Modern Male Hanbok

When I was in the terminal stage of renal disease, my wife gave the kidney that was most compatible with me to my brother. I rejected the doctor’s suggestion to continue waiting for a new kidney and got discharged early. My heart had frozen over. There was no point in holding on anymore. I gave the wealth that I had accumulated over the years to my brother, and my parents finally smiled at me. My wife tirelessly wanted to take good care of my brother. I did not get angry. Instead, I even asked her to be more attentive to his needs. Even when my daughter wanted my brother to be her father, I agreed with a smile. Everything had turned out exactly as they had hoped. Why were they feeling regret?

In this world, there are more ways to deal with a problem than the problem itself. That applies just as well to cheating men. Rich men, especially, will go to absurd lengths just to have more women in their lives. There's no trick too low, no scheme too shameless. Take my boss, for example. He handed over his stunning mistress to me. Honestly, I suspected he couldn't perform in bed, because she came into my bedroom night after night.

My wife's childhood guy best friend came back to the country. He raised a toast to me, thanking me for taking care of her. I turned him down, but my wife blamed me for embarrassing him. To punish me, she stopped our daughter's treatment and demanded I kneel and apologize to her childhood friend. That night, our daughter's condition got worse. I held her as her body kept twitching, calling my wife over and over. But I could never get through. In my arms, our daughter's body grew colder. Meanwhile, her childhood friend posted a picture of them looking cozy on his social media. "Even the northern lights can't outshine you by my side."

My parents have always been biased against me, even as a child. They leave me in the countryside while raising my brother themselves. When I'm finally brought to live with them, they neglect me because they don't want my brother to be upset. When my brother says that I'm rude and falsely accuses me of getting people to assault him, my parents believe him without a shadow of doubt. And so, I'm sent to a residential treatment center. Under my parents' tacit permission and my brother's persuasion, the teachers at the center "educate" me inhumanely. In the end, I learn my lesson, as everyone wishes. I die while learning it, too.

During the New Year's Eve dinner, my pineapple juice was secretly swapped for alcohol. But I had taken cephalosporin earlier on. The doctors used a lot of effort to save me, but my wife, Jennifer Robinson, shielded the person who was responsible behind her. "This matter ends here. Be generous and forgive him. He didn't do it on purpose." I didn't plan on letting this man off so easily. He had an ambiguous relationship with my wife. But Jennifer interrupted me with a frown. "That's enough! He's only a fresh graduate. What's the point of making a fuss? Do you have to ruin the rest of his life to feel satisfied?" I looked at how my wife was protecting him and my heart sank. "Then you two can spend the rest of your lives together."

Wendy and James had been married for eight years. One day, Wendy told James that she wanted to have a child with another man, and she wanted to hold a wedding with that man as well. Faced with James's questioning, Wendy didn't beat around the bush. "You're infertile and he's willing to give me a child. We're only having a child and holding a wedding. That's all. We won't be getting a marriage certificate, so he has no effect on your status." James's heart turned cold. He arranged the best wedding for Wendy and the man named "Sean." Wendy was very happy with how obedient James was. When they were saying their vow, James was lying on the operating table all alone and was erasing all his memories of Wendy from his mind.

After a car crash, I wake up without a scratch, but my girlfriend, Elena Reed, has amnesia. What shocks me the most is that I can hear my late grandma's voice in my head. "That shameless woman is feigning amnesia to trick Rowan! If I were still alive, I'd break her legs myself!" My eyes fly wide in disbelief. Grandma's voice keeps raging in my head. "Rowan, in your past life, Elena ruined you. You had miserable years with her and nearly died of a heart attack while she was out celebrating Miles' birthday! "Your grandpa is about to have you choose a bride. Don't pick Elena. Pick Piper. She's a good woman!" A second later, Grandpa and the elders walk into the hospital room and spread out photos of heiresses from the four great families, asking me to choose a bride. I don't even hesitate. I choose Piper Alden, the one I've been butting heads with for as long as I can remember. I've always listened to Grandma. If she says that Elena doesn't love me, then I don't want her anymore.

When Ryder's professor sent him yet another email, he glanced around his cold, empty home. Faced with Seth's relentless provocations, Ryder made up his mind—he would leave Laura. With the wedding fast approaching, Ryder decided to give Laura the perfect ceremony—one that would please both her and Seth. His departure, however, would be the biggest surprise of the event. But after Ryder walked away, Laura looked at the groom standing at the altar, lost control, and destroyed the wedding in a fit of madness.

Ich war seit vier Jahren mit Sebastian Hoffmann verheiratet und wünschte mir sehnlichst, ein Kind von ihm zu bekommen. Doch leider wollte er nie mit mir schlafen. Ich dachte schon, er wäre asexuell oder hätte einfach kein Interesse an Sex. Der Arzt jedoch erzählte, Sebastian sei so wild gewesen, dass er einer Frau beim Sex den After zerrissen habe. Da durchfuhr mich ein eiskalter Schauder, denn diese Frau war keine Unbekannte.​ Es war seine Schwester – nicht blutsverwandt, aber für ihn die „einzige Wahre“.

Einst dachte Marie Weber, dass es das größte Glück ihres Lebens wäre, mit Felix Schneider von der Schulzeit an zusammen zu sein und ihn irgendwann zu heiraten. Doch als Felix sie betrog, wurde ihr klar, dass es selten die ewige Liebe gibt. Es gibt keine Garantien für „bis ans Lebensende“, sondern oft nur bittersüße Erinnerungen und ein Ende, das niemand kommen sah. Nach der Scheidung schwor sie sich, ihr Herz nie wieder jemandem anzuvertrauen. Aber Lukas Schneider, Felix’ Onkel, trat mit Nachdruck in ihr Leben und ließ ihr keine Möglichkeit, ihm zu entkommen. Sie versuchte verzweifelt, sich aus allem, was mit der Familie Schneider zu tun hatte, herauszuhalten. Doch Lukas ließ nicht locker und setzte alles daran, sie an sich zu binden. „Lukas, du bist der Onkel meines Ex-Mannes. Das geht einfach nicht.“ Lukas grinste und hob ihr Kinn leicht an, sodass sie ihm direkt in die Augen sehen musste. „Du bist doch schon lange nicht mehr mit Felix zusammen. Bin ich da wirklich noch sein Onkel für dich?“ „Und außerdem – woher willst du wissen, dass wir nicht zusammenpassen, wenn du es noch nie ausprobiert hast?“ Marie: „Ich habe es ausprobiert.“ Lukas: „Dann probiere es halt nochmal – bis es passt.“ Marie: „…“