“Give me a cup of Americano.”
The middle-aged man in a neat suit was the branch manager of the bank on the first floor of the same building.
Summer swiftly prepared the coffee for his order.
“Thank you.”
Smiling brightly, he took the takeout coffee and entered the bank.
Following him, a flamboyantly adorned man with a thick belly and a gold watch, the owner of the karaoke on the basement floor, appeared.
With a rough appearance, he said, “Give me an iced Americano.”
“Yes.”
Summer quickly served him the coffee.
After removing the straw, he forcefully pressed the syrup three times.
Then, sipping the coffee, he wiped his mouth with satisfaction.
“Ah, it’s delicious. The lady makes good coffee.”
“Thank you.”
He, too, took the coffee and headed downstairs.
Successively, other business owners in the building appeared.
The warm-looking lady owner of the second-floor restaurant, the exemplary young man with glasses who runs the third-floor PC room, and the robust manager of the fifth-floor martial arts gym, showing off his muscular body.
They took the drinks made by Summer and went to their respective shops.
The owner of the café ‘Today’ and operator of the fourth-floor comic book store sat down at an outdoor table with a cup of coffee in hand.
At that moment, Summer’s eyes sparkled.
Wearing a long padded jacket and dragging slippers, Sanha was walking towards them from the other side.
Moreover, he approached as if he had just ordered at the café counter.
Summer’s heart pounded at the thought of meeting him.
However, as she was glancing at the order list, Jina suddenly pushed Summer aside and said, “I’ll take care of it.”
She swiftly took control of the counter and greeted Sanha.
“Good morning. Would you like a grapefruit ade on ice?”
“Sure.”
“Seems like you’re tired.”
“A bit.”
“At times like this, vitamin-rich grapefruit is good for you.”
Jina smiled overly brightly at Sanha.
Adding an absurd comment, she said, “If you sit down, I’ll bring it to you.”
Feeling awkwardly pushed aside, Summer looked at Jina.
‘Wasn’t this a self-service place? Why would she bring something?’
“Thank you.”
Sanha replied briefly, turned around, and headed towards the outdoor table.
Summer felt hurt.
‘Is it too much to pretend you know me a bit?’
Hyejeong, who was already seated, warmly greeted him.
“Welcome, our building owner.”
“Good morning.”
He also greeted briefly and sat down across from Hyejeong.
‘What about me? What about me?’
Summer glared at Sanha, pretending not to notice.
Hyejeong, noticing the awkward atmosphere, seemed surprised, but Sanha remained oblivious.
Observing this changed Summer, and she looked at Jina with a fierce gaze.
Jina, discovering the discomfort in Summer, appeared taken aback, but Sanha remained completely clueless.
Summer, who had become more uneven, turned to glance at Sanha.
‘Did you really put three slices of grapefruit?’
The recipe clearly stated one.
However, Jina put three large slices into Sanha’s cup, paying meticulous attention to the preparation.
Even more surprisingly, she went outside and handed it to Sanha, smiling again.
‘…Could it be that Jina likes Sanha?’
Summer returned to the workstation and looked at Jina seriously as she prepared drinks.
Though a short time working together, Summer felt she had learned a bit about Jina’s personality.
Jina was rational but excessively meticulous in some aspects.
And Summer hadn’t seen her smile at all.
‘Could it be she comes to the morning shift to see Sanha?’
Honestly, Jina was beautiful.
Her fair, small face and slender figure that men would like were not hidden even under the uniform and apron.
Looking down at her round belly, Summer was a bit self-conscious.
‘No. My dad said I’m the second prettiest in the world after Mom! And Gusan said I’m his! His tiger!’
Summer’s eyes sparkled towards Jina.
Not noticing this, Jina checked the order list and said, “Summer, two special hotdogs are up.”
“Oh, yes!”
Waking up from her thoughts, Summer started making the hotdogs first.
Her mind was preoccupied, but her hands moved quickly.
Jina, too, was busy making coffee.
Just when they thought they could handle one order, delivery calls kept coming in continuously.
They were busy dealing with the flood of orders for a while.
After a while, the orders finally slowed down.
Jina handed a glass of water to Summer.
“You worked hard.”
“Oh, no.”
“Take a short break.”
At that moment, three customers entered the store.
She said to Summer, “I’ll handle this alone.”
Blocking Summer from entering the workstation, Jina stood in front of the counter.
Looking at the busy her, Summer sighed slightly.
At first glance, she seemed cold and indifferent, but she was, in fact, a very kind person.
‘It’s not good to have a rivalry like this. I can’t possibly hate her…’
Seeing the cup in her hand, Summer sighed again.
After serving the store customers with coffee, Jina finally took a short breath and suddenly glanced at the outdoor tables.
Beautiful smile graced her lips.
‘Huh?’
Male lead is a Destined Young Husband (Female-dominant)
One-sentence summary: Wife-master, listen to my explanation!
Li Ruantang, a young lady from a prestigious family, stumbled and fell. When she woke up, she saw a noble and beautiful young man sitting by her bedside, wiping away tears.
The young master had slightly reddened eyes, and his every move exuded charm.
The sight made Li Ruantang’s eyes hot and her heart flutter. After all, she had made a bet with the young master Meng from the neighboring family. If she couldn’t marry a husband before the end of the year, she would have to admit defeat and give up the jade she had worked so hard to obtain.
Outside the window, the flowers were in full bloom.
Rather than losing the bet, the jade, and her face, Li Ruantang calculated that it would be better to seek marriage with the young master in front of her, killing three birds with one stone.
…
Meng Jun never thought that an accident during a spring outing would lead to them rolling down a cliff and into a river, yet still survive.
Now they were trapped in an unknown village, and Meng Jun had overheard that the family who had rescued them had their own intentions.
After all, it was Li Ruantang who had lost her mind and sought marriage first. He was only trying to protect himself!
Glancing at Li Ruantang, who was listing her own merits, the young husband’s voice softened, and he blushed as he lied, “W-wife-master, Wife-master, don’t you remember me?”
The young husband’s voice was clear and handsome, coaxing Li Ruantang’s heart to be soft and sweet, and she spared no effort to protect him.
It wasn’t until they returned to the capital that Li Ruantang suddenly remembered.
When they had fallen off the cliff, in order not to implicate Wei Yunruo, whom he secretly admired, the young husband had instead pulled her, who was slightly farther away, down the cliff with him…
Short summary by Yuushi L: Initially, the male lead (ML) liked another girl, while the female lead (FL) liked the ML. Both fell off a cliff. The FL temporarily lost her memory, and the ML, fearing others might take advantage of him, claimed FL was his wife while they were staying in a village. Later, when they returned home, the FL regained her memories and remembered that the ML liked someone else, so she kept her distance from him. However, during their time living together in the countryside, the ML’s view of the FL had completely changed. From this point, his pursuit of the FL begins.
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