Woo Dan Woo felt the direct gaze of Tae Yoon as he added,
“Schedule adjustment means changing the order of work, not eliminating it. I reserved an empty family mourning room here. We can work there and make appearances as we come and go.”
Dan Woo looked at Tae Yoon, who was this serious about work, with an incredulous expression.
“Do I have no work-life balance to you?”
“Well, that’s likely until you bring your mother here. They called you all the way from America to Korea to intervene in everything, didn’t they?”
Dan Woo looked at Tae Yoon with a face that said, ‘How could I possibly stop you?’
Tae Yoon, who had been a very cold companion, waking me up every time I weakened since I had decided on revenge and returned to Korea, was there.
Then, a little late, Jong Gu arrived at the funeral home and came up to Dan Woo, offering a wrapped box.
“Jae Yoon prepared the mourning clothes and the memorial portrait in advance. It took some time to bring them from home. Please pass them on in advance.”
Dan Woo felt uncomfortable looking at the handed-over box.
I couldn’t dare to guess what kind of feelings he had as he prepared for his death.
But I knew that receiving this would tear Kim Ji An’s heart apart. She would be so lost she couldn’t even cry.
“Give it here. I’ll give it to her.”
Ignoring the hand Tae Yoon offered, Dan Woo took uneasy steps away.
Kim Ji An, now in mourning clothes, came out of the chief mourner’s room when a sobbing Zenith and Eun Jo, who was supporting her, entered the mourning room.
At that moment, in the middle of the altar decorated with chrysanthemums above the incense burner, Jae Yoon’s memorial portrait was placed.
In the picture, Jae Yoon was now smiling at the family gathered together.
“Father.”
As Zenith broke down crying and fell to the floor, Eun Jo’s eyes sharpened and she looked at Kim Ji An.
She quickly walked up and slapped Ji An, then grabbed her shoulders and shook her. Then she unhesitatingly blamed Jae Yoon’s death on Ji An.
“Are you happy that dad’s soul has moved on? Do you feel relieved? What did I say? You shouldn’t leave an old person alone. This is all your fault.”
Ji An couldn’t say a word as she was roughly shaken by Eun Jo’s hateful hand.
It was my fault. My selfishness that pretended to care only for Jae Yoon had made things turn out this way.
‘If I had told mom, if I had, dad wouldn’t have had to fight his illness alone.’
Mom was not wrong.
Suddenly a voice full of anger echoed in the corridor; Dan Woo and Yoon Ha Joon rushed into the mourning room without hesitation.
Dan Woo, who had quickly approached, grabbed the harsh hand that was striking down and looked at Ji An, as Ha Joon stood between Eun Jo and Ji An.
The cold eyes of the two men were simultaneously aimed at Eun Jo.
Eun Jo’s scorn scattered in the tension-filled mourning room.
“What are you all doing?”
Realizing who the two men blocking her were, Eun Jo’s eyes grew more displeased.
Yoon, the lawyer, and Woo Dan Woo, the representative of Play Round.
Knowing who the two men blocking her were, Eun Jo’s eyes became even more displeased.
‘In the midst of my father’s death.’
Dan Woo released his grip and courteously bowed his head. However, a mocking smile was on her lips.
‘So that’s how it is. Bringing men, even two of them, into the funeral home? What a good deed.’
Eun Jo hated Ji An’s malice, which giggled clumsily in front of others but stubbornly cried and acted out in front of me, eventually turning me into a bad mother.
How much had she even pushed her husband, Jae Yoon?
Eun Ji felt embarrassed by Ji An, who gained sympathy from others in such a manner.
At that moment, Jennice broke the heavy silence with a sharp tone and pushed Eun Ji back.
Jennice couldn’t understand why Eun Ji was holding onto Ji An and getting angry at this moment. It looked like Eun Ji was just transferring her resentment onto Ji An.
It wasn’t Ji An’s fault. Why doesn’t mom understand?
Jennice stopped Eun Ji with a choked voice.
“I told you not to say anything. If that’s wrong, then I’m also at fault.”
“What?”
“I also talked with Dad on the phone. I didn’t say anything because I thought it would be good for him to rest. He has been struggling constantly. With food, with work. So stop it.”
Jennice thought of Jae Yoon, who had increasingly struggled with his life of moving every two or three weeks for European and American tours.
‘I should encourage our daughter.’
Jae Yoon, who always said kind words, came to mind. If she had known it would be like this, she would have mentioned retirement earlier. Then he could have rested more comfortably.
Jennice was filled with regret for the past few years.
Ji An looked blankly at Jennice’s back, which was blocking Eun Ji.
For the first time, she felt sorry towards her mother but couldn’t open her mouth to say it was her fault.
Eun Ji finally said another word to Ji An, who didn’t even shed a tear, ignoring the cold gaze of Dan Woo and Ha Joon.
“Do you think it’s not your fault if you look at me like that?”
Male lead is a Destined Young Husband (Female-dominant)
One-sentence summary: Wife-master, listen to my explanation!
Li Ruantang, a young lady from a prestigious family, stumbled and fell. When she woke up, she saw a noble and beautiful young man sitting by her bedside, wiping away tears.
The young master had slightly reddened eyes, and his every move exuded charm.
The sight made Li Ruantang’s eyes hot and her heart flutter. After all, she had made a bet with the young master Meng from the neighboring family. If she couldn’t marry a husband before the end of the year, she would have to admit defeat and give up the jade she had worked so hard to obtain.
Outside the window, the flowers were in full bloom.
Rather than losing the bet, the jade, and her face, Li Ruantang calculated that it would be better to seek marriage with the young master in front of her, killing three birds with one stone.
…
Meng Jun never thought that an accident during a spring outing would lead to them rolling down a cliff and into a river, yet still survive.
Now they were trapped in an unknown village, and Meng Jun had overheard that the family who had rescued them had their own intentions.
After all, it was Li Ruantang who had lost her mind and sought marriage first. He was only trying to protect himself!
Glancing at Li Ruantang, who was listing her own merits, the young husband’s voice softened, and he blushed as he lied, “W-wife-master, Wife-master, don’t you remember me?”
The young husband’s voice was clear and handsome, coaxing Li Ruantang’s heart to be soft and sweet, and she spared no effort to protect him.
It wasn’t until they returned to the capital that Li Ruantang suddenly remembered.
When they had fallen off the cliff, in order not to implicate Wei Yunruo, whom he secretly admired, the young husband had instead pulled her, who was slightly farther away, down the cliff with him…
Short summary by Yuushi L: Initially, the male lead (ML) liked another girl, while the female lead (FL) liked the ML. Both fell off a cliff. The FL temporarily lost her memory, and the ML, fearing others might take advantage of him, claimed FL was his wife while they were staying in a village. Later, when they returned home, the FL regained her memories and remembered that the ML liked someone else, so she kept her distance from him. However, during their time living together in the countryside, the ML’s view of the FL had completely changed. From this point, his pursuit of the FL begins.
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