“You needed money that desperately? To trade your life for money? I misjudged you. I never knew you would sell your life for money,” 재혁 coldly stated.
“Fine. If you want a child, I’ll give you one. No, you wanted money. Do as you wish. But don’t expect to be treated as my wife. Forget the 재혁 you knew. I’ll forget you too,” he said with a scornful look.
Her face wounded, 아린 remembered his last words filled with contempt.
Bound by the shackles of marriage, 재혁 was too cold. Alone in that house, 아린 could only silently bear his sharp words.
Despite the pain, she held a vain hope of living a normal life with him.
Maybe, despite having a woman he loved, marrying her meant his heart wasn’t completely closed.
Though the marriage was unwanted, who wants to be unhappy in their one and only life?
She thought the same for him.
“Why stay if you can leave? But I can’t give up.”
‘Because I’m 오빠’s wife now. Maybe his smiles and gentle voice will turn to me again someday. I just need to try harder.’
아린 did her best in the marriage, believing that with her efforts, 재혁 would change. Over time, it seemed he was opening up a bit.
Occasionally over three years, he showed concern for her, sometimes speaking to her in a kind voice, like before. But it didn’t take long for her false hopes to shatter.
“Do you think we can live well together? That we are a real couple?” 재혁’s words one day plunged 아린 into despair.
She realized there was never a chance to win 재혁’s heart. His changes were merely superficial sympathy or whimsical mood swings.
She learned too late that his excuses for being busy, setting up a separate space in the study, and not entering her space unless needed were all because he disliked her.
아린 examined her heart, filled with deep scars from 재혁, with no room for healing. Isolated in the house under 정 여사’s scrutiny, she paid a harsh price for not taking care of her own wounds.
“Why did 오빠 hate me so much?”
Until her father was wrongly accused and her family was thrown out, 재혁 never treated her harshly. Instead, he promised to protect and comfort her.
But 재혁 changed. His sudden transformation left an indelible scar.
“아린아, let’s hold hands and look at beautiful flowers even when we grow up. Okay?”
Still, she couldn’t give up on him, remembering his warm smile and gentle voice from ten years ago.
But she couldn’t bear it any longer.
During the three years of marriage, her family constantly harassed her for money.
“Send us fifty million won.”
“Mother… I’ve already given you money. Just last week.”
“Do you know how much hospital bills cost? Do you want your father to die? After being wrongly accused and driven out, now he’s suffering from cancer. And you, his daughter, begrudge just fifty million? You became the VAN Group’s daughter-in-law, thanks to whom?”
From hundreds to millions, her family’s demands escalated, eventually even approaching 재혁.
This led to conflicts, making headlines, and reached 정 여사’s ears.
Until 정 여사 confronted her, 아린 never dared to think of divorce…
“What kind of person are you? Your family is more of a hindrance than help to our 재혁. I’m ashamed to show my face. What a mistake. Even 천 도사 couldn’t have predicted how rotten your seed was. Enough, since there’s no child anyway, if you have any conscience, divorce 재혁 right now.”
The stinging words of her mother-in-law, whom she never called ‘mother,’ pierced her heart.
“재혁 is going to meet a woman from a more respectable family than you. I should’ve never accepted you, despite 천 도사’s words.”
Indeed, as her mother-in-law said, 아린 decided to put an end to this absurd marriage.
“I’ll be the one to suggest breaking up, but don’t be sad, 아린. You already know he won’t care. You know the truth.”
아린 thought that just as 정 여사 had blackmailed her, she would have also blackmailed 재혁. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have chosen her despite having a woman he loved.
Being with a man who didn’t love her was excruciating, a life so miserable that death seemed preferable.
Now, weary of being unloved and tired of her family causing him trouble, she decided to leave, just as they suggested.
“Today’s the day to speak up.”
Recalling past memories, tears moistened 아린’s eyes.
“Just pretend it’s okay, act fine, 최아린. You’ve practiced this…”
The sound of the shower ceased, signaling 재혁 would soon enter the room.
Before he arrived, she practiced her rehearsed lines again, ready to speak them nonchalantly.
Her tiny lips, reddened as if stained with blood, quivered, and a strained voice escaped.
“Let’s get a divorce. We…”
Tears burst from her large eyes.
That’s when it happened.
“What are you doing?”
The door clicked open, and 재혁’s voice filled the room.
Male lead is reincarnated to save his wife
I’ve also read this one twice already. The female lead is kinda soft and gets embarrassed easily—not really my type, but the plot is definitely worth reading. Hurry up and read it, y’all!
Intro
When Shen Yuan encountered Su Jin again in his previous life, she had already become the Prime Minister of the current dynasty. As for him, the former top young master of the capital, he had long since fallen into the abyss, becoming a singer on a pleasure boat.
After a song ended, he was redeemed and sent to the Su Residence.
Su Jin respected and cherished him, gave him a roof over his head, and bestowed him with warmth. Shen Yuan fell deeper and deeper, but before he could express his feelings, Su Jin passed away.
Shen Yuan died to follow her in death, but instead, he returned to when he was fifteen years old.
At that time, he was not yet engaged, and Su Jin was just a poor scholar.
Shen Yuan gritted his teeth, casting aside all his pride, and thought of ways to coax and entice her every day.
The colder and more indifferent Su Jin was towards him, the more proactive Shen Yuan became.
He was not afraid of being mocked by the world, only wanting to marry his Wife-master early, to hold her hand and never let go for a lifetime.
[Note: This story will not specifically point out the male lead’s reincarnation time point; it’s all in the details. Whenever you feel that the male lead is acting strangely, he has most likely been reincarnated.]
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