Taeha, who received a request from her father, Leon, to stay overnight at the hotel newly acquired, readily accepted.
“Yes, Father. I will do that.”
In fact, she had received a similar request before, but at that time, during dinner, she witnessed the scene of Sihyun’s fiancé cheating, got angry, canceled the accommodation, and left.
Since her father rarely made such requests, this time, she definitely wanted to fulfill it.
[Dash] “If it’s okay, how about going with Sihyun? I’ll ask them to prepare the best room.”“I’ll go alone.”
Taeha replied bitterly. If she told the truth, she might have to go together, but probably just as she said—only going together in words. At best, she would be lying down next to her, just like last time.
Thinking about that night, she still felt a cold sweat. How many times did she pinch her thigh to resist wanting to hug and kiss immediately?
[Just sleeping. If you do anything silly, you’re in trouble.]If she hadn’t firmly set that rule in advance, she would have probably kissed a thousand times more.
One night like that was more than enough.
So, Taeha didn’t tell Sihyun the truth. It could be a big problem if Sihyun said, “I want to go too!” and insisted.
“Since I have work at my company, I might need to go. I might not be able to go home tonight.”
Even though she lingered around and came to the hotel alone, in the end, her thoughts were only on Sihyun. The room arranged by Leon was much better than expected, making Taeha even more eager.
“If I had brought her, she would have been so happy.”
Even if it was a bit difficult, she regretted not telling the truth and bringing her along. It was a late regret.
Alone in the spacious room, she became increasingly unbearable because she wanted to see Sihyun. But she thought that Sihyun would be working hard by now, so she couldn’t bring herself to make a call.
Unable to endure any longer, Taeha headed out of the hotel to the department store next door. She asked Sihyun what gift she wanted but that was just for a moment.
Not even an hour had passed before she finished shopping and returned to the empty hotel room. Once again, the impulse surged. She wanted to call and tell her to come now.
Despite knowing it would be painful afterward!
“Let’s just take a shower and get some sleep.”
Eventually, Taeha sighed and entered the bathroom.
[Star Icon]“…….?”
“…….?”
After a while, at the end of the breathless silence, Sihyun suddenly regained her composure.
“S-Sorry!”
Closing the bathroom door, Sihyun came out like running away, panting for breath.
“What’s this? Why is Taeha here?”
Her heart raced as if it would burst out.
Not knowing what to do, after a while, Taeha, wearing a shower gown, came out of the bathroom.
“How did you find out?”
Sihyun replied without even looking at Taeha’s face.
“Uh, well, I just, Leon asked me to check how the service is while staying overnight, so…”
Taeha sighed.
“It seems like Father played a prank.”
“Huh?”
“I also received the same request.”
Only then did Sihyun understand the whole story. It was all planned from the beginning.
At the same time, a small ripple spread in her heart. Why did Taeha insist on coming alone, lying to me? If she had told the truth, she could have come with me.
“Um, then I’ll go now. Rest well.”
Quickly picking up her bag and trying to get up, Taeha grabbed her arm.
“Where are you going? Since you’re already here.”
“No, it’s okay. We don’t both need to be here…….”
Taeha asked suddenly.
“Is it uncomfortable for you to be with me?”
Sihyun was taken aback by Taeha’s slightly annoyed gaze. What’s this? You’re the one who seems uncomfortable.
Eventually, without understanding a word, Sihyun sat down on the sofa awkwardly.
“Dinner? Should we order room service?”
“No, I don’t have any particular thoughts.”
“Then how about some wine?”
Taeha sat a little away from Sihyun.
On the table, along with wine, there were fruits and simple snacks. Seeing Taeha reaching for the wine bottle, Sihyun was surprised and quickly averted her gaze.
Between the loosely worn shower gown, a glimpse of the chest was exposed.
“Here.”
Pouring wine, Taeha looked at Sihyun, who had hastily drunk the half-filled wine glass in one go, with a slightly surprised expression. Wiping her lips with the back of her hand, Sihyun muttered inwardly.
“I heard that if a person doesn’t loosen up and collapse today, they might turn into a wolf.”
After silently watching Sihyun for a moment, Taeha stood up. Then, she came back from somewhere with shopping bags and placed them on the table.
“What’s this?”
“I had some time left earlier, so I went to the department store nearby.”
Opening the box, Sihyun was surprised. It was a clover-shaped necklace.
The problem was that it wasn’t just one box. There were at least ten of them. As she opened each one, different colored necklaces—red, black, pearl, and more—came out.
“What’s all this?”
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.”
