The Bad Husband (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 13
In the sunken atmosphere, Min Kyung Hoon and Ji Eun were busy gauging each other’s reactions.
But since the other party was Seo Woo Jin of Jangwon, they had no choice but to force smiles onto their faces. After all, there was nothing to gain from getting on Woo Jin’s bad side.
“By the way, the two of you are already set on getting married, right?”
As soon as Min Kyung Hoon collected himself and asked the question, Ji Eun’s eyes sparkled in an instant. If they hadn’t misheard, he had clearly called Ji Hoon his brother-in-law and even casually mentioned they would soon be married.
“Yes, father. From our side, permission has already been granted and they even gave us a date for the formal family meeting. If it’s alright with you, they’d like to hold it next Saturday—does that time work for you?”
“Oh my, of course it’s fine with us! They’re busy people, so we should adjust to their schedule. Right, honey?”
“That’s right. We’re free either way. Let’s do it that day.”
Not wanting to miss Ji Eun’s urging, Min Kyung Hoon answered quickly as well. He felt that only by hurrying the family meeting and holding the wedding could he finally feel the reality of having Seo Woo Jin as a son-in-law. To make that happen, they had to sprint full-speed to the wedding without any mishaps.
“Oh goodness, since the topic came up anyway. Our Tae Eun is honestly someone who wouldn’t fall short no matter where you put her. Isn’t that right, honey?”
Just moments ago she had been shooting resentful glares because of Ji Hoon, yet now Ji Eun swiftly switched gears and started praising Tae Eun. Woo Jin looked at her with completely indifferent eyes.
“I’d like to get married as soon as possible. Within two months.”
“Tw-two months?”
Since two months was far too short, Ji Eun asked again in surprise, and Woo Jin calmly continued.
“You don’t need to prepare anything for the wedding. Our side will take care of everything. We don’t need a dowry either.”
“No, even so…”
“Oh my! As expected of a chaebol, everything is on a grand scale! To be honest, no matter how well we prepare and send her off, would it ever be enough for them? Rather than clumsily imitating, it’s more comfortable for both sides this way.”
Cutting off Min Kyung Hoon, Ji Eun happily accepted Woo Jin’s words with an “oh yes, perfect!” attitude. She looked like someone who had just hit the jackpot. Not only sending Tae Eun off for free, but gaining a chaebol son-in-law on top of it—Ji Eun must feel like she was ascending to heaven right now.
However, Woo Jin didn’t give her much time to savor that feeling.
The real issue was only beginning now.
“And there’s one more thing I’d like to say.”
“What is it? Tell us. We’re going to be family soon, so what can’t we listen to? Right, honey?”
“It’s about Tae Eun’s maternal grandmother. I’d like to personally take care of her.”
In that instant, the smile froze on Ji Eun’s lips. Min Kyung Hoon also looked shocked, as though he had never expected those words.
“Hmm, I don’t want to burden you with something like that. She’s a complete stranger to you, after all…”
“That’s right. It wouldn’t be proper. Tae Eun isn’t even bringing a dowry, so how could we make you take on her grandmother too? Don’t worry. We’ll take good care of Tae Eun’s grandmother ourselves. We always have. Right, Tae Eun? We do have a conscience. How could we push grandmother onto…”
At their clearly displeased reactions, Tae Eun once again felt the blood drain from her body.
She knew all too well why they were reacting this strongly.
If she couldn’t get married, grandmother was nothing but a useless burden to them, but once she married into the Jangwon family, grandmother’s value would become unimaginable—a remote control that could manipulate the married-off Tae Eun at will. That was why Ji Eun didn’t want to let grandmother go.
For Tae Eun, who knew Ji Eun’s true intentions all too well, this moment was unbearably tense. If they stubbornly refused and she lost grandmother, she would have to live as their puppet forever. But above all, what she couldn’t bear was the thought of grandmother being used by them.
Because she was so nervous, Tae Eun clenched the dress over her knees, and then a warm, large hand gently covered hers in comfort. It was a hand big enough to completely envelop her pale, tense one with room to spare.
Tae Eun turned her black eyes toward Woo Jin beside her. He was looking at Ji Eun, so she couldn’t read his expression, but just the warmth of his hand over hers strangely loosened the tight knot in her heart.
Yes, if it’s this man… maybe this man can save grandmother from them.
Perhaps because her faith in him was so desperate,
that faith soon became reality.
“No, actually I’m the one who’s grateful. To Tae Eun she’s blood, but to the two of you she’s truly a complete stranger with no relation at all.”
Only after watching the smiles disappear from their faces did he raise the corners of his mouth and return their exact words back to them.
“Once we’re married, Tae Eun will be my person anyway. And grandmother is Tae Eun’s only remaining maternal blood relative. Naturally, she’s my responsibility.”
“…”
“So I will take care of her.”
They could no longer argue. When you thought about it, there wasn’t a single flaw in Woo Jin’s statement that grandmother was a complete stranger to them.
Only then did a faint crack appear between Ji Eun’s brows.
* * *
They left the house and got into the elevator. Tae Eun had gladly come out to see him off to the front door, but inside the elevator there was nothing but heavy silence.
It was an elevator large enough for four or five people with room to spare, yet for some reason it felt cramped—probably because of the overwhelming aura Woo Jin was giving off.
That precarious tension finally exploded the moment they stepped out of the elevator and left the building.
He turned around and asked,
“Even putting your mother aside, he’s your real father, isn’t he?”
How can he act like that? One would think he’d be even more protective of a daughter who lost her mother and had nowhere else to turn, yet Min Kyung Hoon was always busy shielding the good-for-nothing son he had with his second wife. Even if she weren’t his biological daughter but one he had raised, any normal person with affection would never behave that way.
In Woo Jin’s eyes, Tae Eun was a complete outsider in that house—no, something even less than that.
“Unfortunately, yes, he’s my real dad.”
“…”
“It’s truly a love-hate relationship. I hate him to death, yet I can’t completely hate him either.”
“…”
“It’s family, after all.”
Her calm voice carried on the cool night breeze. Even without any emotion in it, for some reason it dug deep into his chest.
That’s why it made him even angrier. It felt like this woman couldn’t even get properly angry.
“Min Tae Eun must be a saint or something. Even I, an outsider, am this furious. Do you know something? Every single moment I spent in that house felt like a test of my patience.”
Even standing still, I could feel his anger carried on the cool breeze. Yet Tae Eun didn’t dislike his anger. On the contrary, she was actually a little touched that this man was angry on her behalf.
“Hah, I’m seriously speechless. Just… how on earth have you endured it all this time?”
“I’m unbelievably good at enduring—that’s the only thing I learned in that house.”
“…”
“And after a while I realized that if I just stand still, calluses form… and I become numb.”
Her eyes were incredibly calm as she spoke quietly in an even tone. Woo Jin had barely managed to hold back the rage at their outrageous behavior, yet the person at the center of it all was impossibly serene—like the eye of a massive storm.
“If I told you to come to my house right now, today, you wouldn’t, right?”
He didn’t want to leave her in that hellish house, but he already knew she would refuse.
As expected, her refusal came quickly and without hesitation.
“Yes. For now, this is still my home.”
“…”
“Don’t worry. I’ve endured well until now. So I’ll endure the remaining two months too.”
He knew even without her saying it that she would endure. She was far stronger and greater than he had thought—perhaps even more than him.
Without realizing it, Woo Jin stepped closer and pulled her into his arms. Her slight frame fit perfectly against him. He loved how she tucked right into his chest like she was made for it.
What is he supposed to do with this feeling?
The moment he had kissed her flashed through his mind—the moment he had boldly stolen her soft lips. Just remembering it filled his body with heat. Worried he might embarrass himself if he stayed like this, Woo Jin gently pushed her away.
Instead, he looked down at her faintly trembling eyelashes and slowly opened his mouth.
“Wait for me. I’ll come get you soon. And when you come to me, don’t bring a single thing from that house—not even a pair of underwear.”
“…”
“Leave everything behind. Without any regrets.”
* * *
Only after watching Woo Jin’s car drive away did Tae Eun finally go back inside. But the words he had whispered while holding her still echoed strongly within her.
—Wait for me. I’ll come get you soon.
She believed those words without a doubt.
It was surprising enough that she trusted a man she had only met a few times this much, but she thought the man who had stolen her heart in just those few meetings was even more extraordinary.
Yet at the same time, a corner of her heart held fear.
If she and grandmother could really escape this house like this, Woo Jin would truly be a lottery ticket for her. However, because her life had never once been smooth, she kept shrinking back from this unbelievable stroke of luck.
“Let’s not overthink it.”
To shake off the impure worries, Tae Eun muttered to herself as she walked. The moment she stepped into the hallway, Min Kyung Hoon and Ji Eun’s sharp voices pierced her ears.
“No, why didn’t you say anything? Are you really just going to hand that old woman over to Seo Woo Jin?”
“What was I supposed to do? He said he wants to take care of her himself. And honestly, you wanted to be done with it too.”
“No! That was only if Tae Eun couldn’t marry Seo Woo Jin! Think of how much we could gain once she becomes the Jangwon daughter-in-law! Your entry into politics would be solved in one shot! But if we lose the old woman to them at this point, how are we supposed to control Tae Eun? Don’t you know that old woman is our best weapon against her?”
“She’s obedient even without grandmother.”
“Ha! You really don’t know your own daughter at all. You have no idea how cunning that Tae Eun can be, do you? That’s exactly how she seduced Jangwon’s Seo Woo Jin with nothing but her pretty face!”
“No way, but once we’re in-laws, they’ll help us at least for the sake of appearances.”
“Who’s doing all this just for that pathetic charity? We don’t want simple help! We want to stand on the same level as them! This is our chance to level up properly! So tomorrow, call Seo Woo Jin right away and tell him we’ll take care of the old woman. I’d rather die than let them take her!”
“Hey, didn’t you see Seo Woo Jin’s eyes earlier? He was already on edge because of Ji Hoon.”
“Then what are we supposed to do! Just sit here and let them take her?”
“If you’re so worried, you call him.”
“Argh! I can’t! You do it! You!”
Unable to contain her anger anymore, Ji Eun started whining and crying. With Min Kyung Hoon’s earth-shaking sigh as the finale, Tae Eun turned away.
Seo Woo Jin.
He had merely stopped by the house by chance, yet even after leaving he overwhelmingly asserted his presence. He was undoubtedly the first person who left Min Kyung Hoon and Ji Eun so helplessly caught between a rock and a hard place.
Yes, he might really be the winning lottery ticket of her life.
Perhaps all the harsh, bone-crushing days she had lived until now were nothing more than a thorny path meant to gather every bit of luck for this one dramatic reversal.
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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Every time Seo Woo spoke, the lips painted the same color as hers felt strangely
The alleged mistress is showing more courage than the legitimate wife!
“You’re pathetic.”
She is pathetic and you are pathetic too dragging your innocent wife in your messy life
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He couldn’t provide her the sense of security she needed all the time
Yes get way from this annoying man..he is only good at making excuses
Just leave her alone you jerk !!..she is exhausted 😔