When Seo Ah arrived at DK Hotel, Ha Joon was having a discreet conversation with Seok Hoon in his office.
Seok Hoon had been on a new mission as soon as he returned from Haenam.
“Do you know about Ms. Choi Young Ju?”
Ha Joon thought that the person who gave him the chocolate may not have done so in the first place, since there was no assistant who could deliver it.
He knew since six years ago that Young Ju was the one who gave him the chocolate. Because he accidentally overheard a conversation between Seo Ah and Young Ju that day.
“Sister, did you deliver it correctly? Didn’t brother say anything else?”
“Well… I couldn’t meet him directly, so I delivered it through the housekeeper. I thought it was delivered correctly…”
He really wished this wasn’t true, but if it was, he could imagine how much pain Seo Ah would endure, and his heart was breaking just thinking about her.
“Yes. So far as I’ve found out, Ms. Choi Young Ju was from an orphanage and was severely injured while saving the matron from a traffic accident at the age of nineteen. That’s how she started working at Yu Young Group. It seems like she follows the matron as if she were her own sister.”
“Are you talking about the accident when Seo Ah was fifteen?”
“Yes. I’m looking into whether the approach was deliberate, and I’m securing the black box memory card to check if there’s any special content.”
“You took the memory card without Ms. Choi Young Ju noticing, right? Seo Ah would be upset if she knew I was investigating behind her back. Of course, I could be right, so I need to be more careful.”
“Yes. I managed to easily remove it when I was in charge of car washing and maintenance. I will be even more careful in the future.”
“Please check the memory card as soon as possible.”
“Yes. But…”
Seok Hoon, who was always articulate in any situation, was biting his lower lip as if hesitating over something.
“You can speak comfortably.”
“Since the matron has come to Korea… She’s considering divorce…”
Ha Joon’s brow furrowed mercilessly. Was Young Ju trying to divorce, or was it Seo Ah?!
“Do you want to listen?”
Seok Hoon played an audio file he had edited on the tablet PC he was holding.
“Mr. Kang Ha Joon is in a hurry to get married.”
“Eh? When?”
“Before the summer comes?”
“What??”
“That’s good. The sooner they get married and divorce, the less time they’ll have to worry.”
“Now that you’re in Korea, wouldn’t you be able to see Mr. Kang Ha Joon’s true nature for yourself? I don’t think it’s too late to decide after that…”
“If we live in the same house, I can confirm it more accurately.”
“Considering she wants to confirm the ‘true nature’, the matron seems to have a misunderstanding about the director. I am sure it’s a misunderstanding.”
Seok Hoon was sure it was a misunderstanding. Ha Joon was a perfect man with no flaws.
He was worried that Seo Ah might not want to marry because Ha Joon was cold to her when she was young, but now that they were safely married, he thought it must be a different misunderstanding.
“Please hand over the original memory. I’ll start from the recent, and Secretary Kim, you can start from the past.”
“Yes. I’ll send it to you via email.”
Ha Joon was in a hurry.
It might not be a misunderstanding. He thought she might be taking revenge for what he did to her.
He thought she might hate him, but when he proposed they hurry their marriage, she didn’t say no, so he was relieved. He thought it would be enough to make up for it, but divorce?!
Although he had work to finish, he felt like he could only focus on the job if he confirmed her recent feelings.
Recently, she seemed to have opened her heart to him, but he could only hope her feelings had changed.
But then,
Seok Hoon, who was about to leave the office, checked a message on his phone due to a vibration, and opened his mouth in a hurry with unexpected news.
“The matron has already departed for DK Hotel.”
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Ha Joon, who hurriedly arrived at DK Hotel, was even more anxious when he saw Seo Ah’s back.
He had never regretted being cruel to her when she was young, even though it hurt more than she did. He thought it was the best at the time, and he still thinks so.
He had hoped she would get stronger, but he had no power to protect her if his open affection attracted more opposition, which was why he pretended he had no intention of marrying her and did not like her.
When he was rushing to get married and became the head of the department, he pretended to marry solely for the company to solidify his position.
But now it was different.
Now he had the power to protect her, even if his true feelings were exposed and caused antagonistic forces to grow and put her in danger.
Yet, in the two weeks since their marriage, had he really expressed his feelings for her? Did she still think it was just for show? Was she still considering a divorce?
It seemed like he could no longer hesitate. He had to do something.
Even the things he couldn’t do before due to embarrassment,
Because they were all his true feelings.
Male lead is a Destined Young Husband (Female-dominant)
One-sentence summary: Wife-master, listen to my explanation!
Li Ruantang, a young lady from a prestigious family, stumbled and fell. When she woke up, she saw a noble and beautiful young man sitting by her bedside, wiping away tears.
The young master had slightly reddened eyes, and his every move exuded charm.
The sight made Li Ruantang’s eyes hot and her heart flutter. After all, she had made a bet with the young master Meng from the neighboring family. If she couldn’t marry a husband before the end of the year, she would have to admit defeat and give up the jade she had worked so hard to obtain.
Outside the window, the flowers were in full bloom.
Rather than losing the bet, the jade, and her face, Li Ruantang calculated that it would be better to seek marriage with the young master in front of her, killing three birds with one stone.
…
Meng Jun never thought that an accident during a spring outing would lead to them rolling down a cliff and into a river, yet still survive.
Now they were trapped in an unknown village, and Meng Jun had overheard that the family who had rescued them had their own intentions.
After all, it was Li Ruantang who had lost her mind and sought marriage first. He was only trying to protect himself!
Glancing at Li Ruantang, who was listing her own merits, the young husband’s voice softened, and he blushed as he lied, “W-wife-master, Wife-master, don’t you remember me?”
The young husband’s voice was clear and handsome, coaxing Li Ruantang’s heart to be soft and sweet, and she spared no effort to protect him.
It wasn’t until they returned to the capital that Li Ruantang suddenly remembered.
When they had fallen off the cliff, in order not to implicate Wei Yunruo, whom he secretly admired, the young husband had instead pulled her, who was slightly farther away, down the cliff with him…
Short summary by Yuushi L: Initially, the male lead (ML) liked another girl, while the female lead (FL) liked the ML. Both fell off a cliff. The FL temporarily lost her memory, and the ML, fearing others might take advantage of him, claimed FL was his wife while they were staying in a village. Later, when they returned home, the FL regained her memories and remembered that the ML liked someone else, so she kept her distance from him. However, during their time living together in the countryside, the ML’s view of the FL had completely changed. From this point, his pursuit of the FL begins.
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