“A request?”
Dohyuk’s gaze was somewhat serious.
“What is it?”
“Give me a little more time.”
“What kind of time?”
“Time to convince my grandfather. I’ll make him accept Miss Seo Jae-in.”
“It won’t be easy. Grandfather seemed to have Yoon Se-jung from Seojin Industries in mind…”
Jae-in finally uttered a name that had been bothering her.
As soon as she mentioned Se-jung’s name, Dohyuk’s expression stiffened.
“Indeed, did Grandfather mention that too? Just ignore it; Grandfather tends to say whatever he wants. Don’t worry about it.”
“But still…”
“Whatever happens, I will persuade Grandfather. So please wait until then. It won’t take long.”
“Yes, I will.”
Tranquility finally found its way to the corner of Jae-in’s anxious heart.
Dohyuk gently caressed Jae-in’s cheek as if comforting her.
“Miss Seo Jae-in, you worried too much. Whatever Grandfather said yesterday, please don’t hate him too much. He raised me in place of my parents.”
In those few words, Dohyuk’s deep affection for his grandfather could be felt.
As Jae-in nodded silently, Dohyuk smiled slightly and continued.
“Once Grandfather gets to know Miss Seo Jae-in properly, he will surely like her. Despite occasionally being eccentric and saying harsh words, once you get to know our grandfather, he’s quite a nice person.”
Jae-in earnestly hoped for the day when that would happen.
“Wait. By the way, was what you said yesterday sincere?”
“What are you talking about?”
“The words you said to Grandfather, that you have no intention of getting married.”
Ah, that.
Thinking about it again, I shouted too hotly.
Jae-in was puzzled about how to fix it later.
“I’m conservative, so I won’t meet a woman unless I intend to marry her.”
“Marriage? We haven’t been dating for even two weeks yet, what…”
When the word ‘marriage’ came out of his mouth, Jae-in’s heart trembled.
Dohyuk raised an eyebrow and asked with a teasing smile.
“Miss Seo Jae-in, was I just having a casual fling with you?”
“Oh, no!”
“Then will you marry me?”
“What?”
“Seeing you hesitate to answer, after all, I guess I was just casually enjoying my time because you liked my face.”
How can the only choices be ‘marriage’ or ‘casually enjoying’?
“Team Leader, is there no option to date casually and, if it goes well, get married later?”
“No. I don’t invest in uncertain places.”
That’s truly a business marriage.
Jae-in was at a loss for words.
Someone stop Cha Dohyuk.
“Yeah, yeah, I hope you invest in a good place.”
“Where do you want me to invest?”
“What?”
“Since I stamped all night yesterday, Seo Jae-in should take responsibility for me. Otherwise, I’ll live as a lonely old man until I get old.”
Dohyuk deliberately made a sulky expression.
Oh, come on!
Unable to control her exuberant emotions, Jae-in hugged Dohyuk tightly.
Then, she whispered in his ear.
“I will… take responsibility.”
“That’s right.”
Only then did Dohyuk smile satisfactorily and kissed Jae-in on the shoulder.
At that moment, suddenly, Jae-in moved away from him and clapped her hands.
“Oh, right! I almost forgot.”
“What?”
Dohyuk, looking perplexed, smiled mischievously at Jae-in.
“Team Leader, Happy New Year!”
“Sigh…”
So adorable. Dohyuk pulled Jae-in’s arm, bringing her into a tight embrace.
A voice filled with happiness flowed from his lips.
“I’ve already received plenty.”
On the same day, the morning of the first day of the New Year.
Sungjun visited Chairman Cha Dae-san’s residence.
Guided by the butler, Sungjun entered Chairman Cha’s study and found himself with puffy eyes from not sleeping all night.
Yesterday evening, Sungjun had no choice but to follow Chairman Cha’s orders, but watching the distressed Jae-in was too painful.
On top of that, Jae-in was the closest friend of Yura, whom he loved.
The guilt of doing something so wrong didn’t shake off.
Sungjun sat in front of Chairman Cha’s desk and stood up straight.
“Well, what do you want to say?”
Bowing deeply, Sungjun spoke.
“Chairman, I sincerely apologize for unintentionally deceiving you. I apologize once again.”
“I’ve heard enough apologies yesterday, so that’s fine.”
The voice was still firm with anger.
Sungjun placed a white envelope on Chairman Cha’s desk.
“Chairman, I came to give you this.”
“What is this?”
“It’s a resignation letter.”
Chairman Cha looked at Sungjun with surprise.
“Are you protesting something I said yesterday?”
“No. I want to take responsibility for causing you concern due to the unfortunate incident. I apologize again.”
“Ah, well. Fine. Since you’ve come forward to take responsibility, I’ll forgive you this time. Promise me there won’t be such incidents in the future.”
“Thank you. However, I can’t make that promise. I’m sorry.”
Excluding Dohyuk’s incident this time, Sungjun had faithfully followed Chairman Cha’s intentions.
Chairman Cha was somewhat surprised by Sungjun’s firm attitude.
“So, what are you going to do now?”
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.”
