wanting to marry his Wife-master early, to hold her hand and never let go for a lifetime.
[Note: This story will not specifically point out the male lead’s reincarnation time point; it’s all in the details. Whenever you feel that the male lead is acting strangely, he has most likely been reincarnated.]
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