She swallowed a breath without even realizing it.
The way Jae Heon was looking at her lips felt oddly… thrilling.
Seals should be stamped on paper, so why was he looking at her lips like he was going to stamp them?
And why was she… not at all averse to that?
With courage from an unknown source, Ra Jin met his gaze and replied.
“When the contract is finalized, you should call me by my name for the rest of the day.”
It was a sign of consent.
Jae Heon, who had risen from his seat, moved to Ra Jin’s side.
“Of course.”
He tilted his head slowly.
Their lips touched softly.
They concluded the contract for a rather long time.
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They agreed to spend time together only on Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday, as initially decided.
Because of Ra Jin’s insistence on building immunity.
If they were together every day, it would be harder when a situation arose where they had to be apart.
“People addicted to alcohol or cigarettes can’t quit all at once. You have to slowly decrease the frequency.”
Goodness. Guess she doesn’t think she’s the addictive type? Judging by that analogy.
‘She has a mischievous side, my secretary.’
Although it didn’t seem intentional, Ra Jin had enchanted him with her offhand remarks and glances.
As he thought so, Jae Heon corrected his own thoughts.
‘No. Not my secretary… I should say Ra Jin.’
It felt extremely awkward, but he had to adjust.
Although it was temporary, they were lovers now.
Lovers. Lovers…
It was a strange feeling. A word he had never approached in his life.
Just the thought of it seemed to bring a sweet scent to the tip of his tongue.
‘Not bad.’
As night fell, the two headed to the bedroom.
They lay side by side on the bed, looking at each other.
“It’s strange.”
“What is?”
“This situation. I never thought I would lie down next to you, Jae Heon.”
The use of ‘Jae Heon’ from her mouth still felt foreign.
But it didn’t feel bad.
On the contrary, it felt nice, like a feather had landed on his chest, tickling him.
“I’m also… you’re strange.”
“You almost called me ‘secretary’.”
“…I didn’t.”
Seeing Jae Heon blush, Ra Jin smiled gently.
“I’ll let it go this time.”
Ah, it’s strange. Why does his left chest throb every time Ra Jin smiles?
Is it because he hasn’t had much exposure to that ‘real smile’ yet, and thus hasn’t developed immunity?
Suddenly, Jae Heon almost asked without realizing.
‘Are you always smiling like that in front of Jung Seon Woo?’
He was forcibly swallowing the words rising to his throat when Ra Jin asked.
“But what’s so surprising?”
He took his lips off, pretending not to know his own trembling heart.
“How could you change the address so quickly? As if you practiced.”
Her pupils enlarged for a moment and then returned to their original state.
Maybe what he said could be right.
When alone, she would often recite his name.
Jae Heon. When she held his name gently on her lips, she felt as though a big, strong snowflake had heavily landed on her heart.
Seo Jae Heon, Jae Heon, Seo Jae Heon.
Suddenly, when she came to her senses, she had even written his name on the notebook.
So for Ra Jin, calling Jae Heon’s name was not awkward or hard.
“Were you calling my name when I wasn’t around?”
At his words, Ra Jin’s heart suddenly fell.
Did he catch me?
‘How did he know? Surely… he hasn’t heard it, right?’
At the company, she thought she never called his name, how could he possibly know.
“Weren’t you and Secretary Jung badmouthing me together?”
At that remark, Ra Jin internally sighed with relief.
“Why are you silent? Were the two of you really badmouthing me every day?”
“Do you know that there’s a rumor that even when I’m not listening, people badmouth me?”
“Ha. Right. I got betrayed by my own axe. But I still think I’ve been nice to my secretary…”
Jae Heon closed his mouth. Ra Jin laughed out loud with twinkling eyes.
“It’s the third penalty.”
“I’m just asking in case.”
Just as she was about to say she couldn’t be soft on him.
“Do you also laugh like that when you’re with Jung Seon Woo?”
“…Yes?”
When an entirely outofcontext person’s name came out, Ra Jin blinked with a puzzled look on her face.
“Do you also look like that…when you’re with Jung Seon Woo.”
Jae Heon furrowed his brows and shut his mouth.
Ah. What the hell am I blabbering about right now?
Why did I suddenly blurt out Jung Seon Woo’s name?
Why do words come out without going through the brain.
When with Ra Jin, he often lost control like this.
“Why Seon Woo brother?”
Before Jae Heon could regain his selfcontrol, he lost it again.
“I’m talking about the address.”
“What address?”
“It was better when you called him senior.”
Contrary to his frozen expression, Ra Jin opened her mouth slightly in surprise.
Remembering not only his nickname but also what she called Seon Woo.
Even so, it seemed that she had a small place in his memory somewhere.
Ra Jin slightly raised the corners of her lips and smiled again.
“Why are you smiling like that again?”
“How am I smiling?”
“Like that….”
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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