“I’m pregnant.”
A deep silence filled the air.
Everyone lost their words and stared at Chaelin. Aran’s expression stiffened, and even Inhyuk, her husband, narrowed his eyes as if hearing the story for the first time.
In the quiet atmosphere, Hongseok suddenly stood up.
“Is, is that true?”
He asked again with an excited face.
“Are you really pregnant?”
Chaelin nodded vigorously in response.
“Yes, Grandfather.”
She took something out of her bag and handed it to Hongseok. Holding the photo, Hongseok looked at it. It was Chaelin’s ultrasound picture.
“I’m seven weeks pregnant. I found out yesterday. But I wanted to tell everyone in this gathering, so I deliberately kept it a secret from Inhyuk too.”
After glancing at Inhyuk, Chaelin continued speaking to Hongseok.
“I’m so happy to deliver the news you’ve been waiting for. You’ve been waiting for more than two years since Jinyeok’s marriage.”
Hongseok’s hand holding the photo trembled. He stared at the picture with an unbelieving face. Then, with an emotional face, he said to Chaelin,
“Yeah. You’ve fulfilled my last wish before I die.”
A joyful voice echoed.
“I can die without any regrets! Thank you, Chaelin!”
Hongseok looked at his family and said,
“What are you all doing after hearing such news? Shouldn’t you congratulate her quickly?”
Only then did the family start congratulating Chaelin.
Aran, sounding as if she had the worst birthday, said in a listless voice,
“Congratulations. I’m glad Grandfather is happy.”
“Yes, Mother. Thank you.”
Congratulations were exchanged everywhere, and Yeonju also spoke to her.
“Congratulations, Brother.”
“Thank you, Dongseo.”
Chaelin smiled and said to her,
“Dongseo, if you make an effort, good news will come soon for you too.”
“…Yes.”
Yeonju’s gaze lowered with a sense of embarrassment. At that moment, Jinyeok, who was beside her, reached out and gently held her hand on her knee. Yeonju raised her head and looked at Jinyeok. His eyes conveyed the message that there was nothing to worry about.
Aran’s face was as dark as if she had come to a funeral. Overall, in the quiet atmosphere, Hongseok, feeling excited, didn’t know what to do.
“Now! Let’s make a toast to congratulate the precious child in our family.”
Hongseok raised his glass, toasting to everyone. He said to Chaelin,
“Right, Chaelin. Isn’t there anything you want to eat?”
“I don’t particularly want to eat anything right now.”
“If you have something you want to eat, tell me. I’ll get you the best.”
Hongseok, full of excitement, looked at Chaelin and said,
“No. As a special congratulatory gift, I’ll prepare something big for you. If there’s anything you want, just let me know.”
Hongseok couldn’t contain his excitement at the end of each sentence and burst into laughter. His laughter continued until the end of the birthday party.
The party, lively only on the surface, ended with everyone having their own concerns.
Yeonju stopped by the restroom to wash her hands. Her head felt fuzzy, and it seemed like the food hadn’t settled well. Although she felt like washing her face with cold water, she resisted the urge and left the restroom.
When she came out to the lobby, Jinyeok was nowhere to be seen. She wondered if he had gone to move the car and headed towards the parking lot.
As she was about to reach the parking lot, a voice reached her from the emergency stairs connected to the parking lot.
“I knew it would turn out like this!”
Startled, Yeonju stopped without passing through that passage. The voice she heard undoubtedly belonged to Aran.
“Now, what are you going to do? Did you see Grandfather? He said he would give anything to Chaelin, right?”
“……Are you going to keep insisting on Jinyeok? Are you okay with losing him to Inhyuk?”
Even without looking, Yeonju knew who the crying Aran was talking to.
Yeonju’s face stiffened. As she expected, Jinyeok’s voice reached her ears.
“Now that Grandfather’s wish has been fulfilled, there’s no reason to keep bothering Yeonju. We will live comfortably without any burdens, so Mother, please stop obsessing over the pregnancy.”
“……What?”
“And don’t think about snatching him away from my brother while pretending to sleep.”
In a calm voice, Jinyeok spoke again to Aran, who seemed dumbfounded.
“Also, I’ll tell you again, don’t talk nonsense to Yeonju. If you want to harass Yeonju, be prepared to never see my face again.”
Aran, overwhelmed by Jinyeok’s bold warning, shouted with a sobbing voice.
“You, is that something you say to your mother?! Did you tell Yeonju to do this? What on earth……”
“I’ll stop now.”
As if the conversation was over, Yeonju hurriedly hid behind a pillar.
Lost gazes wandered through the air. Yeonju stared endlessly into space with trembling eyes. She looked towards the car when she turned her body.
In the moving car, Yeonju looked out of the window.
The streets were filled with people welcoming the weekend.
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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