“This doesn’t need any explanation, right?”
“……!”
“You see, right? It’s obviously a son.”
The fetus revealed its presence through the ultrasound monitor.
Indeed, it was Do-jun’s son.
Laughter burst from Hae-joo at his confident figure.
“What dream did you have?”
“Do-jun dreamt that he was holding a lively puppy.”
“That’s definitely a dream about a son. Congratulations.”
As they left the hospital, Do-jun seemed strangely quiet.
Hae-joo held his hand, examining his complexion.
“What are you thinking?”
“When the baby is born, it might not be ordinary.”
…?
“It feels like it’s going to be very special.”
“How were you, Do-jun, when you were young?”
“It wasn’t a joke. My father once told me to go into my mother’s belly.”
This time, Hae-joo lost words.
Even though the baby hadn’t been born yet, she suddenly felt scared.
“Was it that serious?”
“Don’t worry. I still ate well.”
“Uh, okay.”
After that, busy days passed. Before they knew it, Hae-joo had reached nine months of pregnancy.
During the long winter, her belly, cradling the baby, swelled significantly.
“Oh no! My feet have turned into elephant feet again.”
“Oh dear.”
Lately, Hae-joo had frequent swollen feet due to postpartum complications.
Whenever that happened, Do-jun personally gave her a massage.
Her small feet, swollen compared to her height, couldn’t have been cuter.
As a playful joke, Do-jun took a flower from a vase and placed it between Hae-joo’s toes.
“Take it. It’s my heart.”
“Naughty, really!”
Recently, with reduced workload, Do-jun came home early, matching the usual routine of newlyweds.
During the quiet evenings, they found comfort in their shared daily life.
Then, Do-jun was assigned a business trip to Busan.
Unfortunately, it coincided with Hae-joo’s expected delivery date, extending beyond two days.
The hospital said it could be late for a first-time delivery.
Hae-joo felt uneasy with Do-jun leaving the house.
“How long will you be away?”
“I’ll be back tomorrow by plane, so bear with it a little longer.”
Just in case, Do-jun asked Hyun-sung to take care of Hae-joo.
With determined steps, he boarded the KTX.
Upon arrival, he immediately got busy with his schedule. Only after catching his breath did he realize it was past 10 PM.
“President, thank you for your hard work today. Rest well at the hotel.”
Do-jun and Manager Song arrived at a hotel in Haeundae.
While eating a belated dinner, a call came from Hyun-sung.
Do-jun put down his chopsticks and picked up his phone.
“Yeah, what’s up?”
Do-jun spoke calmly, but on the other end of the phone, Hyun-sung’s panicked voice urgently resonated.
She’s at home, but Hae-joo sister’s water broke!
“Her water broke?”
She said she felt strange, and then suddenly…
“Change Hae-joo’s clothes.”
She’s in the bathroom.
“Call 119 and quickly take her to the hospital.”
Will do!
Do-jun’s mind turned white in an instant.
Unable to finish the meal, Do-jun was at a loss, wandering around.
“President, what’s happening?”
“It seems like Hae-joo’s water broke suddenly.”
“Calm down. It’s probably nothing serious.”
Manager Song quickly checked for a train to Seoul.
But reservations were already full.
With no choice, Do-jun looked into the fastest flight, and then his phone rang.
It was Hae-joo.
“Hae-joo!”
Do-jun, I just called an ambulance.
“Did a lot of water come out?”
It felt like something was leaking down there, and it turned out like this.
“Aren’t you in pain?”
My lower belly is cramping and hurts.
“Just wait a little. I’ll find a way to get there.”
No need to hurry. Since it’s the first, the baby won’t come out quickly.
Even as Hae-joo gasped for breath, she managed to reassure Do-jun.
He couldn’t calm down at all; he wiped his reddened face. At the moment, all he could do was comfort Hae-joo.
“Breathe as you learned in the hospital.”
I will.
Although the call ended, Do-jun’s anxiety and restlessness had just begun.
Determined to somehow get to Seoul, he pulled out his suitcase on the spot.
“The only way to get to Seoul right now seems to be by taxi.”
“From Busan to Seoul?”
“Yes.”
“What about renting a car?”
“It’s already past 11 PM.”
“I see.”
Do-jun had eagerly awaited the day to meet his firstborn son.
However, caught off guard by an unexpected variable, he might miss his son’s birth, and that worried him.
“Even if you take a taxi, it will take more than four hours.”
If the baby is born during that time, it would be a big problem.
In such a situation, his work trip had messed up everything.
“Cancel all my appointments starting tomorrow.”
“Understood.”
“Manager Song, take a train tomorrow. I’ll somehow try to get to Seoul.”
“Let’s go together.”
Manager Song contacted the hotel front desk to arrange for a taxi to Seoul.
While packing and checking out, they were introduced to a taxi waiting outside.
“The driver said he would take you to Seoul.”
“That’s fortunate.”
“But you have to negotiate the fare.”
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.”
