Please don’t joke about that. When you do, it sounds like the truth!
“There really was nothing. When I went home, that guy was already preparing to leave. It should be after I left my house. I just found out now that he was hospitalized.”
So, Seol Yuhwa and Sung Jichan are unrelated.
‘What on earth happened during that time?’
Well, anyway, it’s not important.
“Okay, got it. Thanks.”
“Is that all you were curious about?”
I nodded.
I thanked Seol Yuhwa and left the sports equipment storage room.
‘Now, there are two people left.’
The third closest point was near the school store.
It’s lunchtime now. Considering it’s the time when kids are most abundant…
“That’s definitely not it.”
Seon Woojin dislikes crowded places, so he wouldn’t be at the school store during this time. Unless it’s during class.
“But I still need to register whoever it is, so let’s go there for now.”
I moved towards the school store.
Finally, when I arrived at my destination, I found a familiar face.
“Jooeun, hello.”
It was Ji Seunghyun.
“Right. He’s also one of the characters for my happy ending.”
Ji Seunghyun, as always, had a bright smile.
Ji Seunghyun closed his eyes and greeted me. I shook hands in return.
“Going to the school store?”
No, I came to see you.
But saying that in this situation would be amusing, so I just nodded.
Ji Seunghyun spoke with a worried expression.
“Why aren’t you eating?”
Worried about my lunch. Truly, there’s no proper person in this neighborhood other than you, Ji Seunghyun. I felt grateful every time I saw him.
“I have something busy to attend to.”
“Is that so?”
His affectionate voice was warm.
“Then, should I buy something for you?”
“No, I’m fine.”
At that moment, someone in the distance called Ji Seunghyun. Probably a friend.
Ji Seunghyun said with a gentle smile.
“Sorry, I think I need to go.”
Right. I can’t keep holding onto this popular guy.
If Samdae Boy is like the school’s idol, Ji Seunghyun has a more approachable image. So, unlike the kids who only watch Samdae Boy from afar, they easily approach Ji Seunghyun without any hesitation.
“Yeah, go ahead.”
Ji Seunghyun greeted me with a smile in his eyes.
Watching his retreating figure, I thought absentmindedly.
“Oh, since I’m at the school store, I should buy some bread.”
My lunch. Quickly stopping by the school store, I took a bite of a chocolate roll and moved again.
Now, there’s only that spot left.
I glanced at the shining red dot near the guidance counselor’s office.
Darn it, I hope it’s not there.
The reason I didn’t want to go to the guidance counselor’s office was simple. It was too far from the classroom. In other words, it was too inconvenient to go there.
“I thought I could skip going there today.”
Besides, I probably can’t enter the health room. Why is Seon Woojin there again? Moreover, looking closely at the map, it seemed to be outside the guidance counselor’s office, not inside. Is it just a grassy field there? Why is he in such a place?
“He’s not even moving.”
I had no idea what he could be doing.
I started walking towards the red dot, assuming it was Seon Woojin.
As I expected from the map, the place where the dot was located was the backside of the school, near a hill. More precisely, it was at the foot of the hill.
It was filled with trees, like a forest.
“Is it here?”
I checked the map and found the exact location. And finally, I arrived at my destination.
“This is it.”
I bowed my head and peered inside.
A place hidden by trees.
Inside the small, cleared grassy field, Seon Woojin was leaning against a tree, fast asleep.
I was momentarily at a loss for words.
What should I call this? The sleeping prince in the forest?
“It’s unbelievable.”
I never thought he would come here just to sleep. I had imagined all sorts of things about what he might be doing. I was partly disappointed.
“And where did he get that mat?”
He was incredibly well-prepared for things like this.
By the way, why does the school have such a space? It was amusing to see a space created as if to suggest it as a secret hideout for the lead characters.
Come to think of it, I’ve seen such scenes before in old stories. The lead characters sharing a secret space at school. The female lead climbing up a tree, or something like that… Well, let’s not dwell on such stories.
“Is it okay to wake him up?”
I approached Seon Woojin to wake him up.
Then, I sat down next to him. Before shaking his body, I absentmindedly gazed at Seon Woojin’s face.
His eyelashes are longer than I thought. It was a new observation.
I had forgotten for a while since he always had a blank expression, but seeing him peacefully asleep, I thought he looked handsome.
Flawless white skin. A tall and straight nose. Gazing at Seon Woojin’s face as if enchanted, my attention suddenly focused on his lips.
At that moment, Seon Woojin opened his eyes.
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.”
