“You looked quite dissatisfied.”
“No, no I wasn’t!”
Sun Woo, who seemed to find the flustered and stammering Eun Jae adorable, whispered softly.
“Then, teach me well in the future, what Ji Eun Jae likes, and what she dislikes.”
“…..”
“I want to know everything.”
The car had entered the garden and was about to head to the annex. Eun Jae stopped Sun Woo just as he turned the steering wheel.
At Eun Jae’s suggestion to divide and eat the cake they hadn’t had a chance to eat while doing various things, Sun Woo, who turned back towards the main house, dropped Eun Jae off in front of it and went down to the parking lot.
Eun Jae headed to the dining room with the cake box she brought.
Having handed over the cake to Mrs. Sung San, who happened to be tidying up the dining room, Eun Jae sat at the table and swallowed a glass of water to catch her breath.
The silence of the soninlaw was the perfect time to sort out complicated thoughts.
Looking down at her own hand, which had overlapped with the man’s a little while ago, Eun Jae took a deep breath.
“It’s really strange.”
Should I take this as a real request for a relationship, or should I reject it?
The man was always beyond her imagination, so the thought that what he had asked could be different was rushing in. Her disheveled mind was chaotic.
Who proposes in the form of a confession?
“It’s making my heart flutter.”
Eun Jae pressed down on her heart, which had nearly dropped to her feet just a moment ago, with her right hand. She could feel the steady beating of her heart, thump thump thump thump.
Lately, she had been seriously concerned about her health because her heart rate would suddenly increase. She was worried that she might have contracted some disease.
No, she had contracted something.
A dreadful disease called crush, for which there was no cure.
Thinking of the man alone sent various signals to Eun Jae’s honest body. She heaved a sigh and rolled her tongue in her mouth as if the question was not answered.
Then, the sincerity that had unknowingly popped out and the words the man had said came to mind, causing her face to heat up again.
“Why… why me? Why would I be jealous?”
“What’s wrong with being a bit jealous as a husband?”
Yes, he was the husband, but a somewhat strange one.
He insisted on kissing lips that didn’t need to be matched during wedding photography, brought her here unnecessarily, and even after the marriage registration was all over.
Dating? Really?
“I want to know everything.”
The gaze that she thought might be acting, and the tone that resonated in her heart, felt strangely sincere.
“Does this man really have feelings for me?”
Even if it’s a contract relationship, it seems like it’s already crossed the line.
When she was lost in thought that the strange and suspicious behavior the man had shown recently might have been continuous signals, someone entered the kitchen.
“Oh, it’s Ji Eun Jae.”
Eun Jae, who had expected it to be Sun Woo, quickly erased the smile she had worn thinking of him.
“Ha… It’s you again.”
Really, I’m tired of running into you. Do you live here?
Eun Jae, who wanted to say that out loud, glared at Tae Kyu with an expression that said she was exhausted to death.
He leisurely made eye contact with Eun Jae and placed an empty cup on the water purifier stand.
Ice cubes dropped into the cup. Soon, the water filled the glass and went down Tae Kyu’s throat with gulps. The cup, now with only ice left, was placed on the table.
Tae Kyu, who was wiping off the water at the corner of his mouth with his thumb, grinned.
“Are you going this weekend? I told Ji Young about it.”
“Hey!”
Caught by surprise at her own raised voice, Eun Jae quickly glanced around and lowered her voice as much as she could.
“I said I’d think about it, didn’t I say I would go?”
“Hey, you want to go. You said you miss Ji Young, right?”
Tae Kyu looked at Eun Jae, her face turned red with heat, and laughed. Then, as if he had been somewhere good, he looked up at her skyblue dress, which looked unusually pretty today.
The necklace, which he couldn’t see between the collar of the dress, sparkled, stopping his gaze.
The necklace that was newly introduced at G Company.
His friends had said that it was hard to get, as only a few pieces had come to Korea, so he had a brief look at the brochure out of simple curiosity, and it seemed to be the necklace he had seen then. The unique design of a padlock was memorable.
‘She couldn’t have bought something that expensive herself.’
Tae Kyu was oddly peeved.
It was too obvious who she might have received it as a gift from.
After parking his car and entering his family home, Sun Woo paused momentarily at the sound of conversation coming from the kitchen.
It was the voices of Yoon Tae Kyu and Eun Jae. He couldn’t hear the details of the conversation.
Just the fact that the two of them were talking was enough to sour his mood, regardless of what they were talking about.
Looking at his wristwatch, Sun Woo frowned.
‘Why is that kid here at this late hour?’
Sun Woo, who had been narrowing his brow, took a step towards the kitchen when he saw Tae Kyu coming out of the dining room with a big smile on his face. As if Eun Jae was still inside, he left her a teasing remark.
“Anyway, Ji Eun Jae, it’s Saturday. Keep that in mind.”
As Tae Kyu was about to step into the living room, he halted his steps momentarily, taken aback by the sight of Sun Woo standing in front of him.
He looked extremely uncomfortable.
“…….”
“…….”
The one who moved first was Tae Kyu. Tae Kyu slowly made his way across the living room. When he was at the closest distance to Sun Woo, Tae Kyu whispered into Sun Woo’s ear.
“That necklace, did you buy it for her?”
“Why are you asking if you already know?”
Sun Woo, who didn’t want to hear any more, began to turn and walk towards the dining room.
Seeing Sun Woo’s already twisted mood, Tae Kyu smirked wickedly.
“Do you know? Eun Jae looks good in silver because she is fair, not in gold.”
What a funny guy, just gold? It’s rose gold.
At Tae Kyu’s words, Sun Woo, who was rubbing his forehead as if incredulous, stopped walking and laughed sharply. His words revealed exactly what he wanted to say.
One was to provoke me, and the other seemed to be to show that he knows Eun Jae better than me.
“Is that so? I didn’t know that.”
“That’s the difference between you and me.”
Sun Woo, who was looking at Tae Kyu sneering at him, chuckled as if he was amusing.
“I don’t know about the rest.”
“…….”
“Eun Jae is pretty no matter what she does.”
As expected, Tae Kyu’s jaw muscles visibly tensed.
With his hand in his pocket, Sun Woo seemed to pass by Tae Kyu, but suddenly took a few steps back and approached Tae Kyu again.
“And―”
Sun Woo’s sharp gaze passed over Tae Kyu’s shoulder. That alone sent a chill down his spine.
“Correct your address first. What is Ji Eun Jae to your sisterinlaw, Ji Eun Jae.”
Only after confirming Tae Kyu’s contorted expression, which had been holding back, did the corners of Sun Woo’s mouth slowly rise as he passed by Tae Kyu.
Sun Woo, who entered the dining room, found Eun Jae sitting at the table, drinking water.
“The cake.”
“I gave it to aunt Sung San.”
With a jingling sound, Sun Woo’s car keys and phone were placed on the table. Sun Woo, standing in front of the water purifier, asked while pouring water.
“But why are you still here?”
Eun Jae tilted her head at the man’s cynical tone.
“I was just about to leave.”
Hearing Eun Jae’s words, the man, who had drained a glass of water in one gulp, put the water glass down on the table with a thud.
At that sound, Eun Jae flinched and looked up at Sun Woo.
“If you’re done with your business, leave.”
Eun Jae rose from her seat, glaring at the man’s broad back as he turned away coldly.
“What’s with him again?”
It was just when Eun Jae, who had been grumbling quietly, was about to rise. Sun Woo, who had turned back, warned Eun Jae.
“Don’t keep talking to Yoon Tae Kyu, I’m not in a good mood.”
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After Being Cheated On, She Picked Up a Treasure (Female-dominant)
One-line summary: The husband I married on a whim had been secretly in love with me for a long time.
On the day when Jun Shao finally obtained the imperial decree for her marriage, Lan Qu, the person she had admired for six years, defied the decree and ran away.
Her gentleness and devotion, her promise of a lifetime together, were all disregarded by him. Instead, he dreamed of entering the palace to serve the Emperor’s sister as a sixth-rank attendant.
News of this incident spread throughout the capital, and the alleys in front of and behind the Lan mansion were crowded with people who came to watch the commotion.
Jun Shao should have been embarrassed and angry.
But someone stepped in to protect her dignity.
The figure was in a miserable state, yet still possessed an undeniable elegance and handsomeness.
The young lord struggled to climb the wall of the Lan mansion and shouted to her, “If he won’t marry you, I will!”
So, Jun Shao took advantage of the situation and married the person.
She thought the young lord did it to save the Lan family from the crime of defying the imperial decree, but never imagined that from beginning to end, what he coveted was her.
*
After the wedding, Jun Shao felt like she was living in a dream.
Her Wife-master was as beautiful as a fairy in a painting, skilled in the six arts, well-versed in poetry and literature, capable of being gentle and attentive, and also grand and dignified. Most importantly, she was the only one in his heart and eyes.
Jun Shao didn’t know how Lan Shiwu, as a illegitimate son without a father and blessed with beauty, had managed to preserve his purity, recklessly escape, and use his last ounce of strength to ruin his own reputation, all because of his love for her, just to stand before her.
She could only see him gazing at her with eyes full of love, and when she bestowed a name upon him, his eyes shone like stars.
“You have come to me like a weary bird perching on a branch. I shall call you A Qi.”
