Eun-su’s phone rang.
As Eun-su read the arrived message, her lips drew a beautiful arc.
Seeing that, Hyuk-joo’s insides boiled again. In frustration, he loosened his tie, making it slack. Even though he unbuttoned the shirt all the way to the neck, the stifling feeling did not improve.
Feeling Hyuk-joo’s gaze on herself, Eun-su lifted her head.
“Mr. Hyuk-joo?”
Unlike usual, Eun-su’s mouth fell open at the clearly revealed change on his face.
“Is something hurting?”
“It feels like it.”
“Is it very painful?”
Raising the hand that was touching his cheek, she put it on his forehead.
It was hot. The temperature had risen higher than when she touched his cheek earlier. However, there was something strange about Hyuk-joo’s eyes.
Although his body felt like it was suffering from severe flu with such high heat, his pupils were sinking into his eyes, cold like drops of lead.
Amused by the thought that crossed her mind, Eun-su burst into laughter.
“Could it be that I’m like this because of mentioning the meeting just now?”
“…”
Hyuk-joo tightly bit his lips.
Instead, he revealed his emotions completely by raising his eyebrows.
“It might be related to the meeting. But it’s not a meeting… How should I explain this?”
Eun-su chuckled, lifting her head.
It seemed that to properly explain the situation, she would have to start with what Saet-byeol had misunderstood. In a calm voice, Eun-su began to talk about what had happened today.
As she listened to the words coming out of her mouth, Hyuk-joo’s stiff face gradually softened.
Having learned the full story of the meeting incident, he swept his chest with his hand.
“Why would a married woman have a meeting?”
Eun-su found Hyuk-joo’s misunderstanding absurd and couldn’t help but look surprised.
“Ask anyone on the street. See if I look like a married person.”
“Do I not look like a married person?”
“Not really. If you hadn’t mentioned that you were married, one of those two would have probably asked you out for an after-party.”
“Hmm, maybe I shouldn’t have mentioned it.”
When Eun-su made an expression of regret as if playing around, Hyuk-joo, who had released a short sigh, brought his hand to Eun-su’s flat stomach.
“Our child is in here.”
“It’s a joke, a joke. My dad made my mom sad too many times before. So, my mom wanted to tease my dad.”
While patting her stomach, Eun-su explained affectionately.
Becoming a culprit with her story, Hyuk-joo kept his gaze straight ahead, only looking at the distant sea.
Although he felt embarrassed and regretful about making her sad so many times, in the midst of that, he couldn’t understand why the words “mom” and “dad” coming out of Eun-su’s mouth were so oddly stirring his emotions.
“Let’s get a new ring.”
“Why all of a sudden?”
“My finger feels empty.”
“You can’t get a ring now.”
“Why?”
Hyuk-joo couldn’t understand why there was a specific timing for getting a ring. What was the reason it couldn’t be done now?
Soon, the body will swell, and it varies from person to person, but some even take off their originally fitting rings because they heard that it’s common for pregnant women.
“Does that mean I have to go around empty-handed like this until the baby is born?”
“That’s right.”
Helpless, Eunsoo shrugged her shoulders up and down.
“What about the bracelet then?”
“If my fingers are swollen, won’t my wrists be swollen too?”
Hyukjoo tapped the back of his neck with his hand.
A selfish thought crossed his mind, hoping Eunsoo’s belly would grow quickly.
It couldn’t be helped.
Eunsoo was just too beautiful.
Especially today, wearing a fluttering chiffon blouse, she looked like an angel. So, it couldn’t help but feel uneasy like this.
It was true that when a person falls in love, their mental age regresses. It wasn’t a false statement.
Hyukjoo felt like a child with a strong desire to hide and cherish something he really liked.
He took Eunsoo’s hand and kissed the back of it.
Smack.
When his lips brushed against her hand, Eunsoo smiled brightly.
A beautiful smile spread across her face. Beyond her head, the sunset that resembled Eunsoo’s laughter spread over the sea.
It was an evening that made the heart happy just by being there.
“What’s this?”
Juhwan’s face distorted in an instant as he received registered mail. He snatched the envelope from Go Jukyeong, who had just risen from the sofa.
The large company wouldn’t press for repayment of the money borrowed so soon…
Jukyeong anxiously observed the sender in case Juhwan might look at it.
“The Prosecutor’s Office?”
Jukyeong’s face turned pale as she confirmed the envelope with a clear prosecutor’s logo.
She knew that she had committed many sins. So, just seeing the prosecutor’s logo made her lips and chin tremble.
“That’s for me!”
Juhwan snatched the envelope again.
Why would the District Prosecutor’s Office send something like this to me?
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
