“Let’s just pretend this didn’t happen?”
Jaein doubted her ears.
She felt stunned by the unexpected suggestion.
“Yes. There’s no need for it to be known. People talk too much.”
“That’s true.”
“I’ll keep my relationship with Manager Seo a secret, and in return, you keep my meeting and breaking up with Wujin a secret. How about that?”
That was exactly what Jaein wanted. She had prepared herself, but if rumors spread about her and Dohyuk’s office romance, it would become gossip, making things tiresome. But Nahee suggesting secrecy first!
As Jaein, there couldn’t be anything more pleasing than this.
“Okay! Let’s do that.”
“Team Leader Seo, you must keep the promise!”
“Of course. I’ll keep the promise, Assistant Manager Kang.”
They shook hands energetically as a sign of their commitment.
Just then, appetizing food arrived.
With a lighter heart, Jaein happily started her meal.
“It’s so delicious! Enjoy your meal, Assistant Manager Kang.”
“Thank goodness. Eat a lot.”
Nahee forced a smile while clenching her teeth.
“Seo Jaein, I have to endure this humiliation for now, but someday, I’ll pay you back for this!”
Nahee’s mouth, filled with resentment, tasted bitter regardless of what she ate.
At that moment, Dohyuk, as usual, was having lunch in the secret conference room on the 25th floor, receiving updates from Sungjun.
“It seems there’s tension in the relationship between Chairman Cha Junghwan and MF Partners’ President Jang Munsu. Rumor has it there’s a possibility of a disturbance in their merger.”
“That’s fortunate. But what’s the reason?”
“For some reason, Director Jinho is delaying the engagement.”
One of Dohyuk’s eyebrows rose sharply.
“Hmm. It seems like there’s something else going on. When a guy who resolved to play around as much as he wanted before entering into a strategic marriage suddenly acts like that…”
“That might be true. I’ll look into it a bit more.”
“Please do. Director Kim, unless there’s something urgent, shall we finish here for today?”
“Yes, understood.”
Sungjun slightly lowered his head and stared directly into Dohyuk’s eyes.
“Doyeondnim, I have something to tell you.”
“Yes. Go ahead.”
“Do you remember when I visited Chairman Cha last time?”
“You mentioned it during our call.”
“I actually submitted my resignation to the chairman at that time.”
“What did you say?”
Dohyuk was startled and dropped his chopsticks.
“Director Kim, what are you suddenly talking about?”
“It was Chairman Cha’s order the day before, but I felt heavy-hearted for not being able to protect Miss Seo Jaein. Unable to go against the chairman’s will and unable to follow it, I made this decision after careful consideration.”
“While I mentioned several times that I understood Director Kim’s position, why are you saying this now…”
Frustration was palpable in Dohyuk’s voice.
“I apologize for surprising you. I wanted to see you face to face and tell you.”
“Without Director Kim, I’m in trouble. You know how crucial the current situation is!”
“Don’t worry. Even if I resign, I’ll continue working by your side.”
“What are you talking about?”
When Dohyuk looked at him with a bewildered expression, Sungjun smiled and explained.
“Now, there’s only a month left until the shareholders’ meeting. Time is running out, and if I resign, it will be a significant blow to you. If this fact is revealed, Chairman Cha’s side will undoubtedly act more boldly than they are now. At that time, I plan to quietly move behind the scenes and secure decisive evidence.”
“Ah, that’s what it was. I thought I was in trouble!”
Finally, relief flashed across Dohyuk’s face.
“Then, was saying you’re quitting because of Seo Jaein just an excuse?”
That’s true. I wanted to openly support the relationship between you and Seo Jaein beyond official duties.”
“Director Kim…”
“How could I leave you? It might sound presumptuous, but you’re like a younger brother to me.”
Sungjun’s eyes were filled with sincerity.
Dohyuk felt moved.
“I also… always thought of you as an older brother in my heart.”
“Thank you.”
They looked at each other and smiled warmly.
“Oh, I heard that Chairman Cha is at your place?”
“How did you know? I was actually planning to discuss that matter… ”
“I heard it from Miss Yura.”
It seemed that Jaeyin’s complaint to Yura had reached Sungjun.
Already exposed to Dohyuk, Sungjun, who didn’t bother hiding his relationship with Yura, said with a smirk.
Dohyuk chuckled and said, “Grandfather seems determined to drive Seo Jaein away. Whatever he does, he keeps finding fault, so I don’t know what to do.”
“Hmm…”
Sungjun rested his chin on his hand and fell into thought for a moment.
After a while, a gentle smile appeared on Sungjun’s face.
“Doyeondnim, do you know how Chairman is these days?”
“How is he?”
The sudden question didn’t trigger any thoughts in Dohyuk’s mind.
“Lend me your perspective. Chairman is bored these days. Very much so.”
“What?”
What does that mean?
Dohyuk looked at Sungjun with a puzzled expression.
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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