“…….”
It was a snake-like gaze targeting the nest’s egg.
Se-kyung, feeling an eerie sensation for some reason, hugged her belly. It was as if she was shielding the child from Oye-ri’s gaze.
Seeing Se-kyung like that, Oye-ri smirked.
“Why so guarded? The news of Yoon Se-kyung getting married is known nationwide. Worried I might say something to him or something?”
As if she were an innocent person, she spread her hands wide. Nevertheless, Se-kyung’s guard was not easily lowered.
“I just asked out of curiosity. I heard a rumor that Yoon Se-kyung is pregnant and marrying Tae-jo oppa.”
Oye-ri shrugged her shoulders. She was just talking about a floating rumor, and there was no malice on her part.
However, what she was saying was not much different from the malicious comments circulating on the internet.
“Do I have to answer to such rumors one by one? Moreover, you and I aren’t close enough to discuss such matters.”
“Well, of course, Yoon Se-kyung has nothing to do with me.”
“…….”
“Unlike Tae-jo oppa.”
Oye-ri, grinning, walked towards Se-kyung. Then she leaned forward and brought her face close.
“But does Yoon Se-kyung know about me? I’ve never taught her my name.”
Black pupils with lenses flickered in front of her nose. Although she felt a sudden realization, Se-kyung quickly composed her expression.
“I happened to find out. I saw an old profile picture at the company a while ago.”
“Oh, really? I thought Tae-jo oppa told my story again.”
Oye-ri, who elongated her lips into a smile, straightened her upper body after lowering it.
“I didn’t know my pictures were still around. Yes, I was one of the early members of Yoon Se-kyung’s agency. Our family was a bit special compared to Tae-jo oppa’s. So, when I heard that Yoon Jo oppa was going to set up a management company, I joined. Our mothers were very close, and they used to talk about how it would be nice if Tae-jo oppa and I got married later.”
“……. ”
“So, I was curious. Who Tae-jo oppa would marry. Well, but…”
She trailed off, scrutinizing Se-kyung up and down.
“Honestly, I’m a bit disappointed. I thought Tae-jo oppa would marry someone more sophisticated and from a better family than you.”
A mocking laugh leaked from Oye-ri’s lips. Her lowered eyes were scrutinizing Se-kyung for a long time.
Though Director Song had mentioned that Oye-ri was assertive, Se-kyung didn’t know she lacked so much courtesy as to make such comments in front of a person.
“I didn’t know I would marry Tae-jo oppa either.”
Se-kyung responded with a cheerful smile. Displaying her friendship with Tae-jo, not even asked for, was undoubtedly a provocation against me. Looking down on me, thinking I am lacking as Tae-jo’s marriage partner, was a scrape at my self-esteem.
Well, then, did she think I would cry and beg to get married?
“And Oye-ri seems to be a bit too meddlesome. Isn’t it impolite to make unwarranted comments about someone’s chosen marriage partner when she’s not even family?”
“Did my words offend you? I just expressed my honest thoughts. I don’t gossip behind people’s backs.”
Please, could you do that alone behind my back?
“If you thought hearing such words would make you feel good, your empathetic abilities seem to be lacking. If you plan to continue working in the entertainment industry, it’s better to fix such aspects. Also, I don’t know how well you know Tae-jo, but unless it concerns you personally, it’s better to refrain from showing interest. Hearing such words as a prospective marriage partner is quite embarrassing.”
Smiling as she had made malicious comments, Se-kyung responded with a smile on her lips.
‘Ha, look at this?’
I thought with a few words, she’d cry and run out.
When Se-kyung spoke without hesitation, Oye-ri raised her lips, finding it amusing.
“Miss Yoon Se-kyung is quite…”
Thunk.
As Oye-ri opened her mouth, the sound of someone entering the restroom, where only the two of them were, echoed.
Se-kyung turned around. Shin PD, who had a meeting with her a while ago, was holding onto the wall and peeking his head inside.
“Oh, Miss Se-kyung. Were you here the whole time? The manager said she’d be a bit late, so I came to check once. Um, but…”
With a vague ending to his words, Shin PD looked at the woman in front of Se-kyung.
“Were you in the middle of a conversation with her? Then, shall I go first?”
“No. Let’s go together. I was just about to leave.”
Se-kyung separated from Oye-ri and turned around. Shin PD, who had come out into the corridor, glanced back at the restroom where Oye-ri was alone.
“Can I just leave that person alone and come back?”
“Yes. I don’t know her well either.”
Is she staring at Miss Se-kyung as if she’s going to devour her?
Shin PD chuckled. Then, from behind, the sound of the restroom door opening reached their ears.
When In-yeong, who was tall and slender, appeared behind the opaque glass door, Shin PD quickly moved his steps close behind Se-kyung.
⭐⭐⭐
Seated on the sofa, Se-kyung picked up a cushion.
After Being Cheated On, She Picked Up a Treasure (Female-dominant)
One-line summary: The husband I married on a whim had been secretly in love with me for a long time.
On the day when Jun Shao finally obtained the imperial decree for her marriage, Lan Qu, the person she had admired for six years, defied the decree and ran away.
Her gentleness and devotion, her promise of a lifetime together, were all disregarded by him. Instead, he dreamed of entering the palace to serve the Emperor’s sister as a sixth-rank attendant.
News of this incident spread throughout the capital, and the alleys in front of and behind the Lan mansion were crowded with people who came to watch the commotion.
Jun Shao should have been embarrassed and angry.
But someone stepped in to protect her dignity.
The figure was in a miserable state, yet still possessed an undeniable elegance and handsomeness.
The young lord struggled to climb the wall of the Lan mansion and shouted to her, “If he won’t marry you, I will!”
So, Jun Shao took advantage of the situation and married the person.
She thought the young lord did it to save the Lan family from the crime of defying the imperial decree, but never imagined that from beginning to end, what he coveted was her.
*
After the wedding, Jun Shao felt like she was living in a dream.
Her Wife-master was as beautiful as a fairy in a painting, skilled in the six arts, well-versed in poetry and literature, capable of being gentle and attentive, and also grand and dignified. Most importantly, she was the only one in his heart and eyes.
Jun Shao didn’t know how Lan Shiwu, as a illegitimate son without a father and blessed with beauty, had managed to preserve his purity, recklessly escape, and use his last ounce of strength to ruin his own reputation, all because of his love for her, just to stand before her.
She could only see him gazing at her with eyes full of love, and when she bestowed a name upon him, his eyes shone like stars.
“You have come to me like a weary bird perching on a branch. I shall call you A Qi.”
