“You didn’t think we would be waiting in line at a 5-table tteokbokki place, did you?”
Taeseok teased her.
Even though they could go out freely now, it was still too much to handle. If they got caught in the crowd, it might even be impossible to place an order.
They entered the VIP room, and Taeseok quickly placed an order.
“Please order the reserved menu.”
He had no intention of mentioning how many people had been awake after last night’s incident. He was just quite tired from staying up all night. To wake himself up a bit, he lightly stroked his hair.
“You look tired, Oppa.”
Yeoreum’s worried tone made his heart flutter. Am I becoming a masochist? He wanted to lean on the comforting voice filled with concerns.
“Yeah. I couldn’t sleep well last night.”
“Why?”
“Just… couldn’t fall asleep.”
“Weird. They say Youngi also stayed up all night. I slept well though.”
“Put me to sleep later. I’m too tired and weary. I have no strength in my body.”
Taeseok said with a forlorn expression, squinting his eyes.
What was his intention? Is just sleeping right? Is he really tired? He hesitated, filled with suspicion, and Taeseok burst into laughter.
“…You’re so pretty that both Cheon Jihyeok and Jin Sihu are turning their heads.”
His stomach has been churning for the past few days. Even though Jihyeok sorted things out, he couldn’t help but think about how many more would stick to her in the future.
Does a drama writer have to do that? Every male actor is nothing but a bunch of wolves. Just thinking about separating them makes me angry already.
Choi Yeoreum can’t appear in every work. Imagining her laughing in a place where she lacks confidence makes my heart ache.
If you smile at her so beautifully, any man would go crazy for her without exception.
“Yeoreum, change your expression once. It might be difficult, but try. Make yourself look as ugly as possible.”
Yeoreum scoffed, seeming puzzled.
“Talking nonsense.”
“Then how about doing a drama with only women? Create a world without men.”
“Stop kidding. I’m considering writing a historical drama this time.”
“No men there?”
“Oppa!”
“Okay, okay. Let’s eat.”
Yeoreum’s most fatal flaw is that she doesn’t know how beautiful she is. In the end, Taeseok came to the conclusion that marriage is the only answer.
“There’s a lot to investigate, so I have to keep going to the library, museum, and do on-site inspections.”
It had to be pushed forward. Marriage.
Before entering the shooting for this historical drama or whatever it was, everyone in the world had to know that Choi Yeoreum was Taeseok’s woman. Taeseok suddenly felt anxious while rolling the pasta.
Last night.
When Taeseok, who had arrived at Jihyeok’s apartment, got off the elevator, Jihyeok was standing in the hallway.
“I was waiting. Youngi answered the phone.”
“……. ”
“For now, come in. I didn’t deliberately not answer your call, so don’t misunderstand.”
When he saw Jihyeok’s deep eyes, he instinctively foresaw that it would be a long night.
The two entered the house.
“I know why you came, but I’ll talk first. Listen to what I say, and then Hyung can talk.”
Maturity was faintly visible in Jihyeok’s exhausted face. In just a few days, the boy seemed to have become a man. Taeseok nodded slightly.
“I met Hyunjeong Nuna not long ago. No, from the beginning. From the casting meeting last summer. At that time, I first met Yeoreum Nuna.”
Taeseok heard unfamiliar stories about Choi Yeoreum through Cheon Jihyeok.
Although he felt quite uncomfortable with the big and small memories between them, he listened attentively. He didn’t want to miss the more important details.
He learned how the misunderstanding started and grew, and how the misunderstanding reached its peak in the meeting with Jihyunjeong.
The story was clumsy and distorted, but in the end, it was about wanting to do something for Yeoreum.
“I really liked her a lot. I didn’t know what to do, so I went crazy by myself and eventually ended up hurting her. I’m sorry.”
“……. ”
“Your face is so pretty, but why is your heart also pretty? I couldn’t help but fall for it. I really…”
In the end, Jihyeok buried his face with tears. He stayed like that for a while, twisting the back of his head.
‘This guy was more sincere than I thought.’
Taeseok’s pupils deepened. He thought it was just a childish crush. Even when he noticed that Taeseok was interested in Yeoreum, he thought it would be just that. He didn’t know it had festered to this extent. He never thought that Taeseok’s feelings for Yeoreum would be as deep as his own.
He felt sorry for not paying more attention.
‘No. At that time, I couldn’t see anyone but Choi Yeoreum, and I didn’t have the mind to take care of my surroundings.’
Taeseok tapped Jihyeok’s back lightly.
Since he first saw Jihyeok when the kid was in high school, even after several years, he still looked like a child. The eyes of the high schooler who wore a well-fitted uniform and looked up to Taeseok were still shining.
While Taeseok was indifferent, time passed honestly, and eventually, the boy became a man.
However, the pain of first love was his share, and there was nothing Taeseok could do. She was a woman whom he couldn’t give up a single strand of hair for.
He just waited. After the pension incident, he thought of him as an enemy, but now even that seemed pointless.
“Now it’s my turn to talk about my Yeoreum.”
That’s enough.
Even though they didn’t fully understand or forgive each other, they were no longer enemies. In the world of men, such relationships just existed.
Deciding to cancel the lawsuit he had prepared against Jihyeok, Taeseok cleared the air between them.
Luda, who had always been a supporting role, was offered the lead role. This was nothing short of a heaven-sent opportunity. However, suddenly she declared that she was giving up acting.
“To be honest, I just wanted to try it because Youngi was doing it. I have no talent in acting. As you know.”
She shrugged her shoulders.
“I want to keep singing. That’s the most enjoyable thing for me.”
As she threw away the clothes that didn’t suit her, she looked considerably comfortable. She said that preparing for this OST gave her joy incomparable to drama shooting.
The members cheered her on. However, Young’s declaration that followed was difficult to support.
“I’m going to quit acting too.”
“Really?”
Unlike Luda, Young had studied acting a lot, and she had appeared in many works. She had just started to shed the frame of a rookie actor. Why? It was the timing to be seen as an actor rather than an idol.
The members tried to dissuade her.
But recently, her stubbornness seemed to have intensified.
“My mom forced me to do it. It wasn’t my choice. Now I want to find what I really want to do. First, let’s focus on the current things. The drama OST. And our mini-album.”
Jiyoung mocked her.
“Your agency will probably oppose it.”
“My contract is almost over. I’m going to move to Season Entertainment.”
Young laughed.
Male lead Asks for a Divorce Every Day
It’s not often you come across a plot like this in the female-dominant genre — make sure to check it out!
This is a novel I’m planning to reread as well.
The male lead is strong, skilled in martial arts, and not the usual fragile type you often see in matriarchal novels.
Meanwhile, the female lead is a scientist—rational and logical. Even when she falls for the male lead, she doesn’t let her emotions cloud her decisions.
If you push through the first few chapters, you’ll gradually find the story really intriguing.
It has a mix of mystery, detective elements, and romance.
The author’s writing style is like crafting a puzzle—except they deliberately leave out a few pieces, making it hard to predict what happens next, yet keeping you hooked.
In the end, everything will come together and be explained.
One-sentence summary: Wife, stop playing with beakers and look at me!
In a laboratory accident, research scientist Zhu Wansheng accidentally travels to a matriarchal world. The original owner of the body is an eighteen-year-old only daughter of a wealthy rouge merchant, already married with a handsome young man.
Zhu Wansheng grins: Nice! She always said she was heaven’s favorite granddaughter. After a life of toil in her previous life, she can enjoy blessings in this one.
However, her joy lasts no more than three seconds as bad news arrives: the original owner’s family is about to go bankrupt, and her husband wants a divorce.
Even worse, she’s stuck with a research system full of restrictions.
Zhu Wansheng: ? Is this the destiny of a research dog?
——
Faced with this mess, Zhu Wansheng pours herself a bowl of wine to drown her sorrows. In her drunken haze, her husband arrives.
His figure is imposing, holding a long sword, with a dignified air that captivates Zhu Wansheng.
Gu Yingqing, however, looks at the alcohol-reeking Zhu Wansheng with undisguised disgust and coldly asks, “Divorce or not?” The intoxicated Zhu Wansheng mumbles vaguely, “I think… it’s not… it’s not… impossible!”
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The next day, after sobering up, Zhu Wansheng is full of energy, rolling up her sleeves ready to make a big move. As for yesterday? She has no memory of it.
Zhu Wansheng is ambitious; a research dog fears nothing!
Upgrading rouge, extracting fragrances, producing perfumes, researching lipsticks… all shall bow to the power of modern technology!
The original owner’s dying rouge shop is revitalized. Her mother is pleased and with a wave of her hand, passes on the family business to her. As she takes control and her experimental results gain popularity, it’s the pinnacle of her life…
——
But there are always those who can’t stand to see her doing well. Jealousy, scheming, assassination attempts – they want nothing less than her life.
The person who has always kept his distance from her suddenly holds her tightly in his arms, eyes full of concern.
She is unharmed, but he falls into a pool of blood…
Zhu Wansheng feels guilty, “I can grant you one wish.”
Gu Yingqing tentatively circles his arms around her, carefully resting his head in the crook of her neck, pleading softly, “I regret it. Can we not divorce?”
Zhu Wansheng: ? When did I agree to a divorce?
[Small Theater]
The newly developed rouge is beautifully packaged, and Zhu Wansheng is eager to try it.
Gu Yingqing suddenly appears: “My lady, may I apply it for you?”
Cool fingertips lightly brush her lips. His Adam’s apple bobs as he leans in for a light bite.
Zhu Wansheng: ?
Gu Yingqing: It smells so good, I wanted to taste it…
On a warm spring day, Zhu Wansheng tries a new perfume: “Spring Night.” Gu Yingqing corners her against a wall.
Warm breath lingers on her neck.
“My lady, from now on, may I test the fragrances for you?”
[Humorous female scientist vs scheming live-in son-in-law male lead]
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