Taking off the apron and straightening the rolled-up sleeves of the dress shirt, Kwon Seung-joo responded.
“I have a separate dinner appointment.”
Hold on. Eun-seo was perplexed. So, did you come to my house on purpose to make dinner for me?
“I’ll try to come back as soon as possible, but I’ll be late. Go to bed first.”
Saying that, Kwon Seung-joo quickly left. Perhaps he was running late for his appointment.
“…….”
In the vast silence, Eun-seo sat alone and had dinner. The taste of the braised short ribs was just as good as when Seung-joo used to make it, but for some reason, it didn’t feel delicious.
Last night, the fried rice was delicious, so it was strange. Perhaps sitting across from the cool-headed landlord was better than having no one.
Instead of tearing the meat off the bones and enjoying it, Eun-seo absentmindedly poked around with the chopsticks, thinking.
‘Isn’t he repaying the debt a bit too much?’
Why would a busy person come to the house, cook for you, and leave again? Even though I have hands and feet, I’m not incapable of cooking.
[“I told you not to cook for me.”]Come to think of it, it was the same when I lost my memory. Even when Eun-seo returned home after work and scolded him, Seung-joo used to prepare dinner.
‘In that respect, they are indeed similar people…….’
To herself, who was unconsciously having such thoughts again, Eun-seo quickly scolded herself.
‘No!’
Seung-joo liked her. But CEO Kwon Seung-joo did not. If she started seeing them as the same person, things would get complicated from that point on.
Kwon Seung-joo was the person she couldn’t even have a secret crush on. If she mistakenly thought of the person who couldn’t even dare to look at her with a secretly held affection as the boy who liked her, it would only make her miserable.
Seeing the notebook thrown in the trash twice, it seemed like for him, the events during the time he lost his memory were like a kind of dark history. Something he wanted to forget if possible.
‘Let’s pull ourselves together.’
Whipping herself with a mental lash, Eun-seo finished her meal without even realizing the taste.
After a brief cleanup, there was nothing left to do. Sitting alone on the sofa in the living room, which was even larger than the yard of her previous house, she turned on the TV.
Perhaps because the house was too spacious. It felt uncomfortable when they were together, but now that he was absent, it felt empty again. Even while watching TV, she kept looking towards the entrance. Although he said he would be late, what if he came back quickly?
Idol Project 10! Major announcement approaching at last?
The teaser broadcast for ‘Aften’ came on. At the mention of a major announcement, Eun-seo thought of Chris.
[It’s not certain yet, but there might be hope.]Sun-ah had said that. Chris might be given another chance. She genuinely hoped that were true, but the teaser just left a lot of bait without giving any answers.
What is the identity of the shocking announcement? Check it out on air this week!
Perhaps because of the high ceiling or the excellent sound system, the sound from the TV echoed throughout the entire house. However, it still felt eerily quiet.
In the end, finding nothing interesting to watch, I turned it off and returned to my room to get some sleep early. I decided that I should wake up earlier tomorrow morning.
The next morning, Eun-seo woke up at five o’clock. She had woken up at six yesterday, but since the landlord had already left for work, she decided to wake up even earlier today.
Surprisingly, the meal preparation was almost finished. At five o’clock! Unable to close her mouth, Eun-seo was silent, and Kwon Seung-joo spoke for her.
“Why are you up so early?”
“What about you, Representative?”
“This is my usual wake-up time. I have to leave by half-past five to arrive at the company by six.”
‘Then what time do you actually wake up?’
Eun-seo was too scared to ask. It seemed the rumors about him sleeping only four hours a day were true.
Anyway, for the first time, I sat down with the landlord to have a meal together. Even though we sat facing each other before, Eun-seo was the only one eating.
“Why didn’t you eat yesterday? You like braised short ribs.”
Kwon Seung-joo suddenly asked.
“I didn’t really know the taste well when eating alone.”
Actually, it was a fact without much thought, but an unexpected response came back.
“Is that because you were lonely without me?”
The piercing gaze made her heart pound.
“No, it’s not! It’s just that the house is too big, so it feels cold…!”
She hastily denied it, but Kwon Seung-joo nodded as if he understood.
“Let’s try to have dinner at home as much as possible from now on.”
Eun-seo nodded awkwardly. He didn’t seem to be willing to listen to people…….
She tried to do the dishes after the meal, but she was refused again.
“I said the dishes are expensive.”
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.”
