Startled.
At the sound of the door opening, Se Kyung rose from her seat. Director Shim and Tae Jo were coming out of the examination room.
Whatever they had been discussing inside, neither of them looked particularly happy.
Director Shim was smiling, but the way she clenched her teeth suggested a forced grin, while Tae Jo’s forehead was slightly furrowed.
“Let’s go.”
As Se Kyung, who nodded her head, was about to leave the waiting room, Director Shim asked her to wait for a moment and disappeared somewhere. When she came back, she held a white shopping bag in her hand.
“Take this, Se Kyung. It’s folic acid.”
“Thank you. For the payment…”
“Tae Jo will cover the consultation fee. You have my business card, right? Don’t overwork yourself at the beginning, and feel free to call me even late at night if something happens. Have a good talk with the father of the child too.”
Se Kyung glanced briefly at Tae Jo. Without revealing himself as the father of the child, Director Shim didn’t even look towards Tae Jo.
“Yes. I’ll contact you again soon.”
“Okay. Be careful on your way home. Be sure to bring the child’s father next time.”
Director Shim firmly held Se Kyung’s hand as she reiterated her instructions.
Se Kyung could not say anything and just smiled awkwardly. But that father of the child is the one who brought me here…
“Yes. When we have time.”
Se Kyung nodded towards Director Shim, who was patting the back of her hand. Tae Jo, who had been watching them, swatted Director Shim’s hand away as if to suggest she let go.
“Can you let her go now?”
“Who said I wasn’t letting her go? It’s just the first day, I’m just giving some advice.”
“Do that next time. It’s getting late, and Se Kyung must be tired. She should go home and rest.”
He was right, so she couldn’t argue with him.
With her lips pouting, Director Shim shot a glare at Tae Jo before flashing a bright smile at Se Kyung.
“Go now, Se Kyung. We’ll see you again.”
“Yes. Thank you for today.”
Se Kyung, who had said goodbye to Director Shim, left the hospital. Tae Jo, who grabbed the shopping bag from her hand, opened the door of the parked car and looked back at Se Kyung.
“Get in.”
“The hotel is not far from here. I’ll take a taxi.”
“What do you mean, a taxi?”
Tae Jo, who was holding the folic acid as a hostage, gestured with his head for her to get in quickly. As Se Kyung got into the car, he turned the ignition and steered the car.
“You didn’t tell Director Shim anything, did you?”
“What? That I’m the father of the child?”
When Tae Jo turned to her, Se Kyung, who had turned her head straight, avoided his gaze.
“Yes.”
“The situation was a bit…. It wasn’t the right timing to say it?”
“Why?”
“If I had revealed that I was the father right there…”
Tae Jo, who trailed off, furrowed his brow like before.
“I think Director Shim would have grabbed me by the collar.”
“Collar…., you say?”
Taken aback by the unexpected words, Se Kyung’s eyes widened.
The thought of Director Shim grabbing Tae Jo by the collar was unimaginable. She had been so kind and helpful during the consultation.
“You saw it earlier. Ms. Se Kyung fiddling with her hands, filling her heart with love. Director Shim is a fan of Ms. Se Kyung. Even without a dating rumor, she’s pregnant, so he must be worried. He asked me who the father of the child was.”
“But still… I don’t think he would grab her by the collar.”
“Don’t be fooled. The beaming smile is all for capitalism.”
Se Kyung chuckled softly. The familiarity in their nagging words revealed their close bond, as they have known each other for a long time.
“By the way, Mr. President.”
“Hmm.”
“Where are we going now?”
Se Kyung asked, looking out at the darkened window.
They seemed to have been moving in the opposite direction from the hotel for a while… Now they seemed to be heading down an entirely unfamiliar road, as if there had been a separate destination from the start.
“My house.”
“What? Your house, Mr. President?”
Se Kyung blinked in surprise. Heading to the President Jin’s house at this late hour. Why? For what reason?
“Why would I go there…”
“We have to continue the conversation we couldn’t have during the day.”
“…”
“Director Shim said the same thing. Have a good talk with the father of the child.”
“But that…”
She didn’t have to start talking from today.
Se Kyung looked at Tae Jo with aggrieved eyes. Regardless, the car, rolling up the winding road, was entering a luxury villa.
“Come in.”
With the switch turned on, the house brightened. Se Kyung, shivering slightly, followed Tae Jo inside.
“You stopped eating earlier. Well, you don’t have to eat any more, right?”
Tae Jo took off his jacket and placed it on the sofa. Se Kyung stood by the stairs that served as the boundary of the living room and nodded slightly.
“Yes, I’m fine… But what about you, Mr. President? You didn’t eat earlier.”
“I had the leftover sushi when I went to hear your results.”
“Is that enough for you?”
“If I’m hungry, I can order latenight snacks. Or make ramen. But before that.”
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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