“I’m sorry, CEO! I didn’t do it on purpose.”
Flustered, Hyeju wiped Ju Won’s chest with her sleeve. It wouldn’t completely remove the lipstick stains on his clothes, but she had to do something.
“Oh my, what to do. If you take it off, I’ll wash it and return it to you. Do you have spare clothes in the office?”
Even amidst the commotion, Ju Won remained still, without any change in his expression. On the other hand, Hyeju was restless. Even in that moment, she could distinctly feel the firmness of his chest beneath her hand.
Why isn’t he budging even when I’m exerting this much force? Why are there creases here?
It was only much later that she realized the lipstick was spreading more as she pressed her hand, causing his chest to sway.
“Oh Hyeju, Miss.”
“Yes?”
Ju Won’s gaze sharply pierced above her eyebrows. He didn’t say a word, but his eyes conveyed a clear message.
‘Could you stop touching me like that?’
Feeling embarrassed, Hyeju stepped back.
“Anyway, I’m sorry….”
Unintentionally, Hyeju caused another accident to Ju Won’s clothes. One thought crossed her mind.
‘I wonder how much this shirt costs. Should I ask…no, I won’t.’
Hyeju glanced at Ruby out of the corner of her eye. Ruby looked sheepish and avoided eye contact.
Even in this chaotic situation, Ju Won didn’t say anything significant. He simply gave the crumpled shirt a slight flick.
“Since it’s a day to celebrate your victory, let me treat you all to coffee. Each of you go back to your seats and prepare for the afternoon tasks.”
“Wow! Our CEO is truly generous. The best!”
The employees, who had been tense, cheered at the words. Ju Won briefly acknowledged them with a smile for fan service, then turned to Hyeju and spoke.
“And Oh Hyeju, come see me for a moment.”
“Why me?”
Are they trying to kill me? Hyeju bowed her head and wiggled her toes.
“A response came from Taeyang Food.”
“Really?”
Hyeju raised her head in an instant.
It seemed like the longawaited contact had finally arrived. Forgetting the fear she had just a second ago, Hyeju quickly responded.
“Yes, I’ll go up right away!”
Ju Won returned to his office and changed his shirt.
Since he often wore white shirts, there were always a few spare clothes prepared in the office. But it was the first time he changed during broad daylight.
“Anyway, Oh Hyeju.”
Lipstick marks were clearly visible on the shirt he took off. Was it red? No, it had a slightly orange tint.
Ju Won carefully examined the shirt.
Unlike Seung Won, who wouldn’t even bat an eyelid if he lived in a pigsty, Ju Won had a very neat personality. Having everything in its place, from clothes to cosmetics, brought him peace of mind. On holidays, it was routine for him to wake up and immediately start doing laundry. Therefore, he was averse to other people’s bodily fluids.
But strangely, he didn’t feel repulsed by the shirt stained with Hyeju’s lips.
“If Hyeju doesn’t cause any accidents for a day, she’s not Hyeju.”
Ju Won smirked and folded the shirt, putting it in a shopping bag.
Hyeju had said she would be back after going to the restroom, but she hadn’t returned yet. Ju Won sat with his chin in his hand, waiting for the door to open. He chuckled for no reason.
‘Hyeju picked me?’
The scene of the recent popularity vote came to mind.
He wondered why he was getting nervous about it. The few seconds outside the dressing room, waiting for Hyeju’s response, felt long.
He felt delighted when he heard his name from Hyeju’s mouth.
Now that I think about it, I’m not sure if it’s something to be happy about, but I decided to think that it’s because of my personality that hates being looked down upon.
Knock, knock, knock.
“Come in.”
Hyeju entered. Her lips were moist, as if she had just brushed her teeth. Ju Won tried hard to divert his gaze that kept drifting towards her coralcolored lips.
“Did the female employees have fun together?”
Ju Won asked while sitting on the edge of his desk.
Why did he bring up something else after calling me for Taeyang Food business? Can’t he just let it go pretending not to know? Hyeju retorted unevenly, feeling his sneaky intention.
“Don’t mind that response from earlier. It wasn’t sincere.”
“Why are you getting so upset again?”
“Because there’s a reason to be upset.”
“Well, at least don’t show it at work. I can’t control your feelings, though.”
Oops!
Just as Kang Ju Won entered at that timing, I had a feeling he was completely misunderstanding.
Hyeju defended herself with a profoundly unfair expression.
“It’s not true, you know? As the CEO knows, Dahee and Seung Won are dating. How could you choose Seung Won in front of Dahee when that’s so obvious?”
“Actually, I was going to vote for Kang Seung Won?”
“Of course. I have a puppylike taste.”
“You’re the type who goes along with whatever I say, and when there’s a chance, you ask me to hug you, whimpering?”
“Including following me without complaint when I say let’s go to the karaoke.”
“You have a subtle way of getting what you want.”
“I’m pretty straightforward about it.”
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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