The place where Ha Joon parked the car was a Southern-style restaurant.
[Mirak]Passing the neatly written signboard, there were old antique furniture and old-fashioned objects like pottery grinding stones displayed at the entrance.
Ji An, whose steps had involuntarily halted, bent over to look at the respectable items.
“This place has a lot of character. When did you come here before?”
“I’ve been here a few times for work. I’ve always meant to bring you, but I haven’t had the time.”
“So when was that?”
“The seasons have changed since then. It’s partly your fault, what with your trip to Jeju and moving.”
“It hasn’t even been a year. That’s fine, then.”
As they entered the reserved room, Ha Joon extended his hand to help Ji An take off her coat.
Ji An’s eyes widened in surprise when she saw the price of a single set meal was several hundred thousand won.
She recalled Ha Joon’s words during a belated phone call, ‘You’ll have to pay for the meal.’
‘So the kid’s planning to really indulge today. If you’re feeling down, then I’ll tighten my belt.’
Ji An looked at Ha Joon with a tense expression, her lips pressed firmly together.
Ha Joon lowered the menu and said nonchalantly,
“Course A, okay?”
The most expensive one? Her voice involuntarily lowered, the awkward laugh escaping her lips.
“Yeah. That’s okay.”
While Ji An pressed her left chest and took a deep breath, Ha Joon spoke, stifling his laughter.
“I’ve already taken care of the bill. Don’t worry.”
Out popped Ji An’s thoughts that her money was okay but his should be saved. She scolded him in a lowered voice,
“Hey! Course A is really expensive. Cancel it quickly. Let’s order something else.”
“I can’t cancel. The meal’s probably already prepared because I ordered when I made the reservation.”
“That’s ridiculous. To bring me to such an expensive place.”
“I thought we wouldn’t come here often. Eating one meal is this difficult.”
Ha Joon felt the days when he could casually ask, ‘How about dinner tonight?’ and have a meal and drinks with Ji An felt far away, possibly exacerbated by the incident where he impulsively went to her house and came back empty-handed.
While they waited for the food, he settled a few work matters on his phone.
Ji An, eating the black sesame porridge that had been served as an appetizer, asked,
“You made time even though you’re busy?”
“No, it’s a case that’s already prepared for trial. Just had to look at some documents. Don’t worry.”
Having finished his business, Ha Joon put down his phone and carefully deboned the grilled fish in front of Ji An.
“Be careful when eating. There might be bones.”
Ji An, who had been watching him intently, asked,
“Ha Joon, do I look like someone who can’t even debone a fish?”
“……Is it just for fish? He would think the same, I guess.”
“Who?”
Suppressing his uneasy feelings, Ha Joon casually let the words flow.
“I heard Woo Dan Woo also does this for you.”
“How did you know?”
“Why wouldn’t I? It’s clearly visible in the way you speak.”
Ji An casually ate the side dish.
Woo Dan Woo wouldn’t casually debone fish for just anyone, so Ji An must be special to him.
Concealing his bitter feelings, Ha Joon rang the service bell. When the staff entered, he ordered a bowl of rice and picked up his chopsticks.
“So, what kind of person is Woo Dan Woo? You’re usually wary of strangers, Ji An. How did you get close enough in Jeju to even share side dishes? I’m curious.”
“Are we the kind to share such trivial details?”
“Wouldn’t you be curious if it were me? ……Here, try this. They said it’s liver pancake. A delicacy.”
Ji An hesitated, then blinked her eyes.
Why did we share even the trivial things?
If Ha Joon had met someone else, he would have asked all night. Was it wrong or should she just honestly tell him?
Ji An recalled the handkerchief with Dan Woo’s initials. She had briefly encountered him at a meeting with Executive Choi Da Som of Samjin Construction, arranged at Ha Joon’s request.
Ji An began talking about Dan Woo as she remembered their time in Jeju.
“I briefly saw Dan Woo at the hotel where I met Executive Choi Da Som. It wasn’t the first time; we had met in Jeju.”
‘If he finds out I transferred the money without knowing it was a scam, he’d nag me for years, right? Better not mention that.’
Ji An used the term “double contract” again.
“Due to the overlapping dates, Dan Woo and I ended up having a double contract. We agreed to live together.”
“And then?”
“I think Dan Woo remembered the event at the hotel, so your story came up. Then the word ‘parasite’ came to mind, and I burst into tears. …He said it’s only natural to cry if it’s about him, so I openly sobbed.”
It was the tear she had been holding back, unable to utter the word ‘parasite’.
In hindsight, she felt careless for thinking so easily in front of such an uncommon coincidence, “Will we meet again? It’s rather a good thing.”
Ji An calmly spilled the story of living in the same house with Dan Woo in Jeju.
Ha Joon nodded his head slowly.
‘She was hurt by the word ‘parasite.’
Male lead says he’s pregnant — and it’s female lead’s child
Something seems a bit off about this world.
Wang Zhao thought as she watched a pregnant man walking towards her…
Intro
Female lead finds herself in a world where the men who possess the ability to bear children.
As she navigates this unfamiliar reality, she is caught off guard by the sudden appearance of her boyfriend, who reveals that he is pregnant.
Is this truly her boyfriend?
Why can’t she recall any details about their time together?
She begins to doubt whether the child her boyfriend is carrying is even hers.
Is there a hidden reason behind her amnesia, or could it be a side effect of her sudden arrival in this strange new world?
Just when it seems the protagonist’s life couldn’t become any more entangled, her ex-boyfriend makes an unexpected appearance, raising questions about the protagonist’s past.
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