Eunjae’s eyes sparkled as she arrived at the dress shop with Sunwoo early in the morning. There were so many types of dresses. Looking at the dresses filling the shop, Eunjae entered the fitting room.
“Your shoulders are beautiful, so you could go for a top. Even with a bolero like this, it would look pretty. How about this style, bride?”
Although I mentioned that she was pregnant, I was worried about the dress that was already suffocating.
In three months, the belly would be bigger than it is now. Will I be able to wear this then? Lost in various thoughts, when the curtain was being adjusted, a staff member revealed Sunwoo, who had changed into a tuxedo.
As the curtain opened slowly, Sunwoo, who had changed into a tuxedo, appeared between the curtains. When Eunjae lowered her head as if shy, Sunwoo grinned from the other side. It was an unexpected reaction.
What? Why are you laughing?
“Why, is it bad?”
When Eunjae asked with a pouting face, Sunwoo approached closely, sweeping away the long veil.
“No. I’m speechless when I see something so beautiful.”
You’re beautiful, Eunjae. Sunwoo couldn’t take his eyes off Eunjae, whispering words that always made her feel good.
“Then, shall we go with this?”
“Why would you try it without a circle?”
Eunjae whispered in Sunwoo’s ear as he approached. The dress was too tight, making it hard to breathe, uncomfortable, and she just wanted to go home and rest.
Now, finally exhausted after wearing just one outfit, Eunjae raised her eyebrows, and Sunwoo persuaded her. Let’s try just one more.
Really, just one more. Muttering that she would try on another dress, Eunjae went back into the fitting room.
“You said to try on just one more. Eunjae really did a dress fitting without a circle. Sunwoo and Eunjae ended up choosing the dresses they tried on for the first time, laughing at each other.
They had hurried since dawn, and when they returned home, it was midday.
Wanting to read a book and spend time doing prenatal education, Eunjae’s words were met with Sunwoo extending his arm.
As Eunjae, who entered the study with the intention of choosing a book, let out continuous admiration from her mouth, Sunwoo piled up books in front of the bookshelf with a reassuring manner. After taking out a handkerchief from his back pocket and laying it down, he sat Eunjae on it.
“Sit here for a moment.”
Yes. Answering, Eunjae silently watched Sunwoo’s back as he selected books. Then, she became curious.
“Why did you become a chest surgeon, Sunwoo?”
“Why are you suddenly curious about that?”
“Just curious. Grandpa said you were a chest surgeon, so I wondered if that’s why you chose it.”
Sunwoo, who had brought several picture books, stood in front of Eunjae.
“The master in my dream said that I should become a chest surgeon.”
“Really?”
“Just kidding.”
Sunwoo, who poked Eunjae’s nose with a drop of sweat, sat next to Eunjae.
“He likes the energetic beating heart. The first surgery I observed after graduating from school was a mitral valve surgery. Grandpa was a family doctor, but when I touched the heart for the first time then, I still remember the feeling. How should I put it? It made my heart beat for the first time. I felt alive at that moment.”
“Oh…”
“So, deciding on my career like that, when I became a chest surgeon, Grandpa seemed even more magnificent.”
Sunwoo touched Eunjae’s hand, then seemed to remember something and smiled.
“I think I was about ten years old. It was the most sensitive time. I lived in a refugee camp. I hardly ate, crouching in the room like that, and Grandpa came in. At that time, he said something like this.”
Grandpa, who opened the door and came in, held the hand that couldn’t reach anyone. Pulling out my hand, which was forcibly held, and crying with a sore face, he firmly held my hand, looked straight into my eyes, and said firmly.
“Just because you can’t reach anyone doesn’t mean society will treat you kindly. Don’t think that way.”
“…….”
“At that time, those words sounded quite hurtful, but now I think I understand why Grandpa said that. He was the only one in this house who treated me like everyone else, without special treatment. Thanks to that, I was able to come out of that room. It seemed like it started from that time. I wanted to become a person like Grandpa.”
“Grandpa is amazing.”
“Do you think so too? Eunjae, chest surgery. Chest surgery, Yoon Seok-hee. I want to uphold that reputation now.”
Eunjae gently smiled and nestled into his arms.
“It seems like you’ve already achieved that goal.”
In front of Eunjae, who was reading a fairy tale book in the courtyard, rooibos tea and cherries were placed. Rooibos tea was something she had been drinking lately because it was said to clear the body.
“Thank you.”
Eunjae briefly closed the book, rested her chin, and gazed at the landscape where white snow piled up in the garden. The garden covered entirely in white didn’t disappoint Eunjae’s expectations even in winter.
“How is it staying at your family’s house? Isn’t it hard with the hospital and studio so far away? Are you not tired?”
Eunjae looked at Sunwoo with a meaningful gaze as she asked.
“Why, do you want to go to the apartment?”
“Well, no. Just…”
Eunjae rested her chin, staring intently at Sunwoo, who avoided her eyes.
“Shall we go to our apartment?”
“Suddenly? Why?”
“Well, just…”
Resting her chin, Eunjae looked at Sunwoo, avoiding her eyes.
“Do you want to go to the apartment because I’ve been thinking too much about myself? I liked being in the family’s house, where people were bustling. But thinking about driving almost three hours round trip for almost a year, I thought Sunwoo must have had a hard time.”
“Hmm…”
Sunwoo, who seemed to be contemplating for a moment, spoke while stroking Eunjae’s head.
“If it’s okay with you, I’d like to keep staying at the family’s house.”
“No, I said I wouldn’t insist anymore.”
“Should we turn the third-floor study into the baby’s room?”
“Are you serious?”
“If you want me to be.”
Excluding the special condition of not being able to touch, Sunwoo always felt tired in human relationships. There were no exceptions even for family.
At that time, he didn’t like someone interfering, and he didn’t like things seeping into his life. He didn’t want to be disappointed as much as expectations were placed on him. So, when he turned twenty, he used excuses to become independent. Despite knowing Aunt Seongsan’s meticulous care for me, I tried not to get closer and tried to keep a proper distance.
Taekyu was the same. I envied his warm appearance unlike mine, but I also hated it. It seemed more so because it was a part that I couldn’t have even if I woke up dead. So, I seemed to have pushed him away a lot, even when he was trying to approach me inadvertently. That’s how the deepening of emotional barriers seemed to be partly my fault.
After realizing such things, the life I thought was right didn’t seem happy anymore. I wanted to change. Slowly, with everyone here.
“The saying that humans can never live alone. I always thought that saying was wrong, even though I don’t know who said it. From Aunt Seongsan to Taekyu, Mom, and even Mother. You probably don’t know how many people tried so hard just to hold onto you.
“Alone, I wouldn’t have been able to hold onto you either.”
Eunjae, savoring Sunwoo’s words, rested her chin and looked at the center of the garden.
“This is our garden; how can it be so beautiful?”
“Is that so?”
“Especially in spring, it’s even more beautiful.”
Sunwoo quickly grasped the meaning behind Eunjae’s meaningful words and raised an eyebrow.
“I don’t like it.”
“I didn’t say anything yet.”
“Since I dislike everything that comes out of your mouth right now, rethink it.”
“Ugh, you say that and still listen.”
“Seriously.”
“Why? I once dreamed of an outdoor wedding.”
Sunwoo didn’t expect Eunjae’s aegyo to soften his expression.
“Decorate the garden nicely and invite only close relatives. What do you think?”
Sunwoo silently looked down at Eunjae, then sighed and stood up.
“Where are you going…?”
“To find out what flowers to plant.”
Male lead is a Destined Young Husband (Female-dominant)
One-sentence summary: Wife-master, listen to my explanation!
Li Ruantang, a young lady from a prestigious family, stumbled and fell. When she woke up, she saw a noble and beautiful young man sitting by her bedside, wiping away tears.
The young master had slightly reddened eyes, and his every move exuded charm.
The sight made Li Ruantang’s eyes hot and her heart flutter. After all, she had made a bet with the young master Meng from the neighboring family. If she couldn’t marry a husband before the end of the year, she would have to admit defeat and give up the jade she had worked so hard to obtain.
Outside the window, the flowers were in full bloom.
Rather than losing the bet, the jade, and her face, Li Ruantang calculated that it would be better to seek marriage with the young master in front of her, killing three birds with one stone.
…
Meng Jun never thought that an accident during a spring outing would lead to them rolling down a cliff and into a river, yet still survive.
Now they were trapped in an unknown village, and Meng Jun had overheard that the family who had rescued them had their own intentions.
After all, it was Li Ruantang who had lost her mind and sought marriage first. He was only trying to protect himself!
Glancing at Li Ruantang, who was listing her own merits, the young husband’s voice softened, and he blushed as he lied, “W-wife-master, Wife-master, don’t you remember me?”
The young husband’s voice was clear and handsome, coaxing Li Ruantang’s heart to be soft and sweet, and she spared no effort to protect him.
It wasn’t until they returned to the capital that Li Ruantang suddenly remembered.
When they had fallen off the cliff, in order not to implicate Wei Yunruo, whom he secretly admired, the young husband had instead pulled her, who was slightly farther away, down the cliff with him…
Short summary by Yuushi L: Initially, the male lead (ML) liked another girl, while the female lead (FL) liked the ML. Both fell off a cliff. The FL temporarily lost her memory, and the ML, fearing others might take advantage of him, claimed FL was his wife while they were staying in a village. Later, when they returned home, the FL regained her memories and remembered that the ML liked someone else, so she kept her distance from him. However, during their time living together in the countryside, the ML’s view of the FL had completely changed. From this point, his pursuit of the FL begins.
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