Geum-bun, who was seeing him off, said loudly, “You don’t have to come to take me to Sokuri!” The man turned around, smiling as if he understood.
There were no tall buildings to block the wind, making it unusually cold. Most people’s noses and cheeks were frozen red due to the cold.
However, the man seemed fresh, as if he were in a different season all by himself.
People do have their unique energies, as they say. Is that really true? Eun-chae thought about it and, in the meantime, rubbed her chilly arms, entering her room.
Geum-bun, entering the room as well, offered unsolicited information. “Ah, next to the dogwood grandma’s house, there’s a guest. It’s the nuclear vacation, so she came. She usually comes during school vacations.”
“The dogwood grandma?”
“Her front door is dogwood-colored, so she’s called the dogwood grandma.”
Having arranged things by now, Geum-bun also handed Eun-chae corn without asking. “Try it too. I put in new sugar in the summer and cooked it to perfection.”
After taking a bite, Eun-chae’s eyes widened. It was sweet and savory. It was surprisingly delicious.
“I’m going to eat and take a nap. I’ll briefly stop by the village community center.”
“Oh, okay. Come back slowly.”
“Let’s eat kalguksu; everything is ready. Come quickly.”
Eun-chae bid farewell to the hurrying Geum-bun and sat down on the porch.
There was no routine here. Besides preparing meals, watching television, and occasionally enjoying the peaceful scenery, there wasn’t much to do.
Eun-chae, now feeling a bit lonely, went to fetch the broom on the stove to sweep the fallen leaves in the yard. However, the broom was too high for her to reach.
Grandmother was even smaller, so how could she get this out? Feeling hopeless, she stretched her meaningless arms out when the man from next door, the grandson, appeared again.
He handed her an empty basket. He said he would look for it. It seemed like he came back to return the borrowed item. Eun-chae immediately adjusted her posture and quickly took the basket.
“Our grandmother wants you to come to our house.”
Eun-chae looked up with wide eyes at the man’s words.
“…Yes?”
The man’s gaze looking at her was unwavering.
“She says playing cards with this house’s granddaughter is the most fun.”
Ah.
Eun-chae mumbled to herself and then momentarily froze. When the man received no response from her, he reached into his back pocket. It was a provocative look.
“Uh, I’m not Geum-bun’s granddaughter.”
She’s the granddaughter’s friend. She contemplated whether to say that and decided to keep quiet.
“Oh, I see.”
The man turned and left. It seemed like he had turned a simple errand into a message of consideration. As Eun-chae resumed her position on the stove, she noticed the man’s hand lowering the broom over the low wall.
“Thank you.”
As soon as she received help, she felt pressured to treat him warmly. Hesitating, Eun-chae subtly opened her mouth.
“Your name…?”
Missing the timing to lift his arm, the man looked down at her with his arm still on the wall.
“Seol Woo-seok.”
“Ah, Mr. Seol Woo-seok.”
“Over there.”
“I’m Song Eun-chae.”
“Your age?”
“Twenty-five.”
“You’re young.”
Eun-chae found the remark unexpected. Judging by the man’s youthful appearance, he couldn’t have been much older than his mid-twenties.
“How old are you, Mr. Woo-seok?”
“Twenty-three.”
Eun-chae momentarily doubted her hearing. No, it was absurd to hear someone two years younger call her young.
Nevertheless, without showing her surprise, she continued the conversation. She couldn’t suddenly stop now.
“Oh, it seems like you’ve come to visit my grandmother’s place.”
“She comes for a few days every vacation. Being here makes it possible to forget everything.”
Nodding, Eun-chae, who had had similar thoughts during her time here, watched as the man lowered his arms from the wall.
“Well, finish what you were doing.”
As the man waved his hand casually and walked away, Eun-chae turned around while watching him disappear.
Not completing sentences seemed to be the man’s habit.
Seong Mun-hee watched the news titled “Song Myeong-hwan Gate” with an anxious expression. Park Jin-seong, too, shook his head with a dark face on the opposite side.
The two, who had harbored grand dreams of someday revealing themselves as Song Myeong-hwan’s true wife and son and inheriting the fortune, were now portraits of anxiety.
In the midst of this, if Seong Mun-hee and Park Jin-seong’s existence were to be revealed externally, it would be more of a minus. As a result, Jin-seong couldn’t even go to work.
Seong Mun-hee had a chimney-like desire to go to the prison where Chairman Song Myeong-hwan was held and ask what his intentions were, but she couldn’t do that because of other people’s eyes.
She was in a situation where she only received simple instructions through occasional calls from Secretary Kim Jin-ho.
Consequently, her home was almost like a prison. There was an instruction to refrain from going out unless necessary, as journalists could catch wind and approach.
Male lead is a clingy little husband
One-line summary: The male lead is initially an arrogant, noble, love-deprived brat, later a cute, clingy, scheming little jealous one.
Introduction:
One day, Lu Yuner’s soul transmigrates into a female-dominant world. She enters the Imperial Academy and takes up the position of a doctoral instructor, teaching classes and grading schoolwork.
One day, she encounters the young prince Su Qingwan secretly skipping class from the male academy.
As a result, Su Qingwan is punished.
From then on, Su Qingwan sees Lu Yuner as a “thorn in his side”.
But before long, this “thorn” becomes the person he cherishes most, and he goes to great lengths to win Lu Yuner’s affection.
Mini scene 1:
One day, the sun is high in the sky but Su Qingwan still hasn’t gotten up for class.
Servant Xiaoyuan: “Young prince, it’s time for class. You’ll be late otherwise.”
Su Qingwan says arrogantly: “I’m not going. I am the esteemed prince, my status is so noble, why should I suffer this hardship? Besides, isn’t learning all this just to please women? Hmph, they’re not worthy!”
Mini scene 2:
After Su Qingwan falls for someone, he completely changes. He no longer skips class and diligently learns how to be a good husband and father. But he discovers that Sister Yuner is always surrounded by admirers.
Drunk and overcome with jealousy one day, he clings to Lu Yuner, crying beautifully like a pear blossom in the rain.
Su Qingwan: “Qingwan likes Sister Yuner.”
Lu Yuner: “Young prince, you’re drunk.”
Su Qingwan: “Qingwan isn’t drunk. Qingwan likes Sister Yuner, likes you so much, likes you to bits…” Before he can finish, Lu Yuner’s eyes flash with emotion and she leans in closer.
[Reading Guide]
1. The female lead is gentle, gracious, humble and polite but not weak. The male lead is initially an arrogant, noble, love-deprived brat, later a cute, clingy, scheming little jealous one.
2. 1v1, a bit torturous in the beginning but definitely sweet later on.
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