I couldn’t quite figure it out.
Although I had asked for a date, I wasn’t sure what to do. With Lee Han, our dates were always in hiding, mostly at home or in the car. If we ventured out a bit more, it was always to Alice. But I couldn’t take Tae Un to a place filled with Lee Han’s traces.
“What should I do? I should have gone on dates to know.”
In fact, I had always been with Lee Han since childhood, so we were always together even without formal dates. After he debuted and we became lovers, we couldn’t go on the typical, ordinary dates that most people would.
– Hello?
“I’ve arrived, Vice Chairman.”
I persuaded Tae Un, who insisted on coming to my house, and went to pick him up myself.
I wanted to do everything from start to finish on my own.
As Roo Mi said, I wanted to try making an effort to open my heart.
“Why are you out in the cold?”
“Just because. It’s refreshing, isn’t it?”
Ba Ha smiled brightly.
I remembered when he first came to pick me up at home, saying we should go to work together. Back then, I never thought a day like this would come, and my feelings were different from the discomfort I felt that day. Today, there was no discomfort at all; rather, a bit more excitement had settled in Ba Ha’s heart compared to the morning.
“Vice Chairman, today you just follow me.”
“Can I look forward to it?”
“Hmm… No. Don’t expect too much.”
Ba Ha broke into a cold sweat at Tae Un’s playful question about expectations. She had pondered all night. What would he like? What should I do to open up a little without pushing him away?
“Today, I’m going to do everything I want.”
“Alright. Let’s do everything Ba Ha wants. So, what shall we do first?”
“Um… Ta-da! Let’s watch a movie.”
The first thing was a movie.
Since Ba Ha didn’t know Tae Un’s movie preferences, she chose the most popular movie currently showing. It was hard to go wrong with a movie that was more or less proven.
“Let’s do that.”
Even this ordinary act of watching a movie in a theater was difficult with Lee Han. That’s why I wanted it the most. A common, ordinary date that everyone else does.
I wanted to do things with Tae Un that I couldn’t do with Lee Han.
Ba Ha smiled brightly at Tae Un, waving the tickets. At some point, Ba Ha’s heart began to flutter, and Tae Un smiled just as brightly seeing her like that.
“Vice Chairman, let’s go in.”
The first movie Ba Ha watched with Tae Un was a romance.
It was a predictable romance about a man and woman who meet on a solo trip, fall in love at first sight, can’t forget each other, and then coincidentally meet again to whisper their love.
Today, this predictable movie approached Ba Ha as another flutter of excitement. Ba Ha tried to focus more on the movie, feeling that if she met Tae Un’s eyes now, her face might turn red for some reason.
“How was it? Did you enjoy it?”
From the middle, she couldn’t even remember the movie’s content well. Not wanting to reveal that she couldn’t concentrate from the first step of her plan, Ba Ha quickly asked Tae Un as soon as the movie ended.
“Yes. It was good. The woman I watched it with was good too.”
Ba Ha’s face gradually reddened at Tae Un’s calm review. Tae Un looked at her, a chuckle escaping at her expression.
“Ba Ha Han, what shall we do next?”
[This is the timeline separator]I wanted to show.
The answer to the question I pondered as an effort to open my heart was that I wanted to show. Don’t you need to know the other person to open your heart more? So, Ba Ha decided to show herself first.
Ba Ha from childhood.
Ba Ha before entering the Tae San family.
Ba Ha before meeting Tae Un.
I wanted to show, even a little, the happiest times of my life.
“Um… You’ll know when we get there.”
How far have we come?
Ba Ha arrived at a small elementary school in a rural village. Due to the still chilly season, all the trees in the school were bare, and children were playing soccer in the small playground.
“Where is this?”
“The place where I was happiest.”
It was the school I attended while living with my mother. It was the happiest time of my childhood, and when I think of that time, this place naturally comes to mind first. This was a space where I could play freely without worrying or being cautious before entering the Tae San family. I also met my precious friend, Roo Mi, here.
“It’s the school I attended. When I was at this school, I had my mother beside me and good friends. That’s why I wanted to show you. Because it was the best time.”
It was overwhelming.
Tae Un’s heart swelled as he watched Ba Ha walking backwards in front of him, looking at him. The woman who had always pushed him away now seemed to be taking a step closer, making his heart flutter.
A faint smile spread across his face as he watched her hair fluttering in the wind, smiling.
“Vice Chairman, why are you standing still?”
Tae Un had stopped in his tracks. He stood still, looking at Ba Ha, and Ba Ha approached him, who was standing silently without saying a word.
“Are you… not interested?”
Tae Un reached out and hugged her as she approached, looking dejected. The bitterness and emptiness he couldn’t help but feel while always trying to ignore it by Ba Ha’s side seemed like nothing at her words.
“Vice Chairman?”
“I like it, Ba Ha Han.”
She hesitated.
Startled by his suddenly warm embrace, Ba Ha trembled, and Tae Un trembled with overwhelming emotion. Ba Ha didn’t know what to do with the slight trembling transmitted from the body holding her.
“…Aren’t you hungry?”
She didn’t give any answer. She couldn’t yet. Even this effort was a great courage for Ba Ha, so she couldn’t say anything yet.
Instead of answering, Ba Ha quietly asked Tae Un. Coming to his senses at her voice spreading in his ear, Tae Un chuckled and nodded, releasing her from his embrace.
“Let’s go.”
Had too much time passed?
As if to prove it, when the snack shop they used to frequent back then was closed, Ba Ha’s face was full of confusion.
“What… It’s closed?”
“It’s no fun if everything’s perfect. Let’s come back here next time.”
He spoke of next time as if it were natural. Watching Tae Un like that, Ba Ha felt somehow reassured. Although the plan failed, Ba Ha took Tae Un to a bustling store nearby where they had a late lunch.
“I’m full. What’s the next course, Ba Ha Han?”
“Next is… Um… My plan ends here.”
I should have tried it to know.
Seeing Tae Un’s expectant face, Ba Ha blushed. Checking the time as the schedule ended faster than expected, Ba Ha didn’t know what to do.
“Ba Ha Han, is this the end of the date you planned?”
“Huh? I… guess so?”
“Are you very tired?”
“I’m still okay. Why?”
Tae Un grinned and took Ba Ha’s hand. Still unfamiliar with his touch that wasn’t strange, Ba Ha was surprised each time and looked at Tae Un with wide eyes.
“Let’s go.”
“Where to?”
When Ba Ha asked, Tae Un pulled her hand and started walking.
“From now on, it’s the date I want to have.”
[This is the timeline separator]“Ba Ha Han, wake up.”
Ba Ha, who had fallen soundly asleep next to Tae Un who was driving, as if the tension had eased, opened her eyes at his call.
“Where are we?”
“The sea.”
The scenery outside, seen as she opened her eyes in the car, was dark with the sky tinted as the sun had set, and under the darkened sky, an endless sea spread out before her eyes with waves crashing.
“Hmm… It’s refreshing.”
The sea viewed from outside the car was even more spectacular.
The sound of waves crashing in the wind, the dark and quiet sea drew Ba Ha’s eyes. In the still windy and cold weather, there was no one around, leaving only Tae Un and Ba Ha here.
“Is it refreshing? Not cold?”
“It’s fine. It’s refreshing. I love it.”
Despite her words that it was fine, Tae Un took out a large blanket from the car and draped it over Ba Ha’s body. Ba Ha pulled the warm blanket he covered her with closer, pressing it against her body.
“…”
“…”
Tae Un and Ba Ha walked along the beach like that for a long time without speaking. Even without saying anything, it wasn’t awkward or uncomfortable. Although it was cold outside with the wind blowing, Ba Ha felt warmth rising. Was it because of the blanket he covered her with? She was feeling his warmth with her whole body.
“It’s nice…”
Looking at that endless night sea, it felt like all the sadness and frustration that had built up were being cleared away.
“But why did you really come here?”
“Just because. I wanted to come here with you, Ba Ha Han.”
Tae Un’s hair fluttered gently in the wind as he looked at the sea, speaking calmly. He was a person who matched the night sea so well. He was like the quiet night sea with a long lingering impression at the end of the gaze.
Ba Ha looked at Tae Un endlessly, as if captivated by his sight that seemed somewhat comfortable, and he broke the quiet night sea’s lingering impression and asked Ba Ha.
“Shall we sit for a moment?”
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In This Life, I Won’t Be Foolish To Lose You Again (Female-dominant)
When Shen Yuan encountered Su Jin again in his previous life, she had already become the Prime Minister of the current dynasty. As for him, the former top young master of the capital, he had long since fallen into the abyss, becoming a singer on a pleasure boat.
After a song ended, he was redeemed and sent to the Su Residence.
Su Jin respected and cherished him, gave him a roof over his head, and bestowed him with warmth. Shen Yuan fell deeper and deeper, but before he could express his feelings, Su Jin passed away.
Shen Yuan died to follow her in death, but instead, he returned to when he was fifteen years old.
At that time, he was not yet engaged, and Su Jin was just a poor scholar.
Shen Yuan gritted his teeth, casting aside all his pride, and thought of ways to coax and entice her every day.
The colder and more indifferent Su Jin was towards him, the more proactive Shen Yuan became.
He was not afraid of being mocked by the world, only wanting to marry his Wife-master early, to hold her hand and never let go for a lifetime.
[Note: This story will not specifically point out the male lead’s reincarnation time point; it’s all in the details. Whenever you feel that the male lead is acting strangely, he has most likely been reincarnated.]
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