It was the dark early hours of the morning.
Yeonju, lying face down on the bed, slowly opened her eyes. The room was quiet, and she was alone on the bed.
She was accustomed to being left alone. Even if she spent the night with someone, she was always alone when she woke up.
Yeonju tried to get up, but she couldn’t muster the energy. Her body felt heavy, and she didn’t even want to move a finger.
“Let’s finish quickly.”
The relationship that had begun abruptly in the living room last night continued in the bedroom.
Contrary to his words about finishing quickly, the intensity and heat only increased as time passed.
‘This is maddening.’
His rough breaths and occasionally muttered words, the heated gaze that met in mid-air, sometimes made Yeonju delusional.
Now she clearly realized there was no need to attribute any significance to that insignificant act.
As Yeonju, lying listlessly, tried to get up to wash herself, the bedroom door opened.
Jinwook entered. His hair was neatly combed, and he was fully dressed in a suit and tie.
Jinwook’s steps headed towards the bedside table. He seemed to have come to pick up the wristwatch he had left there last night. Yeonju asked him.
“Are you leaving now?”
“Yes.”
Jinwook put on his watch. Yeonju silently watched him and then spoke.
“I’m going for a regular check-up at the gynecologist tomorrow.”
Her soft voice continued in the silent atmosphere.
“If I’m not pregnant this time, I’m thinking of trying in-vitro fertilization.”
It had been two years since they got married. Two years seemed enough to try. Now, they needed to find another method. It would be better for him too, rather than continuing fruitless intimacy.
Yeonju said quietly to him, who was standing silently.
“In vitro fertilization has a higher success rate than artificial insemination.”
“……”
“But you need to make time for it. Men also need to undergo tests and provide samples.”
Yeonju looked at him, waiting for an answer. Jinwook responded calmly.
“Do as you wish.”
As you wish……
Yeonju pondered on those words internally.
Did I want to get pregnant?
She did.
‘My only condition for marrying Ms. Kang Yeonju is this.’
‘We must plan for pregnancy and have a child as soon as we get married.’
At that time, she was confident of having a child with this man and harbored hopes of leading a happy life like any ordinary family.
But now, she had forgotten for what and for whom she should have a child.
She only knew it was her duty and everything she had to do.
After putting on his watch and fixing his attire, Jinwook faced Yeonju.
Different from his disheveled appearance last night, he looked excessively neat and detached.
“I’ll be late today.”
Leaving those words, Jinwook left the room.
Yeonju looked at the closed door for a while, then headed to the bathroom.
The next afternoon, Yeonju arrived at the gynecologist’s office.
It was a large hospital with a fertility center, where she had been visiting since after her marriage.
“Please wait in front of the consultation room.”
Yeonju sat on the long waiting chairs. She noticed a pregnant woman sitting opposite her.
The woman’s belly was prominently round, indicating she was far along in her pregnancy. A man, presumably her husband, sat next to her, and they both were smiling while looking at a maternity handbook.
Yeonju watched them for a long time. She wondered what it would have been like if she and Jinwook were in their place.
Would we have been smiling like that too?
Yeonju envied everything about that woman. The maternity handbook filled with ultrasound pictures of the fetus, the overflowing smiles of love, and having someone by her side.
“…….”
Then, a voice came from beside her.
“We meet here.”
Yeonju turned her head. There stood Chaerin, with a haughty expression.
She knew they both attended the same gynecologist, but this was the first time they had met in person. She didn’t dislike Chaerin, but she wasn’t exactly pleased to see her either. Yeonju greeted her calmly.
“Hello.”
Chaerin gave a small nod and sat two seats away from Yeonju, placing her designer handbag on the seat right next to Yeonju.
Yeonju felt a strange tension and discomfort flowing between them. Chaerin had always seemed like someone who would never become comfortable, no matter how many times they met.
From their first meeting, Chaerin seemed to dislike her. She often made remarks and actions that seemed to ignore Yeonju.
Especially in crowded places, she would bring up Yeonju’s family background, implying that Yeonju was not a suitable match for Jinwook. She would harass Yeonju with just enough subtlety that others might not notice.
On one hand, Yeonju understood why Chaerin disliked her. Since her husband had to compete with Jinwook, it was natural, in a way, for Chaerin to be wary of Yeonju.
Moreover, they had the same goal. Whoever had a child first would gain the upper hand in this messy battle.
Yeonju was hoping for this awkward time to pass quickly when Chaerin broke the silence.
Why She Is Still Unmoved (Female-dominant)
One-line summary: He uses various methods to seek her affection, but she remains unmoved.
Synopsis:
Si Qingyu is a doctor who has saved countless lives and enjoys tranquility.
Luo Shaoxuan is ruthless, deeply scheming, and the top young master in the capital. He admires Si Qingyu.
Luo Shaoxuan: I want to be the only one in your eyes and heart.
Features a cold and calm female lead vs A noble and scheming male lead.
There will be both sweetness and torture towards the male after their marriage.
