The man, leisurely looking out the window with his legs crossed, had a long thought in his eyes.
“No.”
A lie.
“We just met like destiny.”
O Chaewon visited her hometown after a long time.
Sitting at the dining table and about to start her meal, Oh Seoktae, the representative of Samhoo Corporation, looked at his eldest daughter from head to toe, clucked his tongue, and said, “Are you trying to be a gisaeng or something, going around like that?”
“Why are you like that to your daughter who came after a long time? She’s pretty. Nowadays, all kids are like this. What’s wrong with you?”
Kim Seongsuk defended her daughter.
It was the perfect timing for the start of a lecture about how she, being embraced so much, was living without remembering her duties and doing things her own way. The repertoire was always the same without a single variation. O Chaewon stared at Oh Seoktae in such a way that it was noticeable, then plopped down at the dining table.
“Ahjumma, I want food too.”
“Yes, miss.”
A soft and smooth egg soup was placed on the table. She didn’t feel very hungry, but seeing homemade food made her appetite stir. Chaewon momentarily set aside her calorie concerns and picked up the spoon.
“Ochaeun. Ochaeyoung. Where are they?”
“They both have plans.”
Oh Seoktae gave an unexpected jab.
“You’ll find out that your younger siblings are much better than you. Especially Chaeyoung, who has been studying management diligently lately, received a car as a gift because of her excellence.”
O Chaewon openly laughed.
“Dad, Chaeyoung goes around spreading rumors that she’s my sister. It’s annoying when these strange people claim to be Chaeyoung’s acquaintances. Please tell her not to do that. It’s really irritating.”
“Uh, my mouth…!”
Seoktae, who raised his arm as if to strike, was met with a cold response from Chaewon.
“I want to marry the heir of Taemyung Group, Dad.”
“W-What did you say?”
With his hand raised, the rigid Oh Seoktae stared with his mouth agape.
“So, help me.”
Quietly lowering his arm, Oh Seoktae stared piercingly at Chaewon. Chaewon calmly ate her meal without being affected. The moderately chilled soup had just the right amount of seasoning. Later, she even lifted the whole bowl and drank it all.
“Are you interested in business now?”
It wasn’t until a while later that Oh Seoktae spoke.
“No.”
“Then why?”
“Well, because I’m interested in that man?”
A flush of color passed over Oh Seoktae’s face.
“Do you know who the heir of Taemyung is?”
“…Yes.”
Oh Seoktae’s eyes narrowed like a snake.
“How do you know that? It’s a top-secret within Taemyung. Probably, there might not be many corporate executives with daughters who haven’t tried to find out. A daughter’s range of thought is probably obvious. A prestigious university. Law school. Or maybe looking into lucrative companies, subsidiaries, and affiliates of Taemyung. I expected he might be hiding somewhere, continuing his business activities.”
Somewhere along the line, someone even made an absurd conjecture that one of the polished new recruits in Taemyung Insurance was the successor. It was said that he started from the bottom for real.
All of it was wrong. The Taemyung heir was just playing the role, seemingly engaged in everything.
Lee Heontae was old, and now, when Lee Jinhyeok was eyeing the position like a hyena, it seemed like the right time for Yi Jaeho to make a move with arsenic. Chaewon didn’t plan to miss this opportunity.
“I know who he is, but I can’t tell you yet, Dad.”
“Then how can I help you?”
Leaning his upper body towards Chaewon, Oh Seoktae initiated the conversation.
“First, Dad, please help Taemyung without any conditions. It could be an investment, or you could concede to attracting the golf club to Jeju Island this time for Taemyung.”
“How did you figure that out, and why should I concede that?”
Oh Seoktae changed his expression.
“Sambu Mulsa’s biggest project is scheduled for the first half of next year. Absolutely impossible. I worked hard to fend off Taemyung Construction, which tenaciously stuck to me and secured the business during the fierce bidding process last time. Are you telling me to completely give it back?”
Perhaps recalling the intense competition with a powerful rival during the last bidding process, Oh Seoktae furrowed his brow. It was a bid that put everything on the line. They eventually won, but a considerable amount of money and energy was consumed in the process.
Quietly placing the empty bowl that O Chaewon had finished eating, she said, “In exchange, what if I become Taemyung’s daughter-in-law?”
The dining table fell silent for a moment.
“Look at the bigger picture, Dad.”
“How can I trust you?”
Oh Seoktae expressed his disappointment in his eldest daughter, pouring out cold words. The disappointment when his daughter, raised as an elite with the most substantial amount of money, declared that she would become nothing more than a celebrity was not easily forgotten.
“Do you believe that the person you found is indeed the Taemyung heir?”
Oh Seoktae, with snake-like eyes, glared and remained constantly guarded. As the leader of the group with sharp wit and intuition, there was no easy way to pass through.
“Whether it needs to be you is also in doubt.”
Putting down the spoon, he said, “I have three daughters, two of whom listen to me very well.”
O Chaewon openly let out a laugh.
“But among them, I’m the most famous and beautiful, right?”
Oh Seoktae was momentarily at a loss for words.
“Yet, despite having two daughters who are said to listen to me so well, someone keeps challenging me each time. I don’t even run the business, and I don’t have many shares. Why do you think that is?”
“…”
“Men prefer pretty women over smart women. Don’t they?”
O Chaewon drove her point home.
“That man can only be me. We’re already quite close.”
At the mention of being close, Oh Seoktae’s eyes flickered.
“Go to bed today. Let’s talk again in the study tomorrow.”
Male lead is reincarnated to save his wife
I’ve also read this one twice already. The female lead is kinda soft and gets embarrassed easily—not really my type, but the plot is definitely worth reading. Hurry up and read it, y’all!
Intro
When Shen Yuan encountered Su Jin again in his previous life, she had already become the Prime Minister of the current dynasty. As for him, the former top young master of the capital, he had long since fallen into the abyss, becoming a singer on a pleasure boat.
After a song ended, he was redeemed and sent to the Su Residence.
Su Jin respected and cherished him, gave him a roof over his head, and bestowed him with warmth. Shen Yuan fell deeper and deeper, but before he could express his feelings, Su Jin passed away.
Shen Yuan died to follow her in death, but instead, he returned to when he was fifteen years old.
At that time, he was not yet engaged, and Su Jin was just a poor scholar.
Shen Yuan gritted his teeth, casting aside all his pride, and thought of ways to coax and entice her every day.
The colder and more indifferent Su Jin was towards him, the more proactive Shen Yuan became.
He was not afraid of being mocked by the world, only wanting to marry his Wife-master early, to hold her hand and never let go for a lifetime.
[Note: This story will not specifically point out the male lead’s reincarnation time point; it’s all in the details. Whenever you feel that the male lead is acting strangely, he has most likely been reincarnated.]
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