“That’s good, no need to deal with tiresome matters.”
“Why did you allow me to go to college if you won’t let me do anything? You should have just forbidden me from the start!”
Seo Yoon raised her voice again.
It was very difficult to stay calm when dealing with someone utterly unwilling to listen.
“Because you wanted to go.”
“I wanted to experience college life. What’s the point of just getting a diploma? You should let me live a normal life.”
“You are living a perfectly normal life.”
“Brother, please.”
Even as they talked, Kang Hyun’s eyes remained fixed on the dense text of the documents.
Feeling stifled as if she had swallowed a dozen boiled eggs, Seo Yoon slumped to the floor and clung to Kang Hyun’s legs.
Finally setting aside the documents, Kang Hyun lifted the pouting Seo Yoon and sat her on the sofa.
“What’s the problem? Do you want to try having a boyfriend?”
“I don’t need that! I only know you, brother, you know that.”
“What do you want then?”
“I’ll deal with the driver, but don’t put guards on me. And I want to go on the MT.”
Seo Yoon, with her bright, sparkling eyes, grasped Kang Hyun’s hand.
The gaze they exchanged at close range was icy, but Seo Yoon always stoically accepted it, knowing she was the only being Kang Hyun cared for.
“Fine.”
“Really?”
“Guards are on hold. But no MT.”
Just as expected.
Disappointed, having harbored a bit of hope, Seo Yoon shrugged off his large hand and headed to her bedroom on the second floor. She dove into bed, not caring about her thrown bag rolling on the floor.
She had painfully realized that she could do nothing without Kang Hyun’s permission, but she hadn’t yet become strong enough to fend off the overwhelming sadness.
Hearing the click of the doorknob, Seo Yoon pulled the blanket over her head.
“Yoon-ah.”
Kang Hyun sat at the edge of the bed, holding a light brown document envelope.
Seo Yoon, trying to ignore his soft call and the vibrating mattress, couldn’t hold out for long and pulled back the blanket.
“I’m tired, going to sleep.”
“I’ll have your favorite food prepared for dinner.”
She tried to maintain a sullen tone, but her resolve melted away with a few strokes through her disheveled hair.
Eventually, Seo Yoon sat up and leaned against the headboard.
Kang Hyun was definitely kind, as long as she didn’t defy him.
It was a sort of selective kindness.
She felt suffocated by his restraint yet sweetened by his affection. Without parents to lean on, Seo Yoon naturally gravitated towards Kang Hyun.
It was clear she could never hate him, no matter what he did.
“What’s that?”
Following Seo Yoon’s gaze, Kang Hyun took out a few photographs from the envelope and placed it in the bedside drawer.
“Wow…”
Seo Yoon, holding a photo of an emerald-colored sea occupying half the frame, looked at Kang Hyun with wide eyes. It was a coast in Jeju Island, with a spacious house with an orange roof standing beyond a sandy beach and stone wall.
“A gift.”
“The photo?”
“No, this house. And this too.”
Without giving Seo Yoon a chance to react to the lavish gift, Kang Hyun added photos of the house’s neat interior.
Kang Hyun introduced the living room, bedroom, and dressing room in turn.
“Prepare to leave here.”
“What?”
“Seo Won’s place isn’t suitable for you to live. It’s time for you to live alone.”
“Me, live alone? Just like that?”
Seo Yoon fidgeted, causing the photos to slide around. The shock of the sudden decision to live independently overshadowed the recent gift of the house in Jeju.
“I’ve made sure you lack nothing. You’ll have people to help.”
“Brother.”
“Don’t worry too much. I’ll visit often.”
“What about the chairman? Did he approve?”
“I don’t need father’s permission for matters concerning you.”
Her mouth shut at his firm response.
Kang Hyun’s eyes narrowed in annoyance, as if his ownership was being infringed upon.
“Just pack the essentials.”
Biting her lip inconspicuously, Seo Yoon nodded.
“Don’t bite your lip.”
Of course, Kang Hyun noticed even that, robbing her of this small freedom.
Habitually cautious, Seo Yoon fiddled with the photo of Jeju Island.
“Let’s go next week.”
“To Jeju Island?”
“Instead of the MT.”
“Yeah, I’d love to!”
Seo Yoon beamed, and Kang Hyun, forcing a smile, stood up and reached out his hand.
Seo Yoon quickly got out of bed and took his hand.
Up to that point, a dreadful future was out of sight.
Seo Yoon’s independence was the first step to completely sever her from Seo Won’s household, and marriage, in a way, was the final stage.
Left alone for some reason, Seo Yoon slowly deteriorated over four years and reached a breaking point with her engagement.
He wanted to nurture her like a flower in a greenhouse, but she withered away in the end.
His affection, miserably impoverished, meant he could only offer money.
It was only after her death that he realized he had never truly given Seo Yoon what she wanted, while selfishly controlling her.
Gifts given with much meaning, but empty inside, held no value to the recipient.
It was a half-hearted love.
Male lead is a Destined Young Husband (Female-dominant)
One-sentence summary: Wife-master, listen to my explanation!
Li Ruantang, a young lady from a prestigious family, stumbled and fell. When she woke up, she saw a noble and beautiful young man sitting by her bedside, wiping away tears.
The young master had slightly reddened eyes, and his every move exuded charm.
The sight made Li Ruantang’s eyes hot and her heart flutter. After all, she had made a bet with the young master Meng from the neighboring family. If she couldn’t marry a husband before the end of the year, she would have to admit defeat and give up the jade she had worked so hard to obtain.
Outside the window, the flowers were in full bloom.
Rather than losing the bet, the jade, and her face, Li Ruantang calculated that it would be better to seek marriage with the young master in front of her, killing three birds with one stone.
…
Meng Jun never thought that an accident during a spring outing would lead to them rolling down a cliff and into a river, yet still survive.
Now they were trapped in an unknown village, and Meng Jun had overheard that the family who had rescued them had their own intentions.
After all, it was Li Ruantang who had lost her mind and sought marriage first. He was only trying to protect himself!
Glancing at Li Ruantang, who was listing her own merits, the young husband’s voice softened, and he blushed as he lied, “W-wife-master, Wife-master, don’t you remember me?”
The young husband’s voice was clear and handsome, coaxing Li Ruantang’s heart to be soft and sweet, and she spared no effort to protect him.
It wasn’t until they returned to the capital that Li Ruantang suddenly remembered.
When they had fallen off the cliff, in order not to implicate Wei Yunruo, whom he secretly admired, the young husband had instead pulled her, who was slightly farther away, down the cliff with him…
Short summary by Yuushi L: Initially, the male lead (ML) liked another girl, while the female lead (FL) liked the ML. Both fell off a cliff. The FL temporarily lost her memory, and the ML, fearing others might take advantage of him, claimed FL was his wife while they were staying in a village. Later, when they returned home, the FL regained her memories and remembered that the ML liked someone else, so she kept her distance from him. However, during their time living together in the countryside, the ML’s view of the FL had completely changed. From this point, his pursuit of the FL begins.
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