Jung Ae groaned and slowly turned to lie down, showing a shocked expression.
“Why did you come?”
“Mom, they said you can’t even walk. Mrs. from Danbi Supermarket called Sol Yi’s mom.”
“That damn woman. Should shut her mouth.”
“Stop lying here, let’s go to the hospital.”
“It’s fine. No need to bother.”
Despite her obvious pain, Jung Ae waved her hand dismissively. Da Jung felt a surge of frustration.
“I’m not busy at all! Why didn’t you tell me until it got this bad? Are you trying to make me look bad?”
Despite her intentions, words of reproach spilled out. She knew it might lead to an argument, but she couldn’t hold back.
But Jung Ae was different than usual. Despite deserving a good scolding, she just gasped for air and didn’t look at her daughter directly.
Then, suddenly, large tears began to fall from her wrinkled eyes. Da Jung was frozen, unsure how to react.
Her mother was crying. Her mother, whom she believed was tough and strong, was shedding tears.
It was a scene she had never imagined, leaving her stunned. Concerned about her mother’s condition, Da Jung felt her heart ache.
“Mom, are you in a lot of pain? Should I call 119?”
Jung Ae just sobbed quietly.
When she burst into tears, Da Jung was left speechless.
Jung Ae suddenly erupted with pent-up anger.
“Why didn’t you say something!”
“Wh-what?”
“Nam Sik, that damned man!”
Her angry cries filled the air, and Da Jung’s face turned pale.
“Mom, how could you…”
“You’ve been like that since you were little!”
Da Jung then realized what the ladies under the Zelkova tree had wanted to say.
Sol Yi’s mom had called, saying to check on Si Woo’s grandmother. The same was probably true of the call from Sol Yi’s mom.
Nam Sik had been arrested for a heinous crime.
Nam Sik, whom she had known since childhood, was involved in a shocking incident, and someone from the village had told her parents.
The small village was quickly abuzz with the shocking news.
For a long time, everyone but Jung Ae had been whispering about it. It was only the day before that she found out, causing her to break down again.
“Why didn’t you tell me something like that happened to you! Why do you make your mother look like a fool?”
Jung Ae cried and beat her chest. The past years suddenly seemed so futile.
Why had she endured all that hardship? She believed enduring and being strong was her duty as a mother.
Everything had originated from herself. How could a mother like her blame her child?
She had imposed the burden of unrequited sacrifice on her daughter, shamelessly expecting compensation.
A life that would make a mother proud. She only wished for her daughter to live such a life as a repayment, never bothering to look into her daughter’s wounds.
Ignorant and exhausted, she lacked the capacity to think that far. Reflecting on her years of indifference, she was overwhelmed with sorrow.
“Oh, my poor child. I should be the one to die! How could a mother not know what her child is going through? Damn woman!”
Watching Jung Ae’s heart-wrenching cries, Da Jung silently shed tears. It felt like her heart was collapsing.
Jung Ae’s worn-out fingers, like dulled nails, scratched at her chest as if to tear it open. Da Jung couldn’t bear it anymore and grasped her mother’s wrist to stop her.
The suppressed emotions burst forth uncontrollably.
“This is why, Mom! I was afraid it would tear your heart apart! Afraid you’d die! That’s why I couldn’t tell you!”
“My poor baby!”
Jung Ae’s sobs intensified as she tightly embraced her daughter.
“Mom, don’t cry! I’m sorry! It’s all my fault!”
The sorrowful tears of mother and daughter enveloped the quiet countryside village.
Ready, set, go! As if on cue, the children rushed out of the classroom.
Unlike his friends who seemed to be racing, Si Woo energetically sprinted down the hallway. Bursting through the entrance, he shouted cheerfully.
“Bye, Kyung Jun! Bye, Su Won! See you tomorrow!”
Oops! While waving and stepping backwards, Si Woo collided with someone. He fell flat on his back and saw Ye Rim sitting on the ground, rubbing her knee.
“Oh… Ye Rim.”
Si Woo quickly went over to her and patted her head.
“It’s okay. You’re a brave kid. Brave kids don’t cry when they fall.”
After consoling her, Si Woo leaned down to dust off Ye Rim’s knee. But Ye Rim, her cheeks reddening, suddenly pushed him hard, knocking him down.
“Go away! My mom said not to play with kids without a dad!”
Si Woo sat down, blinking his big eyes.
Kids without a dad.
Even at five, he knew this comment was completely out of context.
Si Woo stood up again, brushing the dirt off his backside.
“That’s not true. I have a dad!”
He spoke clearly but Ye Rim seemed uninterested, just pouting her cheeks. Then, someone grabbed Si Woo’s shoulder harshly.
“Hey, what did you do to our Ye Rim?”
The woman with a stern look and sharp voice was Ye Rim’s mom, the daughter-in-law of Young Shin Textiles.
“Are you okay, Ye Rim?”
As she comforted her daughter and glared at Si Woo, he politely bowed.
“Hello, ma’am!”
“Don’t be nice. Go away.”
Ye Rim’s mom shooed him away. Confused by the situation, Si Woo looked back at Ye Rim again.
“Listen. Ye Rim. I do have a dad.”
He wanted to say it again, hoping Ye Rim would realize her mistake and apologize.
“So where’s your dad?”
Ye Rim’s mom, the daughter-in-law of Young Shin Textiles, sneered, cutting in. Thrown off by her mocking tone, Si Woo opened his mouth wide.
“Heaven!”
Si Woo answered confidently. A dad in heaven was still a dad, so Si Woo had one.
“That means you don’t have a dad.”
The wife of Hana Tech’s owner joined in with a taunt.
“What did you say to the kid? A child of an unwed mother, and everyone knows about it. It’s funny, really.”
The daughter of Pureum Construction also chimed in.
“Thought we wouldn’t see you after summer vacation, but you’re quite persistent. You should know you’re not at our level.”
Young Shin Textiles’ daughter-in-law had to join in; she wouldn’t want to miss out.
“That’s right. A commoner, yet he has the audacity to come here and muddy the waters. Unbelievable.”
Si Woo bit his lip in confusion.
Surrounded by tall adults, he couldn’t fully grasp the situation, but he instinctively understood that he was being attacked unilaterally.
Fidgeting and clutching the hem of his clothes, Si Woo’s eyes wandered awkwardly.
His mom said she would come to pick him up, but it seemed she hadn’t arrived yet.
His innocent eyes, hurt and confused, eventually dropped to his little sneakers.
Just then, a large shadow fell over his shoes.
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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