Saturday.
As it was Arin’s first date with Jaehyuk, she had been restless the night before.
Of course, the reason for her restlessness wasn’t merely excitement.
“Are you okay?”
Jaehyuk quickly approached Arin, who was staggering, and supported her.
“If you’re not okay, I’ll let you rest today.”
It was not okay at all.
After taking a slow stroll and running around the field like the day before, her entire body ached.
“I can’t guarantee that.”
Jaehyuk smiled, lifting the corners of his mouth. Watching him, Arin felt a strange emotion.
‘How could the feelings I used to resent and hate change so rapidly?’
As she opened the door that had been closed, emotions surged.
Deciding to fold the hesitant feelings, her emotions toward Jaehyuk rushed forward.
“What are you thinking?”
When Arin remained silent, Jaehyuk bent down and looked closely at her face.
“Just kidding. Let’s just hold hands today.”
He knew it was a hope that could not be fulfilled.
“I won’t make promises I can’t keep.”
Jaehyuk chuckled at Arin’s rebuke.
Finding his reaction amusing, Arin jabbed his side.
“Ouch.”
Even though it didn’t hurt at all, Jaehyuk pouted, exaggerating.
“Humph, you’re exaggerating.”
“It’s not an exaggeration.”
“Really, how amusing.”
Jaehyuk laughed at Arin, finding her cute.
“Let’s go; I’m hungry.”
Without looking at Jaehyuk, Arin grabbed his arm.
A smile appeared on Jaehyuk’s face.
“Yeah, let’s eat something delicious.”
Jaehyuk pulled Arin, intertwining their fingers, as if promising to embrace everything.
Arin looked down at their joined hands, feeling her eyes welling up.
Outside the hotel, a manager who had been waiting in front of the main gate approached.
“Here’s the key.”
“Thanks.”
Jaehyuk received the key and said.
For Arin, the manager’s expression softened even more for some reason.
Having cleared most of his weekday schedule, Jaehyuk emptied his weekends for dates with Arin.
When asked what she wanted to do, Arin replied.
[Holding hands and walking, eating together.]In the relationship between lovers, what might feel ordinary to others felt special to Arin.
‘When I said those words, Oppa’s expression seemed like he might cry.’
Recalling the conversation with Jaehyuk, Arin shifted her gaze to their joined hands.
‘Just holding hands makes my heart warm.’
The guilt towards the child who left first didn’t disappear.
Although it was a very short time, Arin knew she had to bear that burden until she died.
But it no longer felt like she might die soon.
‘Because I don’t have to hurt alone like before.’
Her eyes welled up with tears. It was time.
Above her head, his warm and gentle voice reached her.
“Let’s go.”
When she raised her head, Arin made eye contact with Jaehyuk, who was smiling at her. Tears flowed uncontrollably. Once again, it seemed like tears would come out this time too.
It was an ordinary day with nothing special, but Arin was happier than ever.
The next day.
“Can I go with you today? I heard they’re very famous from Manager Han.”
In the car heading to L&M Group’s invitation party, Arin asked while holding Jaehyuk’s hand.
“Of course. You’re the only person who can stand by my side.”
“But we’re…”
“Arin.”
Jaehyuk interrupted, brushing Arin’s hair back.
“Whether we’re a couple or already divorced doesn’t matter. What matters is that we love each other a lot now.”
“Oppa.”
“And you were invited to come with me from their side.”
“How did you know I came with you?”
Instead of answering Arin’s question, Jaehyuk smiled.
“I happened to see you and me together on the weekend. So, it seemed like you were my lover.”
“Ah…”
Jaehyuk’s explanation was even unreasonable to himself, but he made up a lie to make Arin feel a little more at ease.
“That’s what it was.”
It worked. Tension disappeared from Arin’s face.
“So, don’t worry.”
“Yeah.”
Thinking that Arin believed his words, Jaehyuk felt relieved and remembered what Eunah had said before.
‘The more I hear Mrs. Lewis’s words, the stranger things seem. The situation is strange too.’
[If Arin took that child, you should protect her well. Mrs. Jung might cause trouble again.] [If you’re curious about who I am, ask the chairman. What’s important to me is that Mrs. Jung almost caused harm to that child again. Consider this the last warning.] [If Mrs. Jung, who calls herself Arin’s mother and vice chairman’s wife, harasses Arin again, I won’t just sit still. If I hear again that Mrs. Jung has troubled that child, it won’t end as lightly as it did this time.]‘What on earth is the relationship between Arin and Rachel?’
No matter how much he thought, Jaehyuk couldn’t find a connection between the two.
Even after asking Chairman Banhojun about Eunah, the answer was unsatisfactory.
‘What am I missing?’
Jaehyuk recalled the day he received the “gift” Eunah mentioned.
He was contemplating the relationship between Eunah and Arin when documents arrived at the office.
The gift I give will be helpful for the vice chairman. It won’t be helpful for your mother.
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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