Manager’s face turned pale with embarrassment.
Pretending not to notice, Min-young casually smiled. The gesture of adjusting her handbag was upright.
“Mr. Manager… I understand your heart is hurt, but…”
“Where can you find a pushover like me, feeling disappointed over such a thing? The manager at the adjacent store doesn’t even need to be asked, and he’s already handling things smoothly.”
“…This product has been discontinued according to the headquarters. Unless it’s a second-hand item being resold, it’s difficult to purchase immediately.”
“I need it right away. Now.”
An impatient sound echoed through clenched teeth.
Manager Kim, who consistently adapted well to Min-young’s preferences, had consecutively secured the top sales performance among all T Company stores nationwide. She had to find a solution.
“Excuse me, Mr. Manager. Just a moment, please.”
With one arm leaning against the display shelf, Min-young gracefully turned her waist at a 45-degree angle. The manager stretched out and approached Min-young closely.
“I know an excellent artisan. Occasionally, when something like this happens with limited edition items, I connect people.”
“You’re telling me to create a fake? Huh, really. What nonsense.”
Min-young reacted irritably.
“I’ve checked; if you enter the official online mall, this item shows up as sold out. Many customers have inquired about it, but we’ve practically informed them it’s indefinitely sold out since it’s discontinued.”
“But? So what?”
“It’s discontinued shortly after its release. There are many people who have placed orders, and if Mr. Manager is wearing this necklace, you will appear as an outstanding individual.”
What if Mr. Manager wears it? Would it look like a fake?
Min-young nodded in agreement with Manager Kim’s subtly dropped words.
Anyway, this necklace is mainly in the hands of my man, Cha Kang-woo. Maybe Jisea has one too, but that girl, I can take care of her later.
“Is it really the same thing?”
Consciously, Manager Kim laughed heartily.
“Yes, it’s exactly the same, down to the serial number.”
“Give me a piece of paper.”
After writing something, Min-young pushed it towards the glass table. She requested an engraving on the back of the pendant.
M&K, Endless Love.
Se-a and Hyeon-suk’s gazes were focused solely on one place, towards Kang-woo, who was sitting on the bed, unfolding a foldable table and working.
“Oh, my. Really.”
An annoying sound burst out loudly. Se-a also wanted to sigh like Hyeon-suk, but she couldn’t.
Instead, she continued to watch Kang-woo with a sense of relief from helping him. Ironically, the person involved didn’t seem to notice and kept his eyes on the laptop.
“Hey, Kang-woo.”
Hyeon-suk, who was going to touch Kang-woo’s laptop, stopped at a low call.
“Mother.”
At the low call, Hyeon-suk’s hand, reaching out in the air, stopped. Once again, she sighed, “Oh, my, my fortune,” and closed her eyes. Se-a, who saw that, approached them.
“Uh, Mr. Kang-woo. Do you have to do this right now?”
“Mr. Kang-woo, do you have to do this right now?”
Kang-woo, who was working on his tasks regardless of what Hyeon-suk said, glanced over.
“You just need to handle urgent matters.”
“…How long will it take?”
“Approximately 20 minutes. Why, do you have something to say?”
Watching from the side, the son’s attitude seemed warmer than expected. Hyeon-suk lightly tapped Se-a with her arm.
“You haven’t eaten anything until now because you’ve been working. Mother is worried about Mr. Kang-woo too.”
Even though he was her husband, she couldn’t speak too harshly. Hyeon-suk didn’t know about the company’s circumstances, and even if she did, her son’s health would be a priority.
Se-a could understand Kang-woo’s frustration due to the disruption in collaboration with G-Coms. However, pushing himself before fully recovering was causing him internal discomfort.
“Just send an email and eat.”
“Okay.”
“What about you?”
“Me?”
“You’re obviously hungry. Don’t worry about me and eat.”
As Kang-woo was about to respond that he would eat when Hyeon-suk intervened.
“If you don’t eat, do you think Se-a will eat? You’re being selfish, neglecting her like this.”
Suddenly, Hyeon-suk burst out with words from her inner thoughts.
“Do you know how much the person next to you worries at times like this? Se-a! Don’t worry about him; just eat the sushi.”
“…Mother.”
In the midst of it, unsure of what to do, Se-a gently tried to restrain Hyeon-suk.
Only then did Kang-woo close his laptop.
“I’ll eat now. Have you had your meal, Mother?”
Kang-woo immediately tried to get up. As his long legs stretched under the bed, Se-a hurriedly went and placed slippers in front of Kang-woo.
Frighteningly, Hyeon-suk lightly kicked the slippers with her foot, pushing them away. Kang-woo belatedly chuckled at his mother’s antics.
“Se-a, even if you’re treating me well, there’s a limit. You should go out and enjoy yourself too, you know?”
“I did something wrong.”
At her son’s words, Hyeon-suk’s eyes widened.
After Being Cheated On, She Picked Up a Treasure (Female-dominant)
One-line summary: The husband I married on a whim had been secretly in love with me for a long time.
On the day when Jun Shao finally obtained the imperial decree for her marriage, Lan Qu, the person she had admired for six years, defied the decree and ran away.
Her gentleness and devotion, her promise of a lifetime together, were all disregarded by him. Instead, he dreamed of entering the palace to serve the Emperor’s sister as a sixth-rank attendant.
News of this incident spread throughout the capital, and the alleys in front of and behind the Lan mansion were crowded with people who came to watch the commotion.
Jun Shao should have been embarrassed and angry.
But someone stepped in to protect her dignity.
The figure was in a miserable state, yet still possessed an undeniable elegance and handsomeness.
The young lord struggled to climb the wall of the Lan mansion and shouted to her, “If he won’t marry you, I will!”
So, Jun Shao took advantage of the situation and married the person.
She thought the young lord did it to save the Lan family from the crime of defying the imperial decree, but never imagined that from beginning to end, what he coveted was her.
*
After the wedding, Jun Shao felt like she was living in a dream.
Her Wife-master was as beautiful as a fairy in a painting, skilled in the six arts, well-versed in poetry and literature, capable of being gentle and attentive, and also grand and dignified. Most importantly, she was the only one in his heart and eyes.
Jun Shao didn’t know how Lan Shiwu, as a illegitimate son without a father and blessed with beauty, had managed to preserve his purity, recklessly escape, and use his last ounce of strength to ruin his own reputation, all because of his love for her, just to stand before her.
She could only see him gazing at her with eyes full of love, and when she bestowed a name upon him, his eyes shone like stars.
“You have come to me like a weary bird perching on a branch. I shall call you A Qi.”
