The first day Dae-gun came to their house, she couldn’t forget the way he looked at her.
Sitting on the annex’s main porch, drawing, she lifted her head at the unfamiliar gaze. Along with the plum blossoms fluttering in the wind, an unfamiliar man was walking towards her.
His gaze was fixed on her from the beginning to the end.
It was a seemingly light but deep gaze.
Where had she seen it before?
It was definitely the first time, but her heart began to pound so fiercely that it hurt.
Under the persistent gaze of the approaching man, she dropped the brush she had been holding.
Black ink spread on the white paper.
Before she could ask who he was, the man picked up the brush and started filling in the drawing where the ink had spread.
With his graceful hand movements, a beautiful picture was quickly completed.
“Your name is… Yoon Eunseol?”
He knows her name.
She thought he looked familiar for a moment but soon shook her head.
Up until now, she, who had only lived in the annex, didn’t know the man.
Before she could ask who she was, Father called the man.
It was only later that I learned the man’s disappeared name was Jinheon Dae-gun.
And I found out that the reason he came to the house was because of Eunju.
Even while drinking with Father, Dae-gun’s gaze roamed the surroundings as if looking for someone. At such times, Eunju inevitably appeared. Dae-gun seemed to come to the house under the pretext of drinking to see Eunju, not Father.
I had to suppress my feelings.
So, I tried to avoid him as much as possible and hid.
I was afraid that my feelings would be revealed.
Whether it was because she didn’t like the fact that she was avoiding him or for some other reason, Dae-gun’s gaze towards her became cold after that day.
My heart didn’t listen to me. From the moment I first saw him, he became a part of her small world.
Her love for him grew uncontrollably.
When I heard the news that she was going to marry him, it was sadder to know that his heart belonged to Eunju rather than the rumors surrounding him.
“The rumors about Dae-gun.”
Heegyeom’s soft voice woke her from her reverie.
After hesitating for a moment, he smiled lightly and said.
“You’ve heard it too, but rumors are just rumors. Don’t worry too much. Even if it’s true, things will change once you’re married.”
“I’m fine. Don’t worry.”
“If I had gathered the courage to say it a long time ago, would things have changed?”
“What? What are you talking about?”
A bitter smile spread on Heegyeom’s face as he spoke self-deprecatingly.
“It’s nothing. When you go to Unyeong Palace, you have to forget all the painful memories and be happy.”
“I will. Teacher, thank you so much for everything.”
“Don’t talk nonsense. What did I do?”
“If it weren’t for you, I might have withered away in the darkness. You are the only light for me, Teacher.”
It was sincere.
The teacher in front of her, Kim Heegyeom, had been a source of strength for her and a remedy for healing the painful wounds.
The only time she could smile was when she was with Teacher Kim Heegyeom.
“Teacher, now you should meet a good person and get married.”
“Why, are you feeling sorry for marrying alone, leaving your teacher alone?”
“It’s not that. I’m just curious why someone like Teacher hasn’t married.”
“What, at this age… Forget it.”
“Teacher, you’re only twenty-eight now. If you set your mind to it, there will be many suitors lining up.”
“If you’re worried about this teacher, occasionally send your regards with your drawings.”
Looking at her nodding, Heegyeom’s lips curled up.
“A timid and tearful child, when did you grow up like this… I thought you would always be a ten-year-old kid, but you’re already old enough to get married.”
Feeling embarrassed for no reason, her face turned red.
Heegyeom raised the hair falling below her ear with a pleased smile.
“You must live happily.”
I lifted my head to respond to the teacher’s low voice.
In that moment, Heegyeom withdrew the hand that had been raising her hair and stood up from her seat.
Following Heegyeom’s gaze, she turned her head and froze in place.
Jinheon Dae-gun, with an angry face, was walking towards her, blocking the entrance to the annex courtyard.
It was the first time.
After their initial meeting, Dae-gun, who had never set foot in the annex, had now come to where she was.
Born and seemingly abandoned in this place, she couldn’t leave without Sunyoung’s permission. The annex was her world and also a prison.
Even the people in the house hadn’t searched for her in the place where they had to be cautious of Sunyoung, so Dae-gun had never set foot here.
For some reason, even though his face clearly showed anger, her heart was pounding relentlessly as he approached with the back of his yellow silk robe fluttering in the wind.
Heegyeom came down to greet Dae-gun. Only then did she regain her composure and bowed to Dae-gun, who had come close.
Dae-gun’s gaze passed through the paper on the floor of the main hall and reached Heegyeom’s face.
“Did I interrupt the two of you? I heard a story that this person teaches you how to draw, but now it seems like you’re not drawing pictures on paper, but filling your heart.”
“What do you mean?”
Heegyeom’s calm voice responded to Dae-gun’s blatant sarcasm.
“The heartwarming scene I just saw between teacher and student didn’t seem like that at all. If someone sees it, they might believe that this person is your fiance.”
“No one thinks that. If you’ve lived like that, you must think so, Dae-gun.”
“What?”
“I’ve taught this child for ten years, and I’ve never heard such a thing even once. So, don’t pick a fight over nothing.”
“A fight, did you just say a fight now? It seems like you want to say that your gaze is the gaze of a teacher looking at a student, can you guarantee that?”
“Dae-gun!”
“I’ve never heard such words even once in the ten years I’ve been teaching this child. So, don’t make unnecessary trouble over this.”
“Trouble, did you say trouble? Right now, you seem to want to say that your gaze is the gaze of a teacher looking at a student, can you guarantee that?”
“Dae-gun!”
Heegyeom raised his voice, appearing bewildered. Eunseol, feeling it shouldn’t go on like this, grabbed Heegyeom’s sleeve and said to stop.
Seeing her unable to lift her head, trembling, Heegyeom sighed softly.
“Today was supposed to be the last class anyway. There won’t be anything to worry Dae-gun about over such matters anymore.”
Heegyeom politely greeted Dae-gun and stepped back, turning his gaze to her.
His eyes were full of pity.
“Eunseol, I should stop here. Keep drawing steadily, and live well.”
“Yes, Master, please take care.”
Heegyeom, who bowed once again, turned around and left the annex.
Only after Heegyeom completely disappeared did Jinheon Dae-gun’s gaze fixate on her.
She quickly lowered her head, hiding her trembling eyes.
“W-well, then, I’ll also take my leave now.”
In the moment she tried to turn away, her body jerked.
The large hand grabbed her wrist, and she was weakly trapped in his arms.
Trying to withdraw her upper body and escape, she ended up being held even more deeply.
“D-Dae-gun!”
“According to what your brother said, you have feelings for the art instructor Kim Heegyeom. Is it true?”
“…”
“Seeing you unable to speak, it seems to be true. Master and disciple? Ha, it’s not even funny.”
“Dae-gun, that… is a misunderstanding.”
His gaze became fierce, and the corners of his mouth twisted.
As the arm that wrapped around her waist tightened, he brought his other hand in front of her eyes.
As his clenched fist came closer, she involuntarily closed her eyes and cowered.
The habit of being scared even if someone reached for her had developed from being beaten by Sunyoung.
Unaware of that, Dae-gun frowned and unfolded his fist in front of her.
On his palm lay the plum blossom petal he had caught earlier.
He lightly blew on it, and the plum blossom petal that had been on his palm fluttered away.
Brushing against her cheek, it fell downward.
“Do not forget that you are my woman.”
Male lead is reincarnated to save his wife
I’ve also read this one twice already. The female lead is kinda soft and gets embarrassed easily—not really my type, but the plot is definitely worth reading. Hurry up and read it, y’all!
Intro
When Shen Yuan encountered Su Jin again in his previous life, she had already become the Prime Minister of the current dynasty. As for him, the former top young master of the capital, he had long since fallen into the abyss, becoming a singer on a pleasure boat.
After a song ended, he was redeemed and sent to the Su Residence.
Su Jin respected and cherished him, gave him a roof over his head, and bestowed him with warmth. Shen Yuan fell deeper and deeper, but before he could express his feelings, Su Jin passed away.
Shen Yuan died to follow her in death, but instead, he returned to when he was fifteen years old.
At that time, he was not yet engaged, and Su Jin was just a poor scholar.
Shen Yuan gritted his teeth, casting aside all his pride, and thought of ways to coax and entice her every day.
The colder and more indifferent Su Jin was towards him, the more proactive Shen Yuan became.
He was not afraid of being mocked by the world, only wanting to marry his Wife-master early, to hold her hand and never let go for a lifetime.
[Note: This story will not specifically point out the male lead’s reincarnation time point; it’s all in the details. Whenever you feel that the male lead is acting strangely, he has most likely been reincarnated.]
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