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❝ only pain will remain anyways ❞
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ❛ do you love me ? ❜ she asked him with
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀a hint of hope in her eyes.
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀he hesitated .
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀in his hesitation, she found her answer.
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❪ 𝖿𝖾𝗆...
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It was already autumn in the blink of an eye, everything was slowly turning yellow. The beautiful leaves that were fluttering their joyous green leaves are now replaced with dried yellow leaves as they fall down one after another as if they had a long day and decided to take a deep rest.
The farmers were getting ready to harvest what they have planted during spring and the weather has became more colder and windy. Yeongran loved every season but Autumn has a special place in her heart as it signifies a "new phase and a new change" which she often believes that as new season comes, she might be a new version of herself and to the people around her.
Yeongran glanced at the leaves falling one after another through the window as the soft scent of chamomile tea floats the air. Shin Minchul pours the freshly brewed tea in his cup and took a sip of it "I came here for a trip as I heard that you came back"
Shin Minchul knew his daughter's personality and even though he was given silence as an answer, he didn't really mind and continue to talk as if he knew that his daughter was listening.
"Minjae is getting married the next month so he make time and come for the wedding with my son-in-law"
Yeongran's movement halted and glances at her father with doubt in her eyes "He will never be your son-in-law neither a husband to me"
The atmosphere was thick and uncomfortable, even the maid who came to serve tea could sense the tension and couldn't even breath properly. Yeongran and Minchul, they were father-daughter to the outsiders but inside the closed walls, they are just like strangers.
Their relationship has been rocky ever since Yeongran was forced to become a cultivator and was sent off to Daeho without her consent and forced into training because Minchul wanted her to live up to the expectations of the family which Yeongran didn't want to. All she wanted was a simple life, to learn embroidery design, knit a scarf for her brother, learn how to cook, plant her favourite flowers, play music for relaxation but fate led her to leave the simple dream behind.
As Yeongran grew apart from her family, all her hatred was thrown to Minchul and she despised him because she felt that it was his decisions whether to let her remain in the house and decide her future but he let go of her for his selfish ends. The knot tied between Seo Yul and Shin Yeongran was also his plans too after he found out that Yeongran had a secret-crush on Yul which he took advantage of building relationship with the Seo Family.
Minchul clearly knew that his daughter's feelings were not reciprocated by Seo Yul but he chose to turn a blind eye to it despite feeling guilty because he needed a strong alliance, which in result made his daughter hate him more.
He was used with the cold shoulder but seeing his daughter after almost 7 years made him feel an unexplainable emotion in his heart, the little girl who hated him so much and always showed her anger towards him was sitting in front of him, sipping the tea gracefully with a calm and elegant aura surrounding her. Her features, her calm temperament and the way she moves deeply reminded Minchul of his wife Lee Yeongmi.
"You really take after your mom"
"I'll take that as a compliment"
There was a knock on the door and Yeongran turned around and saw her younger brother. "Hello"
Yeongran couldn't help but smile seeing her brother, who was standing tall, body build properly, the noble aura, the small smile that was always present in his lips. He has grown so much.
"How have you been, noona?"
Shin Minjae sat beside Yeongran with excitement as it was his first time seeing her after so many years. Despite not contacting each other, he still felt like the Yeongran sitting next to him was the same Yeongran he knew few years ago.
"Yes. Congratulations on your marriage Minjae-ah"
Yeongran missed calling his name and so did Minjae too. Hearing his older sister call his name after so many years, nostalgia hits him hard and his eyes were clouded with tears but he held in. Yeongran placed her palm on his face with a fond smile.
"Who would have expect that the maknae of the family who often ran after kites and chickens is getting married soon?" The two chuckled and Shin Minchul who suddenly felt like the third-wheel stood up and left quietly so that the siblings will spend some time together because his presence may make Yeongran uncomfortable.
He can see the difference between how he was treated and his son, he couldn't help but let out a deep sigh as he look at the small backyard with withered leaves all around as he reminded himself the same thing he has told himself for 3 years "I guess karma really exist. Shin Minchul, you created your own karma so bear with it"
