“Either use honorifics or informal language, please stick to one. I’m getting confused too.”
As always, he didn’t change his expression at Eun Jae’s curt words. Sun Woo, who quietly pulled out a chair and sat down, pointed to Eun Jae’s usual spot with his chin.
“Sit, eat.”
“…….”
Hey, just because she said that doesn’t mean he should start speaking informally.
“Are you satisfied now?”
Che. Eun Jae, who let out a small sigh of displeasure, sat down in front of the man with a pouty face.
“I really don’t feel like it. My stomach feels a bit off.”
“Eat.”
Eun Jae, who was pouting her lips, had no choice but to bow her head.
Just a moment ago, she felt like her stomach would turn at the sight of any food, but her appetite returned the moment she saw the white soup bubbling up in the soup pot.
The spoon she scooped up went straight into the soup. The savory and warm soup went down her throat and seemed to calm her upset stomach in an instant.
“Haa, I think I’m going to live.”
Without realizing it, she blurted out her inner thoughts. Sun Woo, who had been watching Eun Jae continuously scooping soup and had a brief smile, finally scooped up some soup for himself.
By the time the meal was halfway done, the man’s bruised lower lip caught her eye. It was a wound she had not noticed before.
Was he tired? Or couldn’t he sleep? Didn’t he have that nightmare again? He really looked exhausted then.
Feeling unnecessarily worried, Eun Jae was too proud to ask directly. While eating, she asked nonchalantly.
“Why is your lip like that? Did you hurt yourself?”
The man looked at Eun Jae with his unique languid expression and replied.
“Are you curious?”
“No.”
Eun Jae shook her head vigorously and moved her chopsticks again. It was a bit, no, quite nervewracking, but because of the man’s insinuating expression, she decided not to ask any further.
“Seems like a drunk cat bit you.”
“A cat?”
“Don’t foolishly seek comfort in alcohol you can’t handle. Talk to someone who can listen instead.”
Contrary to his curt words, the man was gently pushing the roasted asparagus towards her.
He added that asparagus contains asparagic acid, which is 50 times higher than in bean sprouts and helps decompose alcohol in the liver.
As if he were a doctor or something.
Eun Jae nibbled at the asparagus, listening to the man’s oddly nagging words.
“Did you see me at the hospital yesterday, with Dr. Ju?”
Eun Jae blushed at Sun Woo’s words. How did he know? She thought she had hidden well, but had she been seen?
Trying not to seem surprised, she hid her emotions and picked up another asparagus.
“Normally, in such situations, one does not figure out and imagine what happened. Instead, one first asks the person involved. Why it happened, they should be given a chance to make an excuse, at least.”
At Sun Woo’s words, Eun Jae put down her chopsticks as if she had something to say too.
“I didn’t imagine it, I believe only what I saw. It’s true that you just sat there while another woman touched your hair. Of course, this is a contractual marriage, but aren’t we both responsible for this marriage?”
At the question asked as if seeking agreement, Sun Woo slowly blinked his eyes in affirmation.
“Go on.”
“In a situation where you need to inherit the hospital as soon as possible, what do you think people will think when they frequently see a man who’s about to get married being with another woman like that?”
“What do you think they’ll think?”
“Is it a fake marriage, you’re giving it away, what is it? Marriage is marriage, dating is dating. Well, it seems to be this kind of mindset, but even if you meet, you have to meet after I finish sorting things out with you. You’re a person with a social status.”
Sun Woo, who faintly smiled at the sight of Eun Jae talking without a pause with her small and cute lips, leaned back in his chair leisurely with his arms crossed.
“So, what would you like me to do? Should I make an excuse?”
“Please take responsibility for any problems that arise due to this incident. If you can’t receive the hospital donation and this marriage becomes void”
“That won’t happen.”
“Even if it won’t, please promise.”
At her very determined attitude, Sun Woo seemed to think for a moment before reluctantly nodding his head.
“Please put it in the contract.”
“A verbal contract is also a contract.”
“I can’t trust it.”
“Well, seriously.”
“Why would I trust you? We’re strictly in a contractual relationship. It would be different if it were recorded in documents.”
Did she always speak so well? Today, Eun Jae was relentless. Sun Woo sighed heavily as if he found it annoying and got up.
Sun Woo, who was heading towards his room, started to write down the contents Eun Jae had mentioned on the lower part of the contract he had brought out in front of her.
If Sun Woo missed a phrase here and there, Eun Jae would correct it.
When Eun Jae, who had achieved her purpose, stood up to tidy up her place, Sun Woo asked her with a displeased face.
“Are you done?”
“Yes.”
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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