“They said that the brand launch is being carried out in collaboration with the Jin Sung Group.”
“……”
Da Eun was at a loss for words in the face of this tangled ill fate.
“She wouldn’t do it again, would she?”
Surely she wouldn’t take Ha Joon away as well.
Memories of the past seemed to wait and then surfaced.
Min Chul. Ji Soo, who was standing affectionately with him. And even the envelope of money his mother used to throw.
The creeping anxiety made Su Ah’s lips tremble.
“No. Ha Joon will be different from Min Chul. You have to trust Ha Joon. Right?”
Da Eun said with a firm voice.
Ha Joon had definitely said so. He had made that promise.
“Yes. I will trust. And this time, I won’t be robbed easily like that time.”
Su Ah resolved. Even though she was still painfully entangled in the past, she wouldn’t let go first this time.
Su Ah drained the can of beer she held in one gulp.
The next morning.
The morning she wished wouldn’t come had dawned.
Dragging her body heavy like a soaked cotton, Su Ah, who had finished preparing for work, picked up the cell phone placed on the table.
[20 Missed Calls Ha Joon]20 missed calls?
She remembered drinking beer with Da Eun last night, but her memory was foggy from the fifth can onwards.
It seemed like she had fallen asleep straight away. She never thought there would be so many calls in the meantime.
Thinking it was too early to make a call, Su Ah put her cell phone in her bag without pressing the call button.
Just as she was leaving her apartment with her steps heavy as if they were about to sink into the ground.
“Su Ah!”
When she turned her head at the familiar voice, she saw Ha Joon running towards her.
“Why didn’t you answer the phone? I was worried.”
Ha Joon, who had reached Su Ah in one breath, raised his voice.
“I’m, I’m sorry. I fell asleep early yesterday and didn’t know.”
“Did you happen to be sick?”
He quickly wore a worried expression and raised his hand to Su Ah’s forehead.
“No. That’s not it……”
Unable to tell Ha Joon the reason when he was so worried, she tried to look away out of guilt,
But his usually impeccable attire was slightly disheveled, which came into her sight.
Could it be……
“Ha Joon, you didn’t go home last night, did you?”
She asked with a maybe feeling and waited for a negative answer. But the answer that came.
“Of course.”
Ha Joon answered, narrowing his eyebrows.
“When there was no response to the doorbell. And when the phone wasn’t connecting, how could I go home? I was waiting to rush up in case something happened.”
At Ha Joon’s words, Su Ah’s pupils lost their balance and wobbled.
Someone who couldn’t leave the front of my house all night because he was worried about me.
Someone like this. Always someone like this.
Feeling sorry for doubting Ha Joon’s unchanging love, her heart throbbed.
“I’m sorry. You couldn’t even go home because of me……”
“If nothing happened to you, Su Ah, I’m fine.”
At his exceedingly warm voice, Su Ah’s heart sank heavily.
Ha Joon, who was examining Su Ah’s stiffened expression, spoke.
“It seems like we still have some time before work, would you like to help me get ready if it’s okay with you?”
It was good to leave home early.
“Of course. I’ll help you with everything from choosing the clothes to the tie you’ll wear today. Let’s go.”
The two hurriedly headed to Ha Joon’s house.
As soon as they arrived at the house, Ha Joon went into the bathroom, and Su Ah headed straight for the dressing room.
Among the neatly arranged items that reflected Ha Joon’s personality, she picked out clothes and a tie that suited him.
A little later, the sound of water in the bathroom ceased, the sound of a hairdryer followed, and soon Ha Joon appeared.
Ah. She shouldn’t be like this. She shouldn’t be like this.
Su Ah struggled to suppress the instinct to keep picturing Ha Joon’s body hidden beneath the bathrobe.
You’re so perfect that it’s not a given that you’re by my side.
That’s why I’m so anxious again.
She felt like she knew it even without looking. That her cheeks were flushing hotly.
With her head turned away, Su Ah extended the clothes hanger in her hand.
“Put on these clothes today.”
“Thank you.”
While Ha Joon was changing, Su Ah picked up the tie and waited for him.
“I’ll tie the tie for you too.”
Holding the tie around his neck and making a knot, Ha Joon quietly watched Su Ah.
“Why are you looking at me like that?”
“… Did something happen yesterday?”
At Ha Joon’s question, Su Ah’s fingertips began to tremble.
“No, no. Nothing happened.”
She wanted to sound nonchalant, but Su Ah’s thin, trembling voice revealed her anxiety.
“Really?”
“……”
Should she just tell him now?
That she didn’t want to lose him, so he shouldn’t give his attention to Ji Soo.
But to do that, she’d have to reveal her relationship with Ji Soo, and in the end, she’d have to talk about Min Cheol.
She didn’t want to have that conversation with Ha Joon.
“Really, nothing happened.”
He considered asking again, given Su Ah’s seemingly anxious demeanor, but Ha Joon decided not to ask any further, sensing that she didn’t want him to.
As Su Ah finished tying the knot of the tie and was about to leave the dressing room with her bag,
“Miss Su Ah.”
Ha Joon’s voice stopped Su Ah in her tracks.
Su Ah quickly turned her body and looked at Ha Joon.
“Huh? That is……”
Su Ah’s gaze fell on Ha Joon’s fourth finger, which was sparkling so brightly it was almost blinding.
“I wanted to put it on right after you got off work, so I went to get it yesterday afternoon.”
It was a token. A token that you are my person.
It was so dazzling that she was on the verge of tears.
As she couldn’t take her gaze off the fourth finger of Ha Joon’s left hand,
“Miss Su Ah, the ring is here.”
The ring hanging on the necklace chain revealed itself with a clinking sound.
“I’ll do it for you.”
Ha Joon stood behind Su Ah, tightly holding the necklace chain in his hand.
“Why isn’t this working well?”
Ha Joon moved close to the loop of the necklace, perhaps it wasn’t fitting properly because he wasn’t used to it.
Startled. Ha Joon’s warm breath touched Su Ah’s nape.
At that moment, her whole body reacted to his unseen movements.
“It’s done.”
Ha. As soon as Ha Joon’s body heat disappeared from behind her, Su Ah took a deep breath that she had been holding.
And then, she looked at the necklace hanging around her neck in the mirror for a long time.
Did he notice what she was thinking?
Ha Joon gently embraced Su Ah from behind and whispered softly.
“Thank you. For becoming the only token for me.”
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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.”
