“Huh?”
Ji Na’s heart plummeted. Could it be?
“Do we use the same shampoo?”
Watching Ji Hye sniff around, Ji Na instinctively leaned back.
“No way.”
Considering Jin Woo had practically been living at Ji Na’s place lately, they had shared her shampoo. Remembering this, Ji Na awkwardly smiled.
“There are many shampoos with similar fragrances.”
“Really? I like this scent. What brand is it?”
The suspicion shifted to shampoo.
“I want to try it too.”
Stepping into the elevator, Ji Na said,
“Okay, I’ll buy one for you.”
“Really?”
Ji Hye’s eyes widened with excitement.
“I need to use the restroom.”
Heading to the restroom before entering the office, Ji Na encountered the emergency staircase door opening.
“Oh, I’m sorry.”
As Ji Na tried to step aside, someone firmly grasped her arm.
“Sister.”
It was Jin Woo. Startled, Ji Na blinked slowly.
“Why are you here?”
She was overjoyed, beyond words.
Jin Woo embraced her, bewildered.
“What’s happening?”
His embrace was infused with a sweet fragrance, just like hers.
“I missed you.”
Jin Woo’s voice whispered warmly in her ear. Looking up at her, his gaze heated Ji Na’s face.
Without hesitation, he lowered his head and captured Ji Na’s lips. Holding only her coffee cup, Ji Na fully accepted his kiss.
“See you at home later.”
After a brief but intense kiss, Jin Woo released Ji Na. As he disappeared upstairs, she felt her strength drain.
“I must be crazy…”
Still feeling the warmth of the kiss, Ji Na murmured to herself.
Jin Woo was just too irresistible.
Ji Na’s parents’ new home in Gangwon Province was nestled in the peaceful foothills. The cozy village, surrounded by mountains, exuded warmth and comfort.
“Mom! Dad!”
Arriving after a long drive, Ji Na cheerfully called out. Her parents, as if waiting, burst out of the house.
“Oh, our daughter!”
Ji Na’s mother enveloped her in a hug as she crossed the yard.
“You seem even prettier!”
Inspecting Ji Na’s face, her mother beamed with joy.
“Mom, you look prettier too.”
Ji Na’s compliment made her mother blush playfully. More than just words, her mother genuinely seemed brighter.
Ji Na’s relieved heart warmed at the sight. Jin Woo, joining them, greeted respectfully.
“Hello.”
Ji Na’s mother’s eyes widened in surprise.
“Oh! The mover from before!”
She vividly remembered mistaking him for a mover.
“He’s my brother.”
Ji Na quickly added, seeing her mother’s confusion.
“Right, right. Brother. You said you were coming with your boyfriend.”
Ji Na’s mother’s eyes doubled in size again.
“Oh, my goodness!”
Ji Na’s mother clapped and laughed with joy, her happiness surpassing even the times when Ji Na was accepted into college or started her new job.
“Good heavens, this is wonderful. Come on in.”
Jin Woo smiled softly at Ji Na’s mother’s animated reaction.
“I had a feeling it would be like this.”
“Hey, wife, stop making a fuss and come inside.”
Unable to watch any longer, Ji Na’s father interjected.
“I guess Mom needs to show off her cooking skills.”
Despite her husband’s comment, Ji Na’s mother continued to laugh joyfully like a schoolgirl.
“The house is surprisingly modern.”
As Ji Na looked around and commented, her mother, bringing cool omija tea and sliced watermelon, laughed and said,
“What, did you think we lived in a straw hut? We have everything here.”
It felt as comfortable as their old home, with all the familiar items around.
Ji Na’s sense of belonging was undeniable. Sitting in the living room, she bit into a piece of watermelon, relishing its sweet and refreshing taste.
“To get to the sea, it’s a bit further, about an hour’s drive?”
Ji Na’s parents went on to describe their neighborhood. Suddenly, the sound of someone arriving made Ji Na’s mother curious.
“Who else is coming now?”
Ji Na was equally puzzled and widened her eyes in wonder.
“Maybe it’s a delivery?”
Ji Na’s father was the first to open the door, where a large silver truck was parked.
“Good day.”
A driver in a neat semi-suit greeted them respectfully. Ji Na’s parents and Ji Na all looked on, bewildered.
“A delivery for Mr. Seo Jin Woo.”
Ah, the gift… Ji Na belatedly realized. She remembered leaving the department store with Jin Woo without picking anything for her parents. But what was all this? As she quickly glanced at Jin Woo, he stood there with a light smile.
“Where should I place this?”
Asked the employee, with Ji Na’s parents still in a daze.
“Just leave it at the front of the house.”
They weren’t sure about the size and instructed to leave it like a regular parcel.
“These are quite bulky; we need to install them.”
“What?”
The parents’ mouths fell open in surprise at the worker’s words, who now wore work gloves.
“We’ll start unloading now.”
The back of the truck opened, and the workers carefully began unloading large, long boxes. One after another, the front yard filled with boxes.
“What in the world is all this?”
Ji Na’s mother asked incredulously, unable to close her mouth in shock. Ji Na was just as confused and turned to Jin Woo.
“What is all this?”
Male lead is a Divorced Husband
She said to him: “Tell me, what makes you like me? I’ll change it!”
Liu Changning transmigrated into a female cannon fodder character in a female-dominant novel.
After reading the first half of the novel’s plot, the first thing she did upon transmigration was to divorce the Pan Jinlian-style male protagonist she had just married.
She indulged herself, pretending to be ugly and poor.
But as time passed, the way that man looked at her became more and more unusual…
Liu Changning was dumbfounded: Tell me, what makes you like me? I’ll change!
――
This lifetime, Pei Yuanshao was rejected by the same woman twice!
The first time, she drove him away. Forced by the situation, he endured the waves of anger in his heart, yielding and humbling himself.
That person lay slanted on a rocking chair, her sallow face emotionless: “If you don’t want a divorce, go cook!”
Pei Yuanshao’s face was dark and gloomy: “You!”
The second time, after the crisis in Jinling City was resolved, the new emperor sent someone to pick him up. He turned around, stammering: “I… I have to go. If you keep me…”
That person lay on the kang bed, her back to him, as if she had long anticipated this day, crisp and clear: “Goodbye!”
Pei Yuanshao was so angry his fingers trembled: “You… you!”
The mission of family and country made him restrain himself, averting his eyes and turning to leave this broken household.
Two years later, they met again. Seeing her ethereal face, his body shook like a sieve.
“She was originally a ‘she’!”
At the Qionglin Banquet, the top scholar of the imperial examination, a talented person with exceptional speech and conduct, all the unmarried young gentlemen from aristocratic families looked at her with shy and timid eyes.
The peerless imperial official Pei Yuanshao felt the anger in his heart erupt. He pointed at the woman surrounded by the crowd at the Qionglin Banquet, his thin lips slightly curled: “Little sister, I wants that person to be the wife-master of my Mingde Prince Manor.”
[Touch the gear icon in the bottom right corner of the screen to move to the next chapter if you want.]
