Meanwhile, outside the building, there was a black sedan quietly parked in a corner.
Even after more than 30 minutes since Lajin went inside, the black sedan remained silently in its place.
“…Are you getting ready?”
Jaeheon, who was sitting in the driver’s seat, leaned forward and looked up at the 4th floor where she stayed.
He couldn’t muster the courage to contact her.
She seemed to have struggled a lot next to me. I’ve never seen her so exhausted before.
After hearing those words from Sunwoo,
Jaeheon couldn’t look directly at Lajin’s face.
If he were to discover resentment and hatred towards his younger self in her gaze, he felt he wouldn’t be able to bear it.
They drastically reduced the time spent together.
With no intention to extend the contract, she tried her best to find a way to put him to sleep, even if it wasn’t work-related.
How difficult would it be for her to have me by her side?
So, unless it was absolutely necessary for work, he never called her.
He hoped that her heart would be even a little more at ease.
But he had no courage, heart, or thoughts to let Lajin go.
‘Once this project is over.’
After the busy days pass, I should talk to her properly again.
I’ll make sure to meet all her demands. Lajin, please stay by my side.
If necessary, he was even willing to plead.
Just the assumption that Lajin wasn’t by his side made him feel like the accident would stop, and his whole body would be paralyzed.
Without her, it had become a situation where he couldn’t live properly anymore.
“…Sleep well.”
Jaeheon, who exchanged an unreachable greeting, started the engine and drove the car very slowly, as if he didn’t want to leave that place forever.
The next day.
“Manager, are you feeling okay? By the way, your style seems to have changed a bit today.”
Usually, Lajin, who wore high heels with about 7cm heels, was now wearing Oxford shoes that seemed to have less than 3cm heels.
Moreover, her outfit, which used to be a blouse tucked into an H-line skirt, had changed to a dress.
“Oh, yeah. It’s spring.”
A question mark appeared above Yoonhee’s head. When did the manager change her style according to the seasons? It had only been a change in the fabric of the clothes.
Ignoring Yoonhee’s concern, Lajin sat down as usual.
Yoonhee was briefly concerned.
‘It feels reassuring to have the two of them together.’
She thought of the presence of the child in her belly and smiled faintly.
“Manager, is your stomach hurting?”
Oh no, it seems like I brought my hand to my belly without realizing it. Lajin quickly lifted her head.
“Oh, no. It’s just… it feels a bit uncomfortable inside.”
Sorry, my sturdy one. Mom will tell a little white lie for a moment.
Lajin apologized silently in her mind, calling the child a nickname she came up with overnight.
“What should I do? Lately, you seem to be pushing yourself too hard.”
“Really? By the way, Miss Yoonhee, from today, I’ll teach you how to record meeting minutes and classify files that will be uploaded to the cloud.”
“Oh, but that’s the manager’s authority. Even if you tell me, Director-nim never entrusts anyone with it…”
“I always said that. It’s just that Director-nim can’t express himself well, but he really cherishes Miss Yoonhee. Learn well. Think of it as reducing the chances of making two mistakes to one. Got it?”
“Wow, Manager, are you serious…!”
Lajin hesitated as she saw Yoonhee’s shocking expression.
Oh no, did I reveal too much?
Feeling urgent to teach Yoonhee so that she could fill in for her absence, Lajin became anxious and made a mistake.
“Really… Are you really…?”
“What, what?”
“Seeing you frequently unwell lately. Skipping meals, and touching your stomach just now.”
‘…Did she find out?’
Her heart pounded for a moment. It was a relief that the one who found out was Yoonhee.
It might become a bit noisy, but Yoonhee was someone she could trust.
“Miss Yoonhee.”
When Lajin called her name in a serious tone, Yoonhee covered her mouth with both hands.
“I was wondering, and it turned out to be true… Are you really leaving?”
“I’m sorry.”
Yoonhee tightly hugged Lajin.
“I’ll come with you! A company without the director is like total darkness!”
Lajin, grateful for Yoonhee’s willingness, gently pushed her away, perhaps concerned about surprising the baby in her belly. She tapped Yoonhee’s shoulder.
“Thank you for saying that, Yoonhee.”
Yoonhee’s eyes welled up with tears at those words. She was really leaving.
“How… many… months?”
“About three months?”
Three months, not three weeks. Fortunately or unfortunately, depending on the perspective. Yoonhee thought about the imminent need to adjust to the director’s work style, and her thoughts halted for a moment when she heard Lajin’s next words.
“I’m planning to go to the hospital today.”
Oh? Suddenly, why the hospital? Yoonhee raised an eyebrow, thinking it might be for a health checkup required by the new company.
“I want to get an accurate due date.”
…Due date?
“In fact, it hasn’t been long. I was surprised too.”
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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