Chapter 10
The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. Seo Ji-an, who finds himself reincarnated into the world of the novel *Rut Partner*, can’t help but wonder why everyone else who ends up in similar situations seems to live comfortably while he’s struggling with day-to-day hardships. As he faces the harsh reality of financial troubles, his life takes an unexpected turn when he’s unwillingly thrust into the role of someone’s rutting partner.“Anyone else can do it, but I can’t? That can’t be right.”Was it purely physical, simple affection, or perhaps love? After their sudden breakup, Ji-an is left with a vague sense of emptiness, only to encounter Choi Ideun—a man who strangely reminds him of the one he can’t stop thinking about, the man from the shadows…
Chapter 35
Yeonsu, who lost her father and now bears the burden of supporting her family in place of her ailing mother, one day receives an outrageous proposal from Madam Son—the wife of Assemblyman Yoon, her late father’s longtime friend. The proposal: to bear the child of Cha Taegeon, the vice president of the Haesin Group, while pretending to be Madam Son’s daughter, Hyein. Yeonsu firmly refuses, but eventually gives in when Madam Son uses her mother’s health as leverage to blackmail her. —“You signed the contract yourself. You agreed to have my child.” As Taegun embraces Yeonsu, the tide of his emotions crashes into her as rage and contempt. And with each repeated encounter, Yeonsu’s heart becomes more and more conflicted. As time goes by, the tangled emotions between them begin to stir deeper and deeper blue waves...