Hye-joo left the office long after working hours had passed.
It had been an exhausting day, and she felt drained without even realizing how the day had passed. Dealing with Team Leader Wook and having a confrontation with Da-hee left her feeling deflated. Amidst the chaos, there was so much work to be done, and she found herself frantically completing tasks that needed immediate attention, losing track of time until it was already nighttime.
As she left the office after working hours, the atmosphere felt cold. Joo-won’s office lights were also off, indicating he had already left. Checking her phone, she saw a message stating he had a meeting with overseas investors and left early.
“Phew.”
Along with the message, a photo arrived, bringing a smile to Hye-joo’s face. Joo-won, having dinner at a nearby hotel restaurant, had sent a selfie. He had taken it hastily, with closed eyes, and even amidst that, his handsome features made her laugh.
“No matter how busy he is, he never forgets to update me on his whereabouts. Impressive.”
Hye-joo chuckled softly, turned off her computer, and stood up.
As she left the office, she suddenly noticed Da-hee’s empty seat. Looking at the vacant spot, memories from the past flooded back. The times when the three of them—Seung-won, Da-hee, and Hye-joo—used to synchronize their leaving times, waiting for each other in case one of them had to work overtime, and then enjoying late-night snacks together.
The group chat they had exploded, and their contact information was nowhere to be found in recent contacts. The sense of loss for the friends who felt like family hit Hye-joo belatedly.
“Ugh.”
Alone in the elevator, Hye-joo massaged her temples due to a severe headache. She hadn’t realized she had been holding back tears all this time.
Now alone, with her eyes stinging, Hye-joo habitually lifted her head. She bit her lips tightly, enduring the pain piercing through her temples.
At this moment, the person she wanted to see the most was undoubtedly Joo-won. Hye-joo opted for a taxi instead of her usual bus to go home.
“Arrived at your destination, ma’am.”
“Yes.”
Getting out of the taxi, Hye-joo looked up at the apartment complex. Joo-won’s residence was a high-rise building spanning 70 floors, requiring her to crane her neck to see the top.
“1st floor, 2nd floor, 3rd floor…”
Hye-joo started counting the floors from below. She wanted to check if Joo-won had come home.
“I can’t cry and go in like this.”
Having held back tears for a while, her throat was now too sore. Thinking about going home, crying it out, and feeling better afterward, she hesitated. However, living with Joo-won made that an impossible choice.
Considering crying somewhere secluded, she ultimately decided to enter the apartment complex.
“He probably hasn’t arrived yet. It’s expected; entertaining investors doesn’t end so quickly.”
Muttering to herself, Hye-joo opened the door.
Fortunately, the lights were off. Hye-joo neatly took off her shoes and entered the living room. Her steps towards the room Joo-won had provided halted abruptly.
“Oppa…?”
In the middle of the living room, Joo-won sat on the sofa. His legs loosely crossed, he cradled thirty peach-colored hazel roses in his arms.
“When did you arrive? If you were home, you should have turned on the lights. And what’s with the bouquet of flowers?”
“It’s been a month since we met.”
Joo-won rose from the sofa. Even in the darkness, his strides towards her were clearly visible.
Finally facing Hye-joo, he smiled slightly and extended the bouquet of flowers.
“Thank you for meeting me.”
Cradling the hefty roses, Hye-joo gazed at Joo-won endlessly. The distinct lines of his face blurred, and tears, held back for so long, burst forth.
“Sob…”
He had been the only one to comfort her during tough times.
“Why are you doing this? I didn’t want to cry today… Sob…”
The reason she had held back tears until now might have been to find a welcoming chest willingly. Holding the bouquet in her hands, Hye-joo buried her face in Joo-won’s chest. He gently caressed the back of her head.
“Go ahead, cry as much as you want. I’ll consider it as being moved by the sentiment.”
“Why? Are you doing this to give me a reason to cry?”
“It’s also a day worth commemorating.”
Joo-won embraced Hye-joo, patting her shoulders. His rough touch seemed to wash away the weariness of the day.
Understanding each other’s feelings without words—was this what it felt like?
He, whom she thought was indifferent and apathetic to others, turned out to be different. Joo-won was someone who could read even the subtlest emotions that others couldn’t see.
Just a bouquet.
If handed without genuine emotions, it would be nothing more than a decoration. But to Hye-joo, it meant something. It signified that he was thinking about her this much, that he was comforting her, and that he was making an effort to make her happy.
Like finding a place to settle after being scattered like rough stones everywhere.
After crying for a while, Hye-joo lifted her head from his embrace.
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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