In disbelief, Eun-su asked in a surprised voice.
“I watched a few videos.”
“While I was showering?”
“Yeah. I kept watching, and I felt like I knew how to do it.”
“I didn’t know you could do it so deftly like this…”
Eun-su placed the shoe on her palm.
The shoe adorned with a flower decoration was truly beautiful. For a moment, she pictured the image of a child taking their first steps while wearing it in her mind.
She couldn’t know whether the unborn child would be a daughter or a son, but she, too, was picturing the image of her daughter in her mind.
“We can talk about it later.”
At Hyuk-joo’s words, Eun-su raised her head and looked at him.
“We should tell our child.”
“Dad did this himself?”
“Yeah. That’s what I intended.”
Seeing Hyuk-joo respond with a triumphant expression as if he had accomplished something tremendous, Eun-su smiled brightly.
Looking at her smiling face, Hyuk-joo felt his heart swelling with emotion.
This is happiness.
Silently, he murmured to himself.
The warm smile that started from his lips quickly spread across his entire face.
As if displaying a symbol of happiness, Hyuk-joo placed the shoes on the display shelf. It was a position where they could be seen anytime upon entering the room.
The sky-blue and pink shoes side by side made his heart race uncontrollably.
“Eun-su.”
Approaching the bed where Eun-su was lying down first, Hyuk-joo spoke.
Eun-su, with sleepy eyes, looked up at him. Worried that her neck might hurt, Hyuk-joo knelt down and sat on the floor.
“Thank you.”
Eun-su’s lips curved into a rounded shape, expressing her sincere gratitude.
Hyuk-joo swept Eun-su’s hair back with his large hand.
He was truly grateful.
For silently staying by his side and not giving up on the child.
Above all, he was thankful for accepting him again despite his shortcomings.
“From now on, I’ll definitely love and cherish you more.”
At his somewhat embarrassing confession, Eun-su closed her eyes gently. Hyuk-joo’s soft voice tickled her ears warmly.
“You too, and our child too.”
At the mention of the child, Eun-su sniffled.
She recalled the memory when she couldn’t rejoice freely upon hearing about the pregnancy for the first time.
She was afraid that the child might end up like her, only seeing Hyuk-joo’s back. She didn’t want the child to experience the sadness of being turned away by someone they loved. So, she left him…
She had given up everything and come this far.
But just when she thought it was the end, Hyuk-joo said it was the beginning.
“Let’s be happy.”
Tears flowed from her closed eyelids.
Hyuk-joo moved his fingers to gently wipe away the tears that were delicately streaming down Eun-su’s face.
Walking down the long corridor leading to the director’s office, Yeong-ran’s eyes flashed sharply.
She bit her lips to suppress the curse words that were about to come out, and she approached the director’s office. Although she wanted to grab him by the hair and shake him right away, Yeong-ran skillfully hid the expression of contempt on her face.
Making a disturbance here would be a foolish act.
“Director, there’s a guest…”
The secretary, speaking with a troubled expression, hastily trailed off at the end of his words.
The reason was that he sensed a momentary discomfort on Yeong-ran’s face. The secretary quickly offered an excuse.
“If it’s not a pre-arranged appointment, I told them not to wait, but they insisted.”
“Is that so?”
“The guest said they must meet you…”
“Seo Yeon-ji, come in.”
Yeong-ran glanced briefly at Yeon-ji, who was sitting down, and spoke as if calculating her words. After entering the director’s office first, Yeong-ran turned her head and instructed the secretary.
“Bring me some water. Put plenty of ice in it.”
“Yes, Director.”
“And go home early today.”
“Pardon?”
The secretary’s eyes widened in an instant. Yeong-ran had never suddenly ordered someone to leave work like this before. Faced with the unexpected early departure order, the secretary looked uneasy.
Could it be that they would be dismissed for making a guest wait who shouldn’t have been brought in?
With a resentful gaze at Yeon-ji, who followed her, the secretary quickly moved. Holding a glass filled with ice, he entered the director’s office.
“Put it down and leave immediately. Also, make sure people nearby don’t gossip. Inform the security room.”
“Yes, understood.”
Yeong-ran’s voice, instructing the secretary about tasks before leaving work, was chilling. Despite coming here with determination, Yeon-ji felt an uncomfortable tension enveloping her when it came to confronting Yeong-ran.
As the secretary closed the door and left, Yeong-ran stared silently at Yeon-ji, who was sitting in the chair.
“I came because I have something to ask for.”
“Ask for something… Does Seo Yeon-ji have the right to make such a request to me?”
Yeong-ran openly mocked.
She already knew that Seo Yeon-ji was lacking manners and inexperienced, but seeing her come here so shamelessly made Yeong-ran find her amusing.
A person who has nothing to lose loses their fear, just like that.
“Pity her.”
Muttering quietly, Yeong-ran picked up the cup with ice water.
Swallowing her dry saliva, Yeon-ji looked straight at Yeong-ran’s face and said, “I came today to make a formal request.”
“Formal?”
“Yes. I’ve decided to appear on a broadcast, but I don’t have a suitable location. So, I thought it would be good to shoot at the Myungjin Gallery garden and came to ask for your permission.”
“What?”
Yeong-ran’s expression instantly changed.
To her, it was ridiculous how someone like Seo Yeon-ji, who had come this far to make such a sudden request, thought she had the right to do so.
“How laughable that you, who knows how much I despise you, would come here and say such nonsense.”
“…”
“What you’re doing, coming here and babbling strange things, is no different from begging me to get rid of you as soon as possible, isn’t it?”
“I was just asking.”
Yeon-ji spoke as if she didn’t feel any impact intentionally, smiling even more brightly.
Maybe she would start shouting unnecessary things to catch Yeong-ran off guard, acting like her mind was a flower garden. She should inquire why Ms. Eun-su hasn’t been in touch and why her number keeps showing as unavailable.
Internally organizing the words she was about to say, Yeon-ji tilted her head slightly, as if just now remembering.
But at that very moment, everything flashed before her eyes.
Her face felt as if it had been hit with a gust of cold wind.
Male lead reborn without memories — but he still falls for her.
The person he finds displeasing in this life turns out to be his cherished wife-master in previous life…
Xie Zhi and Fang Xianxing who had known each other for less than three days through a blind date sat in the same car in front of the civil affairs bureau. They had a disagreement and failed to get married.
Xie Zhi immediately took out his phone, slid through his contacts, and randomly selected the next marriage candidate.
The woman snatched his phone and hung up. Looking at his phone wallpaper, she awkwardly changed the subject: “An ancient painting, eh? It looks pretty good, it’s just that the person in the painting looks a bit like me.”
When he heard this, he sarcastically mocked her for being so delusional, completely unaware that, the person in front of him was the reincarnation of Wen Ru, the famous prime minister of Yuan Shun whom he most admired…
The female CEO who doesn’t want to get married with a divorce agreement in hand × The male archaeological researcher who will only get married if he’s sure he can get divorced
