“Sure, you’re not someone who would crumble over such things. But I’m not like that. I’ve just started building my reputation. A single artist’s word can destabilize my position! I don’t want to waste this opportunity carelessly.”
Her desire had grown stronger after getting married and facing her father again. She wanted to seize this chance, to climb higher, to break free from the confines of her life. She didn’t want anyone to wield power over her life.
Even if it seemed like mere escapism to others, for Yura, it was a desperate last resort borne out of earnestness.
“An opportunity to surpass Argon?”
Hyun, pinpointing the crux in her outburst, questioned her, and Yura didn’t deny it.
“Yes.”
“Does it have to be Se-jin for that opportunity?”
“That’s…”
“If it’s an opportunity anyone can give, I’ll give it to you.”
Yura didn’t shy away from Hyun’s confident gaze. She wasn’t averse to using Hyun’s help to seize opportunities. In fact, when she decided to marry, she had considered that his strong backing would solidify her position.
But she had wanted it in a different way: leveraging his connections and power to meet more skilled and authoritative artists, not using his influence to push Se-jin out. Though that might free her from an immediate nuisance, it would mar her otherwise flawless career, potentially shaking the platform she could have soared from.
The safest and most perfect way was to use Hyun’s power to secure a successful performance and connect with artists more capable than Se-jin, without any noise. Now wasn’t the time to rely on Hyun’s help.
“Sigh, I wouldn’t mind taking your help, Oppa. But I want to succeed in the task I’ve been given, just like I have been so far, unfazed by any difficulty.”
Hyun leaned back against the car seat, slowly closing his eyes as if in thought. He then crossed his arms over his chest, returning to silence.
Yura considered his behavior as his way of tolerating her stubbornness. She and Hyun were entirely different beings. For him, who could handle anything effortlessly, such a choice might be incomprehensible. So, he was just bearing with her, in his own way.
After a moment, an unexpected logic flowed from his slightly parted lips.
“If it’s not your fault, there shouldn’t be a problem, right?”
Though not exactly wrong, the statement left a nagging discomfort. She couldn’t pinpoint it but felt that this way of concluding the situation wasn’t too bad. Yura hesitantly agreed to Hyun’s somewhat enigmatic words.
“That’s… right. If it’s not my fault, it shouldn’t affect my career.”
“Alright. If that’s what you want.”
Hyun didn’t mention the issue again and started driving.
Knock knock. Lost in her thoughts, Yura snapped back to reality at the sound of knocking.
“Yes?”
The face that appeared was Manager Jeong’s, who carefully gauged her expression.
“Team Leader, is something wrong?”
Yura blinked in confusion, and a look of sympathy crossed Jeong’s face.
“You look down.”
Embarrassed that her complex feelings were so apparent, Yura usually tried not to bring personal issues to work. But matters related to Hyun were somehow different.
“Oh, sorry. What’s up?”
“It’s lunchtime.”
“Right. Let’s go.”
She hadn’t noticed the time passing, deep in thought about her strained relationship with Hyun and the things left unsaid.
She felt apologetic, thinking the team might have been watching her mood. Planning to treat them to lunch, she reached for her wallet when Jeong hesitantly spoke.
“Someone’s here.”
“Who?”
Yura’s mind immediately went to Se-jin, wondering if he had come for some sort of revenge. However, Jeong uttered an unexpected name.
“Your husband. Vice President Baek Hyun.”
Yura was in a dilemma. She wanted to ignore Hyun and go with her team members, but doing so would publicly expose a marital dispute, something she couldn’t bring herself to do. She forced as natural a smile as she could muster.
“Go ahead and have lunch.”
“Alright, then.”
After Manager Jeong respectfully bowed and left, it wasn’t long before Hyun entered. Yura had been avoiding him for days, arriving at work early and retiring to bed right after dusk. The mere sight of his calm and unruffled demeanor was intolerable.
Despite the heated argument they had, Hyun appeared unperturbed, leaving Yura feeling increasingly disturbed.
She envied his unwavering mental strength and the magnanimity he showed by coming to her first. She felt a pang of resentment, sensing a sense of ease she lacked, prompting a slightly irritable response.
“Did you come to argue?”
“About what?”
“About us being cold to each other lately.”
“Why would I argue with you about that?”
Hyun’s response suggested he placed the reason for their recent friction elsewhere, as if suggesting she should also let go of any hard feelings.
With a nonchalant smile, Hyun shrugged his shoulders.
“I came to make a good impression.”
When the male lead is punished by carrying the female lead’s child and having periods like a woman
“I’ve given birth to two children for you, yet you still think about him.
Was I nothing but his substitute to you from beginning to end?”
Synopsis:
Meng Huan, a scumbag who has dated countless girlfriends, transmigrates to a female-dominated country.
Day 1: Whether it’s female dominance or not doesn’t matter. The beauties here are passionate and amorous. Isn’t it easier to date them than in modern times?
Day 2: After a night, Meng Huan discovers the differences in the female-dominated world. Men here actually have chastity locks and menstrual cycles. This hinders his ability to perform, damn it!
Day 3: What’s wrong with sleeping around? I don’t want you to marry me. I’m meant to be a playboy. I don’t care about male virtues… What? You want to drown me in a pig cage? Marry, I’ll marry!
Day N: Meng Huan inexplicably vomits and receives the shocking news of his life… He’s pregnant.
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