The standoff with Su Cheol would continue as long as neither backed down, both Min Hyuk and Su Cheol knew this.
Su Cheol, dropping his pretense, sighed heavily and spoke to Min Hyuk in an irritated tone, “You insolent brat. Do you think you have the upper hand because I called you first?”
“Of course not. After all, you have leverage over me.”
The previously amiable tone had completely vanished, replaced by a distinctly displeased voice, “But I feel uneasy being the only one vulnerable, so perhaps I should find some leverage over you too.”
“What can you possibly do?”
“It’s just a mild declaration of war, father-in-law.”
“Getting cocky, aren’t you? You’ve grown a bit too bold in the last two years. Both you and Da Hyun. Climbing too high.”
“Provoking me won’t do you any good, father-in-law.”
“Now you’re threatening me?”
“Not at all. Da Hyun and I simply wish to live well without your interference.”
“Finally showing your true colors, huh?”
Min Hyuk was becoming tired of this. He would’ve dismissed such a person long ago if not for being Da Hyun’s father, held in check by mutual vulnerabilities.
“Indeed, father-in-law. I wanted to get along with you.”
Su Cheol scoffed as if saying not to bother with empty words, “Don’t make me laugh. You never intended to impress me.”
Min Hyuk thought internally about Su Cheol’s quick wit as he slowly started unbuttoning his shirt from the top.
The call with Su Cheol seemed to be winding down. Min Hyuk hoped Su Cheol would hang up first, as it would be inappropriate for him to do so.
“Fine. Do as you please. Da Hyun will end up leaving you anyway. People should live honestly, understand?”
“Yes, honestl…”
Click.
“What the…”
Min Hyuk’s eyebrows raised slightly as he was interrupted by the abrupt end of the call.
He straightened up and placed his phone on the desk, “Not at all like him.”
Remembering Su Cheol, Min Hyuk was grateful that Da Hyun was nothing like her father, clearly resembling her mother more.
“What a waste of time.”
He resented the time spent talking with Su Cheol, particularly bothered by Su Cheol’s last remark about Da Hyun inevitably leaving him.
Then, he smirked slightly, “Nonsense. Just his vanity speaking.”
It’s best to quickly forget such unpleasantness.
Min Hyuk quickly undid the buttons of his shirt, eager to clear his mind of the conversation with Su Cheol. He was in a hurry to wash off the day and join Da Hyun in a serene space.
He decided to leave his phone in the study, ensuring that their time together remained undisturbed. This was his favorite part of the day, the pleasant conversations at night with her.
Two weeks later,
Da Hyun was enjoying a cozy time at a café with Yul after a long while.
“Really? It doesn’t look weird?”
“Yeah, it looked okay in the photos, but in person, it’s much prettier.”
“You’re the best, Da Hyun.”
Yul, having returned from abroad, looked different. His hair, previously blonde, was now a dark tone, giving him a more subdued appearance. His long hair, which used to reach his waist, was now cut just past his shoulders.
Even though Da Hyun had seen his new look in photos, she found it suited him even better in person. Yul, still adjusting to his new look, frequently checked his reflection in a mirror.
Da Hyun sighed and stirred her grapefruit ade with a straw. She had already informed Min Hyuk about meeting Yul. However, Min Hyuk kept bringing up Chan, asking repeatedly if he was sure they weren’t meeting him too.
Da Hyun had to remind Min Hyuk several times that it was just her and Yul. Min Hyuk had insisted she contact him immediately if Chan showed up, before leaving for work.
Yul, while examining his face and hair in the mirror, continued the conversation nonchalantly.
“Oh, right. Chan will drop by for a bit. I accidentally took his wallet with me.”
Male lead is a Divorced Husband
She said to him: “Tell me, what makes you like me? I’ll change it!”
Liu Changning transmigrated into a female cannon fodder character in a female-dominant novel.
After reading the first half of the novel’s plot, the first thing she did upon transmigration was to divorce the Pan Jinlian-style male protagonist she had just married.
She indulged herself, pretending to be ugly and poor.
But as time passed, the way that man looked at her became more and more unusual…
Liu Changning was dumbfounded: Tell me, what makes you like me? I’ll change!
――
This lifetime, Pei Yuanshao was rejected by the same woman twice!
The first time, she drove him away. Forced by the situation, he endured the waves of anger in his heart, yielding and humbling himself.
That person lay slanted on a rocking chair, her sallow face emotionless: “If you don’t want a divorce, go cook!”
Pei Yuanshao’s face was dark and gloomy: “You!”
The second time, after the crisis in Jinling City was resolved, the new emperor sent someone to pick him up. He turned around, stammering: “I… I have to go. If you keep me…”
That person lay on the kang bed, her back to him, as if she had long anticipated this day, crisp and clear: “Goodbye!”
Pei Yuanshao was so angry his fingers trembled: “You… you!”
The mission of family and country made him restrain himself, averting his eyes and turning to leave this broken household.
Two years later, they met again. Seeing her ethereal face, his body shook like a sieve.
“She was originally a ‘she’!”
At the Qionglin Banquet, the top scholar of the imperial examination, a talented person with exceptional speech and conduct, all the unmarried young gentlemen from aristocratic families looked at her with shy and timid eyes.
The peerless imperial official Pei Yuanshao felt the anger in his heart erupt. He pointed at the woman surrounded by the crowd at the Qionglin Banquet, his thin lips slightly curled: “Little sister, I wants that person to be the wife-master of my Mingde Prince Manor.”
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