Having received the gift that Naeun presented, Seol Jihyun, with a bright expression, began to unwrap the wrapping paper. Inside the case was a luxurious necktie that appeared to be high-end, neatly laid out.
If he were to wear this and it turned out to be a luxury item, Grandpa, who despised luxury, would surely criticize and sneer. Although it was an item that would beautifully adorn one side of the heavenly wardrobe, Jihyun sincerely appreciated Naeun’s heart and sincerity.
“Receiving such a sophisticated gift, what should I give in return?”
“Please invite me to your brother’s house later. He says your sister is excellent at cooking, right?”
Naeun affectionately called Jihyun “unni,” a term she had seen in a publication by chance. What did Sooyoung call her again? She suddenly became curious but couldn’t remember.
“Probably because I work at a food company. Yeah, come to our house for Christmas. Let’s have a meal together that day.”
“Don’t you have a gathering or something on that day?”
“Gatherings are usually on the eve, not on the actual day.”
Even if there were one on the day itself, Jihyun didn’t particularly enjoy attending such gatherings. Perceived as someone who invested money in useless things at gatherings of chaebol second and third generations, she had found that participating didn’t lead to meaningful conversations.
Considering the social status of her grandfather and parents, they would have to attend such gatherings, so spending Christmas quietly with Yeonseo seemed like a good idea.
Above all, Jihyun wanted to do something for her even more because she felt sorry for keeping Wujin away. Then Naeun, smiling, spoke to Jihyun.
“Wujin’s gift is a braille smartwatch. I bought it as I saw him wearing a bead watch last time.”
“Oh, he likes that watch.”
With a curious expression, Jihyun said, and Naeun, with an embarrassed expression, replied, “I didn’t know he was wearing it. I thought he had given it up for his personality.”
The watch for the visually impaired was a gift Naeun sent from the United States. She had sent it prepared to be discarded but was greatly surprised and moved to see him wearing it on his wrist when she met him after returning. Although their bodies were separated, it became a basis for her to believe that he still belonged to her heart.
Until she saw the kissing scene between them… she was confident like that. Since learning about their relationship, things became confusing. They hadn’t been together for long, so they were already at that stage? There was a high possibility of breaking up since they had been apart for so long. Considering that they broke up even after meeting for a long time…
“So, are you going to Wujin’s house for dinner tonight?”
Noticing Jihyun’s cautious expression when she asked, Naeun looked at her directly and inquired, “I thought Wujin sent the housekeeper away after the kickboard accident. Isn’t that right?”
“Uh, I thought so too, but it seems not.”
“Has your relationship become closer?”
“Well…”
“If you go to Wujin’s house for dinner tonight, will that woman be there?”
“Sooyoung leaves work early these days because her leg hurts.”
“Is she still in a cast?”
“Yeah, she is. They say she has to keep it for at least three more weeks.”
Jihyun’s nuance made it feel like she regarded Sooyoung as family rather than just an employee. Although it was uncomfortable for her to think that Naeun had taken the position she once held, Naeun didn’t show any expression and quietly drank the tea in front of her.
Sooyoung presented two beautifully wrapped gift boxes in front of Wujin.
“I decided to compete with quantity rather than quality.”
Wujin felt the boxes with his hands and chuckled, saying, “To compete with quantity, don’t you need at least ten?”
“No, I was willing to buy ten, but they only had two kinds of Kaine.”
“You lucked out.”
“Well, honestly, do you know how much this necklace is, Seolwoojin? My sister-in-law bought it.”
She wondered if Wujin had asked her sister-in-law for a favor, and she might find out about it this time. As expected, Wujin seemed to know about the necklace quite well.
However, the explanation was far from what Sooyoung had imagined.
“The necklace contains cubic zirconia… isn’t it glass?”
“What?”
“Diamonds.”
“…!”
Unknowingly, Sooyoung swallowed hard.
“Of course, the carat is low.”
Although the size of the diamond seemed to be about 1 carat when touched by hand, Wujin emphasized only that it was a diamond, thinking that Sooyoung wouldn’t know such things.
Sure enough, this innocent woman stopped breathing again at the word “diamond.” She seemed quite astonished.
“D-Diamond? A diamond?”
“Yeah, a diamond.”
“Oh, no, then how much is this? Oh my!”
Suddenly, the pendant felt heavy around her neck, as if a gold bar was hanging there. She unconsciously supported the pendant with both hands, politely.
“What, how much. Just wear it elegantly and move on.”
“W-What if I get kidnapped!”
Ugh… the woman said something absurd again. Wujin sighed and said, “Why would you get kidnapped…”
Male lead is a Divorced Husband
She said to him: “Tell me, what makes you like me? I’ll change it!”
Liu Changning transmigrated into a female cannon fodder character in a female-dominant novel.
After reading the first half of the novel’s plot, the first thing she did upon transmigration was to divorce the Pan Jinlian-style male protagonist she had just married.
She indulged herself, pretending to be ugly and poor.
But as time passed, the way that man looked at her became more and more unusual…
Liu Changning was dumbfounded: Tell me, what makes you like me? I’ll change!
――
This lifetime, Pei Yuanshao was rejected by the same woman twice!
The first time, she drove him away. Forced by the situation, he endured the waves of anger in his heart, yielding and humbling himself.
That person lay slanted on a rocking chair, her sallow face emotionless: “If you don’t want a divorce, go cook!”
Pei Yuanshao’s face was dark and gloomy: “You!”
The second time, after the crisis in Jinling City was resolved, the new emperor sent someone to pick him up. He turned around, stammering: “I… I have to go. If you keep me…”
That person lay on the kang bed, her back to him, as if she had long anticipated this day, crisp and clear: “Goodbye!”
Pei Yuanshao was so angry his fingers trembled: “You… you!”
The mission of family and country made him restrain himself, averting his eyes and turning to leave this broken household.
Two years later, they met again. Seeing her ethereal face, his body shook like a sieve.
“She was originally a ‘she’!”
At the Qionglin Banquet, the top scholar of the imperial examination, a talented person with exceptional speech and conduct, all the unmarried young gentlemen from aristocratic families looked at her with shy and timid eyes.
The peerless imperial official Pei Yuanshao felt the anger in his heart erupt. He pointed at the woman surrounded by the crowd at the Qionglin Banquet, his thin lips slightly curled: “Little sister, I wants that person to be the wife-master of my Mingde Prince Manor.”
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