As watermelon juice ran down her chin, she spat out the seeds and glared at him with her eyes pulled up at the corners.
“What!”
“You’re far from being a pro, Min Jung.”
Seo Jun finally spoke.
“A real professional knows when to return to reality after the work is done.”
His tone was solemn and low but clearly mocking.
“Pro? Then why did you respond so well to my jokes during the shoot? Because you had feelings for me!”
“Feelings… That was more like courtesy.”
“Cour…!”
All alone and proud!
Humiliated, Min Jung’s entire body flushed with shame.
“…….”
Seo Jun closed his lips again and gestured with his chin.
The exit is that way.
His mind was too clear to blame it on intoxication.
At 2 am, when everyone was asleep, Park Sung Ho parked his car in front of So Yeon’s apartment. Leaning against the car, Seo Jun quietly looked up at her home, then slowly brought his phone to his ear.
Ring ring… After a couple of rings, the voice he longed to hear came through the small device.
[Dash]…Yes.“Eom So Yeon…?”
[Dash]Yes, it’s me.“I’ve been drinking.” [Dash]…….
“But no matter how much I drink…….”
I only think of you more.
Seo Jun coughed to cover his unfinished sentence and continued.
“I’m not drunk.”
[Dash]…….“Don’t you have anything to say to me?”
[Dash] Yes.“Wow… Eom So Yeon, you’re really unresponsive…….”
[Dash]…….“Right. I should be more resilient. You’re a mother to a child now. So, there’s no place for me in your life, not even in the farthest corner of your heart.”
[Dash]…….Only her breathing was audible.
But Seo Jun felt so good at this moment.
It was like they never parted, like he never missed her, as if they were lovers, he couldn’t help but chuckle.
“I guess I am a bit drunk.”
[Dash]…….“Sorry for calling out of the blue.”
He knew he wasn’t acting normal.
“It’s late. You should rest…….”
“Why aren’t you asleep yet?”
[Dash] Ha…….Was that a sigh? But then she became silent, not even a soft breath heard.
“Eom So Yeon…….”
[Dash]…….Feeling her silence, Seo Jun wondered what he was doing. An involuntary sigh slipped through his lips.
He felt pathetic, calling the woman he couldn’t forget, lurking near her house.
“Okay, sleep then.”
Hanging up….
The call ended without a proper goodbye.
Seo Jun tried to stand up from leaning on the car but stumbled and sat on the bumper. Park Sung Ho, in the driver’s seat, hurriedly came to assist, but Seo Jun waved him off, chuckling.
He then looked up at the night sky. The full moon floating in the dark was too bright.
As he gazed at the twinkling moon and stars, leaning his head and neck back, he stretched his legs and sat on the ground.
His gaze then fell to his phone screen.
He felt as if he could still smell her scent on the sea breeze.
Her lovely smile was irreplaceable.
There wouldn’t be anyone as beautiful as her.
His brows faintly furrowed as he looked at a photo taken when he briefly docked on the small island of Malaga. He walked on the white sandy beach. His deep eyes squinted.
Seo Jun longed for her.
He longed for Eom So Yeon’s smiling face.
So Yeon sat motionless in the dark room.
Staring silently at the phone after the call ended.
Her heart wanted to rush to him at the sound of his low voice. During the call, she asked herself dozens of times.
Where are you?
Why are you calling me at this hour?
But So Yeon, who wanted to ask, couldn’t and was now unable to cry. Her eyes were too dry.
Her empty-looking eyes betrayed no emotion. Even her settled gaze was drier than a desert sandstorm. But her large eyelids were filled with powerless resignation, making her seem even sadder.
Still remembering the memories of Malaga and him from three months ago, So Yeon unconsciously lowered her gaze.
The gentle touch on the back of my hand. The warm embrace of his fingers.
If I had grasped his fingertips tighter when they slipped away, if I had not let go, could our future have changed? Could we have been together now?
Why did he hold my hand in the poster exhibition hall? I saw all your feelings shift to Oh Min Jung. It was clear in Cadiz. Wasn’t it? Or did I misunderstand?
Ah, I really don’t know.
Isn’t even this thought a futile lingering?
Confused, So Yeon vigorously shook her head cradled in her hands. But it was useless. The more she tried not to think of Tae Seo Jun, the more the unbearable longing clung to her mind.
How much longer must I yearn before I can forget him?
How much more pain must I endure before I can erase him, etched deep into my bones?
Maybe this is how I’m meant to live my life.
So, you, at least, should forget me.
Please don’t suffer because of me.
You should be happy without me.
“Hu…….”
Exhaling deeply as if purging the pain from her heart, So Yeon lifted her heavy, sodden body and moved to the room where her son Hyun Woo was.
Lying down beside him, she pressed her face against his plump, chewy cheeks. Even in his sleep, sensing his mother’s love, the little boy wriggled into So Yeon’s embrace.
Yes, my son…
So Yeon could faintly smile.
Her little child.
This tiny being makes her breathe, live.
Male lead is reincarnated to save his wife
I’ve also read this one twice already. The female lead is kinda soft and gets embarrassed easily—not really my type, but the plot is definitely worth reading. Hurry up and read it, y’all!
Intro
When Shen Yuan encountered Su Jin again in his previous life, she had already become the Prime Minister of the current dynasty. As for him, the former top young master of the capital, he had long since fallen into the abyss, becoming a singer on a pleasure boat.
After a song ended, he was redeemed and sent to the Su Residence.
Su Jin respected and cherished him, gave him a roof over his head, and bestowed him with warmth. Shen Yuan fell deeper and deeper, but before he could express his feelings, Su Jin passed away.
Shen Yuan died to follow her in death, but instead, he returned to when he was fifteen years old.
At that time, he was not yet engaged, and Su Jin was just a poor scholar.
Shen Yuan gritted his teeth, casting aside all his pride, and thought of ways to coax and entice her every day.
The colder and more indifferent Su Jin was towards him, the more proactive Shen Yuan became.
He was not afraid of being mocked by the world, only wanting to marry his Wife-master early, to hold her hand and never let go for a lifetime.
[Note: This story will not specifically point out the male lead’s reincarnation time point; it’s all in the details. Whenever you feel that the male lead is acting strangely, he has most likely been reincarnated.]
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