Haeyeong’s low voice continued.
[Jinwook… Is he there right now?]“Ah… Yes.”
[As I thought… He eventually went there.]Haeyeong let out a small sigh.
[Mom contacted me yesterday. She said Jinwook hasn’t come to work for over a week and doesn’t know what to do.]“…”
[I think even the family noticed that he went to Europe to find you. The problem is that Jinwook left everything behind. There are rumors spreading in the company, and Grandfather tried to contact him, but he didn’t answer.]Even without looking, Yunju could sense that not only the company but also the atmosphere at home had become a mess.
Jinwook had left behind many people who believed in and relied on his abilities. He had come here leaving all of them behind.
Thinking about the chaotic situation there, Yunju’s heart also felt uneasy.
“I’m sorry. I…”
[What does Yunju have to apologize for? Jinwook is doing as he pleases…]With a click of the tongue, Haeyeong spoke.
[I knew he was a guy who would carry out what he decided, but… I really didn’t expect him to go that far.]“…”
Yunju, who had been silently listening to the story, finally spoke.
“I also… don’t understand why Mr. Jinwook is insisting on this.”
Her own household was difficult, and her birth family not only didn’t help but also caused trouble.
“Even if I take him, there’s nothing to gain. I don’t understand why he’s doing this to such an extent.”
Bringing him back would only prove her uselessness, and not only her but also Jinwook could lose a lot. In the end, they would blame each other and fall apart.
With no clear vision of the future,
When it’s not a feasible reality just because of the determination,
Why…
“Perhaps… Yunju.”
After a short silence, Haeyeong spoke.
“Do you really… not know?”
What is it that she doesn’t know?
Yunju listened carefully to her words.
“Why Jinwook left the company behind and went so far to find Yunju, why Yunju lived like someone who lost her soul for three months without him…”
“…”
“Do you really… still not know?”
Yunju stopped abruptly. It felt like all thoughts came to a halt.
“Well… I might not know. I also didn’t expect Jinwook to change so much.”
Haeyeong said as if understanding Yunju.
“I also thought Jinwook would never chase after a woman. He was a guy who didn’t have a speck of interest in relationships since he was young. The idea of him cherishing and loving someone was unimaginable.”
Haeyeong paused for a moment before continuing.
“During the time when Yunju wasn’t around, Jinwook went through a lot.”
Yunju, still motionless, listened to her words.
“Once, I went to persuade him to give up on Yunju. He looked as if he had lost everything in the world.”
“…
[I… I’ve never seen Jinwook make such an expression since I was born. Not even when Mom collapsed or when Dad left the world.]
Haeyeong continued her conversation in a calm voice, reminiscing about the past.
[Maybe Jinwook realized it late.]“…”
[What kind of existence Yunju is to him.]“…”
[How much he loves Yunju.]Yunju’s frozen expression trembled. The hand holding the phone also shook.
Even without looking at her expression, Haeyeong spoke.
[I’m sorry, Yunju.]“…”
[To pretend not to know until the end… Well, it’s because my little sister is a bit pitiful.]Haeyeong’s voice, tinged with pity, continued.
[I’ve never been taught how to dominate and lead someone, let alone how to cherish and love someone since I was young.]“…”
[A sister who first learns the emotion called love and goes through such agony and difficulty… I couldn’t just leave her alone.]Haeyeong spoke with a serious and affectionate tone.
[I’m not just saying this for Jinwook. If Yunju continues to live without knowing Jinwook’s feelings for a lifetime… that would also be unfortunate.]“…”
[At least I wanted to tell you that Jinwook didn’t not love you.]“…”
[I’m sorry, Yunju.]With a voice filled with apology, Yunju ended the call.
Yunju sat on the bed with a somewhat vacant face.
The room was scattered with the items she had packed, and she still held the phone in her hand.
Yunju couldn’t grasp anything since the call with Haeyeong.
[Maybe Jinwook realized it late.]Her mind became complicated and confused.
To me… he loves me?
It was a phrase she had never heard from Jinwook. Even after spending two years together at home, and even after he came here to keep her, he had never said that he loves her.
Yunju, with a bewildered expression, looked at the phone and then put it down.
‘No. I can’t waver…’
She couldn’t admit it. It wasn’t Haeyeong who became his wife but herself.
Haeyeong doesn’t know anything. She knows Jinwook’s heart better. It couldn’t be like that.
Yunju denied it as if in rebellion. And then, she started to pack her belongings in a daze.
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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