Yeonju was aimlessly wandering near her home.
It was unclear how many hours she had been walking like this, just meandering wherever the roads led her.
Each time her home came into view, she turned away, not wanting to enter. She didn’t want to step into that dark, silent place. It seemed entering would only intensify her agony.
“Unfortunately, under the current circumstances, the possibility of pregnancy is very slim.”
The doctor’s words kept spinning in her head.
I can’t get pregnant…?
After all the effort… it’s come to nothing…?
Yeonju shook her head, her face blank.
No, it can’t be. It just can’t be.
No matter how rationally she tried to think, she couldn’t accept this reality.
Alright. I’ll visit another hospital tomorrow.
That doctor must have made a mistake. He must be incompetent.
Denying reality seemed the only way to cope. If this was reality, then she was in hell.
As she alternated between escaping reality and drowning in despair, she noticed a sedan parked in front of her. A black, elongated sedan with a familiar design. The car door opened, and the last person she wanted to encounter stepped out.
“…….”
It was Jinwook. He spotted Yeonju and approached her.
“What are you doing here without going inside?”
Yeonju answered without meeting his eyes.
“……Oh, just taking a walk.”
“At this hour?”
Only then did Yeonju realize how late it had become.
Her wandering around in her outing attire at this hour must have seemed odd. Wanting to avoid any further questions, she hurriedly began walking, saying,
“I’m going home.”
Yeonju entered the house with Jinwook.
Jinwook immediately headed to the dressing room, while Yeonju went to the kitchen.
Yeonju put tea leaves in the teapot and poured water. She could hear Jinwook taking off his coat in the dressing room.
Usually, Yeonju would also undress in the dressing room upon arriving home, but today she waited for Jinwook to leave that space. She didn’t want to be in the same area as him.
While she was brewing the tea, Jinwook came out of the dressing room, wearing only a knee-length bathrobe. He was about to head to the bathroom but then came to the dining room.
“What kind of tea?”
He gestured towards the teapot.
“Peppermint.”
“Pour me a cup too.”
He said this as he sat down at the dining table.
Yeonju didn’t want to face him right now…
Hiding her troubled mind, she poured the brewed tea into cups. The cool mint aroma softly filled the dining room.
Yeonju placed a cup in front of him. Jinwook took a slow sip and then softly spoke to Yeonju.
“I looked into IVF, and it seems the procedure is more complicated than I thought.”
It was the first time he had initiated a conversation about IVF. Yeonju’s eyes widened slightly as she looked at him.
He put down the cup and continued,
“The hyperovulation injections can have side effects too.”
The night before, when she had mentioned IVF at dawn, he seemed uninterested, but apparently, he had done some research on his own.
Jinwook’s face became more serious as he spoke again.
“We were both fine in the previous tests. I’m thinking, do we really need to go as far as IVF when both of us are perfectly healthy?”
About a year into trying for a pregnancy, both of them had undergone tests at a fertility center. At that time, both Jinwook and she were deemed capable of natural conception.
Now, unaware of the changed circumstances, Jinwook said to Yeonju.
“I think IVF should be chosen as a last resort when no other method works.”
“…….”
“What do you think?”
The doctor had said that implantation was difficult, making even IVF challenging.
How should I explain to him that I don’t even have a last resort?
Jinwook’s deep gaze was fixed on Yeonju. Cold sweat formed in her palms.
“……I……”
Unsure of what to say, her mind went blank. Just then,
“Rrrrrr[대쉬][대쉬][대쉬], Rrrrr[대쉬][대쉬][대쉬].”
Jinwook’s phone rang. Checking the caller, he let out a dry breath and brought the phone to his ear.
“Yes, Grandfather.”
It was a call from Hongseok. Yeonju could faintly hear his voice, although she couldn’t make out the content. It sounded somewhat agitated.
After a five-minute conversation, Jinwook put down the phone with a troubled expression. Noticing his unease, Yeonju curiously looked at him.
Jinwook spoke tiredly.
“Grandfather went to that fortune teller again.”
He was referring to the fortune-telling place Hongseok visited every month. Hongseok began to blindly believe in the soothsayer’s words after the death of his only son, who was Jinwook’s father.
A month before the son’s death, the fortune teller had predicted a great calamity for a family member. Hongseok had regretted not heeding the advice and had since come to depend on the soothsayer’s words.
“What did Grandfather say?”
Yeonju asked. Jinwook answered indifferently.
“He says some ominous energy will enter our home and to be careful.”
“……Ominous energy?”
“I don’t know. That fortune teller must have just blurted it out.”
Yeonju’s eyes trembled slightly.
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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