He had firmly labeled it as ‘something’ and yet he was like this again. She wanted to point out his word mistake, but fearing the conversation would drag on, she decided against it. The more she talked, the more entangled she felt.
[Stop that, Yoon Dajeong.]Her heart strangely raced. Dajeong gripped her phone tightly. A decisive message came in.
[Come to me.]Late at night, thirsty and awake, Kyungjun came downstairs, cutting through the darkness. He opened the refrigerator, took out a bottle of water, and was about to head back up when he noticed a plastic bag on the sink.
Peeking inside, he saw it was food waste.
‘Ah. Just went to throw out some food waste.’
Dajeong’s casual words echoed in his ears. Suddenly, he turned to look at Dajeong’s room. The door seemed far away, as if he could run to it but still not be able to reach the handle.
He stood there for a while, just looking at the door.
“Good work everyone!”
Called the vitamin of the film set, Oh Chaewon greeted everyone with a fresh smile. She always smiled prettily, even when tired, a compliment she had heard dozens of times before finally getting into her van.
“You worked hard today, sis.”
“Yeah.”
But the moment the car door closed, her smile disappeared.
“Have some water.”
“Hey. Give it to me. I told you to prepare it in advance.”
“…Sorry.”
She snatched the lukewarm water, kept at about 40 degrees, and drank it, then looked at the man who had been waiting in her car. It was Team Leader Kim Young-hoon from the secretarial office of Samhoo Corporation, who had been assisting Oh Chaewon for a long time.
“Miss, it’s been a while.”
Oh Chaewon being the eldest daughter of Samhoo Corporation was public knowledge. Her father, CEO Oh Seoktae, often gave interviews praising his daughter’s acting. In those moments, he seemed like a simple and kind father.
‘More important than taking over the family business is my daughter’s life. I am the number one fan of our Chaewon’s life.’
However, the reality was that he had given up on his eldest daughter, who had no interest in studies. He tried everything to get her into management, but Oh Seoktae couldn’t break Oh Chaewon’s will. As a result, she was treated almost like an outcast at home.
Regardless, Oh Chaewon was satisfied with her chosen profession.
Because it was beautiful and glamorous.
Although not the best in acting and facing some criticism, she had been improving little by little since her previous work, , with Jaeho Lee. She believed she would continue to improve. Of course, she still visited the dermatologist more often than doing acting practice.
“Did you find out? About Jaeho Lee.”
Oh Chaewon cut straight to the point. Team Leader Kim Young-hoon adjusted his glasses and took out a tablet from his bag.
“Yes. It took some effort to find out.”
“Tell me.”
Here’s the English translation of the provided Korean paragraph:
“You know, as you are aware, he is indeed the heir of Taemyung Group. It was top-secret even within Taemyung. Wow, it was really hard to find out. But how did you know?”
Oh Chaewon’s eyes sparkled for a moment.
She would have fallen for him even without knowing his background, but now that she knew he was the real crown prince, her heart raced at facing the truth. Another reason to have him emerged.
In the beauty salon she frequented, Se-a Lee, the executive director of the strategic planning office at Taemyung Group, was a regular. Se-a was the granddaughter of Taemyung’s chairman, Heontae Lee, and Jaeho Lee’s cousin. Oh Chaewon accidentally overheard that woman talking recklessly with the salon owner at the door.
‘Our group’s heir? There’s a reason he’s shrouded in mystery. He’s not a businessman, but an actor. Oh, how embarrassing. But how could he handle group affairs if he’s always acting outside? Eventually, my dad will take over. Ah, only you know, Mr. Owner. Actor Jaeho Lee. He’s my little cousin.’
‘Really? That’s so unexpected. But he recently acted in a drama with Oh Chaewon. Oh Chaewon visits our shop.’
‘Oh my, I need to be careful with my words.’
That day, Oh Chaewon immediately called Team Leader Kim and ordered a background check on Jaeho Lee.
It was an opportunity to gain proper recognition from her father, who declared he wouldn’t leave her a penny if she didn’t join the business. As the daughter of a father with only three daughters, she knew better than anyone how much he coveted an unseen heir of Taemyung as a son-in-law.
She had flirted in a few fleeting romances, but Jaeho Lee was the first to genuinely excite her. And now, he was the heir of Taemyung. She couldn’t let him slip away.
“Tell me what you’ve found. Start with the family tree.”
“Yes. As you know, Taemyung is currently headed by Chairman Heontae Lee, Jaeho Lee’s grandfather. Heontae has three sons, but the eldest died. The dead son’s name was Jinwoo Lee. Jaeho is Jinwoo’s son.”
“Wait, I looked into it too, and Jinwoo was unmarried, right? He died a month before his wedding. How does he have a son? A child out of wedlock?”
“That part is completely undisclosed. But a report from Taemyung released over a decade ago stated that the arranged marriage was just a rumor, and Jinwoo had a common-law wife. It’s strange, though. They kept it hidden until the grandson was over seventeen before officially announcing it.”
“That’s odd. What’s the probability that Jaeho is not Jinwoo’s bloodline?”
“It’s unlikely. Photos of young Jinwoo show they are strikingly alike.”
“Hmm.”
“Shall I continue? The second son is Jinhyuk Lee, whom you probably know best. He’s the current president of Taemyung Construction and the father of Se-a Lee, the executive director of the strategic planning office. Jaeho’s small uncle. He’s known for his aggressive personality and openly displays his ambitions.”
“He must see his nephew as a threat.”
“Exactly. That’s probably why he meets shareholders so often. And lastly, Jinmyung Lee. A prodigy with a brilliant mind, but he hasn’t been active since graduating from university. He’s one of the directors of Taemyung Group but never appears in public.”
Oh Chaewon fell into thought.
Even though she was an actress, she was born and raised in a chaebol family, a third-generation heir. She quickly grasped how unstable Jaeho’s position was.
If he was focusing on acting and hiding away, he probably didn’t have many supporters within Taemyung. Being the heir, his current situation seemed to be fraught with many dangers.
“He needs a woman who can be his strength.”
Ex-husband Wants Reconciliation
One-line summary: Chasing the wife to the crematorium (making an effort to attract someone who has become indifferent), the female lead doesn’t look back, the second male lead takes the position.
Intro:
To repay the kindness of the older generation, Su Mu crossed into a female-dominated world and became a live-in daughter-in-law of the Yan family, single-handedly saving the Yan family from fire and water.
But her husband, Yan Jiyue, the eldest son of the Yan family, treated her with sarcasm and never showed her a good face.
It wasn’t until after Su Mu’s death that this pampered and arrogant young master shed a few fake tears and pretended to want to die for love.
This life’s kindness was enough. If there was a next life, she would definitely kick Yan Jiyue away.
Who knew that the heavens would be so kind as to allow her to be reborn, returning to the time when she had just married into the Yan family.
Su Mu glanced at the Yan eldest son, who still spoke coldly to her, and threw a divorce letter in front of him.
“Let’s divorce!”
***
Yan Jiyue never imagined that he would be reborn. He happily went to find Su Mu, wanting to make up for the mistakes he had made in his ignorant youth.
Wasn’t the reason the heavens allowed him to be reborn to let him reconcile with Su Mu?
But when he pushed open the door to Su Mu’s room, the person lying on the bed was another man.
Su Mu’s personal attendant, Xie Yi.
Yan Jiyue hated him so much that his teeth itched. In front of Su Mu, Xie Yi was a gentle and considerate whisperer of sweet nothings, but in reality, he was vicious-hearted and deliberately sabotaged their husband and wife relationship.
In the previous life, it was he who secretly hid in Su Mu’s coffin and committed suicide, stealing a step ahead of him to be buried with Su Mu.
Yan Jiyue’s eyes were filled with hatred as he cursed, “What kind of thing are you? Your background is lowly, what right do you have to occupy Su Mu?”
Xie Yi looked at the sleeping Su Mu and no longer pretended to be a whisperer of sweet nothings.
He proudly stuck out his belly, “I have the right because my belly is capable of giving the Wife-master a daughter.”
***
Yan Jiyue was consumed with jealousy. He spread rumors that Xie Yi had once been branded with the mark of a “harlot” on his chest.
But on the night Xie Yi cut off the flesh bearing that mark, Su Mu suddenly realized something was amiss.
“How did you know the exact moment I was poisoned? And why did you show up a month early?”
Xie Yi remained silent, blood from his wound soaking through his robes. His sapphire eyes brimmed with anguish – or was it just a flawless act?
Between a once-arrogant husband now seeking redemption, and a gentle soul willing to die for her – who truly held the darkest secrets? And could it be that Su Mu and Yan Jiyue weren’t the only ones given a second chance at life…?
[Reading Guide]
1. True divorce, chasing the wife to the crematorium, the female lead doesn’t look back, the male lead is Xie Yi.
2. The ex-husband did not cheat, he just realized too late and didn’t realize that he liked the female lead.
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