Even though she called her name, there was no movement from Hyun Ah, who was sprawled out asleep. Sun Young’s eyebrows sharply furrowed.
“Hyun Ah!”
Upon raising her voice, Hyun Ah stirred and finally responded.
Hyun Ah, who had her long, reddyed hair disheveled, reluctantly opened her crinkled eyelids.
“Umm, Mom…? When did you come?”
“Who are you?”
Sun Young’s gaze shifted to Hyun Ah’s side.
“Ah, I…well…”
The man who was presumed to have spent the night with Hyun Ah scrambled to cover his naked body with a perplexed expression.
“Kim Young Jun…just go.”
With a sleepy voice, Hyun Ah gestured for him to leave. Despite his eagerness to do so, the man hesitated.
After hesitating, he covered his essentials with a cushion and darted out of the bedroom.
Having observed the fleeing man, Sun Young sat at the end of the bed and began to interrogate her daughter.
“Who is he?”
“Uh…? He…he’s a gym teacher at the kindergarten.”
Sun Young’s eyebrows sharply furrowed.
“Is this your first time seeing him?”
“I just…had a favor and went with it…”
As if to discourage further questions, Hyun Ah trailed off. Sun Young swallowed a sigh, as if she understood without needing to hear more.
“Listen, Hyun Ah. You’re getting married soon. Don’t get caught in any scandal and get your affairs in order.”
“I was going to tidy things up. I’m just playing around with him…”
With a softened expression, Sun Young lovingly brushed her daughter’s hair.
“Don’t you have a schedule today? Shouldn’t you get up early to do your hair and get skin care?”
As Sun Young’s tone softened, Hyun Ah grinned and hugged Sun Young tightly around the waist.
“Mom, I don’t have a bag for when I go on a date with Hyun Ah’s brother.”
“What about the ones piling up in your closet?”
Hyun Ah’s face fell.
“They’re out of fashion, I can’t carry them. The new ones just came out at Chanel.”
“You have a card.”
Seeing her avoid eye contact, Sun Young sighed again. What’s the point of asking? She probably maxed out her limit.
“Have a good date with Jung Hyuk today, and I’ll get it for you. Has Jung Hyuk ever visited our kindergarten?”
“No.”
“What?!”
Sun Young widened her eyes and looked shocked.
“Hyun Ah, don’t you need to appeal professionally to Jung Hyuk? He needs to treat you well for you to get more from him. Do you want your father’s inheritance to be taken by your brothers?”
“I’ll get the foundation.”
“How much do you think the foundation is? Do you know how I became the madam of this house?”
I know. I know very well.
The sensational social climb from a contract employee to seducing the married Chairman Oh Chul Jung was a story she had heard from the time she was able to understand speech.
It had been just ten years since Sun Young, once a second wife, took over the master bedroom.
Considering that her stepchildren were the same age as Sun Young, the tension and rivalry were more than intense.
After careful consideration, Sun Young began her coaching.
“Later, tell Jung Hyuk to come to the kindergarten.”
“I’ve arranged to meet him at the R Hotel lounge.”
“You simpleton. If you don’t have a car, ask him to pick you up. I’m telling you to show off your skills when Jung Hyuk calls you.”
Sun Young held Hyun Ah’s face, which was making an annoyed expression, and met her eyes.
“Remember, Hyun Ah. A woman’s treatment by a man is up to the woman herself. Do you understand?”
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.”
