“I like martial arts novels, but I also enjoy fantasy novels like this.”
“This is fantasy? I thought it was romance?”
She doubted for a moment if he was really a fan of Seol Yong, but he confidently and politely replied.
“Do you think such love is possible? It’s fantasy.”
“Fantasy is about imagining an impossible world, and this is something that can happen in reality. It’s about true love. If our author Seol Yong thought such love was fantasy, he wouldn’t have published this book, right?”
Her voice grew louder, passionate about true love. The author had become ‘our’ Seol Yong. The man then asked with sparkling curiosity in his eyes.
“Is there such a love that accepts the other unconditionally? Unless you’re Jesus.”
His voice wasn’t mocking but quite serious.
“True love is about accepting everything. That’s why the title is ‘Visible Love.’ Love is usually an abstract concept that’s invisible, but if it’s expressed as visible, it means it’s true love that anyone can recognize. Would the male or female protagonist have grown so much without love?”
In front of this stranger, Sooyoung defended the book’s content as if she were Seol Yong’s spokesperson. The man listened to her with an inscrutable smile on his lips.
“Do you do that with your boyfriend?”
“Excuse me?”
“Do you do that with your boyfriend?”
“Well, I would, if I had one?”
Blushing at the man’s question, Sooyoung responded, and he chuckled as if he had expected that answer. Slightly annoyed by his laughter, Sooyoung clamped her mouth shut.
Realizing that further conversation would only put her at a disadvantage, Sooyoung decided it was pointless to talk with someone who thought of true love as fantasy. Her initial excitement at meeting a fellow fan vanished in an instant.
“Thank you for the book.”
As they reached the entrance of the bookstore, Sooyoung bowed her head and thanked him. He replied gently,
“Ah, yes. It was nice meeting you. I’ll tell Seol Yong I met a ‘true fan’.”
“What? You know Seol Yong?”
Sooyoung asked loudly without realizing it, and the man responded with an amused expression.
“Yes.”
“Wow!”
An exclamation of amazement escaped Sooyoung’s lips, and she was once again pleased to learn he knew Seol Yong personally.
Looking at her with sparkling eyes and hands clasped together holding the shopping bag, the man seemed intrigued.
“Why?”
“So, you’ve seen Seol Yong’s face?”
“That… yes.”
“Incredible! What does he look like? Our author?”
“Ah, Seol Yong hasn’t revealed his face, has he?”
“Yes. There’s only a cartoon character in the book. The character looks amazing, but he couldn’t possibly look like that in real life, right?”
Then he laughed out loud before saying seriously,
“He looks exactly like that character.”
“Really?”
Sooyoung was skeptical that a cartoon could resemble a real person, but the man maintained a serious demeanor.
“Seol Yong really looks just like that character. So just admire that character.”
His continued insistence made it sound like he was teasing her. Was he implying she couldn’t differentiate between a drawing and reality?
“His next work is coming out soon, so make sure to check it out. Even if you don’t buy it, at least read it in the bookstore. Okay? Ha ha.”
Sooyoung’s face turned red at his words. As a fan, the idea of not buying the book and just reading it for free in the bookstore seemed absurd. If only her mother hadn’t warned her to stop buying novels, she would have certainly owned them all. Explaining this seemed silly.
As the man nodded and walked out of the bookstore, Sooyoung regretted mentioning she was a fan. Why had she babbled so much to a stranger?
Hitting her head with her fist, she walked towards the subway station. She should have been happy to get a book from her favorite author for free, but she felt awkward.
When she got home, Sooyoung was surprised to find her mother, Jo Youngsoon, packing a bag. Youngsoon, who usually worked late at a construction company, being home before sunset meant something had happened.
“Mom, how come you’re home so early?”
“Oh, your aunt hurt her back and is in the hospital. I’m packing to go see her now. Want to come?”
“My aunt?”
Jo Youngsoon’s sister, Jo Youngmi, had divorced and practically raised Sooyoung in place of her busy younger sister. Therefore, Sooyoung had a special attachment to her.
Once Sooyoung grew up, Youngmi, feeling guilty about taking money from her sister for babysitting and living expenses, started doing various part-time jobs to earn her living. However, her lack of education and experience limited her to cashier, cleaning, or babysitting jobs.
Recently, she was happy to have found a job as a domestic helper at a house that paid well and required little work. But how she injured her back was unknown, and Youngsoon and Sooyoung remained silent on their way to the hospital.
Upon arriving at the hospital and seeing Youngmi lying down with a back brace, Sooyoung let out a pained cry and gently embraced her.
“Auntie! How did you get hurt?”
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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