“Auntie, I’ll handle that money for you.”
“Eh?”
Surprised, Su Yeon looked at Si Hyun.
“Change the store’s ownership to my name. Then it will work.”
Su Yeon quickly pulled her hand away and shook her head.
“No. I can’t impose on you like that, Si Hyun.”
“I’m not just giving it to you. I’m investing.”
Si Hyun calmly explained.
“Having a side job is trendy these days because a company salary alone isn’t enough. So, I’ll invest and open the store in my name, and Auntie, you just manage it. I will gradually get my investment back with interest each month. I wouldn’t lose if I got more than the bank interest.”
“Still, I can’t.”
Su Yeon was firm.
“Si Hyun, you’re preparing for your marriage. You will need money for this and that, why would you spend it somewhere else? Don’t worry about me. I can go anywhere and clean buildings, or wash dishes in a restaurant…”
“Auntie.”
As if clinging, Si Hyun grabbed Su Yeon’s arm.
“I don’t have a mother, and I’m lonely and having a hard time. I don’t want Auntie to go far away. Can’t you just stay by my side?”
“Si Hyun…”
“Actually, I had a disappointing thing happen today and came to complain to you. I wish you were here when I visit like this.”
Even Tae Ha, whom she raised with her own hands, had become distant. The only person she could rely on was Su Yeon. Whenever she felt upset, she couldn’t measure the reassurance knowing Su Yeon was near.
“But, I’m sorry, how can I….”
Eventually, Si Hyun lightly rested her head on the tearyeyed Su Yeon’s shoulder as if to console her.
“Don’t be sorry. I need you too.”
The person who used to support me, the only one in the world. Leaning on her shoulder felt like going back to her childhood.
As if dealing with a young girl, Su Yeon gently stroked Si Hyun’s hair.
“Okay, Si Hyun. Auntie will stay by your side.”
((()))
The next day, Si Hyun went to find Tae Ha with some documents.
“Director. I would like you to approve the loan I mentioned earlier, using my severance pay as collateral.”
Tae Ha made a cold face right away.
“I can’t sign it, so talk to your team leader.”
Si Hyun sighed. She knew it would come to this.
Tae Ha utterly despised the fact that Si Hyun was providing the dowry.
“Before, I even mentioned this but ended up arguing after making those who ‘touch red pepper powder with bare hands, asking for a nice look while paying for a gift, to get married’.”
“Huh?”
“I’m not trying to give the dowry. I just need the money.”
Tae Ha looked at her as if to ask, ‘What’s that supposed to mean?’ It seemed like she needed to explain her situation properly.
“When I was young, before I met you, I had a woman who worked as a housekeeper at my stepfather’s house for about seven years.”
Si Hyun told the story of Soo Yeon. From the fact that she was treated like a mother, to the recent reunion, to Soo Yeon’s current situation.
Tae Ha listened with a thoughtful look on his face all the while.
“So, I really want to help her with that money.”
Even though she spoke sincerely, Tae Ha didn’t sign the documents she brought in the end.
“Let me think about it.”
The polite but cold tone implied a nonnegotiable meaning.
After I said so much. It was resentful, but Tae Ha was the decision maker and if he said he couldn’t do it, there was nothing she could do.
She thought she had no choice but to receive approval from the team leader and submit it, and Si Hyun left Tae Ha’s office with a slumped shoulder.
Actually, how much would Tae Ha hate me from his point of view. He wouldn’t want to do anything I asked.
The only people in the world who were really on my side were Tae Ha and Soo Yeon. The thought of losing one of them weighed heavy on her chest like a stone.
((()))
Before long, the wedding preparations were almost over, and all that was left was to reserve a honeymoon. Woo Jin was to look up the honeymoon, so after work, they met at a cafe near Si Hyun’s office with the materials received from the travel agency.
“These days, Seychelles and Bora Bora are popular, but Hawaii is still the best.”
“Really?”
“The plane route to Hawaii happened to be cheap, so the price was very good.”
Woo Jin showed various catalogs and explained, but Si Hyun was halfheartedly listening. She was busy timing when to bring up the topic in her head.
It wasn’t until they decided on Hawaii, which Woo Jin liked for their honeymoon destination, that Si Hyun carefully brought up the topic.
“Um, Woo Jin. I’m sorry, but I can’t give a dowry.”
“What? What’s this all of a sudden?”
Si Hyun shared the same story she had with Tae Ha earlier in the day. Everything about who Soo Yeon was to her, and the situation Soo Yeon was currently in.
Even though Tae Ha had ignored the story, she had hoped that Woo Jin would understand.
‘If she is such a precious person to you, then she is also precious to me.’
That’s what she hoped he would say.
But the reaction that came was as if it was absurd.
“What are we supposed to do about our mom then? She has already chosen the bag.”
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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