Knock, knock [Dash].
Hye-yoon suddenly came to her senses because of the knocking sound. She momentarily set down the pen in her hand and checked the time. It was 5 PM. Then, she looked towards the door.
Thud [Dash] Thock [Dash].
Through the slightly opened door, a paper bag lay on the floor. Watching the door close without a word, she waited a few more seconds before smiling. For the first time in hours, she rose from her chair. With each step towards the door, happiness seemed to linger.
The vivid traces of happiness were most likely left by the last footsteps that stopped in front of the door. As she lifted the paper bag, she peeled off the attached sticky note with precision.
[Author, have a snack while you work. I hope you finish quickly and come out.]It was a familiar handwriting she had seen several times. It was also the handwriting that gave her the most excitement.
“Wow, I wonder what he bought on the way here.”
The unyielding clown that didn’t easily fade away flashed across her mind. Returning to her seat, Hye-yoon opened the snack bag Jiho handed her. Inside were colorful madeleines and two bottles of fruit juice. The lemon flavor burst with freshness and sweetness as her tongue touched the madeleine.
Whether in a fairy tale or reality, she was confident that no one else in any world enjoyed sweetness as much as she did at 5 PM.
She gained a similar confidence around 8 PM. That was when the second knock was heard.
Knock, knock [Dash].
This time, a tray pushed its way through the door gap. The sound of crunchy footsteps revealed stir-fried rice and its companions walking in. Hye-yoon laughed as the tray halted its steps before the door even closed.
“Hehe, unbelievable, really!”
This time, Jiho also found it hard to suppress laughter at the sound of the crunching. A slight creaking sound was heard, but that was all. The door remained closed as usual, and a note was stuck, as always.
[Author, enjoy your meal, and leave the empty dishes outside the door. Please keep the promise to come out by 12. My patience has four more hours.]She could hardly read the letters as her eyes were hazy. It reminded her of a similar memory when she complained about her hungry stomach with 30 minutes left on Christmas Eve. With that added, the letters weren’t visible in the eyes folded with happiness.
“The side dishes are arranged so nicely.”
It seemed like Jiho had cooked the stir-fried rice, and the side dishes were picked from the refrigerator. The side dishes, which she had been eating for the past few days, tasted unusually savory.
After 30 minutes, Jiho sat in the living room, watching movies he hadn’t had a chance to see. About to search for the profiles of unfamiliar foreign actors whose performances were captivating.
Thud [Dash].
The door to Hye-yoon’s study opened briefly, followed by the sound of it closing again. Along with the crunching sound.
‘Everything’s eaten.’
After briefly pausing the movie, he smiled and headed towards the study. The smile grew in size as he reached the door.
The emptied stir-fried rice, the remaining side dishes, and next to the empty dishes were two familiar jelly bags and a note.
[Chef, it was delicious. I’ll finish by 11 o’clock. You can go to sleep first; I’ll wake you up anyway.]
How many times did I write this, pressing it hard? Even the firmly written letters seemed mischievous. After neatly arranging the returned dishes and forgetting the 200 won of happiness, she went to the sofa.
Slowly, absorbed in the movie. She could enjoy the 200 won of happiness for two hours. As she looked at the empty bear doll, she wondered where else there could be happiness.
Thud [Dash].
Returning to reality about 30 minutes earlier, Hye-yoon was at the peak of happiness.
The next morning, they decided to have breakfast at the rest area and asked for a simple toast to satisfy their hunger. While Hye-yoon was preparing to leave, Jiho had been staring out of the living room window.
Just beyond her landscaping, there was a playground. Even though the weather might be chilly, two children were happily swinging on the swings. Just looking at their expressions seemed to convey the sound of cheerful laughter. Hye-yoon, who had approached without notice, alternately looked at the children and Jiho.
And Jiho responded to that gaze.
“This house is really nice. It’s not just about having a high floor.”
Jiho still looked pleased watching the children on the swings. After firmly imprinting that face in her heart, Hye-yoon also looked at the playground.
“The house must be just like us, right?”
“Huh?”
This time, Jiho looked at her. Like Hye-yoon a while ago, he also tried to memorize the delicate side profile into his heart. The children in the playground had already jumped off the swings and were hopping around the sandbox.
“That’s right. You’re always floating in the sky, and I’m stepping on the ground.”
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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