“Now that ten years have passed, how much is the interest alone?”
Kang Hyun grinned as he spoke.
“Do you remember?”
Yoon swallowed hard and asked, “Is that so? But why haven’t you said anything all this time?”
Kang Hyun, looking at Yoon, gently stroked her cheek.
“Well… it was a bit embarrassing.”
Yoon hesitated and said, “Embarrassing? What for?”
“It seemed pitiful and miserable. So, I hesitated to readily accept the money, thinking it might not have been so easy for you to give it.”
Yoon bit her lip. It was somehow embarrassing for Kang Hyun to find out that the pitiful child was her.
“Yuna, I’m sorry.”
Kang Hyun hugged her.
“Why, Mr. Kang Hyun?”
“Because I didn’t recognize you.”
Kang Hyun patted her back.
“But, Yuna, can you tell me what happened at that house?”
Kang Hyun asked cautiously, examining her expression.
“…”
Yoon remained silent.
‘It might not be a good memory, and there’s no need to dig up old wounds. You just forget about it. I’ll handle the memories for you.’
Kang Hyun clenched his teeth with a sense of bitterness.
Seo Uiwon faced not only issues with women but also the bribery allegations following him like a shadow.
Although he skillfully created other issues to cover up whenever a problem arose, if he ever got caught properly, it would be the end.
“Well, should I repay the 50,000 won then?”
Yoon mumbled in his embrace.
“No, you’ve already repaid it. Since you’ve returned safely like this, it’s more than enough.”
Kang Hyun comforted Yoon by patting her back.
“Mr. Kang Hyun.”
“Shouldn’t you call me ‘Oppa’?”
“What?”
“When you woke up, you called me ‘Oppa.’ Come to think of it, as soon as you saw me on that day, you called me ‘Oppa.'”
At that time, he had given her a mask, asking when she had seen him. She had given the excuse of calling him ‘Oppa.’ Thinking about it, Kang Hyun put on a different expression.
“I’d like you to call me ‘Oppa.'”
“As you wish. I’m okay with anything. Or how about ‘Ya’?”
Whatever Yoon called him, it was fine with him.
“Just call me Kang Hyun. It feels awkward to be called ‘Oppa’ now.”
“Okay, call me whatever you feel comfortable with. From now on, you can do whatever you want.”
Although Yoon probably had many things she wanted to do, she hadn’t done anything according to her own wishes.
Since she was still twenty-four years old, an age where she could claim to be young, Kang Hyun wanted to give her the freedom to do whatever she wanted.
Knock, knock!
“President.”
It was Cheolyeong.
“Um, Mrs. Saho’s guest has arrived. She’s asking for a moment of your time.”
Cheolyeong said with a troubled expression.
“Please ask her to come in.”
Yoon nodded, and soon, reluctantly, Minjeong entered.
“…Teacher.”
Minjeong opened her mouth with a crawling voice.
“Oh, Minjeong. Come here.”
Minjeong, supporting herself against Yoon, couldn’t move at all as she froze when she saw Kang Hyun emitting an overwhelming aura.
“Who is this?”
Kang Hyun’s voice echoed coldly.
“She’s a student I teach.”
Minjeong, who was already frightened, couldn’t even move under Kang Hyun’s gaze.
“Mr. Kang Hyun, can we be alone for a moment?”
Yoon gestured to Kang Hyun while looking at the frightened Minjeong.
“Okay.”
At Yoon’s words, Kang Hyun, who had been staring at Minjeong, reluctantly opened the door and left.
“Minjeong, come here and sit.”
Yoon gestured to Minjeong, who had been standing stiffly until then. Minjeong hesitated for a moment but approached and sat in the chair next to the bed.
“Are you okay now, Teacher?”
Minjeong asked in a crawling voice.
“I’m fine.”
Minjeong couldn’t even lift her head as if she were a criminal.
“Minjeong, you can lift your head.”
“Yes, I… Teacher, I’m really… sorry.”
Minjeong’s voice trembled severely.
“What for?”
Yoon asked.
“For causing you such injuries because of me. And… I’m really sorry for saying that I… was a temporary teacher to you before.”
“Because of me, you got hurt like this, and… Also, I’m so sorry for saying I was a temporary teacher to you before.”
Finally, thick teardrops fell from Minjeong’s eyes. Minjeong felt nothing but remorse towards Yoon. Blinded by grades, she had said things to the teacher that should never have been said.
Moreover, Teacher Seo Yoon had been hurt like this on her behalf. When Minjeong saw the news about Teacher Seo Yoon wandering through a difficult time after the accident, it felt like the world was collapsing.
If Teacher Seo Yoon was in the wrong, Minjeong felt she wouldn’t be able to live either. Then, at the last moment, Minjeong remembered when Teacher Seo Yoon nodded at her, saying it would be okay.
So, she believed. Although she had no religion, she fervently prayed to every deity. Please, save Teacher Seo Yoon.
“Minjeong.”
Yoon called Minjeong in a low voice.
“Um, I’ll accept the second apology. But the accident wasn’t your fault. So, I won’t accept that apology.”
“Teacher…”
Minjeong just shed tears at Yoon’s words. Yoon wiped Minjeong’s tears with a tissue.
“It was just an accident. It’s not your fault at all.”
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.”
