That Night's Circumstance (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 10
“Yeah, you really nailed it this time. All this while, I’ve been so kind to you. I’ve doted on you with utter devotion. Spoiled you beyond what you deserved—yes, you! But how did you repay me for all that? Hiding the fact that you were adopted deep in that black heart of yours…!”
“Ah! Mother, just a moment!”
Young Sun rapidly spat out the emotions that had long been knotted inside her.
But before she could even finish her sentence, her daughter-in-law’s eyes widened as large as lanterns.
The venomous expression on Young Sun’s face began to shift into utter disbelief.
Young Sun stood there, mouth agape, staring at what her daughter-in-law had thrust right in front of her.
It was none other than her daughter-in-law’s open palm.
With one hand extended forward, her daughter-in-law busily moved the other.
In no time, she pulled out a phone from a flamboyantly luxurious designer bag—something Young Sun had never seen before.
Even that alone would’ve been shocking enough.
Young Sun would’ve immediately shouted and thrown her out of the house on the spot.
But what was this? Had she sold off every bit of her common sense overnight? Not only did she grab her phone, but without even asking permission from her mother-in-law, she went ahead and answered the call.
Young Sun’s mouth dropped open once again.
Yet Soo Yeon seemed utterly indifferent to her mother-in-law, wholly absorbed in taking the call.
“Yes. About the shoot… Huh? What did you say? No, without even consulting me, you just up and went straight to the hospital…? I’m going to lose my mind, honestly. Fine, I got it. Don’t move from there—I’m coming right now.”
Soo Yeon’s call didn’t last long.
But even that brief conversation was more than enough to infuriate Young Sun.
Stunned into speechlessness, Young Sun momentarily forgot she was supposed to be angry—until twin flames of rage suddenly flared in her eyes.
“Hey! I wasn’t finished talking! Is that how they taught you at your parents’ house? Cutting off your mother-in-law mid-sentence to answer a phone call? And where do you think you’re going!”
“I have an urgent matter—I can’t help it.”
“You really—! If you walk out like this, don’t expect to ever see me again!”
“Oh, Mother, come on. It’s not like today’s the only day. I’ll come visit again soon. I really must go now.”
In Young Sun’s view, this was her last resort—a powerful move meant to stop Soo Yeon in her tracks.
Yet Soo Yeon paid it no mind. She tucked her phone back into her bag and began preparing to leave.
Young Sun hurriedly stood up, stretching out her legs to chase after Soo Yeon.
Then she reached out, as if ready to grab Soo Yeon by the hair.
It even seemed convenient—Soo Yeon happened to have her long hair wildly loose, hanging down like a ghost’s.
But despite her grand plan, nothing ever went Young Sun’s way—not even this time.
Soo Yeon instinctively dodged with uncanny speed.
As a result, Young Sun lost her balance and wobbled.
It was only a matter of time before she face-planted onto the living room floor.
Terrified, Young Sun squeezed her eyes shut.
But just then—
“Ugh, please be more careful, Mother. I know you take good care of yourself, but you’re at that age where one wrong move and you’ll break a bone.”
A firm hand wrapped around her waist, accompanied by an exasperating scolding that mercilessly pounded Young Sun’s eardrums.
Young Sun fluttered her tightly shut eyelids open.
Contrary to her expectation of crashing onto the floor, she found herself safely settled on the soft sofa.
After gently seating Young Sun down, Soo Yeon quickly turned away, clearly in a hurry and unable to delay any longer.
Young Sun swung her arm once more to grab Soo Yeon—but again, her movement was too slow to catch her.
Overwhelmed by the despair of failing to hold onto Soo Yeon, Young Sun trembled and finally screamed,
“You worry about my bones breaking, but not about your own mother-in-law collapsing from high blood pressure because of you? Hey! Don’t you dare walk away! Hey—!!”
“Next time! I’ll call you! Rest well!”
Once again, the price for discarding the dignity she’d so carefully maintained all this time was nothing but another infuriating retort.
Young Sun watched helplessly as Soo Yeon hurried out through the front door, pressing her fingers to her temples.
*** *** ***
After rushing out of Seongbuk-dong, In Ho arrived at a major university hospital in central Seoul.
He’d momentarily forgotten he was now inhabiting Soo Yeon’s body, and out of habit, hunched his shoulders self-consciously under people’s gazes.
Then he hurried his steps forward.
Though he practically ran, his pace still failed to meet his expectations.
Frustration boiling over, In Ho grumbled hoarsely,
“These legs are ridiculously short! How does she even manage to walk? And this stamina—it’s absolutely pathetic. Ugh, damn, I’m out of breath.”
He hadn’t realized it just by watching, but now that he was actually living in Soo Yeon’s body, the inconvenience was unbearable.
Even walking briskly left him winded, and if he pushed through it, dizziness set in.
He resolved to give her a good scolding the moment he saw her—how could she have let her body deteriorate to this state?
Gritting his teeth, he finally reached the VIP hospital room.
In Ho glanced at the nameplate beside the door, confirmed it bore his name, and without hesitation, flung the door open.
Through the widening gap, he immediately saw Myung Woo standing awkwardly and himself—well, Soo Yeon’s body—lying on the bed with an uncomfortable expression.
*** *** ***
“Hyung, please lie down and rest a bit. I just called Hyung-soo-nim.”
“Oh, really…?”
Soo Yeon, now dressed in a hospital gown, gave Myung Woo a weary look.
Myung Woo kept glancing at her with a clear expression of unease, as if still unable to adapt.
But she herself wasn’t faring any better.
Soo Yeon let out a quiet sigh and lay back on the bed.
She knew Myung Woo felt awkward, but she simply didn’t have the mental clarity to address it.
The heavy headache that had plagued her for hours showed no signs of easing.
Not to mention she’d been tense and on edge since early that morning.
Overwhelming fatigue pressed down on her, making her already throbbing head feel even heavier.
Yet what troubled her most in this moment were the chaotic thoughts crowding her mind—refusing to leave.
Soo Yeon blinked listlessly, her gaze fixed outside the window.
She kept reliving the incident on set.
More precisely, the actress opposite In Ho.
Shin Yoo Ri’s voice and the touch of her hand seemed permanently etched into her memory, impossible to erase.
“Oppa, you looked tired yesterday, and again today? Did you not sleep well?”
Unlike herself, the woman was brimming with energy, her voice incredibly soft and gentle.
Even her tone when asking questions was sweetly affectionate.
And that wasn’t all.
“Just look at how dry your skin’s gotten.”
Her hand stroked his cheek without hesitation—an intimacy so discreet it was almost unbelievable.
As that unpleasant memory resurfaced vividly, Soo Yeon felt a sharp pang in her chest.
She squeezed her eyes shut.
They’d been married for more than just a day or two—yet never once had she worried over In Ho with the same tenderness as that woman.
Had she ever even imagined gently stroking In Ho’s cheek like that? All she’d ever done was lie rigidly in bed and signal ovulation days.
Her mouth turned bitter.
That actress she’d seen at dawn seemed far closer to In Ho than she, his actual wife, ever had.
Even though Choi Soo Yeon was truly Seo In Ho’s wife.
That thought lodged deeply in the center of her mind, paralyzing her completely.
“The driver? Don’t worry about it.”
Even though she’d said not to worry.
“Yesterday during filming, I couldn’t focus properly, so I kept calling NGs. She must’ve been concerned and came to see me during a short break…”
Even though she’d downplayed it as nothing.
“…She said I looked tired and brought me an energy drink. And of all things, someone just happened to snap a photo of her handing it to me.”
Even though she’d claimed it was just an accidental photo.
“…Liar.”
Soo Yeon unintentionally muttered under her breath and sighed.
Just then, Myung Woo, who had been silent until now, suddenly spoke up.
“Hyung, but about Hyung-soo-nim…”
Soo Yeon’s eyes, fixed firmly on the window, twitched faintly.
She couldn’t help but be startled by the reference to herself.
“It’s a bit strange.”
“…What do you mean?”
Soo Yeon feigned composure, but her voice came out awkwardly strained.
Clearly, Myung Woo had no idea that the person before him—In Ho’s body—was actually his ‘sister-in-law.’
Regardless of the circumstances, hearing someone openly discuss her—through another’s words—was far more nerve-wracking than she’d expected.
“I’ve never seen Hyung-soo-nim show her emotions like that before. Is she always like this when it’s just the two of you?”
Soo Yeon swallowed hard.
Myung Woo’s gaze, filled with unmistakable confusion, felt painfully clear.
She couldn’t find the words.
Had she really been like that?
As Myung Woo described—someone who never showed emotions outwardly?
After a brief moment of reflection, Soo Yeon bit softly on her lower lip.
Perhaps that’s how she’d seemed.
Ever since before even finishing elementary school, she’d believed the only way to avoid being abandoned again by her adoptive parents was through absolute obedience.
With each passing day, Soo Jin’s bullying and her adoptive parents’ favoritism only worsened.
To say it hadn’t been painful or difficult would’ve been a lie.
But even worse than that pain was the terror of being cast away once more.
She didn’t want to be abandoned.
She didn’t want to be alone again.
So from the age of barely ten, Soo Yeon had learned how to endure.
She’d settle for a family in name only—just as long as she could call it a ‘family.’
Her entire life had been about mastering two things: endurance and resignation.
Living exactly as her ‘family’ wanted—nothing more, nothing less.
“I’m not sure…”
Soo Yeon gave Myung Woo an evasive answer.
She genuinely didn’t know what to say.
Someone who’d only ever known how to obey and submit could hardly be skilled at expressing her own thoughts.
“But Hyung, are you really feeling that unwell? Hyung-soo-nim said you were burning up all night, so I brought you to the hospital right away—but even on set, something about you felt… off. You didn’t seem like yourself.”
“…Really?”
“Yeah. Maybe that’s why I’m completely out of it. Hyung-soo-nim, who’s usually so reserved, suddenly became extremely direct, and you’re suddenly so kind—even gentle. Ah, I don’t mean you’re usually mean or anything!”
Myung Woo, who’d been speaking without thinking, suddenly waved his hands frantically in panic.
His embarrassment was so obvious that Soo Yeon’s mood, which had been sinking, unexpectedly lightened—and she let out a soft chuckle.
The tension in the room eased slightly as a result.
Without saying anything further, Soo Yeon turned her gaze back toward the window.
Silence stretched for a while.
Then, unexpectedly, a noise broke the quiet of the hospital room.
Instinctively, Soo Yeon turned toward the sound.
It came from the door.
The tightly shut door was now half-open—and through the gap, she saw herself.
Or rather, In Ho wearing her face.
Ex-husband Wants Reconciliation
One-line summary: Chasing the wife to the crematorium (making an effort to attract someone who has become indifferent), the female lead doesn’t look back, the second male lead takes the position.
Intro:
To repay the kindness of the older generation, Su Mu crossed into a female-dominated world and became a live-in daughter-in-law of the Yan family, single-handedly saving the Yan family from fire and water.
But her husband, Yan Jiyue, the eldest son of the Yan family, treated her with sarcasm and never showed her a good face.
It wasn’t until after Su Mu’s death that this pampered and arrogant young master shed a few fake tears and pretended to want to die for love.
This life’s kindness was enough. If there was a next life, she would definitely kick Yan Jiyue away.
Who knew that the heavens would be so kind as to allow her to be reborn, returning to the time when she had just married into the Yan family.
Su Mu glanced at the Yan eldest son, who still spoke coldly to her, and threw a divorce letter in front of him.
“Let’s divorce!”
***
Yan Jiyue never imagined that he would be reborn. He happily went to find Su Mu, wanting to make up for the mistakes he had made in his ignorant youth.
Wasn’t the reason the heavens allowed him to be reborn to let him reconcile with Su Mu?
But when he pushed open the door to Su Mu’s room, the person lying on the bed was another man.
Su Mu’s personal attendant, Xie Yi.
Yan Jiyue hated him so much that his teeth itched. In front of Su Mu, Xie Yi was a gentle and considerate whisperer of sweet nothings, but in reality, he was vicious-hearted and deliberately sabotaged their husband and wife relationship.
In the previous life, it was he who secretly hid in Su Mu’s coffin and committed suicide, stealing a step ahead of him to be buried with Su Mu.
Yan Jiyue’s eyes were filled with hatred as he cursed, “What kind of thing are you? Your background is lowly, what right do you have to occupy Su Mu?”
Xie Yi looked at the sleeping Su Mu and no longer pretended to be a whisperer of sweet nothings.
He proudly stuck out his belly, “I have the right because my belly is capable of giving the Wife-master a daughter.”
***
Yan Jiyue was consumed with jealousy. He spread rumors that Xie Yi had once been branded with the mark of a “harlot” on his chest.
But on the night Xie Yi cut off the flesh bearing that mark, Su Mu suddenly realized something was amiss.
“How did you know the exact moment I was poisoned? And why did you show up a month early?”
Xie Yi remained silent, blood from his wound soaking through his robes. His sapphire eyes brimmed with anguish – or was it just a flawless act?
Between a once-arrogant husband now seeking redemption, and a gentle soul willing to die for her – who truly held the darkest secrets? And could it be that Su Mu and Yan Jiyue weren’t the only ones given a second chance at life…?
[Reading Guide]
1. True divorce, chasing the wife to the crematorium, the female lead doesn’t look back, the male lead is Xie Yi.
2. The ex-husband did not cheat, he just realized too late and didn’t realize that he liked the female lead.
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