Eun Jae decided to definitely say thank you when the man arrived, and moved her lips again.
The house was quiet.
As soon as Sun Woo entered the house and slipped his feet into his slippers, he knocked on Eun Jae’s door.
“Miss Ji Eun Jae.”
“……”
Getting no response, Sun Woo looked down at his wristwatch. It was a little past 10 o’clock.
“Did she already go to bed?”
Although this was not entirely unexpected, he had been held up when he had stopped to pay his respects to his grandfather. He had tried to escape, making various excuses, but Eun Jung did not help him.
‘Go eat.’ Seok Hee looked up at Sun Woo with an annoyed expression, leaving just that one statement before moving to the dining room.
Sighing deeply, Sun Woo followed Seok Hee. He had no other choice. His grandfather’s words were the law.
He lost track of time, and it was only when he finished the meal and arrived at the apartment’s parking lot that he remembered the woman.
He had said they would eat together, but did she manage to eat?
Sun Woo knocked on the door again.
When he cautiously turned the handle of the silent room, the woman’s door, which showed no sign of vigilance, easily opened.
“Miss Ji Eun Jae, dinner……”
In the dark room, only the woman’s breathing was quietly audible.
“Why do you always sleep so early?”
This isn’t the military.
With a disappointed laugh, Sun Woo carefully closed the door.
Sun Woo moved to the kitchen and his gaze turned towards the counter. Dishes dampened by moisture were piled up on a kitchen cloth made of gauze.
Looking at the washed dishes, Sun Woo felt relieved. Fortunately, it seemed the woman had eaten dinner.
Sun Woo’s gaze then moved to the dishwasher located directly below the counter where the dishes were stacked.
It couldn’t be that she didn’t see it,
“Maybe she doesn’t know how to use it.”
That possibility occurred to him.
Sun Woo moved closer to the dishes as if drawn to them. They were arranged immaculately, without a single water mark splashed outside the sink.
A smile slipped out at the thought that the woman’s words about being good at doing dishes, laundry, and cleaning were not false. On top of that, her tidy organization was a bonus. The more he saw her, the more appealing aspects of her he found.
He thought he should teach her how to use the dishwasher tomorrow, and was about to turn away when he saw two sets of utensils that were still wet.
It seemed she had been waiting for him.
The clattering sound of dishes could be faintly heard.
Even though it wasn’t a loud noise, when the sound of someone outside came in, Eun Jae slowly opened her eyelids.
She reached out and grasped the cellphone on the side table. After pressing the side button and checking the time, Eun Jae quickly got up.
It was 9 in the morning. There couldn’t possibly be a man at this hour, who could have come?
Eun Jae, who had gone out the door, headed quickly to the living room without even having a chance to put on slippers. The cold sensation from the floor was transmitted directly to her bare feet.
Taking a step, then another, Eun Jae started to walk a little faster. At the end of the corridor, diagonally, she saw the figure of a man holding a small dish.
The man’s muscles were visible under the rolledup sleeves of his shirt. Despite the simple shirt and slacks outfit, the man looked impressive today as well.
Eun Jae was again lost in the sight of him, before she suddenly snapped back to reality.
Here it starts again. Get a grip, Ji Eun Jae.
Eun Jae shook her head from side to side, trying to shake off the distracting thoughts.
“It’s nine o’clock now, isn’t it?”
Why are you home at this hour?
“I have no appointments today, so I have some free time.”
“Ah, I see.” Eun Jae nodded her head as she murmured, and the man who was putting the side dish bowl on the table smiled pleasantly.
“Go and wash up, let’s eat.”
By the time Eun Jae came out of the shower, the food on the table was neatly set.
At Sun Woo’s instruction to sit down, Eun Jae sat at the table with her notyetdry hair hanging long.
Sun Woo stared blankly at the woman’s movements.
Her skin, holding moisture, shone more than usual. How could human skin be so clear and transparent?
Feeling an impulse to touch her for a moment, Sun Woo shifted his gaze to the bowl in front of him before he could reach out.
It was truly a strange thing. He, who had always avoided others’ touch, was thinking of touching first.
Had he finally gone crazy?
Thinking about it, his ability to think normally had become difficult since he met this woman. It felt like his ability to judge and make decisions had significantly decreased.
“What will you do today?”
“I’m going to stop by the hospital and then go to my parttime job.”
“Parttime job…”
As Eun Jae spoke, Sun Woo reached for the mixed vegetables while mumbling as if chewing on her words.
“I can’t just keep loafing around.”
Well, she wouldn’t have time for it.
The strong scent of the vegetables he had just put in his mouth rose. As he pushed the dish of mixed vegetables, which was circulating in his mouth, towards Eun Jae, he responded.
“You’ll be busy preparing a lot.”
He briefly wished she wouldn’t have to work parttime, but he concluded that he shouldn’t restrict her freedom in such a way. It was, after all, her private life.
“Do it after the wedding.”
“You’re also having a wedding?”
The woman asked Sun Woo, her eyes wide as if this was all new to her.
“Everything will be done, without missing a single thing. Is there a problem?”
“Why bother…”
As if she hadn’t thought that far, the woman trailed off her sentence.
“Article 2. The husband and wife must do their best in their roles while the marriage relationship is maintained.”
Sun Woo recited it as if he was reading it from a contract, word for word, not missing a single syllable.
“My goodness, do you memorize all that?”
“It seems that Miss Ji Eun Jae keeps forgetting.”
“You’re using your good memory in quite an odd way.”
Eun Jae chuckled nervously and reached for the vegetables that Sun Woo had pushed towards her with her chopsticks. Unbeknownst to him, Sun Woo’s gaze followed the woman’s chopsticks.
The woman’s eyebrows subtly lifted as she put the vegetables into her mouth. It was her habit when eating something delicious. Sun Woo snuck a smile and directed his gaze back to his own soup bowl.
Sun Woo scooped up a spoonful of the cabbage soybean paste soup that was appetizingly filled with Chinese cabbage. The hearty yet sweet soybean paste soup went down his throat smoothly, warming his esophagus.
“Anyway, keep that in mind. We’re going to visit my family next week.”
“Yes.”
Normally, she would’ve widened her eyes and asked again at this point.
“You’re not surprised this time.”
“We’re just a couple who hasn’t registered our marriage yet. Isn’t it better for you to do things quickly? Well… it’s also good for me.”
The woman, her face blushing, quickly lowered her gaze. Sun Woo, watching Eun Jae’s small head, laughed without making a sound.
What’s so good about it?
After finishing their meal, Sun Woo made coffee and handed it to Eun Jae, asking,
“Do you want anything to eat?”
All of a sudden? Eun Jae answered with wide eyes.
“…I don’t want anything.”
“Think about it and leave a message. I’ll buy it on my way back.”
The man, after gulping down his coffee, picked up his jacket and gave Eun Jae a silent, light smile.
It was a soft and subtle smile, much like the aroma of freshly brewed coffee.
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My Step-brother Is Obsessed With Me (Female-dominant)
A gentle female protagonist vs pitiful in the early stage, and a sick male protagonist in the later stage
Cheng Songer transmigrated into the body of a vicious cannon fodder female supporting character with the same name as her in a female-dominant novel.
In the original story, the cannon fodder female supporting character was inhumane, committing domestic violence, gambling excessively, being lustful, and even wanting to sell her stepbrother to a brothel for money.
As luck would have it, she just happened to transmigrate at this time.
Seeing Cheng Qingzhi biting his lip, enduring the tears in his eyes, looking pitiful, her heart softened.
She stuffed the money back into the Madam’s hand and reached out to him.
“Brother, come home with me.”
