That Night's Circumstance (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 13
In Ho let out a sigh.
Considering Soo Yeon’s position, he should have answered his mother’s call yesterday, just like before.
If he ignored the call simply because she was hard to deal with, all the resulting consequences would fall squarely on Soo Yeon.
Yet despite knowing this, In Ho hesitated for a long while.
Meanwhile, the loud ringing abruptly stopped.
Now it appeared as though he’d deliberately ignored the call despite knowing it was coming—and that created a whole new set of complications.
“Hah, did she really use to call this often? I don’t remember hearing anything like that…”
In Ho furrowed his brow, trying to recall his sparse conversations with Soo Yeon.
Not much came to mind.
But even after sifting through those few memories again and again, he couldn’t find a single mention of his mother constantly calling to the point of being annoying.
Was it just coincidence that she’d started calling so frequently right after their bodies switched? Or…
“Maybe she never even intended to tell me at all.”
As soon as that thought hit him, the headache he’d forgotten returned with a vengeance.
“Ugh, seriously—why does my head ache so much?”
In Ho gripped his head tightly, frustration clear in every motion.
He occasionally suffered from headaches himself, but only when pushing through an overwhelming schedule.
He’d never experienced pain like this—random, relentless, and utterly untimely.
Admittedly, the current situation was more than enough to trigger a headache, but somehow this one felt different, as if it stemmed from something deeper than just the stress of having swapped bodies.
Suddenly, he remembered the pill bottle he’d seen last night.
And over it, Soo Yeon’s face appeared in his mind.
That nearly empty bottle, and Choi Soo Yeon, who always insisted she was fine.
Even on days when she clearly wasn’t well, whenever he asked if she was okay, Soo Yeon always just said yes.
He’d truly believed her.
After all, there was always a faint, gentle smile lingering at the end of her words—enough to convince him she really was alright.
“Choi Soo Yeon… just what on earth…”
In Ho muttered under his breath, clutching his temples. He wanted nothing more than to find Soo Yeon immediately, but his body refused to cooperate as the headache intensified.
He instinctively thought of the pills he’d taken last night.
His eyes drifted toward the nightstand—but in that instant, he noticed the missed call notifications flashing on his phone screen.
“Whoa—thirteen calls? What could possibly be going on?”
In Ho stared again at the screen, stunned.
Thirteen missed calls, all from “Mother.”
If she was calling this persistently, something serious must truly be happening.
Frowning, In Ho tapped the call icon.
But just then, an unexpected, loud banging shook the entire house.
BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG!
Startled, In Ho jumped to his feet.
The deafening noise wouldn’t stop.
Without even checking the intercom, he rushed straight to the front door.
“Who is it?”
“It’s me! Open this door right now!”
The voice sounded familiar.
In Ho hurriedly unlocked the door.
Young Sun stormed in, shoving past him roughly, her brows knitted in anger.
“What brings you here at a time like this—without even a call first…?”
“No call? Clearly, you’ve made up your mind to act completely outrageous! Do you even know how many times I’ve called you? What even is that phone for if you’re not going to answer it!”
Ah—right. Of course.
Only now did In Ho grimace, realizing his mistake too late.
“Hah, so now you don’t even want to listen to me?”
“Mother, it’s not like that.”
“If you’re going to behave like this, don’t even call me ‘Mother’!!”
Young Sun shouted, her voice dripping with venom.
For a moment, In Ho could only stare at her, dumbfounded.
He’d never seen his mother like this—it was deeply unsettling.
His shock was written plainly across his face.
Young Sun didn’t miss a beat.
“Judging by your state, you’ve clearly been sleeping soundly this whole time. Your husband collapsed on set and got hospitalized, but I guess you’ve been resting comfortably, huh? Huh?”
Her tone lacked any trace of grace or dignity—it was deliberately mocking, scathing.
She’d clearly come with the sole intent to provoke.
In Ho’s frown deepened.
His condition was already in shambles, and now Young Sun’s presence was making his already pounding headache feel as if his skull might split open.
“Was it in the news?”
He asked casually, indifferently.
It was a tone Soo Yeon would never have used.
But In Ho was in no state to consider such details.
His head throbbed too badly—so much so that he’d even forgotten, for the moment, that the Young Sun before him was the mother-in-law he needed to treat carefully.
“Hah—was it in the news? You still don’t know that?!”
“It wasn’t serious. You know that. He always puts in effort to manage his condition…”
In Ho cut her off abruptly and spoke without thinking.
He already knew exactly what his mother would say next.
That’s precisely why he’d answered so dismissively—
to convey that it wasn’t serious enough to warrant such panic.
He had no other motive beyond that.
Yet before he could even finish his sentence, In Ho was forced to clamp his mouth shut.
SLAP!
“Shut your mouth!!”
“……”
“Hah—not serious? Is this how you’ve been treating our In Ho all this time? The news reports he collapsed from exhaustion, and you’re telling me it’s ‘not serious’? Do you even hear yourself?!”
In Ho didn’t even try to straighten his head, which had tilted to the side from the impact. He simply held his breath.
In that moment, he felt neither the splitting headache nor Young Sun’s piercing voice.
All he could think of was Soo Yeon.
If Soo Yeon, not him, were standing here right now…
Just imagining it sent chills down his spine.
No matter how nominal their marriage may have been, the thought of Soo Yeon enduring this because of him was utterly unacceptable—under any circumstance.
Having reached this realization, In Ho slowly turned his head to face Young Sun.
“How….”
“……”
“…How could you slap me?”
Part of him wanted to snap back—how dare she do this?
But the shock of being struck still hadn’t faded.
Even so, he didn’t avert his eyes from hers even once.
He had no idea that this alone would further provoke Young Sun.
“What—your husband’s in the hospital, but that’s ‘not serious,’ yet your cheek hurts because I slapped you?”
Young Sun’s lower lip trembled in disbelief before she twisted one corner of her mouth into a sneer.
It was unmistakably mocking.
In Ho exhaled the breath he’d been holding.
He couldn’t even begin to define the complex emotions swirling inside him.
Even amidst his confusion, he frantically combed through every memory in his mind.
All he could recall was the image of a warm, loving mother who always welcomed Soo Yeon kindly.
Sure, Soo Yeon had always seemed overly tense—but he’d assumed it was just because she was uncomfortable with her in-laws, nothing more.
But now he finally understood.
Soo Yeon’s tension wasn’t just ordinary discomfort toward her in-laws.
Why hadn’t he realized it until now?
Her anxiety had always been excessive—
at some point, she’d started fearing his mother far beyond what was normal, sometimes even wearing an expression of sheer terror.
But why…?
In Ho stared blankly into space, his gaze unfocused.
He couldn’t pull himself together after the jolt to the back of his head.
He was utterly bewildered.
Just where had things gone wrong? Where had it all started?
Ever since he and Soo Yeon swapped bodies, everything crashing down on him felt unbelievable, unbearable.
Half-dazed, In Ho murmured,
“How on earth….”
“Haha—unbelievable. You still haven’t come to your senses, have you? You still don’t get what you did wrong?”
“No matter how much I messed up, how could you slap me….”
“Goodness—you’ve got such a loud mouth lately.”
Young Sun’s face, as she spat out those words, was uglier than he’d ever seen it.
In Ho couldn’t seem to regain his composure.
Before the shock of the slap had even faded, his mother’s attitude left him stunned all over again.
Almost instinctively, he slowly raised a trembling hand to touch his cheek.
As soon as his fingers made contact, the pain flared up, and his brow furrowed involuntarily.
Young Sun watched him coldly, then let out another cruel, mocking laugh.
“It’s not like it’s the first time you’ve been slapped—why’s it suddenly hurting so much today? If it hurts, then don’t do things that deserve a slap!”
In Ho’s unfocused pupils suddenly dilated wide.
What she said next hit him harder than anything else so far.
Not the first time? So she’d been slapped before—just like he had today…?
“Do you find it laughable that our In Ho works as an entertainer?”
“……”
“No matter how much others mock my son for being ‘just’ an entertainer, could he possibly be worse than you—an adopted daughter whose origins nobody even knows?!”
In Ho’s hand, resting on his cheek, went limp and fell heavily to his side.
He already knew Soo Yeon wasn’t Tae Shin Group’s biological daughter but an adopted one.
It wasn’t true to say he hadn’t been affected when he learned the truth after their marriage—but it hadn’t mattered much to him either.
Because whether adopted or not, Soo Yeon remained his wife—that fact never changed.
He’d noticed his mother seemed deeply shaken by the revelation, but since she always treated Soo Yeon warmly in front of him, he’d never worried about it much.
But now he realized—that, too, had been a lie.
He’d believed Soo Yeon’s words that everything was fine and remained completely oblivious.
“I’d love to go see him at the hospital right now, but In Ho kept insisting he was fine and told me not to come. I figured it’d just cause more noise if I showed up there too.”
At Young Sun’s added jab, In Ho let out a shaky breath.
She must have already called Soo Yeon at the hospital before coming here.
Given how unsettled Soo Yeon must already be after yesterday’s events, In Ho could easily imagine how flustered she’d been by Young Sun’s call—even without seeing it himself.
In Ho clenched his fists tightly, hiding them behind his back.
Suddenly, yesterday’s events flooded back.
In the chaos of their sudden body swap and Soo Yeon stepping in for him on set, he hadn’t noticed—but now he realized his mother’s behavior yesterday hadn’t been normal either.
Pretending not to notice someone entering, and then speaking so harshly to a daughter-in-law who, despite now being family, still deserved respect and care.
Only now did it occur to In Ho that perhaps he’d been completely blind all this time.
“Listen carefully—I’m telling you plainly: you’d better treat my son well. Do you think I’ve kept you around all this time for nothing?”
“……”
“It’s all because of him—my son!”
“……”
“My son seems to think someone like you is a worthy wife and doesn’t see a single flaw in you—that’s the only reason I’m letting you stay. You understand?”
In Ho, who’d been silently listening to Young Sun, slowly lowered his head, eyes closing heavily.
His jaw clenched so tightly it trembled as though convulsing.
Every word Young Sun spoke was designed solely to tear Soo Yeon down completely.
And worse—they were delivered in a tone so harsh and cruel it seemed meant to shatter her spirit entirely, leaving her no chance to ever recover.
“Get ready and go to the hospital right now.”
“……”
“And don’t even think about coming home until our In Ho is discharged!”
Young Sun continued her tirade—but this time, In Ho offered no reply.
Interpreting his silence as submission, Young Sun gave a faint, satisfied lift of her lips.
“Behave yourself. I’ll be watching you constantly. Got it?”
With that, Young Sun turned proudly and strode out through the front door.
“Haaah…”
In Ho released the breath he’d been holding.
His gaze remained fixed on the spot where Young Sun had just stood.
For a long while, he remained completely unaware of the passage of time.
Yesterday, and now today too.
Accepting reality felt unbearably hard.
Male lead is a clingy little husband
One-line summary: The male lead is initially an arrogant, noble, love-deprived brat, later a cute, clingy, scheming little jealous one.
Introduction:
One day, Lu Yuner’s soul transmigrates into a female-dominant world. She enters the Imperial Academy and takes up the position of a doctoral instructor, teaching classes and grading schoolwork.
One day, she encounters the young prince Su Qingwan secretly skipping class from the male academy.
As a result, Su Qingwan is punished.
From then on, Su Qingwan sees Lu Yuner as a “thorn in his side”.
But before long, this “thorn” becomes the person he cherishes most, and he goes to great lengths to win Lu Yuner’s affection.
Mini scene 1:
One day, the sun is high in the sky but Su Qingwan still hasn’t gotten up for class.
Servant Xiaoyuan: “Young prince, it’s time for class. You’ll be late otherwise.”
Su Qingwan says arrogantly: “I’m not going. I am the esteemed prince, my status is so noble, why should I suffer this hardship? Besides, isn’t learning all this just to please women? Hmph, they’re not worthy!”
Mini scene 2:
After Su Qingwan falls for someone, he completely changes. He no longer skips class and diligently learns how to be a good husband and father. But he discovers that Sister Yuner is always surrounded by admirers.
Drunk and overcome with jealousy one day, he clings to Lu Yuner, crying beautifully like a pear blossom in the rain.
Su Qingwan: “Qingwan likes Sister Yuner.”
Lu Yuner: “Young prince, you’re drunk.”
Su Qingwan: “Qingwan isn’t drunk. Qingwan likes Sister Yuner, likes you so much, likes you to bits…” Before he can finish, Lu Yuner’s eyes flash with emotion and she leans in closer.
[Reading Guide]
1. The female lead is gentle, gracious, humble and polite but not weak. The male lead is initially an arrogant, noble, love-deprived brat, later a cute, clingy, scheming little jealous one.
2. 1v1, a bit torturous in the beginning but definitely sweet later on.
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