The Bad Husband (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 3
Unintentionally encountering the man at the restaurant entrance, Tae Eun entered alongside him, yet even after sitting at the window seat with the best view, she couldn’t relax her tension for a moment.
After hearing about the blind date for the first time last night, she had searched online about Seo Woo Jin as best she could. Countless economic articles about him existed, but she couldn’t find a single clear photograph. The only recent photo available was a dark paparazzi shot from a recent scandal article linking him to top star Park Seo Woo.
Though even in that dim photo it was instantly evident how handsome he was, seeing him in person was far more impressive.
Especially striking was his long, naturally single-lidded eyes, which uniquely drew attention. From his deep-set gaze, a languid, self-assured ease emanated—making him appear distinctly arrogant, yet that very arrogance suited him remarkably well.
In short, he possessed an aura that went far beyond mere good looks.
“Were you trying to run away?”
“No, not at all.”
“Liar. I saw everything.”
Though he wasn’t smiling in the slightest, his strangely captivating gaze kindled a warm, fluttering sensation in her chest.
Yes, only a man with both this level of looks and wealth could stir up a scandal with top star Park Seo Woo.
Though that scandal, which had shaken the world a month ago, eventually fizzled out as merely a “friendship misunderstanding,” Tae Eun didn’t believe it was entirely baseless—not when it was already Park Seo Woo’s *second* scandal with him.
“What would you like to order?”
“Are you hungry?”
“For Min Tae Eun, it depends on the situation.”
“To be honest… my stomach feels a bit unsettled.”
“Oh? Because you’re nervous about meeting me?”
“No, it’s not that…”
“I don’t mind. Then shall we go with tea or coffee?”
Though she’d eaten nothing all day due to the pressure of this meeting, Tae Eun declined a meal. Marriage was an impossible dream—so even sharing a meal with him might make her physically ill from the stress.
Her mind was occupied solely with ending this meeting as soon as possible and leaving. Eventually, the two ordered a cup of green tea and coffee.
After the order was placed, the man’s gaze turned toward her. Though he was merely looking at her, the intensity made her skin prickle, and she tightly clenched the hands resting on her knees.
She felt as if her blood was drying up from sheer tension. Just as she silently wished he’d say *something*, his question struck like a sudden gust:
“Have we perhaps met somewhere before?”
“Excuse me?”
So unexpected was the question that Tae Eun lifted her obsidian-black eyes to meet his directly—her gaze trembling intensely in contrast to his steady, undisturbed eyes beneath thick brows.
“No, I… we’ve never met. I suppose I just have a very ordinary face.”
“No, that’s not what I meant. It’s just that your eyes look familiar somehow.”
As he spoke, he stared fixedly into her eyes, making her cheeks flush inexplicably. Just then, their drinks arrived, allowing Tae Eun to lower her gaze—but the heat that had risen wouldn’t easily subside.
She felt breathless. Though she avoided his eyes, she could sense with her whole body that he was still watching her intently, as though his gaze pierced through her skin. Unable to bear the weight any longer, Tae Eun finally lifted her eyes to meet his.
Unlike her still-trembling gaze, his dark eyes remained utterly calm and unmoved.
There was no emotion in them whatsoever.
No—rather, they were indifferent.
Since she’d held no expectations for this meeting from the start, she wasn’t hurt. No, from the very beginning, they were never meant to belong in the same world: the heir apparent to Jangwon, one of Korea’s most powerful conglomerates, and herself?
True, her father was a well-known attorney, but compared to his family, it was incomparable. From the outset, they were mismatched—and the only reason she’d even attended was pure chance. And that luck, she believed, ended precisely here.
So what was the point of dragging this out any further?
Watching the man lower his gaze and bring his coffee cup to his lips after their prolonged eye contact, Tae Eun summoned her courage and spoke up.
“If I don’t suit your taste, you can just stand up and leave. I didn’t come here intending to… waste Seo Woo Jin’s time.”
“Who said that? That you don’t suit my taste?”
“Excuse me?”
“Do I look that magnanimous to you, Min Tae Eun? Like the kind of man who’d calmly sip coffee across from a woman he doesn’t even like?”
His unexpected reply left her mouth slightly agape.
Seemingly amused by her reaction, he set down his coffee cup and spoke in a hushed, intimate tone—
so low and private that only she could hear:
“Let’s do it. Marriage.”
In that instant, Tae Eun felt the green tea she’d just sipped lodge sharply in her throat. She turned her head slightly and coughed—and only then did a faint smile appear at the corner of the man’s lips.
“You seem quite startled.”
“Hah—*cough*… Yes, very much so. I never imagined hearing *this* right off the bat.”
Completely blindsided, she was deeply flustered. Though he smiled at her unsettled expression, Tae Eun couldn’t muster even the faintest smile in return.
“Why… why would you want to marry *me*?”
“If I said ‘because you’re beautiful,’ would you believe me?”
His leisurely deflection—answering a question with another question—irked her.
It felt like wordplay, and it stung. While his single remark sent her spiraling between heaven and hell, he was just toying with her. Especially coming from a man who’d recently been linked to top star Park Seo Woo—even more so, as someone who must have met countless beautiful women.
“There—see? You don’t believe me anyway.”
“That’s just why, Seo Woo Jin… you must have many other options—in women with better family backgrounds and far superior conditions.”
“That only applies to men too incompetent to live on their own and leech off women.”
He brushed off her carefully phrased question with effortless ease—
a clear statement that he needed no support from his in-laws. His overflowing confidence left her momentarily speechless, yet his words carried a strange persuasiveness.
Right—what could Seo Woo Jin possibly lack, that he’d rely on his wife’s family? Jangwon Group was reshaping the very history of Korea.
But for Tae Eun, this was a bad omen. She’d fully expected—and needed—him to reject her. After all, she harbored a fatal flaw that made marriage to him utterly impossible, and the *only* way to end this meeting gracefully—without exposing that flaw—was for *him* to reject her naturally.
Indeed—even if this blind date ended poorly, for her to return home and simply *breathe* again, the rejection *had* to come entirely from him.
Yet instead, he’d just breezily proposed marriage—
“I’d like to move forward with it as soon as possible.”
—Even urging haste.
She couldn’t think of a plausible excuse to change his mind. Lowering her head, Tae Eun stubbornly bit her lip. Even without looking, she could feel his gaze resting on her face.
In the end, would she have to bring *that* up?
The mere thought of revealing such a difficult truth—as a woman—made her feel physically blocked, as though she’d eaten something heavy despite her empty stomach. But if she wanted him to change his mind and reject her, this seemed her only option.
And so, Tae Eun laid bare her deepest vulnerability:
“To be honest… I might not be able to have children.”
“…”
“I was recently diagnosed with infertility.”
Shame made her feel as though every inch of her skin had been stripped bare. Though she’d committed no crime, she longed to sink into the earth.
Surely *this* would make him reconsider. It was only fleeting curiosity—nothing more than a passing breeze.
Yet, despite her laying bare her weakness to steer his heart away, he offered an utterly unexpected reply:
“That’s fine. I have no intention of… having children, anyway.”
He whispered it—so quietly that only she could hear.
Her stunned gaze locked onto him. She wondered if she’d misheard, but his expression confirmed she hadn’t.
He didn’t want children. Though many modern couples chose childlessness, this was *Seo Woo Jin*, the heir to Jangwon Group—surely his family wouldn’t agree?
“Is that solely your personal opinion, Woo Jin? Or does your family share the same view?”
“It’s *my* life I’m living. I absolutely detest interference—from *anyone*. Even if it’s family.”
His answer was clear-cut. Yet Tae Eun couldn’t easily accept this situation. When she remained silent, biting her lip, he must have mistaken it for hesitation—so he spoke again:
“I heard your maternal grandmother is seriously ill. From what I saw, her condition seems quite severe.”
At the mention of her grandmother, her previously uncertain, guileless expression instantly hardened.
Her sharpened eyes locked straight into Woo Jin’s—as if he’d just trespassed on forbidden ground.
“Finally, you’re looking into my eyes. Have you developed the will to talk?”
“Woo Jin… you really are a terrible person. Using someone else’s Achilles’ heel as a weapon.”
“I’m not wielding it as a weapon. I’m simply saying I can help.”
“…”
“I came prepared, having researched your family background. I also know you’re in quite a difficult situation because of your grandmother. Marry me, and none of that will ever trouble you again—I’ll take full responsibility for both you and your grandmother.”
Her hands on her knees clenched so tightly that her knuckles turned bone-white. His tone was grating, even infuriating—but his underlying offer was devastatingly irresistible.
Just the thought of escaping the shadow of her father and stepmother—and no longer having to worry about her grandmother—felt like a dream.
Moreover, strangely enough, she trusted this man.
An inexplicable certainty stirred within her: whatever he promised, he would uphold—even if the sky collapsed.
Yet even so, she still couldn’t grasp his true motive for choosing her—so easily, so quickly.
She *had* to decipher his intentions. Her life had already been battered and torn to shreds; she’d sworn never to let her *second* life—marriage—plunge her back into the gutter.
“Still… I just can’t understand it. Wouldn’t it be better to take time and reconsider slowly…?”
As Tae Eun hesitated aloud, he adjusted his posture and softly called her name:
“Min Tae Eun.”
“Yes.”
Though not forced, the reply slipped out instinctively at his call—as if an invisible pressure weighed down on her.
His languid gaze settled on her utterly tense face, and under that gaze, Tae Eun shivered as though stripped bare.
How could a mere look evoke such intense emotion?
He was truly a man of strange, irresistible charm—intimidating yet impossible to escape.
But soon, his voice landing softly by her ear snapped her back to reality:
“I’m not proposing that we fall in love, Min Tae Eun. I’m proposing marriage.”
“…Excuse me?”
Goosebumps suddenly rose on her arms. It was as if his enigmatic allure had momentarily blinded her—and only now did she see the hidden truth beneath.
Marriage—not love.
Good heavens.
Now, at last, she clearly understood his intention:
What he sought wasn’t a loving wife—but an obedient one.
Male lead says he’s pregnant — and it’s female lead’s child
Something seems a bit off about this world.
Wang Zhao thought as she watched a pregnant man walking towards her…
Intro
Female lead finds herself in a world where the men who possess the ability to bear children.
As she navigates this unfamiliar reality, she is caught off guard by the sudden appearance of her boyfriend, who reveals that he is pregnant.
Is this truly her boyfriend?
Why can’t she recall any details about their time together?
She begins to doubt whether the child her boyfriend is carrying is even hers.
Is there a hidden reason behind her amnesia, or could it be a side effect of her sudden arrival in this strange new world?
Just when it seems the protagonist’s life couldn’t become any more entangled, her ex-boyfriend makes an unexpected appearance, raising questions about the protagonist’s past.
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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 😔