After his appointment had left, giving him a moment to catch his breath, Sun Woo took a sip of coffee and pulled out his mobile phone from his pocket. There was a text from a woman.
―Please contact me when you have time.
Imagining her sending the text with wideeyed surprise made him laugh spontaneously.
“You seem busy today, Ji Eun Jae.”
Should I make her a little anxious, make her wait?
Although such a mischievous thought crossed his mind for a moment, Sun Woo immediately called Eun Jae.
Just as he expected, Eun Jae answered the phone even before the first ringtone ended, skipping the usual greeting.
[Did you pay for my mother’s hospital bills?] Her voice was different from usual. It was very businesslike, yet firm.“Yes.”
[You moved her to the VIP ward too, didn’t you?]
“That’s right.”
[Ha, why?]
Her sigh followed, sounding as if she found the situation absurd.
Why? He hadn’t anticipated this.
Sun Woo was momentarily taken aback, but quickly composed himself.
“Clause 1, the Party B shall generously provide the economic support needed by Party A. Is that clear?”
[I never said I needed it. I have money too, why did you make the payment?]
“Normally, there is no yours or mine between a couple.”
The woman seemed flustered and remained silent. Sun Woo, who was on the verge of laughing, managed to hold back his laughter and continued speaking.
“Do you want to pretend it never happened?”
[That’s not what I meant.]
“I’m about to start the outpatient service.”
[No, I haven’t finished talking yet?]
“Let’s talk about that when we get home. I’m busy, I’m hanging up.”
Just as he was about to end the call by pressing the end button, a displeased voice from the woman resounded over the phone.
[Ah…… I apologize.]
Click, a smiling Sun Woo pressed the end button first and stuffed his mobile phone back into his pocket.
“She’s cute.”
The smile lingering around his lips didn’t fade.
He had a feeling that this contract marriage, which seemed dull and dry, might turn out to be interesting.
Because the partner was Ji Eun Jae.
The sound of the cafe door opening rang out.
Eun Jae reflexively lifted her head. Just as Ye Rim, who had just entered the cafe, spotted Eun Jae sitting alone, she began to spit out a stream of curses. Even this made Eun Jae smile fondly.
“Why the hell are you laughing?”
Ye Rim couldn’t relax her grimace even as she sat across from Eun Jae.
Although they had been in touch often, it was their first facetoface meeting in six months. Nevertheless, it felt as comfortable as seeing a friend yesterday.
The two, who had been in the same class for three years in high school, were each other’s only friends. To Eun Jae, Ye Rim was a comfortable and cozy existence, even after a long absence.
“Did you get here?”
“Do you know how worried I was?”
Just a while ago, waiting for the bus at the bus stop in front of the hospital, Eun Jae had thought of Ye Rim. She might have been worried because the contact was suddenly cut off.
The last time they had spoken was over a week ago, on the phone left in the motel.
Eun Jae had dialed the number she remembered for Ye Rim, and without asking any questions, Ye Rim had suggested they meet. She was a friend with good instincts.
Looking down at her wristwatch showing just before three o’clock, Eun Jae thought she could afford to take it easy and agreed to the meeting.
“I’m sorry, I’ve been dealing with a lot lately.”
“I was going to go to the police station tomorrow, really.”
“What were you going to say there, that I was dragged away by a loan shark?”
Seeing the highly excited Ye Rim, Eun Jae laughed, and Ye Rim glared at her with eyes full of force. Moisture was apparent at the corners of Ye Rim’s eyes.
Eun Jae couldn’t look straight at Ye Rim due to guilt.
“What can’t I do when I know the address?”
At Ye Rim’s words, Eun Jae, who was about to sip her tea, didn’t manage to swallow and mumbled, making a strong gesture of denial. Gulping down her tea, Eun Jae shouted.
“No, not him!”
She had had so much on her plate that she temporarily forgot about that matter.
The last day she had contacted Ye Rim, that day was when Eun Jae had gone to a man’s house for the first time.
Feeling awkward, she had contacted Ye Rim through the phone at the motel. She meticulously recited the man’s address, adding that Ye Rim should report if anything happened.
What she said to the man then wasn’t just a casual warning of ‘Don’t try any tricks’. It was the truth.
“Laughable, you’re acting like someone who’s been captured.”
“Anyway, it’s not him.”
Thinking she would have met at the police station if she had contacted a day later, Eun Jae swept her chest. Ye Rim would have still reported given her personality.
Ye Rim, who hadn’t been there long, drank up the rest of the coffee and gathered her bag.
“Haven’t you eaten yet? Let’s go get something to eat.”
Ye Rim was always concerned about Eun Jae’s meals. She knew Eun Jae’s situation better than anyone, so she was even more worried.
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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