Upon checking Seo Yoon’s message, Kang Hyun called her. She didn’t answer, perhaps being busy.
‘I wanted to hear her voice.’
He regretted being cold towards her and not even offering a sincere apology.
During the interview, he was so preoccupied with thoughts of Seo Yoon that he sometimes gave irrelevant answers. He felt like he was paying the price for mistreating her.
‘Not being able to see her face when she’s going for a retreat.’
Forgetting about Seo Yoon’s retreat troubled him deeply.
Picking up his phone again, Kang Hyun sent her a message,
Not expecting Seo Yoon to ask for anything, he sent the message regardless.
‘Maybe earrings? She doesn’t have many. Or a bracelet? Why not buy a matching ring set.’
Thinking about it, the engagement and wedding rings they had chosen were too plain. Back then, he lazily entrusted everything to Kim Seo Jung, which turned out to be a disaster.
‘Most likely, Ms. Kim insisted on that wedding dress.’
Every time he looked at their wedding photos, he wished he could replace that strange dress with a beautiful one.
Anyone could see that the choice of dress was deliberate.
They must redo the wedding. On reflection, her grandparents couldn’t attend the wedding.
In a way, only Congressman Seo’s family, who weren’t even Seo Yoon’s real relatives, filled the seats. The thought of how isolated Seo Yoon might have felt pained him.
He suddenly remembered last week when Congressman Seo invited him for Kim Seo Jung’s birthday, which he declined.
‘Shouldn’t one at least attend the first birthday of their mother-in-law after getting married, no matter how busy?’
Congressman Seo’s voice was filled with irritation.
‘I’m sorry. I’ll send a gift instead.’
He had no intention of revisiting that house. On their last visit, Seo Yoon had been so tense that she even fell sick for days afterward.
‘Even though they aren’t close, why was Seo Yoon so scared?’
Seo Yoon had grown up at her grandparents’ house, so she rarely visited. Each time they met, he wondered how much they must have nagged at Seo Yoon for him to instinctively clench his fist.
‘After all, if they dislike each other, they can just live without seeing one another.’
Whether it was the rental scam or the way people looked at Seo Yoon, there were too many things that bothered him. Hence, it was essential to keep Seo Yoon distant from such individuals.
‘However, time seems to drag on so slowly.’
He had only been in Japan for a few hours, but all Kang Hyun could think about was returning home.
To his wife, Seo Yoon.
Three days later, once the retreat ended, everyone boarded the vehicle.
“Now, as we depart, make sure to fasten your seatbelts.”
Seo Yoon checked on the children’s seats and then took her seat.
“Huh? Why isn’t mine working?”
Minjung fiddled with her seatbelt, but it wouldn’t fasten, possibly due to a malfunction.
“Ah, who knows? We’ll arrive soon, anyway.”
After several unsuccessful attempts, Minjung gave up and closed her eyes, listening to music.
The car started, and the children, having lost sleep over the past few days, soon dozed off, making the interior of the car as silent as a mouse.
Seo Yoon took out her phone and searched for articles about Kang Hyun.
In Japan, he was a top celebrity. Wherever he went, there were massive crowds. Photos showed him with his on-screen partner, Shin Young Joo, as they entered a place together.
Wearing his stylish suit that she adored, he looked truly admirable.
His overall flawless appearance, accentuated with a slightly loosened tie that day, enhanced his wild image, receiving praise from articles.
However, one article headline caught her eye, and upon opening, there was a short video.
As Kang Hyun and Shin Young Joo were climbing stairs, she stumbled, possibly because of her long dress and high heels.
Yet, Kang Hyun didn’t even glance at her, and he climbed ahead, leaving it to a nearby staff to assist Shin Young Joo.
A comment mentioned that he was perhaps acting that way because of his wife. Seo Yoon shook her head at the comment. She knew Kang Hyun wasn’t being cautious because of her. He was never a man of manners to begin with.
Especially towards women. So much so, there had once been rumors suggesting he was gay.
Yet, he was always affectionate towards her, always holding her hand, concerned she might fall, always cautioning her even when she ran a little. He would brew tea if she looked tired and even dried her hair after she bathed. He was indeed a considerate man.
When she studied late into the night, he would urge her to sleep early but would always tenderly pat her back.
‘I miss him.’
Seo Yoon missed Kang Hyun. Even though only a few days had passed, it felt like she hadn’t seen him for months. After hesitating briefly, she sent him a message.
A sudden warmth rose to Seo Yoon’s face, and she placed her hand against her cheek.
‘I can’t go on like this.’
She wondered if sending the message was a mistake, but in that moment, she genuinely wanted to convey her feelings.
Then, suddenly,
“What’s going on?”
She heard the driver’s urgent voice. Leaning forward, Seo Yoon asked,
“What’s the matter?”
“The brakes aren’t responding.”
“What?”
Startled, Seo Yoon woke up the teacher, Lee Juna, who was sleeping next to her.
“Teacher, please wake up.”
“Ah, why?”
Juna sounded irritated.
“It seems the car is malfunctioning.”
“What?”
Juna jolted awake, startled. Seo Yoon stood up and approached the driver.
“The speed isn’t reducing. Damn it.”
The driver was already out of his senses. Juna quickly rose from her seat.
“Teacher Seo, I’ll check on the kids on this side. Please look after the ones on the other side.”
“Okay.”
Responding promptly to Juna’s urgent words, Seo Yoon called out,
“Kids, it seems the bus is malfunctioning. Check your seatbelts and place your hands behind your head, bending forward with your head between your knees!”
Hearing Seo Yoon’s words, the children, waking from their sleep, hurriedly checked their seatbelts.
“Teacher! My seatbelt is broken!”
It was then that Minjung cried out desperately. Seo Yoon quickly approached her.
“Ah! It hasn’t been working since earlier. Sob!”
Minjung was nearing a panic.
“I’ll try to fix it.”
Seo Yoon attempted to fasten the belt, but with the bus swaying, it was challenging.
In the meantime, the bus began swerving wildly, constantly changing lanes to avoid colliding with other vehicles.
“Ahh!”
The children started screaming.
“Bend your heads down!”
Seo Yoon shouted once more to the children, then took the crying Minjung’s hand.
“Let’s switch seats.”
Minjung, still in tears, looked at Seo Yoon in shock.
“But what about you, teacher? Sob.”
“I’ll sit and try to fasten it again. Get up quickly, there’s no time! Hurry!”
Seo Yoon firmly instructed, pulling Minjung by the arm.
“Teacher Seo.”
Suddenly, Juna was by her side, looking unsure of what to do.
“Teacher, help Minjung.”
At Seo Yoon’s words, Juna took Minjung’s arm and helped her up.
“Teacher Seo….”
A mix of sorrow and guilt crossed Juna’s face.
“Teacher… sob.”
Minjung continued to cry as she looked back at Seo Yoon.
“It’s okay. Everything will be alright.”
Seo Yoon nodded at Minjung and carefully tried to fasten her seatbelt.
‘Let’s try it again slowly. I can do it. Stay calm.’
She reassured herself.
Bang!
That’s when it happened.
The bus crashed into something.
“Teacher Seo!”
“Ah! Teacher!”
Both Juna and Minjung cried out for Seo Yoon.
“No! Teacher! Teacher Seo Yoon!”
Minjung’s scream echoed throughout the bus as she kept calling out for Seo Yoon in utter despair.
Ex-husband Wants Reconciliation
One-line summary: Chasing the wife to the crematorium (making an effort to attract someone who has become indifferent), the female lead doesn’t look back, the second male lead takes the position.
Intro:
To repay the kindness of the older generation, Su Mu crossed into a female-dominated world and became a live-in daughter-in-law of the Yan family, single-handedly saving the Yan family from fire and water.
But her husband, Yan Jiyue, the eldest son of the Yan family, treated her with sarcasm and never showed her a good face.
It wasn’t until after Su Mu’s death that this pampered and arrogant young master shed a few fake tears and pretended to want to die for love.
This life’s kindness was enough. If there was a next life, she would definitely kick Yan Jiyue away.
Who knew that the heavens would be so kind as to allow her to be reborn, returning to the time when she had just married into the Yan family.
Su Mu glanced at the Yan eldest son, who still spoke coldly to her, and threw a divorce letter in front of him.
“Let’s divorce!”
***
Yan Jiyue never imagined that he would be reborn. He happily went to find Su Mu, wanting to make up for the mistakes he had made in his ignorant youth.
Wasn’t the reason the heavens allowed him to be reborn to let him reconcile with Su Mu?
But when he pushed open the door to Su Mu’s room, the person lying on the bed was another man.
Su Mu’s personal attendant, Xie Yi.
Yan Jiyue hated him so much that his teeth itched. In front of Su Mu, Xie Yi was a gentle and considerate whisperer of sweet nothings, but in reality, he was vicious-hearted and deliberately sabotaged their husband and wife relationship.
In the previous life, it was he who secretly hid in Su Mu’s coffin and committed suicide, stealing a step ahead of him to be buried with Su Mu.
Yan Jiyue’s eyes were filled with hatred as he cursed, “What kind of thing are you? Your background is lowly, what right do you have to occupy Su Mu?”
Xie Yi looked at the sleeping Su Mu and no longer pretended to be a whisperer of sweet nothings.
He proudly stuck out his belly, “I have the right because my belly is capable of giving the Wife-master a daughter.”
***
Yan Jiyue was consumed with jealousy. He spread rumors that Xie Yi had once been branded with the mark of a “harlot” on his chest.
But on the night Xie Yi cut off the flesh bearing that mark, Su Mu suddenly realized something was amiss.
“How did you know the exact moment I was poisoned? And why did you show up a month early?”
Xie Yi remained silent, blood from his wound soaking through his robes. His sapphire eyes brimmed with anguish – or was it just a flawless act?
Between a once-arrogant husband now seeking redemption, and a gentle soul willing to die for her – who truly held the darkest secrets? And could it be that Su Mu and Yan Jiyue weren’t the only ones given a second chance at life…?
[Reading Guide]
1. True divorce, chasing the wife to the crematorium, the female lead doesn’t look back, the male lead is Xie Yi.
2. The ex-husband did not cheat, he just realized too late and didn’t realize that he liked the female lead.
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