The boy in the photo had the same face as he does now, a belief supported by the striking resemblance. Though it’s funny to attribute charisma to a 6-year-old, his handsome brows were furrowed as if annoyed about something.
“Were you upset with the director for various reasons over the years?”
Instead of a clear affirmative or negative, Se Ah simply responded with a smile.
Secretary Choi began to share stories from the past.
She, being the daughter of Hyun-sook’s maternal aunt, had no connections with major households like Geumsong Foods, as Hyun-sook’s mother was the second wife.
Nevertheless, Hyun-sook took care of her maternal relatives, as she was the only one doing well. This included Secretary Choi, a cousin but much younger, almost like a niece to her.
“The family tree is complicated, isn’t it? Nowadays, even cousins hardly meet.”
“A bit. What did Kang Woo call you?”
“He initially called me ‘aunt,’ but later switched to ‘noona.'”
Imagining him calling her ‘noona’ with a stern face and deep voice seemed overly sexy.
“He has grown up a lot, our little snotty boy.”
A secret curiosity broke through in Secretary Choi’s voice. Her especially long eye tails, resembling Kang Woo’s, seemed to drift into reminiscence as she gazed at the photograph.
When Ji Yeon turned 16, she was preparing for high school entrance exams.
Being good at studies, Hyun-sook arranged a tutor for her. Consequently, Ji Yeon visited Kang Woo’s house about twice a week.
After tutoring, she played with 6-year-old Kang Woo for about two hours. Initially, she spent an hour playing puzzles and reading storybooks, but after learning that Kang Woo eagerly awaited her visits, she extended her time.
One day, she laid out a new puzzle board she bought with the money Hyun-sook gave her. Kang Woo sat opposite her, his eyes twinkling.
“Noona.”
“Kang Woo, I am not your noona, I am your aunt.”
“Um. Aunt.”
“Why did you call me?”
“Are you an adult, noona?”
“Not yet. I have to live four more years. Why?”
“Just.”
Kang Woo fitted a puzzle piece with his tiny hand. After finishing their snack, Ji Yeon began to get ready to leave.
Suddenly, a loud noise erupted in the house. As she was about to investigate, Kang Woo’s face turned pale with fear. His lips trembled, and his small hand shook.
“Kang Woo, are you okay? Did you get scared?”
Ji Yeon gave him a sip from her cup. She assumed the noise was just a momentary disturbance, but then she heard shouting from Hyun-sook’s bedroom.
“I’ll be back in a moment, aunt. Stay here and play with the puzzle, okay?”
Kang Woo became frantic. Jumping down from the chair, he grabbed Ji Yeon’s hand.
“Dad and grandma keep scolding mom. Go and stop them, aunt.”
Not fully understanding, Ji Yeon left the room nonetheless.
From a room not far from Kang Woo’s, she heard the angry voices of Nam Tae and an elderly relative.
“Why do I have to work at the university for such a small salary while my elder brother becomes the executive of Geumsong Foods!”
Upon reflection, Se Ah realized that not everyone around her was bad like Nam Tae or Secretary Lee. Maybe her luck was changing, as good things and people were starting to come into her life one by one.
She hoped this streak of good fortune would continue.
As a lonely smile unknowingly graced her lips, Secretary Choi rummaged through her handbag.
She then produced a photograph. The familiar face of a young boy automatically made Se Ah’s lips curl into a smile.
“I found this while organizing my photo album during the end-of-year holidays. He’s cute, isn’t he, the director?”
“Yes. It looks like it was taken just before he started elementary school?”
“Was he 6 years old then?”
He had grown up to look just like the boy in the photo, charismatic even at 6, frowning as if something had annoyed him.
“Have you felt upset with the director over various issues?”
Not wanting to confirm or deny, Se Ah simply responded with a smile.
Secretary Choi recounted past events.
Being the daughter of Hyun-sook’s maternal aunt, she had no connection with major households, including Geumsong Foods, as Hyun-sook’s mother was the second wife.
However, Hyun-sook, being the only one doing well, looked after her maternal relatives. Especially Secretary Choi, a cousin much younger, almost like a niece to her.
“The family tree is complicated, isn’t it? Cousins hardly meet these days.”
“A bit. What did Kang Woo call you?”
“He initially called me ‘aunt,’ but later switched to ‘noona.'”
Imagining him calling her ‘noona’ with a stern face and deep voice seemed overly sexy.
“He has grown up a lot, our little snotty boy.”
A secret curiosity broke through in Secretary Choi’s voice. Her long eye tails, resembling Kang Woo’s, seemed to drift into reminiscence as she gazed at the photograph.
When Ji Yeon turned 16 and was preparing for high school entrance exams, Hyun-sook arranged a tutor for her. Consequently, Ji Yeon would visit Kang Woo’s house about twice a week.
After tutoring, she would play with 6-year-old Kang Woo for about two hours. Initially, she spent an hour playing puzzles and reading storybooks, but after realizing Kang Woo eagerly awaited her visits, she extended her time.
One day, Ji Yeon spread out a new puzzle board she bought with the money Hyun-sook gave her. Kang Woo sat opposite her, his eyes twinkling.
“Noona.”
“Kang Woo, I am not your noona, I am your aunt.”
“Um. Aunt.”
“Why did you call me?”
“Are you an adult, noona?”
“Not yet. I have to live four more years. Why?”
“Just.”
As Kang Woo fitted a puzzle piece with his tiny hand, Ji Yeon prepared to leave.
Suddenly, a loud noise erupted in the house. As she was about to investigate, Kang Woo’s face turned pale with fear. His lips trembled, and his small hand shook.
“Kang Woo, are you okay? Did you get scared?”
Ji Yeon gave him a sip from her cup. Assuming the noise was just a momentary disturbance, she then heard shouting from Hyun-sook’s bedroom.
“I’ll be back in a moment, aunt. Stay here and play with the puzzle, okay?”
Kang Woo became frantic. Jumping down from the chair, he grabbed Ji Yeon’s hand.
“Dad and grandma keep scolding mom. Go and stop them, aunt.”
Confused, Ji Yeon left the room.
From a room not far from Kang Woo’s, she heard the angry voices of Nam Tae and an elderly relative.
“Why do I have to work at the university for such a small salary while my elder brother becomes the executive of Geumsong Foods!”
“Exactly. It’s just words that she’s a chaebol’s daughter. What else has her family done besides the dowry she brought when she married? If I knew it would be like this, I wouldn’t have married my precious son to her. It’s ridiculous. Marrying my son to a daughter of a second wife. That woman, I should’ve charged her with fraud.”
The sharp voice echoed powerfully.
“Mother, please lower your voice. Kang Woo can hear.”
“Why? Are you scared he’ll find out? That his mother is a daughter rejected by her own fa
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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