“Me? What does that mean…….”
“If there had been any recorded content, that woman would have already run to the chairman. Asking you to reveal it directly, it’s just a baseless scheme.”
“That means…….”
“She threatened you with something that doesn’t even exist.”
Tae Sang explained that mixing lies with truth was Myeong-ok’s forte, a cunning method only discernible by those who had dealt with her for a long time.
Da Jeong slowly replayed her conversation with Myeong-ok in her mind.
‘Did…… you hear everything?’
‘Yes, everything. This file has the recording of our conversation that day.’
Now that she thought about it, Myeong-ok’s only reference to that day’s event was that one line.
What conversation they had, what secrets were hidden. Despite aggressively cornering her, Myeong-ok strangely said nothing about that.
Was it that she knew something but lacked concrete evidence?
Da Jeong finally saw the situation clearly. Simultaneously, realizing she had been deceived, her shoulders slumped.
“When I think about it, there are more than just one or two odd things…….”
“You were just too scared.”
“…….”
His words were true.
She was afraid that her words might hurt Tae Sang, too scared to doubt anything.
Da Jeong felt a deep relief, but at the same time, she couldn’t completely shake off a lingering sense of ‘what if.’
“I hope there really isn’t any file, even if I was deceived.”
“Don’t worry. Even if there is, I won’t let you be threatened again.”
Tae Sang spoke with a firm face.
“I’ll protect you now.”
He embraced Da Jeong tightly as he spoke.
Da Jeong released a faint tremor within his embrace. It was such a slight sensation, yet Tae Sang felt it as painfully as a cut on the skin.
Having hurt the most vulnerable part of me, I should destroy what’s most precious to you.
His eyes sharpened as he stared into the void. His previously sorrowful eyes had now turned cold.
Tae Sang’s sedan was parked near the entrance of the playground, as if abandoned.
Da Jeong folded and arranged the umbrella before climbing into the passenger seat. Sitting back, she felt the cool leather against her back.
Da Jeong kept gathering her spread-out skirt. Despite drying off with a towel inside, the moisture in her clothes was bothering her.
“It’s okay if it gets wet.”
“No, it’s not. It’s leather.”
Da Jeong said, clutching the folds of her skirt in her hands.
“Aren’t you cold?”
“No, I’m fine.”
Tae Sang continued to meticulously observe and care for every action of Da Jeong.
Even a hotel concierge wouldn’t be this attentive.
By the time Da Jeong was about to roll her eyes, the car exited the orphanage and onto the main road.
“Aren’t you hungry?”
“Can you please stop asking that every time?”
“You cried a lot.”
“I didn’t cry that much.”
Unconsciously, Da Jeong touched the corner of her cheek. Then Tae Sang reached out and swiftly took her small hand.
His agility seemed almost as if he had been waiting for her hand to leave the cloth.
“…….”
Da Jeong quietly observed her hand, warmly enveloped in his. The hand that shared each other’s sincerity felt much warmer than usual.
“It’s cold.”
“……What?”
“Your hand, it’s so cold.”
“Ah…….”
The air conditioning did feel a bit chilly, but not to the point of being cold. Especially not now, with Tae Sang holding her hand.
As if trying to adjust the temperature, he placed Da Jeong’s hand back on her lap.
“Just…….”
“……?”
“Just… turn it up a bit, that’s all.”
She wanted to say that just holding hands was better.
Da Jeong bit her lip, unable to voice her thoughts.
That was the case earlier too.
In front of Tae Sang, who spoke of slowly approaching and claimed his feelings were too strong, she couldn’t express herself easily.
She really wanted to say she liked him, really, really liked him. But why…
Feeling shy, Da Jeong simply blamed her reserved nature.
“Just pack light. Almost everything is prepared there.”
His soft voice broke her train of thought.
“Yes. I just need to pack my travel trolley.”
Before leaving the dormitory, Tae Sang shared a shocking revelation.
‘It couldn’t have been a coincidence that you met that woman here. There must have been eyes watching you from home.’
Da Jeong didn’t believe today’s events were a mere coincidence either. But being watched? She had thought Myeong-ok visited the orphanage after checking her day off.
The thought of being watched all day sent shivers down her spine.
‘Let’s go to my place. It’s safe there.’
‘Live together… you mean?’
‘If you don’t like it, I can arrange for a bodyguard.’
‘No, that would be even more uncomfortable. And…’
‘…….’
‘I get anxious when you’re far away. And I… feel most at ease by your side, Tae Sang.’
Though she said that, it was just the superficial reason.
Her feelings had grown too big, and she wanted to fill them with his various aspects. She wanted more of Tae Sang’s busy time, even if it was just a minute.
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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