To the blunt choice of words, Yeongsuk’s face turned involuntarily red. In comparison to the embarrassment on Yeongsuk’s face caused by Wujin’s straightforward word ‘marriage,’ Yeongsuk’s embarrassment was really nothing.
A brief silence followed.
The inscrutable Chairman’s eyes alternately looked at Wujin and Tae-eun.
Amidst the trembling stillness, Tae-eun gradually regained tranquility. The shock she felt when she first encountered the malicious Yeong-hee had dissipated, and the tension she felt when facing the women of Jangwon had somewhat eased.
Of course, the gazes of the aunts sitting in front of her had become even more hostile, but Tae-eun was no longer shaken. She had received more piercing gazes and endured worse situations throughout her life. Ji-eun occasionally shook her to get a reaction, as if looking down on her like the dirtiest worm if there was no response.
She remembered those eyes precisely. It was a moment more disgraceful than being hit. The gaze thoroughly belittled people, as if trying to make them aware of her incompetence and miserable life. Compared to Ji-eun’s gaze, their gazes were relatively kind.
Therefore, she could quickly steady her wavering heart. No, perhaps the earnestness about this marriage overcame all these situations. Everything around her was erased and pushed aside, thinking that if she didn’t pull herself together today, the marriage might become nothing. Thanks to that, Tae-eun could gather the courage to speak.
“I’m really sorry to meet you like this. Mr. Wujin did nothing wrong. It’s all my mistake.”
All eyes focused on her as she spoke with a voice as neat as her appearance. Chairman Jeong’s gaze looking at her also narrowed.
“Okay. You want to get married?”
In response to Chairman Jeong’s question, Wujin nodded.
“Yes, Grandmother. I want to marry Ms. Mintae-eun. Of course, I was planning to greet you. It just wasn’t in this way.”
“Okay. How old are you?”
“I’m twenty-eight.”
Tae-eun showed a smiling face, looking at Chairman Jeong with interest. At this, the eyes of the aunts became even more fierce, but in the thorny gaze, her smiling figure bloomed like a flower. If she were an ordinary woman, she wouldn’t have been able to smile so prettily with tears in her eyes. There wouldn’t have been room for laughter.
But that child is smiling. Moreover, she smiles so beautifully that she can attract people’s hearts.
Chairman Jeong looked at that figure deeply, truly impressed.
Despite the development of advanced technology and the improvement in the quality of human life, conflicts between humans remain an eternal challenge. Even artificial intelligence cannot solve the intrinsically human problems, especially the intense conflicts within a family.
Among them, conflicts between in-laws could be considered the most challenging.
Wujin did not have such a mother, but he had three aunts who, even when he was silent, made people uncomfortable. Especially the three aunts who clung excessively to Wujin, who had lost his parents, were always a concern for Chairman Jeong. He wondered if it wasn’t too much to bring someone else’s precious daughter to live in his house.
However, what struck Tae-eun was that she wasn’t affected by their open stares. Moreover, she seemed to appear robust even with her delicate body, making it simply astonishing.
“All right, what do your parents do?”
It was such an unexpected encounter that Chairman Jeong had no information about her. Of course, her profile was as inadequate as the foam of the three daughters. However, can anyone replace a person’s life with just a few sheets of paper?
“My father is a lawyer, and my stepmother is a housewife.”
“Stepmother? Then, what about your biological mother?”
“She passed away from cancer when I was young.”
“Oh dear. It must have been tough. So, how did you endure?”
“Just as Mr. Wujin had his grandmother, I had my grandmother.”
Chairman Jeong deeply empathized with her words. There was so much meaning embedded in that one sentence.
Usually, if a mother passes away, people tend to rely on their fathers. However, it could be inferred without asking that in Tae-eun’s case, her grandmother was the one who played that role. A poignant feeling overwhelmed him. In a moment, he could empathize with Wujin, who had lost his parents.
And Tae-eun’s situation had made the aunts, who had always stood up for Wujin, a bit gloomy. After all, even for them, who had seen Wujin who lost his parents, it was an unusual situation.
“Um… Our Wujin also went through that.”
Especially, Yeong-suk nodded sympathetically. She tried to catch Wujin’s eye gently to soften her belated realization, but it didn’t have much effect.
At this moment, the only person with no change in expression was Yeong-ja. She had maintained the same expression from the moment Tae-eun entered until now. Therefore, it was impossible to know what she was thinking.
“Still, it’s a bit strange for someone to enter our house a few days after meeting. Wujin doesn’t live alone, and he has his grandmother and older sister.”
The only one who seemed to maintain reason, Yeong-hee, began to question again. At this, the end of Wujin’s eyebrows subtly wrinkled.
“Aunt, that’s…”
Just as she was about to put up a defense, a warm warmth settled on her clenched fist on her knee. It was Tae-eun. Although her touch was insufficient to completely wrap around his large fist, it had a remarkable effect. The anger that had surged like a fit was instantly calmed.
Having soothed Wujin’s anger like that, Tae-eun quietly spoke.
“Aunt’s words are correct. It’s my mistake. I should have entered the house no matter what.”
“W-well, she’s not a kid who’s completely tongue-tied.”
Yeong-hee, who was starting to question again, seemed to soften a bit at Tae-eun’s attitude, where she readily admitted her mistake while maintaining Wujin’s dignity.
However, at this moment, Chairman Jeong’s gaze was consistently on Wujin and Tae-eun. To be more precise, on Tae-eun’s hand gently patting Wujin’s fist.
The more he thought about it, the more astonishing the sight was. If he hadn’t seen it with his own eyes, he wouldn’t have believed it at all.
Indeed, Wujin had a temperament so formidable that once he exploded, not even Chairman Jeong could restrain him. Of course, he usually had good self-control, and when he got angry, there was often a valid reason. It might be more accurate to say that Chairman Jeong didn’t restrain him rather than couldn’t.
Just a moment ago, it was the same. Although it wasn’t a massive volcanic eruption, Wujin could have verbally attacked Yeong-hee severely enough that even Chairman Jeong couldn’t stop him. In such a situation, Yeong-hee, with her strong personality, could have fought back.
However, Tae-eun silently defused the situation. Moreover, she did it with a small gesture, delicately patting Wujin’s hand.
A small chuckle escaped Chairman Jeong’s lips.
Does that child even realize how remarkable she is?
Until now, not once had he seen anyone control Wujin so well. Even Yeong-ja, who was renowned for her decisiveness, was often led by Wujin when it truly mattered.
Yet, that child effortlessly accomplished what seemed so challenging.
With that delicate body, she did something no one else could, so effortlessly.
Just with that fact alone, this child had more qualifications than anyone else.
“So, when will you have the wedding?”
My Ex-Girlfriend Is The Regent In The Female-dominant World (Male lead transmigrates to the matriarchal world)
Two years ago, Gu Sui picked up a homeless woman in ancient costume from the street.
Apart from occasionally claiming to be a princess from a female-dominant country due to illness, her figure, appearance, intelligence, and martial arts skills were impeccable.
Naturally evolving from roommates to girlfriends, as time went on, Gu Sui found it increasingly difficult to tolerate her queen syndrome.
“Mu Jiulu, can you stop controlling me inside and out? Let’s break up.”
Gu Sui made a breakup call, and since then, he couldn’t find any trace of her.
A year later, Gu Sui, who was planning to move, woke up the next day and found himself in a different place.
“Young Master, today is the day you choose your Wife-master through martial arts competition at Jade Dew Pavilion. Please get up quickly.”
Gu Sui: Who am I? Where am I? What am I doing?
As the only son of a general’s mansion in a female-dominant dynasty, the young empress personally issued a decree allowing Gu Sui to select his Wife-master through martial arts competition. Whoever could defeat him could marry him.
Gu Sui: “……”
He didn’t inherit the original owner’s martial prowess, so anyone could defeat him! And what the hell is a Wife-master?
Forced to come to Jade Dew Pavilion, the densely packed women below made Gu Sui’s agoraphobia act up, and his face was full of resistance.
Until he saw the Regent sitting on the second floor, with a smile on the corner of her lips, her eyes wicked and nonchalant.
Hmm… she looked a little familiar.
It turned out that the Regent also found him a little familiar.
Mu Jiulu fiddled with her bone clasp, her deep gaze locked on the man who was out of place in this world.
“Finally, I found you.”
Male transmigrates into female-dominant world
One-sentence summary: What goes around comes around, taking turns in the crematorium
