She wished it had been him. But then again, there was no reason for him to call her.
No, that’s not it. If I’m that necessary to him, he could at least try to reach out once.
Eun Jae gazed blankly at Taegyu’s phone number, which had been displayed for a long time, recalling the man.
Now she didn’t know. She wondered why that man kept roaming around in her head.
“You’re quite persistent, Yoon Tae Gyu.”
He had called three times the day before, but she had intentionally not answered. There was no reason to.
The long vibration stopped, and shortly after, a text message arrived with a short vibrating sound.
I picked up something in front of the elevator.
It was an object she had been trying to forget just a few days ago. Upon hearing Tae Gyu’s words that he had that object, Eun Jae didn’t hesitate and immediately called Tae Gyu.
After not many rings, Tae Gyu’s voice came through.
[Hey, Ji Eun Jae. You’re really showing your true colors.] “Yoon Tae Gyu, do you have that keychain? The one with the bear on it?”[……Huh? Yeah.] As Tae Gyu’s response came, Eun Jae, who had sat up in bed, quickly brushed up her bangs in front of the mirror. Then, she pressed down the cap in front of her.
“Where are you? I’m going there now.”
Why did it have to be here again?
The place where Eun Jae arrived was in front of the man’s apartment. She waited for Tae Gyu while standing a bit off to the side, for fear of being spotted by the loan sharks.
Not long after her arrival, a black sedan smoothly stopped in front of Eun Jae. The passenger window slid down, and through the car window, Tae Gyu’s face appeared.
“Get in.”
“No, the keychain first―”
“Just get in.”
Eun Jae let out a long sigh and opened the passenger door. As soon as Eun Jae got in the passenger seat, Tae Gyu’s hand stretched out in front of her eyes.
He seemed to be trying to fasten her seatbelt.
Eun Jae lightly blocked Tae Gyu’s hand, pulled the seatbelt herself, and asked.
“Where are we going?”
Tae Gyu, leaning back, smiled bitterly.
“I’m hungry, let’s eat first. I haven’t eaten a single meal all day.”
“Yoon Tae Gyu.”
“That’s not too bad, you even found the item for me.”
She didn’t avoid Tae Gyu’s gaze, which was intently waiting for her answer. She pulled the belt she was holding taut.
With a click, as the belt locked, Tae Gyu grinned and stepped on the accelerator.
The place they arrived at was the W Hotel lounge.
From the moment they entered the familiar parking lot, Eun Jae was amused.
She had visited a place where it was usually difficult to come even once, twice in this week alone.
Eun Jae sat in the lounge and looked at the scenery, which was quite different from that day. It was the view of the sunset, just before the sun went down.
Maybe it was because it was night.
The night view was really beautiful that day.
Suddenly remembering the man’s image, Eun Jae frowned.
“Ms. Ji Eun Jae. Let’s eat first, you can look around later, it’s not as good when the food gets cold.”
How amusing it must have been, me gazing outside with such delicious food in front of me.
“Why are you laughing?”
“No, it’s nothing. Hurry up, give me my keychain.”
When Eun Jae narrowed her eyes and held out her hand, Tae Gyu frowned as if it was so urgent.
“I’ll give it to you when you finish eating.”
“Hey.”
“What.”
“Give it to me now.”
As if he was annoyed by Eun Jae’s behavior, Tae Gyu clucked his tongue and reached into his pants pocket. The keychain hanging from Tae Gyu’s index finger dangled in front of Eun Jae’s eyes.
It wasn’t Eun Jae’s.
It was my mistake for rushing out without checking first.
Eun Jae took a deep breath and looked at Tae Gyu.
“Why. Isn’t it yours?”
I don’t know. She was sure she had no regrets about losing it and planned to throw it away without hesitation, but why had she rushed out without thinking twice as soon as she heard that he had found it?
“Did you really find it in front of the elevator?”
It looked like new to anyone, like a hastily purchased item upon hearing that I had lost mine. Because if it was you, you would have done that.
“Yes. Why?”
“No reason.”
Tae Gyu handed that keychain to Eun Jae, who was looking down.
“Don’t regret losing something. If it’s truly yours, it will return to you even if you don’t try to find it.”
Tae Gyu, who had been staring at Eun Jae’s unchanged expression, changed the subject.
“What did it look like? Should we look for it again?”
“No, it’s fine.”
“Didn’t you drop it around there? Then it should be somewhere around there. I’ll go and—”
Eun Jae’s eyes widened as she quietly listened to Tae Gyu’s words.
“That’s right! It could be there.”
“What could be?”
Eun Jae, who suddenly slammed the table and stood up, gathering her bag. Tae Gyu looked at her as if she was absurd, rushing to stand up.
“Hey! Where are you going?”
“Thank you, Yoon Tae Gyu.”
With a small grin, Eun Jae quickly turned around and started walking.
Right. It might be at that person’s house.
Two thoughts rapidly crossed Eun Jae’s mind.
The thought that she could find the keychain again.
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.”
