“You missed me? You’re saying you missed me now?”
Anger and resentment surged through me. I hated Jae-hyuk as much as I had loved him, as much as I couldn’t forget him.
I pushed Jae-hyuk’s chest with all my might, distancing myself from the lingering scent of his white musk.
Rubbing my eyes harshly, I glared at Jae-hyuk with all the strength I could muster. My voice, cracked with emotion, slipped from my lips.
“Never come back.”
“Ahrin.”
“Don’t. Just seeing your face is an insult to me. If you come again, I’ll run away to a place where Jae-hyuk can’t find me.”
I walked past Jae-hyuk, opening the cafe door.
“Please leave.”
“…….”
He stood there motionlessly, gazing at me distantly.
I raised my voice.
“Do I need to call the police to make you leave?”
“……I’ll go.”
Reluctantly, Jae-hyuk began walking towards me. I turned my head away, not wanting to see him.
‘This isn’t it, Choi Ahrin. Get a hold of yourself. You should only hate him.’
Regret? Love?
The whirlwind of emotions inside me was too complex to define with just one word.
Jae-hyuk, standing in front of me, spoke with a desperate voice, as if grasping at his last chance.
“I’m sorry. I know I’m selfish, but I can’t grant you a divorce. And I can’t promise not to come back.”
“Do as you like. If Jae-hyuk wants to do as he pleases, so will I.”
At my sharp words, Jae-hyuk clenched his fists till they turned white, his broad shoulders trembling.
“As you said, even if you run away, I will find you. Call me selfish or whatever, I know it’s too late. Whatever effort I make, it might be hard to win you back. But still…”
“Really…”
I looked up, and our eyes met. I couldn’t continue my words upon seeing Jae-hyuk’s expression, which seemed to genuinely regret the past.
‘Get a grip, Choi Ahrin.’
I clenched my fists tightly.
“……I’ll go.”
Leaving those last words, Jae-hyuk walked past me and left the cafe.
I turned around. Through the window, I saw Jae-hyuk walking towards his car parked on the road. His steps were devoid of strength.
He turned around just before opening the rear door. Startled, I quickly hid behind the door.
His gaze lingered for a while. Then, he got into the car.
Vroom. The engine sound echoed.
I hurriedly stepped outside, not understanding why my feet were moving. Without realizing it, I opened the door and stepped out.
But Jae-hyuk’s car was already gone. I stared blankly at the lingering image of Jae-hyuk.
“Sigh…”
I slumped down powerlessly.
“I’m crazy. Choi Ahrin, you’re still not over it.”
I buried my face in my hands. Hot tears flowed ceaselessly down my pale cheeks.
Why did you show up?
Why! Just why!
“That jerk.”
You ignored my love, and now you shake me up.
“Why didn’t you treat me well when I was by your side?”
Maybe things wouldn’t have been this painful…
Maybe our child would have been living healthily like other children…
Regret, futile and too late, engulfed me.
I wrapped my arms around my flat stomach, which never showed any signs of carrying a child.
‘I shouldn’t have let you go like this.’
It was realized too late.
There was no pregnancy, and natural conception was almost impossible. I always had irregular periods, so I thought the absence of menstruation was just due to stress.
Then one day.
“You had a miscarriage.”
The doctor’s words felt like falling into an abyss.
“I hoped the test results were wrong, that this was all just a dream.” But the doctor’s voice was firm.
“A woman’s body perceives miscarriage and childbirth similarly. So, I recommend you stay hospitalized for a few days to monitor your condition.”
This was an inescapable reality.
After that, living became hell.
I was consumed by guilt over the child I lost before it could even see the light.
I hated Jae-hyuk, I hated Mrs. Jeong, and I loathed myself more than anyone.
“I’m sorry, baby. I’m sorry for being such a terrible mother.”
One day, overwhelmed by a wave of regret, I collapsed and lost consciousness.
When I woke up in the hospital, Ji-yoon and her mother, Mrs. Seo, were by my side, holding my hand and weeping.
Someone had seen me walking towards the water that night and jumped in after me, then took me to the emergency room. Mrs. Seo added that the person left without giving any contact information.
The first thought upon waking up was despair.
‘I survived. I, who don’t deserve to.’
But soon, I regretted that thought.
“Ahrin, please live. Can’t you live with me and mom forever? For our sake, can’t you cherish your life?”
Ji-yoon’s sobbing words brought me back to my senses. Perhaps it was the thought of someone crying for me.
Strangely, after that day, my mindset began to change slightly.
‘I’ll live harder, for mom and me.’
I decided to live on, bearing the guilt towards my child deep in my heart. But it was still not easy. Thinking of the child, I crumbled again and again, enduring three long years.
His reappearance now shattered the dam I had barely managed to build.
“Why show up now? Regret? Mistakes? Don’t make me laugh.”
Top Celebrity Younger Brother Bears Her Child (Female-dominant)
One-line summary: Forced to live stream romance with a top celebrity in a female-dominant world.
Yan Jin transmigrated into a brothel, with a fellow transmigrated junior beside her.
Hearing the obscene words coming from outside, the unfortunate junior covered his ears tightly, his cheeks flushed red, and whispered to comfort her, “Don’t worry, I will definitely help you escape.”
“Don’t worry, I will definitely defend your chastity.” Yan Jin looked at the flawless and delicate features of the unfortunate junior and gently comforted, “Because we have transmigrated into a female-dominant world.”
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Top celebrity Yu Shu suddenly fell into a coma during a concert.
Research scientist Yan Jin fainted in the lab after working overtime.
Two people with no connection were rushed to the same hospital.
Three days later, neither of them had woken up.
Suddenly, the entire nation discovered that a live streaming app had been forcibly installed on their phones.
Upon opening it, they heard the two discussing how to escape from the brothel.
The entire internet was in an uproar.
After the two successfully escaped from the brothel, Yu Shu’s fan group rushed to make a banner and sent it to the hospital overnight.
“Big sister bravely took action to defend the chastity of our idol!”
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When Yu Shu was diagnosed with pregnancy, Yan Jin stared at his belly for a long time.
Covering his stomach, he muttered gloomily, “If you don’t like it, I’ll go get an abortion.”
“It’s not that I don’t like it.” Yan Jin hugged Yu Shu and said softly, “I just feel like I’m not human.”
Yu Shu comforted Yan Jin, “I was already an adult when we got together.”
Yan Jin hesitated, “But you won’t be of legal marriageable age even after giving birth to the child.”
At the same time, a flood of bullet comments appeared in the live streaming room that the two couldn’t see.
[Although it’s inappropriate, I also want a young and handsome boyfriend to have my child.]
①Male pregnancy (highlighted)
The female lead is five years older than the male lead, and the male lead is already an adult when he appears.
