Hayan brought wedding-related pamphlets and sat next to Yoo-Hyun.
“At the wedding…”
Yoo-Hyun sharply cut off her words. He didn’t look at the pamphlet she offered or her face.
He continued talking while keeping his gaze fixed on the street outside the window.
“Decide roughly. It’s not something I really want to do.”
At Yoo-Hyun’s words, Hayan’s face stiffened.
“…Okay. I understand.”
Hayan put down the pamphlet she was holding on the table. Yoo-Hyun turned his whole body towards the window, as if determined not to look at Hayan.
It seemed like he would never look at Hayan…
Hayan’s eyes reddened. Her nose felt stuffy, and tears welled up. She lowered her head.
A short and heavy silence settled between them.
‘I shouldn’t be like this. Yoo-Hyun doesn’t need to feel regret.’
After swallowing her tears, Hayan raised her head.
“I have a dinner appointment with my father at LW Hotel this Saturday.”
Yoo-Hyun didn’t respond. It seemed like the carefully held emotions would crumble.
“Alright, I’ll send a car then.”
As soon as the words were over, Yoo-Hyun stood up. He left her office without a trace of hesitation.
Looking at the seat he had occupied, all Hayan could do was endure.
A few days later,
Ding-dong.
A notification that someone had arrived reached Arin, and she walked towards the front door.
“Secretary Shin?”
“Madam. It’s time for your academy.”
Secretary Shin stood there with a somewhat awkward expression.
“How did you find this place?”
“Chairman-nim insisted on escorting you to the academy…”
“Is it my brother?”
Secretary Shin’s tail end of the sentence was unclear as he avoided eye contact.
“Oh.”
But something felt off.
‘After that incident, Arin decided to be cautious in everything.’
[Be careful even with people you considered your own. Understand?]Jae-Hyuk’s voice echoed in her mind.
“I can go by myself.”
Arin said, and a crack appeared on Secretary Shin’s face.
“Well, then, it puts me in a difficult position.”
“It’s okay. I’ll make the call.”
Arin nodded in assurance.
She could reach the academy by bus in one go, and it took less than 20 minutes.
‘Besides, my brother knows what concerns he has, but there’s no need to attach his aide for me to go to the academy.’
As her gaze shifted to her phone, Secretary Shin’s face became contemplative. There was a hint of impatience on his face.
It was a sight Arin hadn’t seen before, as she lowered her head.
Suddenly, Secretary Shin, who was standing in front of the entrance, entered the house. He hurriedly spoke as if trying to dissuade her.
“Ch-Chairman-nim is currently in a meeting, so he won’t be able to take your call.”
“A meeting?”
“Yes. I heard he has an external appointment. He’s currently with Director Han…”
He promised to share all his schedules with her.
‘It would be more reassuring to know, but…’
When she heard it initially, she thought, why bother unless it’s something special. So, she had declined unless it was a special event.
Moreover,
‘When the relationship was good, I didn’t know, but relationships between people can’t always be good. When something that started as a favor feels like an obligation, it can become a burden to Oppa.’
She couldn’t trust herself. Love was an emotion with an ever-changing face.
‘Without realizing it, I might end up thinking, “Why did Oppa say it was over around this time and where is he going? Why did he just arrive now?”’
Unintentionally, it seemed like she would end up monitoring him.
Love and obsession were just a sheet of paper apart.
Even so, Jaehyuk had shared his schedule as he did a while ago.
It was for the same reason.
[Someone might drag you out using me as an excuse. So, it’s better to know.] [What does that mean?] [It means to be cautious even with people you trusted. Whether they are your people or mine.]Arin recalled Jaehyuk’s words and spoke.
“Is it true?”
Arin, who put down her phone, was lost in thought.
Sending Secretary Shin away like this was not good, and she didn’t feel like taking that car.
“Madam.”
Secretary Shin, who was standing in front of the living room, urged Arin.
Once again, discomfort was felt.
However, Jaehyuk could really send Secretary Shin.
She couldn’t make him wait indefinitely.
Arin reached a conclusion.
“Please also give my friend a ride. Since she said she has a place to go. Is that okay?”
Madam Seo had temporarily left her house for a hospital appointment.
Arin remembered Jiyoon, who said she would bring the macarons she had bought yesterday from the store downstairs.
Coincidentally, Madam Seo’s hospital was close to Arin’s academy, and it was also the time when Madam Seo’s hospital appointment ended.
“Yes?”
At her words, Secretary Shin looked noticeably flustered.
‘Something’s off again. Or is it always like this?’
“Oh, that’s…”
“I’ll get ready and go down.”
Arin turned and went into her room.
So, she didn’t know what expression Secretary Shin was looking at her with or how tightly he bit his lower lip.
She didn’t know anything.
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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