Between Us is X (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 10
“As we, we discussed before, starting this month, as long as the weather allows, we’ll keep the first-floor full-length windows open to connect the space all the way to the front yard, and on weekends we’ll open the backyard too.”
Normally customers aren’t allowed behind the building, but whenever the season changed, we’d pick a day and open it up.
It was to let people walk all around the entire building and even see the basement floor, which they usually can’t, through the windows.
The warehouse had a completely different vibe from the showroom, and above all, customers could watch Ju Han and So Min working inside, so the response was always good.
“And while we’re opening the yard, it might be nice to hold a small event at the same time.”
Seon Kyung cautiously offered her opinion.
“What about that solo chair exhibition we briefly mentioned before?”
“That sounds good!”
Eun Su immediately showed her agreement.
“When people think of Family Month, they usually think of parents or family, but these days there are so many single-person households too. Targeting them could feel fresh.”
Everyone freely shared ideas and started shaping the plan.
“So to roughly sum it up… the theme will be the Solo Chair Festival, ‘A Seat Just for Me.’”
Ju Han began wrapping things up, and Eun Su chimed in.
“Right. We’ll make full use of both the showroom and the garden to showcase as many of our chairs as possible, and during the event, up to 30% off.”
So Min, focused on taking notes with her eyes fixed on her notebook, spoke up.
“I’ll check the warehouse by the day after tomorrow and gather all the relevant products.”
“Then once the products are confirmed, I’ll check the purchase prices, repair and storage costs, and calculate the discount rates.”
Following Seon Kyung, Jae Rim added,
“We should prepare images and copy so we can post the announcement within this week.”
The meeting was pretty much over. Everyone stretched and started getting ready to stand up when Ju Han’s phone rang.
“Yeah, hyung. Me? I’m at the shop right now. Just about to open. Now? Sure.”
While Ju Han was on the call, Seon Kyung and Jae Rim returned to their desks. So Min gave Eun Su a quick glance and headed downstairs.
After finishing the call, Ju Han turned to Eun Su and said,
“Hyung Gi Woo is coming.”
“Senior Gi Woo? Right now?”
“Yeah. He said he has an acquaintance who’s curious about this place, so they’re coming together while they have time.”
“Oh? Then I should say hello.”
Eun Su put down the tablet she’d been holding throughout the meeting and headed for the stairs. Ju Han and Eun Su went down to the first-floor showroom side by side.
Gi Woo’s film PR company , where Eun Su had briefly worked after quitting the magazine, had grown much bigger and more famous than back then.
Even when he was busy, he’d stopped by a few times just because he was nearby, and it seemed he sometimes had meals or drinks with Ju Han separately.
Occasionally he needed props on set or introduced people he knew who were interested in vintage furniture.
They had been close since school, but I heard they became even closer when Gi Woo stayed by Ju Han’s side for three full days two years ago, when Ju Han had to hold his father’s funeral all alone without any other family.
In the now-empty first-floor showroom, a strangely subtle silence hung between Ju Han and Eun Su as they sat a little apart waiting for Gi Woo.
Ju Han cleared his throat and casually tossed out a question.
“No more contact from Jang Sol Hee, right?”
Eun Su just nodded.
Just remembering what she had said back then made things this uncomfortable and awkward; there was no way business or acting together could ever work. The more he thought about it, the more dizzying it felt.
‘No matter how I think about it, I just don’t get it. What on earth was she thinking saying something like that? Has my friend really become a complete broadcasting station jerk through and through?’
While he was inwardly fuming, Ju Han crossed his arms and jerked his chin.
“What’s that supposed to be?”
“Huh?”
Eun Su realized Ju Han was staring at the drink cup in her hand and said, “Ah, this.” She had been holding it the whole meeting and it had barely gone down, so he was asking about it.
“The café owner recommended it so confidently saying it was new, so I said I’d try it, but it doesn’t suit my taste. It’s too sweet.”
“I was wondering why you were holding something you don’t usually drink. If you’re not going to finish it, give it to me.”
“Go ahead.”
Eun Su coolly handed the cup over to Ju Han. Ju Han put his lips to the straw without hesitation.
“It’s good?”
“You can have the rest.”
Jae Rim, who was coming down from the second floor, froze for a second at the sight.
‘What? It looks like he’s just using the straw the director was using. No matter how close they are, can someone really put their mouth there so naturally after someone else?’
The two of them didn’t seem to notice at all. Jae Rim tilted her head inwardly and continued on her way.
A little while later, right at opening time, Gi Woo pushed open the door and came in. With a woman who looked around the same age.
As soon as Gi Woo saw Ju Han and Eun Su standing side by side, he spoke up.
“You guys really know how to treat a VIP, huh? Seeing the owner and director personally come out to the door because I’m here.”
Ju Han scratched his cheek and replied,
“Uh… if that’s how hyung felt, then sure, let’s go with that.”
Eun Su added her own jab.
“Yeah, no need to correct the misunderstanding.”
“Your reactions are seriously creepy.”
Gi Woo shrugged and introduced the smiling woman beside him.
“This is my friend who’s getting married next month. She’s going around looking at things for their new place one by one right now. I told her she absolutely had to come here at least once, and she immediately bit.”
Eun Su gave a bright, friendly smile and said,
“Congratulations on your marriage. Please feel free to look around.”
“Thank you.”
After browsing the showroom, the woman asked,
“Actually, there’s something specific I’m looking for. It’s a chair.”
“Yes. What kind…?”
“The ‘Bloom’ armchair from . I heard not many have come into Korea yet…”
“Oh, we have one here!”
Eun Su’s face lit up as she continued,
“I really love Litian furniture too. It’s a shame they’re still underrated compared to their value, so I’m happy to meet someone who knows them.”
“Right? You really have the ‘Bloom’ armchair here?”
“Which model are you looking for, by any chance? The one we have is the AL3 with a silver frame.”
“That’s exactly it—I was looking for the AL2 or AL3! The first picture I saw was the black frame, but I was curious about silver too.”
“Then please see and sit in the real thing. The condition is really excellent.”
“Oh my gosh, I’m so glad I came.”
Eun Su and the customer headed up the stairs in high spirits. Watching the two women climb to the second-floor showroom, Gi Woo turned to Ju Han.
“I don’t understand everything they’re saying, but it looks like things are going well. Anyway, it’s nice to see you and Eun Su working together so harmoniously.”
“How can you tell in five minutes whether we get along or not?”
“Even if you don’t, you should. Anyway, Ju Han-ah, you really ought to thank me.”
“It would be better if you gave a proper reason before saying that.”
“Someone like Eun Su would be top talent anywhere she went. I asked her for a short-term part-time gig once and saw how sharp she was, so I thought about hiring her full-time, but you begged so much that I didn’t poach her for our company.”
At the words “begged so much,” Ju Han’s eyes widened and he quickly glanced around to see if anyone was listening. Then he leaned toward Gi Woo and lowered his voice.
“When did I ever beg you, hyung.”
There was one old fact that Eun Su didn’t know—and that Ju Han hoped she never would.
‘Hey, actually Eun Su has been part-timing at our company lately? We’re thinking of offering her a full-time position. If she’s okay with it.’
‘No way, hyung.’
‘What do you mean no? Are you her clingy ex or something? Then stay far away from Eun Su. That would be best for her safety and your dignity.’
‘It’s not that. Among the people I know, the only one who really knows vintage furniture and is trustworthy is Eun Su. Hyung, find someone else.’
‘Do you think Eun Su in her right mind would work with you?’
‘Where’s the office address? I’ll go and say hyung introduced me.’
‘No, why should I end up looking like a lunatic to Eun Su too!’
‘Just think of it as saving a precious little brother and let it slide. I’ll take responsibility.’
After thinking for a moment, Gi Woo nodded as if he understood.
“Yeah, now that I think about it, it wasn’t begging—it was half a threat.”
“The begging was what I did to Eun Su. Anyway, hyung, want to look around?”
“No. From the atmosphere, it looks like it’ll take a while, so let’s sit somewhere.”
“Yeah. Let’s go down.”
Ju Han and Gi Woo went downstairs. So Min, running into Gi Woo, gave a small bow and headed deeper into the warehouse.
“Sit here for a sec.”
Ju Han led Gi Woo into the office space moderately partitioned off on one side of the workshop and offered him the chair in front of his own desk, then walked over to the capsule coffee machine.
Gi Woo leaned back in the chair whose elegant curve connecting the backrest and armrests was the highlight and exclaimed in admiration.
“Wow, as expected from a furniture shop owner—no ordinary chairs even for yourself. This is really nice. The leather fits the body perfectly.”
“Want one? We have other colors too; if you want that one, I’ll clean it up nicely and deliver it.”
“I’m tempted, but hyung is really struggling these days.”
“Why, too busy with work pouring in and money pouring in like crazy?”
Gi Woo gave a small laugh. It wasn’t quite money pouring in, but it was true the film PR company was doing pretty well, enough that complaining would be an exaggeration.
Ju Han placed coffee in front of Gi Woo and threw out a not-unpleasant jab.
“Just curious what life is like as a successful owner, not just any owner.”
“You’ll find out soon enough once things go well for you, but I’ll never know what it’s like to live looking like you do, no matter how curious I am.”
“Uh… that’s a bit difficult.”
“Hey, sit right there and open your ears. I’m about to curse.”
Ju Han snickered and sat across from him.
“By the way, hyung.”
“Yeah.”
“The person who came with you today—isn’t that the one you used to date?”
“Yeah, you remember? Didn’t you only see her once?”
When she first came in and they greeted each other, he had been unsure. But something felt familiar.
Especially the sight of her standing next to Gi Woo felt familiar somehow, and when he searched his memory, he recalled running into them about a year ago and saying hello. Back then Gi Woo’s arm had been affectionately around her shoulders.
“Helping an ex pick out newlywed furniture…?”
Ju Han muttered to himself. Gi Woo answered casually.
“Just a friend, a friend. We were a bit more than friends for a while, but now we’re appropriately distant—that kind of friend. You and Eun Su are the same, aren’t you?”
“…….”
Ju Han said nothing. What Sol Hee had said a while ago echoed in his ears.
‘We’ve completely cleared everything and become chill with each other, that’s why we can see each other every day and work together, right?’
So that’s how Eun Su and I look to other people.
Like friends who were once a bit more than friends but are now appropriately distant.
A bitter smile appeared and vanished at the corners of Ju Han’s mouth.
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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