My past life was as a bully's wife?

red thread

유정

… Still, you must stay by Mama’s side, young lady.

Inside the palace, 00 and Taehyung were chatting and laughing. Standing outside, Jimin stroked the gold-plated jade ring in his hand.

A play of fingers, filled with deep hatred and annoyance.

유정

Being with Princess Mama is this young child's only joy. Please don't cast me out of the palace.

지민

Yujeong, aren't you afraid of the world?

Jimin looked down at Yoojung. "A concubine's loyalty," need I explain further? What should I do with this young child brimming with loyalty?

Yujeong prayed for the princess and Taehyung to be together. She prayed to the gods if she could, and to the king if she could. She could have just supported them for the rest of her life.

지민

Your seat feels too big for me. It's poisonous to me.

지민

I intend to live with 00. If she doesn't want it, I will die, and I will make that child die too.

유정

…you will regret it.

지민

Well, that's fine.

Jimin listened to the sounds coming from inside.

태형

Why not try wearing the ring? I think it would suit you very well.

000

Taehyung, I think I lost my ring while washing my body… I’m sorry.

Jimin fiddled with the jade ring. Hoping they'd separate, he performed a childish hand gesture he'd never done before.

This ring is something Taehyung saved up to buy, so he'll probably be a little more considerate.

태형

It's okay, my dear.

Jimin strained his hand to hold the jade ring. The decoration tore a tear near his palm.

Then Jimin turned his head towards Yujeong.

지민

Yujeong-ah, I'm always grateful for your presence. But I don't need the loyalty of a princess who doesn't love me.

But soon everything will change. You will have no choice but to help me.

Jimin swallowed his words and looked at Yujeong. Soon, a hawk walked towards them.

The eagle quietly looked into the amusement hall without paying any attention to them.

부새여

Taehyung, you're beautiful. Beautiful. Really.

She even threw down the broom and looked inside with a look of rapture. Jimin and Yoojung went into the back and hid.

"What a beautiful love square. Or a pentagon?" Yoo-jung sighed.

지민

That bitch should just cut off my neck.

유정

Tie up your hair and shave it. This will make the cut area more visible.

지민

…what does that mean?

유정

It's literally like this. Tie your hair and hit it.

Yujeong slowly moved away like ink spreading.

My back was aching. Even though it was a wide bed, it wasn't uncomfortable for two people to lie on it.

No matter how I looked at it, Kim Taehyung didn't seem to have any intention of getting up, so I got up first.

Why didn't I dream of being the lead this time?

Rather than that, I needed to talk to Seokjin Sunbae.

I slowly pushed Kim Taehyung onto the bed, tidied his hair, and then stood up. I also brushed off the dust and other debris from his body.

000

Senior Seokjin, where are you?

김석진

I'm here, but I don't think I'll have time to talk to you. Park Jimin called me urgently.

Senior Seokjin was standing in the doorframe, quietly looking at me.

I was so startled that I fell backwards. It woke Kim Taehyung up a little.

000

…With Park Jimin, and your senior?

김석진

Oh. It seems like you're looking for me so hard. You miss me so much. Park Jimin.

I nodded obediently and let Seokjin leave. Then I slowly walked out too.

No matter how much I think about it, something seems suspicious.

Knock knock. As I went out to the living room, I heard the brisk sound of typing.

000

huh…?

배수지

Oh, are you awake now?

Suzy is typing on a typewriter, surrounded by Sana and Jung Ho-seok. What is she doing?

Even at a glance, Suzy's laptop screen, which looked expensive, flashed between the keys and even had lights emitting from it, and a noisy image was displayed.

배수지

I thought you guys were rummaging through that room. I was terrified because I thought you couldn't keep your promise.

김유정

I'm not saying you can't just keep your promises.

배수지

That's not something you should be saying. Rather than a promise, isn't this more of a case of living and failing?

미나토자키 사나

Suzy, isn't that you?

Sana points to a woman on the screen.

Whether it's a CCTV screen or not, the screen crackles and noises come and go, and Suzy stumbles, then shakes her head and walks properly again.

배수지

Wow. Now that I look closely, there's no other pretty girl like her. Why am I like that?

000

I want to watch it too. Please step aside for a bit.

As we squeezed in, Hoseok and Suji surprisingly gave us their seats obediently.

The screen shows Suji, who was staggering around, then suddenly came to her senses and ran in the opposite direction.

배수지

Hey. I need to look ahead a bit. I'll pull it a bit. Just wait.

At that moment, the sound of something collapsing was heard in the room, followed by Park Jimin's scream.

I ran to the room in a hurry.

박지민

Damn it, Kim Seokjin…

Park Jimin and Kim Seokjin are rolling around on the floor.

I ran over and stopped Park Jimin without anyone having time to say anything.

박지민

…000.

김석진

thank you.

Park Jimin looked back and forth between me and Seokjin. His eyes were filled with malice.

박지민

…Fuck, isn’t this too much? This is really it.

Park Jimin's eyes turn red and he glares at me as if he's about to run out, then he runs out.

I feel a little better now, and relax, but Seokjin pats my head.

I unconsciously lost strength in the warm touch and took a step back.

Senior Seokjin continued to touch my hair, then suddenly approached Senior Yujeong.

김석진

I really liked Yujeong. Taehyung loved her, 00. He protected her well.

Senior Seokjin pulled up Unnie Yujeong's hair.

김석진

Tie your hair up.

000

Senior, are you suspicious of Unnie Yujeong right now?

Even though I opened my eyes wide and cut off the conversation, Seokjin-sunbae continued to look only at Yujeong-sunbae.

As I looked up at Senior Yoojung, asking if she'd say something, a meaningful expression appeared before me. A deep, rich smile.

김유정

How did you know?

000

… a bird?

I stared at Unnie Yoojung, … Really, really, is that Unnie Yoojung?

000

Then, where is the real Yujeong?

김유정

Do you understand me?

Yoo-jeong, or rather, the reincarnation of Busae-yeo, was surprisingly shameless. To think she would act like that just because it was revealed.

000

…Senior Seokjin, you know, right?

김석진

It's surprising what you don't know. Yujeong died from a knife wound.

000

There's a scar on my stomach... No way. Really, no way.

I looked back.

Some people got it right. Yujeong said, "Emotions from a past life don't come over to this life. It's just sad that you experienced it."

But it's very different from what Seokjin had said long ago. Seokjin said, "Emotions, pain, and characteristics all come over to this life."

So who is the real Yoo-Jeong? Let's find out as we go!