Min Jiwook approached Seol Jio more closely. He continued to cover his face with both hands.
His appearance made it seem like he was running away, which made Min Jiwook angrier. He poured out more harsh words towards him.
“You’re not qualified to be by Yeorun’s side.”
“…”
“Beside you, Yeorun only gets hurt!”
At Min Jiwook’s words, Seol Jio’s eyes welled up, and tears eventually flowed down his cheeks.
He cried with an empty face, without sound or expression.
Watching him, Choi Hyun touched his forehead with his hand. Then, turning to Min Jiwook, he spoke as if resentful.
“Director, do you really have to do this? What’s going to change like this? Is Yeorun going to get better if you slap him like this?”
Min Jiwook turned his head towards the intensive care unit without a response. Seeing patients lying beyond the small window made his chest feel tight.
“…….”
After pouring out his words to Seol Jio, he thought things would get better even a little. However, his mood hit rock bottom.
Seol Jio’s face, as if standing on the edge of a cliff, seemed to hang at the back of his neck for no reason.
But he didn’t regret the words he had uttered.
Because everything was the truth.
If it weren’t for Seol Jio, Yeorun wouldn’t have faced the incident with the knife.
So, all of this is his fault.
After monitoring the surgery progress in the intensive care unit for a day, Yeorun was moved to a regular ward.
She was still unconscious, but the doctor said the surgical site was recovering well, so they should observe her condition a little longer. Saying that, the doctor left the room.
Choi Hyun and Joo Seok-young, who were listening, sighed and looked at Yeorun, who was lying with closed eyes.
It was still somewhat bewildering what all this was about.
Then Choi Hyun spoke up.
“Director.”
“Yes.”
“Yeorun is still Yeorun, but I feel like I’m going to die more because of Seol Jio.”
At those words, Joo Seok-young turned his head to look outside the room. Seol Jio was still sitting outside.
Even if they asked him to come into the room together, he remained silent, either because he didn’t have the courage to face Yeorun yet or for some other reason. He just sat there with a pale face.
Seeing this, Choi Hyun seemed to be burning inside.
“I wonder if he’s eating anything. It’s already the third day, and if this continues, isn’t Jio in big trouble?”
Joo Seok-young was also worried. After Yeorun was injured, Seol Jio’s time seemed to have stopped.
When Joo Seok-young first heard about Yeorun’s condition and came to the hospital, he really thought he was hallucinating.
Seol Jio was crying in front of the surgery room where people were watching. People were curious, wondering if it was a drama shoot, and some were even taking pictures.
Surprised, Choi Hyun and Joo Seok-young stopped the people and moved Seol Jio to a quiet place. Even during that time, he just shed tears like a person out of his mind.
Seol Jio’s appearance was truly unprecedented.
“…It seems like the relationship between the two was deeper than I thought.”
Choi Hyun nodded his head in agreement.
“It seems so. Moreover, she was stalked by that stalker following her, so the shock must be great.”
“Ha. That stalker.”
Joo Seok-young grinded his teeth.
He thought things would be resolved well through Seo Jun-mu, the former vice president, but he couldn’t have imagined things would turn out like this.
Choi Hyun also vented his frustration.
“That damn stalker! Let’s see if he can get away with being innocent just because he’s from a conglomerate!”
“It seems like he’s claiming mental instability.”
“Of course, he probably is. He’s already armed with the top-notch defense team! The only fortunate thing is that their family, which turned out to be Seo Hwa Group, has now been exposed and boycotted by the public. That’s the only thing. Ugh! How much coffee did our Gio sell, and we’re paying back like this?”
Joo Seok-young gradually raised his voice to calm down the increasingly agitated Choi Hyun, leading him out of the hospital room.
“Yeorun needs to stay calm. We shouldn’t act noisily.”
As they stepped outside, Seol Jio, who had his face covered with both hands, came into view.
Joo Seok-young, after briefly observing him, approached and sat beside Seol Jio.
“Jio.”
“…….”
“Go in and get some rest today. Yeorun’s surgery recovery is going well, so try to ease your mind.”
“…….”
Seol Jio remained silent. Joo Seok-young patted his shoulder a couple of times and continued speaking.
“Yeorun’s mother is coming up from the countryside. She’ll arrive tomorrow morning.”
At that, Seol Jio reacted for the first time. He uncovered his face and looked at Joo Seok-young.
When Joo Seok-young saw Seol Jio’s face, which had become haggard over the past few days, he sighed.
‘What should I do with him?’
“If you keep doing this here, your mother will feel uncomfortable. So, go home for a while. It’s already quite late.”
“……Hyung.”
Seol Jio mumbled, and his dry voice flowed out like a withered branch.
After Being Cheated On, She Picked Up a Treasure (Female-dominant)
One-line summary: The husband I married on a whim had been secretly in love with me for a long time.
On the day when Jun Shao finally obtained the imperial decree for her marriage, Lan Qu, the person she had admired for six years, defied the decree and ran away.
Her gentleness and devotion, her promise of a lifetime together, were all disregarded by him. Instead, he dreamed of entering the palace to serve the Emperor’s sister as a sixth-rank attendant.
News of this incident spread throughout the capital, and the alleys in front of and behind the Lan mansion were crowded with people who came to watch the commotion.
Jun Shao should have been embarrassed and angry.
But someone stepped in to protect her dignity.
The figure was in a miserable state, yet still possessed an undeniable elegance and handsomeness.
The young lord struggled to climb the wall of the Lan mansion and shouted to her, “If he won’t marry you, I will!”
So, Jun Shao took advantage of the situation and married the person.
She thought the young lord did it to save the Lan family from the crime of defying the imperial decree, but never imagined that from beginning to end, what he coveted was her.
*
After the wedding, Jun Shao felt like she was living in a dream.
Her Wife-master was as beautiful as a fairy in a painting, skilled in the six arts, well-versed in poetry and literature, capable of being gentle and attentive, and also grand and dignified. Most importantly, she was the only one in his heart and eyes.
Jun Shao didn’t know how Lan Shiwu, as a illegitimate son without a father and blessed with beauty, had managed to preserve his purity, recklessly escape, and use his last ounce of strength to ruin his own reputation, all because of his love for her, just to stand before her.
She could only see him gazing at her with eyes full of love, and when she bestowed a name upon him, his eyes shone like stars.
“You have come to me like a weary bird perching on a branch. I shall call you A Qi.”
