“Are you alone?”
“Of course, who else would be here?”
Tae Jo retorted, taking the bags from Ye Ryeong’s hands. She took off her shoes, scanning the floor of the entrance.
Hoping to see someone else’s shoes, she was disappointed to find only Tae Jo’s.
“Did you know I was coming?”
“Yes. I talked to Mother.”
Tsk. Ye Ryeong clicked her tongue, feeling her surprise visit had been anticipated.
“I told Mother not to contact you, hoping to surprise you.”
“I was the one who called her to find out when you’d be coming tomorrow.”
“Really? Ah, you’re not going to send me away without offering a cup of tea, right? After I delivered all this.”
Ye Ryeong placed her handbag on the island table. Tae Jo pushed the food containers to one side and looked down at Ye Ryeong.
“I can offer you a cup of tea. What would you like? There’s coffee, juice, and various teas.”
“What teas do you have?”
“Rooibos and apple mint? We also have decaf coffee.”
“Decaf? Is that for you, young master? It doesn’t quite seem to fit.”
“Why? Can’t I drink decaf?”
“It’s not that you can’t… It’s more like, why drink coffee if you’re going for decaf?”
“Do you think of me as some sort of caffeine addict?”
“So, is it really you who drinks it?”
Tae Jo’s lips twitched slightly. Honestly, he hadn’t bought it for himself. He had purchased it for Se Kyung, who wanted coffee during her pregnancy.
“It’s for guests.”
“Which guests?”
Ye Ryeong asked with twinkling eyes, seemingly expecting something. However, Tae Jo lightly brushed off her curious gaze.
“It’s for my sister-in-law. No need for unnecessary suspicions, choose quickly.”
“I wasn’t suspecting anything. Then I’ll take coffee, decaf, please. Oh, the bathroom is that way, right?”
Ye Ryeong pointed to a door next to the bedroom. After Tae Jo confirmed, she went in to wash her hands.
“Hmm? What’s this smell?”
She sniffed a familiar sweet scent. After drying her wet hands, Ye Ryeong looked around and closely examined a diffuser on the shelf.
“Whose preference is this?”
Ye Ryeong chuckled slightly and picked up the diffuser bottle to smell it.
Although a bit faint, it was definitely the same scent Tae Jo had been surrounded by last time.
The exact same as Se Kyung’s perfume.
“Se Kyung mentioned she has a boyfriend…”
Ye Ryeong recalled her conversation with Dr. Shim and stared intently at the diffuser bottle. It seemed to have been used recently.
“Could it be from that day?”
The day Tae Jo was enveloped in perfume scent?
Ye Ryeong counted on her fingers, estimating it to be about a month ago.
“If Tae Jo and Se Kyung have no relationship… could it be my young master’s unrequited love?”
Unrequited love – a term that seemed out of character for Tae Jo.
Ye Ryeong, being a year younger than Tae Jo, had attended the same high school.
So, even if she wasn’t particularly interested, she often heard rumors about Tae Jo.
From his first year, Tae Jo was quite a celebrity.
Tall and handsome, he was noticeable, and his good athletic skills meant he was popular, especially during lunchtime basketball games, attracting a crowd of girls.
Her friends would even drag her along just to get a closer look at him, although at that time, Ye Ryeong was more interested in Yoon Jo.
“Uh-huh.”
Pouting, Ye Ryeong put down the diffuser bottle and left the bathroom. By now, the living room was filled with the subtle aroma of coffee.
“Here you go.”
Tae Jo handed her the steaming cup as she sat at the dining table. Ye Ryeong gently blew on the hot coffee.
“What about your brother?”
“He has a dinner appointment tonight, so he’ll be late. But I heard you asked Mother to make some side dishes?”
“Yes.”
“Why so? You usually don’t cook at home. But I guess it worked out in my favor.”
“Why, sister-in-law?”
“We also got some of the side dishes you were supposed to receive. Mom is quite generous and a great cook.”
Ye Ryeong took a sip of her coffee and then, remembering a conversation with her mother-in-law, asked Tae Jo, “Have your tastes changed lately? You asked for milder-flavored food.”
“I just feel like eating that these days.”
“Strange. Considering the decaf coffee and teas you never used to drink…”
Ye Ryeong looked at Tae Jo with suspicion. He avoided her probing gaze and casually replied.
“There’s nothing odd about it. People’s tastes change from time to time.”
“Really? How’s business going these days?”
“Business? We’re getting good investments and things are running smoothly.”
“Hmm, not the entertainment business.”
Ye Ryeong smiled, shaking her head.
“I meant your love life. How are things with the owner of that perfume?”
Tae Jo looked taken aback by the sudden change in topic. Why was his sister-in-law so interested in his love life?
“You always become like this when you visit the family home.”
“What do you mean?”
Pretending ignorance, Ye Ryeong tilted her head.
“You’ve been showing a lot of interest in my love life lately.”
“Well, of course. We are family now. My love life is fun, but other people’s love lives are more interesting.”
Tae Jo considered calling his brother. Ye Ryeong laughed, hiding her mouth with her hand.
“Besides, I want to shop and eat delicious food with a beautiful sister-in-law. You know I’ve always wanted a sister since I only have older brothers.”
“I didn’t know you had such dreams. And why would you want to use my wife to fulfill your dreams?”
“Oh my, ‘wife’. That sounds so strange coming from you.”
Ye Ryeong teased Tae Jo, tapping the kitchen island. He sighed deeply.
“Just like a Jin family man. Already showing signs of a loving husband.”
Silence from Tae Jo.
“You don’t deny it, so you agree?”
“Think whatever you want.”
Tae Jo sipped his coffee, half-turned away.
Ye Ryeong narrowed her eyes. If she prodded enough, he might admit to having a girlfriend.
His silence, however, suggested maybe there was nothing between him and Se Kyung.
Ye Ryeong bit her lip, deep in thought.
Disappointed, she mused if her intuition was wrong.
“Why? What else are you curious about?”
Tae Jo asked, noticing her contemplative expression.
She wanted to directly ask if Tae Jo was Se Kyung’s boyfriend.
Was her sense of disappointment due to the realization that her intuition might have been wrong?
“Why? What else are you curious about?”
Tae Jo asked, observing Ye Ryeong’s blank expression.
She really wanted to ask directly if Tae Jo was dating Se Kyung.
But she hesitated, recalling Dr. Shim’s words about Se Kyung having a boyfriend and wondering if bringing it up might inadvertently reopen any wounds of a past failed relationship between them.
Especially considering Tae Jo’s responses so far, it seemed like even if he did have a girlfriend, he might deny it.
“You haven’t answered my question yet,” Ye Ryeong prodded.
“Which question?”
Tae Jo tried to recall her earlier question as she clarified.
“Did things really not work out with the owner of the perfume?”
Male lead is reincarnated to save his wife
I’ve also read this one twice already. The female lead is kinda soft and gets embarrassed easily—not really my type, but the plot is definitely worth reading. Hurry up and read it, y’all!
Intro
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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