Sunwoo, who had been laughing as if to say there was no way, slowed down the car and turned the direction towards the narrow road. Parking the car there, Sunwoo asked.
“How do I show signs?”
Was this a moment to stop the car and ask? It was a fleeting thought of wonder.
“You look like you have a lot to say, and I sensed that you were deeply thinking about something, so I was wondering if my intuition might be right.”
“Is that so?”
“Yes, it seemed like you were deeply in thought since you returned to the ward. I was somewhat concerned.”
“Concerned, huh?”
Eunjae turned her body slightly toward Sunwoo, who seemed to be deep in thought, and asked with a slightly worried expression, “Did something happen with the matter you said you had earlier? Is it resolved?”
Instead of answering, Sunwoo, smiling as if finding Eunjae’s questions cute, raised his fist above the steering wheel.
“Really? I didn’t know that part.”
“Did Mom ask you? To keep the surgery a secret.”
As Eunjae asked, she looked at him. As expected, there was no change in his expression, and he didn’t seem perturbed.
However, his persistent pupils were clearly shaking.
He was definitely not the type to lie well.
Eunjae managed to suppress a smile trying to break through her lips and turned her gaze to the dense forest filling the view outside the window.
The vibrant colors of the fresh leaves seemed to melt away the fatigue she had been feeling.
As they slowly rolled down the car window, the refreshing scent of grass carried by the wind seeped into Eunjae’s lungs.
“Come to think of it, Mrs. Jung Miran probably didn’t speak to me directly.”
“…….”
“It’s obvious. My mom probably asked you to keep it a secret from me, right, Sunwoo?”
Eunjae raised her fist by the window. Even without hearing his answer, the scene was vividly painted in her mind.
“My mom has always been like that. She can’t stand seeing others struggle or be in pain, especially me.”
“Protect her; it’s the first promise with my mother-in-law.”
“Yeah, if you were going to lie, you should have done it better.”
Why bother staring like that? His pupils were already shaking. Eunjae laughed and wiggled her index finger vigorously in front of Sunwoo, as if teasing him.
“Thank you. Thanks to that, my mom could have surgery without worries. I could wait with peace of mind too.”
Otherwise, she would have cried for a whole month; it was fortunate that it was resolved in two days. Eunjae brightly smiled.
Observing Eunjae, who seemed to be in high spirits, Sunwoo leaned against the driver’s seat and said, “Since it’s already exposed, I’ll tell you. Something a little worrying happened. It’s not a big deal to make a fuss about, though.”
After finishing his sentence, Sunwoo smiled as he looked at Eunjae. Eunjae met his gaze without avoiding it. Then, Sunwoo, looking at Eunjae, slyly avoided her gaze and chuckled.
“Don’t look at me like that; it’s true.”
“Look at this, you stared at me so intently again. Now you’re even avoiding eye contact?”
Oh no, now he can’t lie in front of Jieunjae. Speaking as if talking to himself, Sunwoo chuckled.
Now that he heard about a habit he unknowingly had when lying, he became conscious of it. Sunwoo chuckled, brushing back his hair with a nonchalant smile.
“I can’t say it hastily because it’s not certain.”
“When it becomes certain, tell me. I’m good at waiting, you know.”
Shrugging her shoulders, Eunjae smiled at Sunwoo. Sunwoo’s eyes gradually narrowed as he looked at the smiling Eunjae.
“A while ago, I passed by a hotel, and I’m considering changing my course in that direction.”
“…….”
“How about it, right now? Seriously, or is it a lie?”
The pupils were somewhat vague….
This is 100% sincere. Eunjae rolled her eyes around once and averted her gaze.
“Your mother is waiting for you, Sunwoo.”
“I’ve been waiting for this day.”
“…….”
“Should I leave you two alone?”
With a snap, Sunwoo unfastened his seatbelt and approached Eunjae. Eunjae, holding her breath, stiffened as he came closer.
“The rest, let’s do it at home.”
Sunwoo’s outstretched finger lightly grazed Eunjae’s lips.
“So, I’m heading home now.”
“When you get home, you’ll be running around here and there. We might only be able to be alone at night.”
At Sunwoo’s words, Eunjae’s eyes squinted.
“Huh? Seriously, you were thinking of doing that in broad daylight?”
“Why, is it not allowed?”
“It’s not allowed.”
“Why isn’t it allowed?”
“There are adults at home, so, of course, it’s not allowed.”
Before Eunjae could finish her sentence, Sunwoo’s car, with the engine on, quickly made a U-turn.
“Now, I can’t. I can’t endure it anymore.”
After precisely two weeks, he came home.
“Is Eunjae here?”
Seeing Eunjae searching for her before him, Sunwoo narrowed his eyes.
“Can’t you see me?”
“Of course, our son has suffered a lot.”
“I’m bowing down to you.”
As Sunwoo, with an annoyed expression, entered his ancestral home, it wasn’t because Eunjae didn’t greet him first.
A little while ago, in the midst of a struggle with Eunjae in the car, a call came from Eunjae.
She roughly mentioned that she would probably arrive in the evening, and he was planning to head to the hotel, but suddenly, Eunjae shouted loudly.
“Mom! We’re on our way. We’re almost there. We’ll arrive in 5 minutes!”
Trying to block Eunjae’s sudden action with the phone quickly, Sunwoo whispered, ‘What are you doing?’ and hastily covered Eunjae’s mouth with his other hand, but it was too late.
Eunjae’s voice had already flowed into the receiver.
“Yeah, hurry up and come. Everyone is waiting to have lunch together. Drive safely.”
Receiving Eunjeong’s reply like that, the plan he had made went up in smoke.
“Let’s go inside. Sunwoo, you’ve worked hard, and Sungsan prepared a feast for you. There’s no separate dinner for the real deal.”
“A feast……”
What I need right now is not a feast.
Sunwoo looked down at Eunjae, repeating Eunjeong’s words like a parrot. A bitter smile appeared on his lips.
Even if he were to present some delicacies in front of him now, it seemed like it wouldn’t catch his eye.
Not knowing Sunwoo’s feelings and hanging her shoulders in dismay, Eunjeong briskly moved her wide back towards the dining room.
When they were the only two left in the living room, Eunjae looked up at Sunwoo and pouted her lips.
“It’s a feast.”
“Don’t laugh.”
“Oh, I’m hungry.”
Sunwoo, gently petting Eunjae’s head, who was teasing him, raised his right lip as he looked at her. The lips that drew a curve whispered softly into Eunjae’s ear.
“Yeah, eat a lot. It might be a very long night tonight.”
“…….”
“I really don’t intend to let you sleep.”
The Male lead Always Seduces Her with His Beauty (Matriarchy)
Xin Jiao Zhou is the leader of the world’s premier sect. She has just experienced betrayal from all sides, was poisoned in an assassination attempt, and faced death squad attacks while the poison was taking effect. After finally clearing out the scum from her sect, she was drugged again while trying to detoxify.
After waking up from a night of unconsciousness, she gained a “beautiful and kind-hearted” husband.
Xin Jiao Zhou: “???”
He fell ill.
She came to see him, bringing breakfast.
As she put down the breakfast and was about to leave, his hand slipped while holding the spoon. “Clank!”
She turned around upon hearing the noise.
He looked up at her, his eyebrows drooping: “My hand… has no strength.”
“Shall I… feed you?” she asked tentatively.
He opened his mouth cheerfully: “Ah—”
Thinking she was drowning, he jumped in without hesitation to save her, but nearly drowned himself. In the end, it was she who swam over to rescue him, giving him air underwater.
After emerging from the water, his ear tips turned red. He lightly brushed his cheek, tucking his sideburns behind his ear, revealing delicate, pink-tinged ear tips. He lowered his gaze, too embarrassed to look at her.
Xin Jiao Zhou: He’s truly beautiful, kind-hearted, and adorable.
A certain someone when disciplining subordinates behind the scenes: “If they don’t obey, just kill them.”
What’s that? She might already have someone she cares about in her heart? A certain someone: Find out who it is, kill them, and then there won’t be anyone.
What? She met a man by the riverside? What? That man even hurt her? A certain someone: Whichever hand hurt her, chop off his entire arm.
Love at first sight without realizing it, gradually falling in love, slowly getting closer…
Family and national grudges, schemes and desires, good and evil, crime and punishment, she and he face the future together, seeking justice with passion!
A naturally dark female lead who could accidentally destroy the world but is actually an honest person VS a weak, pitiful, and helpless but skilled fighter, beautiful white-cut black male lead
My heart is not of stone, how steadfast is your love? — Tao Yuanming “Imitating the Ancients (No. 3)”
— Reading Guide —
Cold female lead & dramatic black lotus with hidden yandere traits male lead
