Nalim received the keychain that Eunjae was holding. It was truly a new item. A brown bear seemed to be smiling strangely as if it was looking at her. Nalim, in front of Eunjae, put the keychain on the smart key.
“It’s cute. Thank you, I’ll use it well.”
It was a keychain that somehow felt affectionate.
The main house was bustling. It was said that all the family members gathered for a long time because it was the first day of the lunar month.
Arriving at the main house with Sunwoo, Eunjae put on slippers. The savory smell stimulated her sense of smell.
“There’s a delicious smell from the entrance.”
“Come in quickly. Today is the first day of the lunar month. We’ve prepared a lot of delicious things.”
In response to Eunjae’s words, Mrs. Seongsan warmly smiled and replied, “Aunt’s food is always delicious.”
“Oh, you eat everything well, that’s why.”
Sunwoo, watching the two walking ahead, smiled contentedly. Responding to Eunjeong’s urgent gesture as if urging them to come quickly, Sunwoo and Eunjae headed to the dining room.
The dining table was set busy.
Including Seokhee, the Yoon couple, the Yoon Cheong couple, and Tae Gyu, who arrived late, the dining room was crowded for the first time in a long time.
As dishes were placed one by one, a large dish with steaming hot abalone samgyetang was also placed in front of Eunjae.
“It seems like the abalone is really big.”
“I brought it from Wando yesterday, hyungnim.”
Although each one made a comment, the dining table was very noisy, but Eunjae’s ears heard nothing, as if she had drunk water.
It was a meal she hadn’t seen in a long time.
No, since my dad left us like that and left the house, it was a meal that had never been on the dining table in our house.
Not only did we not look for it to eat, but it was also a meal we wanted to avoid.
“Eunjae, do you remember where to start eating samgyetang?”
“Start from the stomach! Dad, let’s eat samgyetang tomorrow?”
“Yeah, let’s eat it tomorrow.”
“Tomorrow is Eunjae’s birthday. Promise!”
Because it was a food that reminded her of memories she didn’t want to recall. Because it was a food that reminded her of memories she wanted to forget.
Amidst the busy movement of spoons, only Eunjae’s spoon remained still in the dish.
The hand that lifted the broth couldn’t bring it into her mouth. It seemed impossible to eat. Just looking at it was painful and difficult.
Sunwoo, who was just about to drink the broth, asked Eunjae, who was staring blankly at the dish, “Why?”
“……. ”
“Eunjae.”
At Sunwoo’s call, the things that blurred her vision for a moment fell into the samgyetang dish at the same time as she blinked.
I thought I had forgotten everything, I thought I had become numb. Why is it still so difficult to endure?
“……I’m sorry.”
Putting down the spoon she had been holding, Eunjae suddenly got up and left the seat, and the dining room became quiet in an instant. Not aware of the situation, all eyes turned to Sunwoo. Sunwoo, feeling embarrassed, touched his forehead and said, “Oh, I’ve been feeling a bit unwell since earlier…”
“Oh my! Sunwoo, by any chance, are you two…?”
As Eunjeong blinked her eyes and asked, Sunwoo quietly got up from his seat.
“I’ll go check.”
Rather than unnecessarily making the atmosphere heavy, it seemed better to misunderstand like that.
Eunjae, who got up and left, headed to the annex. Quickly following her, Sunwoo also headed to the annex. Sunwoo didn’t ask Eunjae in a hurry. He quietly followed her, maintaining a proper distance behind her.
Arriving at the annex and going up to the third floor, Eunjae sat down on the bed. Sunwoo also sat quietly beside Eunjae. In Eunjae’s hand, there was a teddy bear.
After a long silence, Sunwoo opened his mouth.
“Where does it hurt?”
“I’m sorry… It shouldn’t have come out like that.”
“If it doesn’t hurt, it’s fine.”
In response to Sunwoo’s words, Eunjae, who had been fidgeting with the teddy bear doll, finally spoke after some hesitation.
“The last day I saw my dad was on the night when my birthday was just a few hours away. It was right before I fell asleep, and he gave me this teddy bear doll, saying such things.”
“What did he say?”
“Eunjae, do you remember where to start eating samgyetang?”
“Start from the legs!”
Finally, Eunjae burst into laughter at Sunwoo’s response.
“See, it’s good when you smile.”
Sunwoo wiped away the remaining tears in Eunjae’s eyes.
“You’re a crybaby.”
“That’s right. Why am I like this these days?”
“So, where did your father say to start eating?”
“Dad really liked the glutinous rice in samgyetang. So he said you should eat samgyetang from the stomach.”
Suddenly, a scene from a dream Sunwoo had had a long time ago flashed through his mind. A rabbit doll hanging from the waist of a middle-aged man’s pants along with a bunch of key bundles.
“Sunwoo, why are you like this?”
“Oh, no. It’s nothing. Can I look at this for a moment?”
Sunwoo, who had been lost in thought for a moment, pointed to the teddy bear keychain Eunjae was holding. Eunjae nodded and handed the teddy bear keychain to Sunwoo.
The teddy bear was wearing a polka-dotted skirt on a red background.
From the first time he saw it, Sunwoo felt vaguely familiar for some reason. At first, he thought it was Eunjae’s belonging, but it didn’t seem like it.
“By any chance, do you know this doll brand?”
“There’s no brand. My mom made this doll.”
“Oh, really?”
“Why?”
“It feels like I’ve seen it somewhere.”
Sunwoo, who was quietly looking at the teddy bear, murmured like talking to himself.
“Samgyetang, from the stomach…”
Then, looking at the teddy bear from different angles, Sunwoo tilted his head with a sly smile. Sunwoo’s fingers, pressing here and there on the bear, stopped at the belly of the teddy bear. Sunwoo’s mouth slowly curved upward.
“Do you know about this?”
“What are you talking about?”
“When you press the teddy bear, it makes a sound. Haven’t you seen it before?”
“I saw it when I was very young… Why are you suddenly asking about that?”
“It’s a 20-year-old item, right? Maybe it doesn’t work because it’s been a long time.”
Sunwoo, who had been uttering only incomprehensible words, suddenly pulled up the skirt the teddy bear was wearing, and soon, he quickly undressed it.
“What are you doing? You seem like a pervert. Why are you taking off the doll’s clothes?”
Sunwoo paid no attention to Eunjae’s words and continued to examine the teddy bear as if searching for something. A faint, light laughter was heard.
“Look here.”
“Oh. What’s that?”
After taking off the clothes, a slightly protruding part was visible on the back of the doll. As Sunwoo inserted his finger into it, he pressed something inside.
[Eunjae, it’s Dad. Happy birthday to our Eunjae.]Male lead is a Love-Obsessed Merman
When he discovers she has gone, he risks everything to pursue her on land, enduring agonizing pain to transform his tail into human legs…
One-line summary: Male lead chases female lead. The male lead’s love is a bit sick, an invincible love brain.
Synopsis
During a voyage at sea, Jiang Yang accidentally captures a merman.
Servant: I heard that mermen are fierce and brutal.
Jiang Yang looks at the merman obediently rubbing her palm like a puppy: “You call this fierce and brutal?”
Servant: I heard that mermen have no human nature.
Jiang Yang looks at the merman with wet puppy eyes, obsessively calling her ‘A Yang’ like a childish infant: “You call this having no human nature?”
With great difficulty, she releases the merman back into the sea and returns to shore.
Who would have thought that in less than half a month, the merman, who should have been freely wandering in the South China Sea, would shed his scales, endure the pain of losing his tail, transform into human legs, and come ashore to find her?
He kneels at her feet, rubbing her palm, with merman tears rolling down: “A Yang, don’t abandon me.”
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