At that moment, Jinwook’s gaze focused on one photo. In the picture, there was a girl with brownish hair, a white and slender face, and clear brown eyes beneath well-arched eyebrows. She had firmly closed crimson lips.
It was a face Jinwook recognized. A face that passed through his mind every time it rained.
Jinwook’s gaze shifted to the letters written next to the photo.
[Kang Yeonju]It was her.
Jinwook, who got out of the car, looked at the hotel building in front of him.
The 1st-floor cafe, the designated meeting place, had large windows, making the interior look subdued.
Yeonju was sitting near the window. Her face wasn’t clearly visible, but her shoulders gave off a somewhat slack impression.
The decision to meet Yeonju was made a week ago. It was when Aeran took out Yeonju’s photo in the office.
It was somewhat bewildering and amusing that the girl he saw four years ago was on the blind date list. And now that he knew her age, he started to become curious about her.
Yeonju was twenty-two years old. She was too young to get married.
Why did I decide to get married at such a young age?
Until then, I hadn’t considered marrying Yeonju. It was just a small curiosity, just a desire to see her face once again.
Jinwook entered the cafe, the designated meeting place.
Yeonju, upon seeing Jinwook, stood up and greeted him.
“Hello. Nice to meet you for the first time.”
“It’s not like we’ve never met before.”
Yeonju looked at Jinwook with wide-open eyes. Large, dark brown irises. These eyes were the same. While Jinwook continued to sit facing Yeonju at the rectangular table.
Yeonju’s face came fully into view.
Yeonju’s atmosphere had changed a bit compared to four years ago.
Before, she was just a pretty face, but now a mature and feminine vibe emanated from her. Instead of the scent of shampoo, a subtle fragrance of perfume wafted, and the line from her jaw to her shoulders seemed delicate.
During the moment when he was deeply observing the changed Yeonju, she spoke first.
“I’m twenty-two years old and currently attending Korea University. My major is business, and I have a minor in art history because I’m interested in that field…”
“President Kang seems to be in a hurry. Putting an unmarried daughter who hasn’t even graduated from college in a blind date situation.”
Yeonju’s face slightly reddened at those words. She herself didn’t know why she brought up that remark.
It wasn’t intended to torment. Somehow, it was a statement blurted out of frustration.
The father who put his twenty-two-year-old daughter on the marriage market was inexplicable, and the daughter who accepted it at face value regretted uttering those words.
Expecting Yeonju to be speechless and not say anything, she unexpectedly straightened her back and looked at him.
“I don’t consider myself young. Also, I don’t think age is important for marriage.”
Her confident demeanor was unexpected. It sparked Jinwook’s interest.
“So what is important?”
Yeonju answered Jinwook’s question bluntly.
“The future.”
“…”
“Do you marry anyone as long as they promise and guarantee a certain future?”
Yeonju’s question included whether she could marry even someone without emotions. It subtly implied whether she could endure someone with a dirty personality or addiction.
Without hesitation, Yeonju answered that question.
“As long as the conditions are clear, I don’t mind a loveless marriage.”
The gaze from Yeonju was deep and clear.
A complex emotion surged within Jinwook.
His marriage philosophy also meant that as long as the conditions were right, a loveless marriage was acceptable.
No, I believed that marriage should be thoroughly based on conditions. The moment emotions seep into marriage, a dreadful married life is sure to follow. This was a belief I had acquired while observing my mother, who suffered because of my father since childhood.
Even if Yeonju had a similar mindset, there was no reason to marry her.
What he could offer Yeonju was abundant, while what he could gain from her was either unnecessary or something others could adequately provide.
Was there a need for a marriage that didn’t offer much benefit?
No.
The answer was clear and predetermined. As always, after courteously exchanging greetings, he could leave this place.
In any case, even if it wasn’t him, Yeonju would meet someone who met the criteria and get married.
Even if the other person were much older than him, had a dirtier personality than him, or were more addicted to work than him, even if there was little to no love… as long as the conditions were clear, she would marry without hesitation.
From the moment this thought crossed his mind, his steps strangely didn’t falter.
Jinwook looked at Yeonju’s face.
On that rainy night when she looked at him with a dampened expression, her face overlapped, causing his head to spin.
It wasn’t a difficult decision. He just needed to stand up from this spot.
Just like passing by her as she walked in the rain,
Just like passing by her while she cried with a small body…
Even now, he could just pass by.
But his body wouldn’t listen. And his mind began to search for reasons why he should marry her. Reasons why he shouldn’t just pass by.
The only reason he could find was simple.
Because she seemed like a calm and rational woman, marriage life with her would be comfortable.
It seemed like she would continue marriage life quietly and gracefully, fulfilling the necessary conditions. There seemed to be no involvement in his work or unnecessary emotional conflicts.
Although it might seem insignificant, it was a crucial factor for him. Jinwook wished that married life wouldn’t interfere with his work at the company. He wanted to maintain the same level of dedication to his work after marriage as he does now.
Yeonju would create the marriage life she desired.
Because he would fulfill everything she wanted.
Looking into her unwavering eyes, his confidence grew.
Jinwook spoke to her.
“Since we don’t have much time, let’s get straight to the point.”
The conditions were clear.
“I will guarantee the future you desire, Miss Kang Yeonju.”
So, she just needed to show him the future she wanted.
Reading strength in Yeonju’s unshaken eyes, he believed she could do it. He believed she would be different from other women.
Without knowing what that terrible confidence and certainty would bring to the future…
At that time, he thought this marriage was not a mistake.
Male lead is a Love-Obsessed Merman
When he discovers she has gone, he risks everything to pursue her on land, enduring agonizing pain to transform his tail into human legs…
One-line summary: Male lead chases female lead. The male lead’s love is a bit sick, an invincible love brain.
Synopsis
During a voyage at sea, Jiang Yang accidentally captures a merman.
Servant: I heard that mermen are fierce and brutal.
Jiang Yang looks at the merman obediently rubbing her palm like a puppy: “You call this fierce and brutal?”
Servant: I heard that mermen have no human nature.
Jiang Yang looks at the merman with wet puppy eyes, obsessively calling her ‘A Yang’ like a childish infant: “You call this having no human nature?”
With great difficulty, she releases the merman back into the sea and returns to shore.
Who would have thought that in less than half a month, the merman, who should have been freely wandering in the South China Sea, would shed his scales, endure the pain of losing his tail, transform into human legs, and come ashore to find her?
He kneels at her feet, rubbing her palm, with merman tears rolling down: “A Yang, don’t abandon me.”
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