Kyuwon nodded. Yeryeong, poking Seyoung’s soft cheek, looked at her.
“Should I get something to drink?”
“I’m fine. I had a cup of coffee before coming here.”
Seyoung replied to Yeryeong and looked around at the people sitting at the table. She slightly lowered her head in response to the curious gazes, offering a polite greeting.
“Have you had lunch? Taejo said he would give you a present today.”
“I had lunch with him. I received a gift too.”
“What kind of gift did you get?”
Yeryeong’s eyes twinkled. Four days ago, when they had a meal together, Taejo couldn’t bring a gift and said he would give it later.
“Well, this.”
Seyoung put something she held in her hand on the table. Yeryeong, stretching her neck, widened her eyes when she saw the item on the table.
“Wow, it’s worth not being able to bring it.”
What Seyoung put down was a car key with a clear emblem.
“Taejo said it’s better to have a sturdy car when you’re with Kyuwon.”
“So, did you drive that car here?”
“Yes. He even prepared a car seat.”
When Kyuwon saw the car key on the table, she clapped her hands. Mrs. Maya grabbed Kyuwon’s cute hand and admonished her.
“Our puppy should ride a car at home. That’s too much for you now.”
“Chacha!”
When Kyuwon shouted while stomping her foot, people laughed. Kyuwon also grinned at those ladies.
“Look at this child laughing. She looks just like her mother.”
People approached to see Kyuwon.
While people gathered around Mrs. Maya’s table, Mrs. Bang’s table was empty as people left.
The sunset blended with the blue sea of Jeju Island.
Jeonglan glanced at the door while organizing the trays on the display shelf. On the day her daughter, son-in-law, and grandson were coming, Jeonglan’s heart was more excited than usual.
“Boss, just go outside for a moment.”
“No. Didn’t you call just a while ago?”
“I called 5 minutes ago. They said they are coming now.”
Seeing the boss stretching out like a turtle, the employees each said something. Jeonglan, feeling like she was in a hurry, awkwardly smiled.
“Aren’t you guys working? Why are you all just looking at me?”
“While working, the boss kept looking only at the door.”
“These guys, really.”
Jeonglan pretended to be offended by the teasing words.
Jeonglan and the cafe staff were as close as family. Jeonglan took good care of her people, so even friends who had quit part-time jobs often came to the cafe to see her.
“Oh? Over there!”
At that moment, an employee guarding the counter shouted while looking towards the door. Jeonglan’s head turned quickly as if responding to the employee. Someone was coming in through the door, but it wasn’t Seyoung.
“……. ”
When Jeonglan looked at him with a puzzled face, the employee who avoided her gaze as if making an excuse said.
“…A guest has arrived.”
Jeonglan laughed in amazement. On the one hand, the guys teasing her to calm down were a bit cute.
And again, when Jeonglan turned her head at the ringing sound, it happened.
“Mom!”
Seyoung called Jeonglan, waving her hand. Next to her, Taejo was holding Kyuwon, bowing.
“You’ve worked hard coming here, our daughter.”
Jeonglan rushed to her daughter and hugged her tightly. And she didn’t forget to greet Taejo with a warm welcome.
“Jin, you too. Has everything been okay all this time?”
“Yes. Mother, is there anywhere you’re not feeling well?”
“I’m always healthy. Has our Kyuwon forgotten her grandmother’s face?”
Jeonglan clapped her hands and reached out to Kyuwon. Despite the long time since seeing each other in person, Kyuwon laughed at Jeonglan.
“Shall our son-in-law let Kyuwon be embraced by her grandmother?”
Kyuwon clapped her short arms. Taejo carefully embraced Kyuwon in Jeonglan’s arms.
“Our Kyuwon has grown a lot, hasn’t she? She’s heavier than before?”
“Heavy?”
“Oh, now you even speak well.”
Following Jeonglan’s words, Kyuwon, imitating her, kissed her cheek as if to say it’s cute.
“Seyoung, when did you have lunch? I made a reservation at Mr. Kim’s restaurant here. It’s a bit early for dinner now, isn’t it?”
“What time did you make the reservation for?”
“I set it for 6 o’clock. If Jin says he’s hungry, we can adjust the time a bit.”
Jeonglan looked at Taejo as if asking how he would handle it. Seyoung’s gaze also followed her mother’s and turned to Taejo.
“Take a little rest. Since there’s still time, we’ll take a short walk by the sea in front of here.”
“That sounds good. Oh, before that, we should get something to drink. What would you two like?”
“I’ll have coffee. Iced. And you?”
“The same as Seyoung, please.”
“What about Kyuwon? Shall we warm some milk for our puppy?”
Jeonglan asked, looking at Kyuwon. Whether she understood the word “milk” or not, Kyuwon answered with a confident nod.
“Then sit by the window over there. I’ll bring it as soon as the drinks are ready. Oh, the seaside is in front of this cafe, so just go down that way. Seyoung, you know the way, right?”
“Of course, I know.”
Seyoung nodded her head. Jeonglan, asking her to wait for a moment, handed Kyuwon to Seyoung.
“Give Kyuwon to me.”
As Jeonglan went inside, as if intending to pour the coffee herself, Taejo took Kyuwon from Seyoung’s arms.
Wandering around the cafe, Seyoung held Taejo’s hand and headed for an empty table.
“Shall I bring a baby chair?”
A staff member approached and asked, but Taejo politely declined. Seyoung, looking at the guests, greeted them and then spoke to Taejo.
“It might be difficult to drink coffee with Kyuwon in your arms.”
“It’s okay. Kyuwon doesn’t like sitting there.”
When Taejo playfully moved his fingers, Kyuwon, grinning, shook her father’s hand up and down.
“Oh no, what if the guests recognize us?”
Jeonglan, who had put the coffee on the table, made an embarrassed smile. Although they also brought some bread, it seemed that both of them wouldn’t be able to eat properly with all the attention from the onlookers.
“It’s okay. We’re going to step out for a moment after eating, so don’t worry about it.”
“Yes, Mom. We stopped by here, and we’ll come in before eating.”
“Come on!”
Following Seyoung’s words, Kyuwon stomped her foot. Jeonglan chuckled at the sound of her son-in-law’s joke.
“Is Kyuwon going out and coming back too?”
“Woong!”
Jeonglan pinched Kyuwon’s chubby cheek. While admiring her grandson’s mischief, Jeonglan spoke to Seyoung.
“Both of you, go out and come back after drinking coffee. I’ll take care of this, so leave it as it is when you’re done eating.”
“Sure. Mom, there are a lot of guests over there. Go see them quickly.”
Seyoung gestured towards the counter, looking at Jeonglan. Taejo took Kyuwon, who had become accustomed to the slightly warm milk, and occasionally sipped his coffee.
And as the sun slowly sank beneath the sea.
Taejo, holding Kyuwon, set his son down on the sandy beach. Kyuwon jumped around, finding it amusing to sink her feet deep into the sand.
“Maaa!”
Kyuwon took a step back, calling Seyoung, who was taking pictures of the two.
Trying to go to her mom, Kyuwon, taking one step at a time, couldn’t find her balance and wobbled. Taejo quickly picked up the child in his arms.
“…….”
Round-eyed Kyuwon blinked as she looked at Taejo. Finding it adorable, Seyoung raised her phone again.
“Hmph. They’re exactly alike.”
Laughing at the faces of the two that appeared on the screen, Seyoung was approached by Taejo, who took her phone.
“Why only take pictures of us? We should take them together.”
As Taejo held the phone, Seyoung adjusted her pose and hugged his waist.
And at the moment Taejo pressed his lips to Seyoung’s forehead.
Click.
The tranquil scene of the three-member family was captured on the screen.
The end
Male lead is a Divorced Husband
She said to him: “Tell me, what makes you like me? I’ll change it!”
Liu Changning transmigrated into a female cannon fodder character in a female-dominant novel.
After reading the first half of the novel’s plot, the first thing she did upon transmigration was to divorce the Pan Jinlian-style male protagonist she had just married.
She indulged herself, pretending to be ugly and poor.
But as time passed, the way that man looked at her became more and more unusual…
Liu Changning was dumbfounded: Tell me, what makes you like me? I’ll change!
――
This lifetime, Pei Yuanshao was rejected by the same woman twice!
The first time, she drove him away. Forced by the situation, he endured the waves of anger in his heart, yielding and humbling himself.
That person lay slanted on a rocking chair, her sallow face emotionless: “If you don’t want a divorce, go cook!”
Pei Yuanshao’s face was dark and gloomy: “You!”
The second time, after the crisis in Jinling City was resolved, the new emperor sent someone to pick him up. He turned around, stammering: “I… I have to go. If you keep me…”
That person lay on the kang bed, her back to him, as if she had long anticipated this day, crisp and clear: “Goodbye!”
Pei Yuanshao was so angry his fingers trembled: “You… you!”
The mission of family and country made him restrain himself, averting his eyes and turning to leave this broken household.
Two years later, they met again. Seeing her ethereal face, his body shook like a sieve.
“She was originally a ‘she’!”
At the Qionglin Banquet, the top scholar of the imperial examination, a talented person with exceptional speech and conduct, all the unmarried young gentlemen from aristocratic families looked at her with shy and timid eyes.
The peerless imperial official Pei Yuanshao felt the anger in his heart erupt. He pointed at the woman surrounded by the crowd at the Qionglin Banquet, his thin lips slightly curled: “Little sister, I wants that person to be the wife-master of my Mingde Prince Manor.”
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