Seongjun’s memories flowed back to the time of their wedding reception.
At that time, the representative of Hankyung Construction and Seongjun’s small grandfather had congratulated them on their wedding and urged Seoyeon to have a drink with him.
Urging the bride to drink so openly. Seongjun’s small grandfather, who took care of all the troublesome matters in Hankyung family’s life and had a lively personality, often expressed his favor to others in such a way.
The fact that Seoyeon accepted the drink was practically a story indicating that she had passed the preliminary round set by Seongjun’s small grandfather.
However, even if she understood the circumstances, on the day of the wedding, a once-in-a-lifetime event, it wasn’t appropriate to make Seoyeon, who was elegantly dressed as a bride, drink with Seongjun’s small grandfather’s drinking buddy.
It was the moment when Seoyeon turned towards Seongjun to intercept her glass. Without any pause, Seoyeon emptied her wine glass in one gulp.
The guests, who thought she would at most pretend to sip from the wine glass with her lips, seemed somewhat surprised. The person who suggested the wine burst into hearty laughter.
Judging by the sound of that laughter, it seemed that with this one action, she had gained the small grandfather’s favor.
Seoyeon, who emptied the glass to the last drop, this time poured wine into the small grandfather’s glass. Seongjun couldn’t take his eyes off his wife’s actions.
‘Does she really drink well?’
It was unexpected.
Considering her appearance, she seemed like someone who had never taken a sip of alcohol in her life, delicate and innocent.
Perhaps there was a thought that she might unexpectedly gain a drinking buddy who she hadn’t expected to have in the future.
However, exactly 10 minutes later, when he noticed the rosy hue on her blushing cheeks, Seongjun realized that his thoughts were completely misunderstood.
Seoyeon desperately tried to hide her intoxication and smiled forcefully with a smile on her lips. Seeing his wife like that, Seongjun, who had been staring at her for a moment, pretended not to know and grabbed Seoyeon’s hand to support her so she wouldn’t fall.
“Want another drink?”
After finishing his reminiscence, Seongjun looked at his wife, who was brightly suggesting another drink. “Sure.”
“I’ll pour it for you.”
With a refreshing face, Seoyeon said, filling a transparent glass with wine. Then, cautiously checking Seongjun’s reaction for a moment, she opened her mouth.
“I’m sorry about yesterday. Looking back, I think I misspoke. It must have been awkward, right?”
Seongjun’s gaze became sharp in an instant.
Even now, thinking about Seoyeon’s statement from yesterday made it difficult to control his expression, and discomfort surged to the point where it was difficult to maintain facial composure. What on earth was she thinking to say such an awkward thing? Meeting other women is okay?
“It’s okay if you know.”
However, Seongjun didn’t want to ruin the slightly softened atmosphere by bringing up that matter again. With Seongjun’s response, Seoyeon breathed a sigh of relief.
“Thank you for leaving work early today. I wanted to have dinner with you.”
Turning her gaze towards the wine bottle, Seoyeon asked.
“Can I still drink more?”
Instead of answering, Seongjun poured wine into his own glass, and her eyes narrowed.
“Aren’t you going to be unable to go to work tomorrow if you keep this up?”
Although it seemed like she was expressing concern, if you thought about it a bit more, she was actually urging Seongjun to give up now. The glances she stole while talking about going to work were evidence of that.
It seems like she really wants to win after suggesting the bet of granting the winner’s wish. “I won’t get drunk before you do today.”
“Your confidence is impressive.”
“It’s confidence with a reason.”
“You don’t like alcohol?”
“I don’t drink often, but that doesn’t mean I can’t handle it.”
“So, you’re determined to win?”
“If you put it that way, yes.”
“Is it because of the bet? You won’t keep drinking a liquor you don’t like just to win against me, right? Anything like that?”
This time, she provocatively suggested giving up again. However, Seongjun wasn’t someone who would easily respond to Seoyeon’s whims.
“If I were going to lose from the beginning, I wouldn’t have played. I have to win today too. No matter how much it is you.”
Seoyeon, who seemed disappointed for a moment with Seongjun’s answer, did not give up and replied.
“I’m sorry, but you chose the wrong opponent, Seongjun. I will win today’s bet.”
What is she going to win?
At the point where she said those words, Seoyeon’s large eyes were already half-closed, and her previously pale cheeks were now tinged with a rosy color, just like at the wedding reception.
Since he already knew her drinking capacity, under normal circumstances, he would have somehow prevented his wife from overdrinking anymore.
But suddenly, he became curious about Seoyeon’s self-assured attitude. So, he decided to silently observe her actions for now.
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.”
