“What do you mean, deal with?”
“Don’t know so you’re asking?”
Hae Joo’s insides were seared.
In her mind, she tried to remember the message that Do Jun had sent, seeking an escape.
“Do Jun, you’ve never even learned acting, right?”
“Men and women sharing love is instinct.”
The next project started with a bold scene where So Hee was in a wedding dress and the male lead from the very first scene.
What was important was not all that was visible.
They had hidden all the foreshadows of the plot to be unfolded in the opening.
Director Kwak decided to substitute this part with a wedding scene.
Hae Joo’s heart kept twisting, when she should simply talk about the changed part.
“Do you have confidence you can do it?”
“There’s nothing I can’t do.”
Do Jun was like a person who had been starving for several days. His eyes, crossing the line into madness, were ready to devour anything.
Dealing with such a man was a silly thing that Hae Joo had done.
If Do Jun took another step here, he could collapse onto the sofa, so Hae Joo braced herself with all her might.
“You’re not making sense saying you’ll do everything that’s written in the script.”
“Then try to persuade me.”
“What did you say?”
“Haven’t I said it? If you’re going to shoot a romance movie, you should agree with me.”
“What if I refuse?”
“Divorce.”
The aftereffects of quitting smoking were great.
If the word ‘divorce’ was mentioned first from Do Jun’s mouth, there was nothing else to see.
The reckless fight had to end here.
“Actually! The script is going to be revised.”
“You should have said that earlier.”
Do Jun obediently let go of Hae Joo’s wrist.
As he leaned lazily on the sofa, he skimmed through the rest of the script.
“The whole atmosphere of the movie is erotic.”
“……”
“I don’t like it.”
“Give back the script.”
He didn’t even pretend to listen. Rather, having found something to focus on while suffering from withdrawal symptoms, his expression improved significantly.
“There are many suspicious eyes because we lived separately during our marriage.”
Hae Joo recalled the words Yoon Ji had shot at her. Just from that, she could tell how much talk was going on behind her.
The situation was undoubtedly one to be careful about.
From now on, no matter what she did, she would have to be conscious of the public and the media.
“Why are you suddenly bringing that up?”
The reality that had suddenly sprung up made the tired Hae Joo sulk. Towards her, Do Jun narrowed his eyes.
“If you shoot this kind of movie, you’re going to be the only one insulted.”
“……!”
“A naive husband and a lead actress who shot a pure love story chooses an erotic film scene for success? It doesn’t match.”
“That’s why the script is being revised.”
“Voluntarily? Or by force?”
“Why are you always like this to me? I’m trying too!”
Hae Joo was upset as if she was being unjustly scolded.
She was upset thinking that Do Jun was venting his anger on her because of withdrawal symptoms.
“When choosing a role, I wonder if you had thought about me.”
“That is….”
Do Jun’s breath seemed to have been heavy.
Hae Joo too, had been ambitious about this movie, which was why she had made that decision.
“I must have been in a rush.”
If Director Kwak hadn’t mentioned modifying the script first, it would have proceeded as it was. Do Jun had felt sorry about that aspect.
“I can’t get used to it, that’s why.”
“What kind?”
“It’s only been a few days since I found out that I was a married woman.”
Hae Joo also felt aggrieved.
She now regretted having stamped her seal on the marriage registration form, feeling helpless under the pressure of affection.
If she knew this future was waiting for her, it would have been a choice she absolutely would not have made.
“I understand your feelings, but I’m struggling because of the cigarette right now.”
“If you’re going to vent your anger on me, just smoke.”
“Didn’t you say your bronchi are weak?”
“How did you know that?”
“I just knew.”
Even at this moment, Do Jun was struggling with the thought of biting his lips in the gaps between his teeth.
It was when he closed his eyes and bit his innocent lips.
Something slipped through the gap in his lips and he frowned and opened his eyes.
“Hmm?”
“Bite onto this instead.”
What Hae Joo had brought was a cherry tomato that was in the refrigerator.
If she thought that she could suppress her raging senses in this manner, it was a huge miscalculation.
“I don’t like it.”
“Then spit it out.”
Stubbornly, Do Jun bit hard into the tomato.
His pride was a little hurt, but he chewed it up and swallowed it.
In the meantime, Hae Joo snatched the script.
She sat at a distance from Do Jun and studied the role of So Hee.
“Don’t disturb me.”
Do Jun lay flat on the sofa.
Even though there was a person next to her, Hae Joo was muttering lines and narrowing her smooth forehead. At times, she clenched her fist like a fluffy cotton swab and ignited her passion.
Even in his lethargy, he could not take his eyes off her bare face without a touch of makeup. Strangely enough, Hae Joo still had a youthful look.
‘She’s still the same.’
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.”
