Waiting for the visit, every minute and second passed too slowly.
Even in the midst of busy people, Eunjae’s time flowed silently and quietly.
I didn’t want to think about anything. Whenever I tried to recall, I was exhausted by thoughts leaning towards the negative. At the moment of fatigue, a familiar voice was heard at the end of the corridor.
“Eunjae.”
Eunjae turned her head slowly in the direction of the sound.
Taekyu, dressed in beige slacks and a white t-shirt, was walking towards her. Judging by his casual attire, it seemed like it was a day off.
Eunjae quietly checked the time on her wristwatch. It had already been over two hours since she rushed out like that.
At that time, I wasn’t in my right mind.
As soon as I hung up the phone saying that my mom was in critical condition, I rushed out without thinking.
In a hurry, as I slipped my feet into slippers, Aunt Seongsan, who was on the first floor, approached me with a surprised face, asking what was going on. I don’t remember well.
Without any chance to talk to anyone, holding only my phone, when I opened the front door, a wide and green garden spread out before my eyes.
The garden, which seemed beautiful, looked unusually vast today.
It would take at least 20 minutes to get from here to the bus stop. Will I be able to catch a taxi this late at night?
As my mind became dimmed and anxious with various thoughts, a strange car coming out of the parking lot passed by Eunjae but then reversed.
The driver’s side window opened silently. It was Driver Kim.
“Why are you here?”
“Um… I’m really sorry, but could you take me to Yeonrim Hospital?”
He seemed to have detected some seriousness in my clearly trembling voice.
Without asking anything, Driver Kim got out of the car. He opened the back seat door and, bowing his head, indicated that I should get in. Thankful, I bowed and quickly got into the car. He didn’t ask anything but, giving me a reassuring smile, he said it was okay, that I should hurry, and wasn’t it something urgent.
When we had reached halfway, and Eunjae’s mind had somewhat calmed down, she explained to Driver Kim what had happened.
“Oh… You’ve been through such an ordeal. You must have been shocked.”
“Thank you so much. If it weren’t for you, I would still be rolling around with my feet.”
But… Where were you planning to go at this late hour?
“I was on my way home from work…”
“Ah, I’m really sorry for not knowing that… ”
“It’s okay. My house is near Yeonrim Hospital.”
I was really grateful. At this time, the adults at home might have heard about it through Driver Kim.
‘They must be worrying…’
Eunjae slowly wiped the swollen eyes, undoubtedly marked by tears, with her fingertips. The traces of dried tears could be felt at the tips of her fingers.
Taekyu, who had come closer unnoticed, asked.
“Have you eaten?”
“…”
Eunjae didn’t answer. Taekyu took a short deep breath.
“Yeah, there’s no way you could’ve eaten.”
After a long time, I fell into a deep sleep and woke up to find it was night. The ancestral home I leisurely entered, wondering if I should eat dinner, seemed strangely busy and bustling.
Everyone’s faces were filled with worry.
What’s going on?
Tense steps didn’t move. A dry swallow passed through my throat.
Everyone’s expressions looked dark, and I couldn’t bring myself to ask. Standing awkwardly in the middle of the living room, my mom, who had silently approached me, whispered.
“It seems something happened at Sunwoo’s in-laws’ house.”
“Eunjae’s mother?”
“No matter how close they were as schoolmates. What’s Eunjae doing with her sister-in-law? Go to the hospital. Sunwoo is at work, and he won’t be able to take care of her. She must have rushed out without even eating…… Ah, what should I do.”
“…”
“Three days before the wedding, what is this? Anyway, go and bring back news. Your grandmother is extremely worried.”
As soon as Seo-in heard the news from Eunjae’s mother, he didn’t hesitate and immediately grabbed the car keys, rushing straight to the hospital.
I knew this would happen, but it happened exactly as expected.
Seo-in, in an uncomfortable posture, lightly tapped Eunjae’s shoulder.
“There’s no need to stay here like this. Just come during the designated visiting hours.”
“…”
“I’ll be in the hospital room. If anything happens, I’ll contact you.”
I heard the story roughly on the way here. Eunjae’s mother, currently undergoing ECMO (Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation), had almost lost lung function, and there was no other way but to wait for a lung transplant.
It’s not like lungs fall from the sky overnight.
But it was a job that couldn’t be hoped for to appear quickly either. It meant another person’s death.
I didn’t want to explain such details to Eunjae. She was already trembling with anxiety, and I didn’t want to add more to her burden.
Yun Sunwoo probably knew how to handle it.
No need for any response, Seo-in, glancing at Eunjae who remained silent, rubbed his nose. Looking at the clearly rushed outfit and slippers, he asked again.
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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