A small, suppressed laughter could be heard from the other side, indicating the correct answer.
Yes. Young Madam asked me to keep it a secret for a while.
That rascal Ye-ryeong!
“Okay, I got it. I’ll contact you again later.”
Madam Ma hung up and glanced at Se-kyung’s documents. Setting aside the rumors about marriage, the word “pregnancy” particularly caught her eye.
She picked up her phone again and searched for Tae-jo’s number. This time, instead of the voicemail saying he was on a call, a dial tone followed.
And finally, when Tae-jo answered the call.
Yes, Mother.
“Come home. I have something to say.” Coldly piercing, Madam Ma looked down at the photo of Tae-jo and Se-kyung together.
Se-kyung paced nervously inside the house. She picked up and put down her phone dozens of times. Unable to resist, she eventually searched for the articles on the internet.
In the entertainment section, articles about Se-kyung’s marriage rumors, pregnancy speculations, and the letter she posted on SNS were being frequently updated.
The problem was that the related articles were not only appearing in the entertainment section but also in the economic section. As the news broke that Se-kyung’s rumored spouse was the son of JK Group, articles related to him were published in the economic section as well. Inquiries to JK Group’s PR team about the truth did not yield a clear answer.
Se-kyung slowly scrolled down the screen, examining the comments.
┗ What does it have to do with us if they get married? Why should we consider this news? And why is it in the economic section? It should be in the entertainment section!
┗ Wow, congratulations! Live happily!
┗ She left the drama after gaining popularity, only to end up with another man’s child. LOL.
┗ Seems like the upper one was too immersed in the drama. But isn’t it a pity for Yoon Se-kyung? She’s doing well in dramas these days. If she’s pregnant, she can’t start the next project right away. She told me to get lost when the water comes in. She missed the golden opportunity because of the child.
┗ If she becomes the second daughter-in-law of JK Group, she can quit her entertainment activities. But doesn’t this smell fishy? Yoon Se-kyung trapping a man by saying she’s pregnant. Such innocent looks with such unscrupulous actions… In the end, she also chose a man for money.
Words like venom stabbed into her heart. Se-kyung, feeling a light dizziness, twisted her body in distress, gripping her phone tightly.
She swallowed dryly and checked the comment section again.
Reactions to Se-kyung’s pregnancy news varied.
In times like these, there were people offering congratulations, saying who cares about premarital pregnancy. At the same time, there were those mocking and sneering at Se-kyung and Tae-jo’s behavior.
Was having a child before marriage such a subject to criticism?
She thought not everyone would congratulate her, but why should she hear such hurtful words from people who don’t even know her?
Tae-jo did nothing wrong.
He is just the person she loves.
Why should she endure such insulting words from them just because she’s associated with him?
“……”
A choked feeling surged in her heart. Tears had unknowingly welled up in her now warm eyes.
Se-kyung fanned herself, trying to dry the tears on her eyelashes. She didn’t want to shed tears over the hurtful words of people she didn’t even know.
“Don’t be upset about this kind of thing. I’m a mother now, and I have a child to protect. I shouldn’t let myself be swayed and cry for no reason because of those words.”
As if making a pledge to herself, Se-kyung, with a composed heart, clenched her fist.
At that moment, ding-dong, the doorbell rang.
“Who could it be?”
There shouldn’t be anyone coming.
With a cautious stance, Se-kyung stretched her neck like a wary meerkat. Her heart pounded, fearing that a reporter might have come to her doorstep. She walked toward the intercom, trying to calm her excited heartbeat.
“Oh? Director Song and Jae-hoon?”
Se-kyung, checking the faces of the two people displayed on the monitor, rushed to the front door. When she opened the door, Director Song, who smiled widely, shook hands with her.
“Hello, Miss Se-kyung! It’s my first time at your place. Who’s here? Can we come in?”
“Oh, yes. Please come in.”
As Se-kyung stepped aside, the two entered the house. Director Song, after looking closely at Se-kyung’s face, raised one eyebrow.
“What were you doing?”
“Just being here.”
“You weren’t searching for articles and reading comments, were you?”
“…….”
Se-kyung, unable to deny it, awkwardly smiled.
“Ah, can’t even lie. We came knowing you’d be like this. Se-kyung, did you have dinner? I brought some packed rice while coming.”
“No. But why did you suddenly come here? Wasn’t the company busy?”
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.”
