Just with the added scent of cosmetics, his face reddened for some unknown reason.
“Seol Woojin, I have to leave early today.”
It wasn’t even about leaving early or promising to leave on time, but it felt uncomfortable somewhere. So, her tone naturally became blunt.
“When did I tell you not to leave early?”
No, who grabbed my arm every day at quitting time and asked for coffee?
Sooyoung wanted to say something, but today, she tried to maintain composure as much as possible, so she kept harsh words to herself.
“I have an interview today.”
She was about to say that no one asked, but something else came out of Woojin’s mouth.
“What interview?”
“I heard they are hiring temporary teachers at Soseonbae’s school, so I’m going for an interview there.”
“…To become a teacher?”
“I’m just going for an interview. It’s embarrassing since Soseonbae introduced it.”
Even if you’re not dating, why are you worried about that guy’s pride? Woojin’s lips tightened.
“There’s no way, but if it happens, can I come at 5? I’ll work from 5 to 7.”
“What are you talking about! I was going first!”
Woojin suddenly burst out. What’s the point of me deciding and you coming! To hide the twitching in his mouth due to anger, he covered his mouth with his hand.
“It’s only two hours of work anyway. I’m not saying I won’t work…”
“Don’t you consider my time? Do you know how busy I am from 5 to 7?”
What’s so busy about that? We’ve had coffee several times during that time.
“Then, Seol Woojin, do what Seol Woojin has to do during that time. I’ll take care of cleaning the house. That’s fine, right?”
“What about lunch? You can’t even go for a walk!”
“Ah…”
Late in reacting, Sooyoung’s response made Woojin’s nerves even more tense.
Huh? Wasn’t it her suggestion first? Does this woman not know how big of a decision that is for me? Seriously? You didn’t know?
Sooyoung found it fascinating that Woojin, who was usually passive about walks, was actively participating in them now. She used to think that she had to drag him out every time. So, every time she went out, she felt a subtle sense of guilt.
If she couldn’t go for a walk, she thought it would be a good thing, but the time when she couldn’t go for a walk seemed to evoke a strange emotion.
Yeah, when did I decide on this… Recently, the walk time has increased by about 1 or 2 minutes. When the alarm goes off, I go a dozen steps further…
In this way, I wondered when I would be able to walk around the park, but Ji-hyun said going outside itself was a big deal, so she didn’t care about the walk time.
To Sooyoung, who was lost in thought for a moment, Woojin reached out his long arm. The tips of his fingers touched her shoulder. It wasn’t the usual clumsy touch. She felt the light fabric of the blouse.
What… are you wearing?
Unintentionally, his hand moved down from her shoulder to her arm. Sooyoung, who was surprised at first, stayed still, wondering why he was doing this.
It occurred to her that she would like him to know how pretty she dressed today if he could see. She wanted to show off the sky-blue dress she wore for the first time in a million years.
So, on purpose, she subtly placed her fringe in his hand. She wanted him to touch it even if he knew.
As Woojin’s hand touched the fringe-like thing, he absentmindedly traced it with his fingers and quickly pulled his hand away.
Did you wear a skirt? Not jeans? Going to him dressed like this?
The thought that he could freely see her, whom she couldn’t see, made Woojin’s jaw muscles clench.
“Don’t go.”
Surprised by the unfamiliar voice, Sooyoung looked at him.
“What?”
“Don’t go to the interview.”
“I already said I’m going!”
“You, you contracted with me first. If you double-contract with another place, you’ll be sued.”
“Eeh?”
It seemed like it might even go as far as filing a lawsuit, but somehow, if that were the case, she felt that he could actually do it.
“Do you even know who our grandfather is?”
Woojin suddenly approached her and said. Due to the threatening height difference, Sooyoung took a step back.
“Grandfather has a lot of lawyers. If he mobilizes all those lawyers, you might have to pay several billion won as a penalty.”
“No, that’s ridiculous…”
“Considering emotional damages, you might even have to sell your house.”
Sooyoung was dumbfounded by the increasingly extreme threats, so she just swallowed her saliva.
Suddenly, his pumpkin-colored eyes began to look like the eyes of a dragon she had seen in a movie before. If he got a little more heated, it seemed like fire might come out of his mouth.
“But still… I have to go to the interview today…”
As Sooyoung stammered, pushing her thoughts until the end, Woojin’s upper body slowly leaned towards her. As he got closer, Sooyoung’s upper body gradually moved backward.
“10 minutes.”
Woojin stated firmly.
“Yes… Yes? What are you talking about?”
“I can’t yield any longer.”
“What?”
Then, Woojin, who had lowered his upper body, slowly raised it again. Looking down at her, he said.
“…Are you stupid?”
Sooyoung just watched him go into the room without listening to her words.
Woojin’s mouth slightly widened as he entered the room. Whether to go for the interview or not. It felt similar to the time when he submitted a project for a science fair and waited for the results. He believed he would win the grand prize without any doubt.
Leaving the phone on the table and staring at it, Sooyoung felt her head pounding.
10 minutes. With 10 minutes, she could at least go to the fountain in front of the angel baby playing inside a shell, if not complete a lap around the park.
Suddenly, in front of her eyes, she saw Woojin shaking his wet hair after being splashed by the fountain.
Everything was like an animation. And the man who didn’t look synthetic at all in the animation, Seol Woojin.
And such a character is hugging her shoulders to pieces. Ooh! This is a scene you can never see with just 5 minutes.
In that case…
It’s just a one-year contract. It’s definitely not because of Seol Woojin, but considering the cost-effectiveness, it’s more beneficial to keep the part-time job. Definitely not because of Seol Woojin.
Then, Sooyoung’s phone beeped. It was So Sunbae. Although she hesitated to answer the call, wondering why he called, she pressed the call button thinking she should at least tell him that she couldn’t go.
You know you have an interview today, right? Just come to the office by 4:30. Meet Vice Principal first…
“So Sunbae, I can’t go today.”
Huh? Then when can you come?
“No, I can’t attend the school interview. I’m sorry.”
Yeonho remained silent for a while. Soon, he asked in a skeptical tone.
Are you, by any chance, upset because of that part-time job?
“Yeah. Actually, I recently extended my contract to work here. But if I go to that school…
Hey, Kim Sooyoung! Snap out of it!
Suddenly, as if piercing her eardrums, Sooyoung quickly removed the phone from her ear. She knew this would happen. What should she say to convince him?
A mischievous smile appeared on Woojin’s face, standing near the kitchen entrance where she couldn’t see. Considering whether to listen to the conversation, he decided to stifle the sound and went back into the room.
It was all in vain.
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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