“Because of you. Because of you, Hye Ju.”
The strength drained from Hye Ju’s hand as she held Da Hee’s shoulder, as if she had been shocked.
“Did I do something wrong?”
“No, it’s not your fault. You haven’t done anything wrong. But I feel like I’m going crazy with anxiety. I feel like a fool… That’s why.”
“Da Hee.”
“You two were really close. Seung Won was the one who rescued you first in a crisis.”
“It wasn’t a rescue, I instinctively held onto you when the fire suddenly erupted in front of us…!”
“You did the same yesterday. Wasn’t it the first time you brought me snacks when I was working late? And it had to be on the day we worked late together.”
“I bought them for you to eat.”
“Yeah, that’s right. I’m sure that’s what happened. But… I keep connecting everything to you.”
Tears welled up in Da Hee’s big eyes. Hye Ju stood frozen in front of Da Hee, who was kneeling and crying endlessly.
Since finding out that Seung Won and Da Hee were dating, Hye Ju had been particularly cautious. In this situation, she felt a sense of injustice, but at the same time, she understood Da Hee’s perspective.
The relationship had changed, so the behavior had to change as well. While it used to be natural for Seung Won to share the same candy one by one, now it had become something that hurt Da Hee.
“I feel like I’m losing my mind. Hye Ju, can’t you just date CEO Kang Ju Won?”
“What?”
“No, it doesn’t have to be the CEO. Just anyone. Please introduce someone to me. Help Seung Won focus solely on me…”
Da Hee grabbed onto the edge of Hye Ju’s clothes, pleading while tears streamed down her face. It felt like Hye Ju’s heart was being torn apart as she watched her friend beg in desperation.
However desperate one may be, there are things that should be said and things that should not be said. Even if one feels like their own existence is an obstacle, they shouldn’t treat it as something to be discarded.
Hye Ju’s gaze lowered.
“Will you feel better if you just find someone else?”
“Hye Ju…”
“Yes, it’s true that Seung Won and I have been friends for a long time. Perhaps you felt uneasy seeing how we took care of each other as a habit, as a natural reflex.”
Hye Ju gently stroked her racing heart and spoke calmly.
“I’ve never contacted Seung Won personally even once, thinking that you might be bothered. Even if there were occasions where the three of us gathered, I made various excuses and left early.”
“I know you’ve made a lot of effort. Sniff…”
“It’s not about making a fuss. It just means that I can do anything for that kind of effort. But you can’t dictate how I should feel or act, especially when it comes to CEO Kang Ju Won.”
Da Hee’s crying voice grew louder in a firm tone.
“I’m sorry. Once again, I crossed the line. I must be going crazy…”
Thump, thump. Da Hee hit her own chest as she cried.
“I’m sorry. I’m really sorry, Hye Ju.”
As she watched her crying like a person whose world had collapsed, tears welled up in Hye Ju’s eyes as well.
She felt a messy sensation as if she had become a sinner without any wrongdoing.
No, was there really no wrongdoing?
Could it be that the feelings she had for Seung Won were inherently wrong?
She kept having such thoughts.
A tumultuous day had passed.
As Hye Ju prepared to leave with her bag at the end of the workday, she silently looked at the CEO’s office.
“Hasn’t he left work yet? Come to think of it, I haven’t seen his face all day.”
Of course, it’s even stranger for a regular employee and the CEO to see each other’s faces every day, but today Hye Ju was concerned about him.
Seung Won’s seat had been empty all this time. He had left only an early departure request on the attendance system and had disappeared without any news until the end of the workday.
Hye Ju hesitated dozens of times about contacting him but ultimately did nothing. She didn’t want to bother him unnecessarily, especially since Da Hee had said so much.
“I’ll go in first.”
Hye Ju greeted the remaining employees and left the office.
With the chaos throughout the day and Da Hee and Jin absent in the morning, today felt exceptionally long. Hye Ju adjusted her bag while waiting for the elevator.
“Ah, I’m tired.”
Evening had arrived, but she didn’t feel hungry. She was halfworried about Da Hee and Seung Won, and halfcurious about Ju Won. She wondered what he was doing now, what he was thinking.
“Let’s have a delicious meal, watch a fun movie, and occasionally ride bicycles by the Han River. Let’s do it together, Oh Hye Ju.”
That day, Hye Ju couldn’t give any answer. She used the excuse of going to the restroom and simply left her seat.
After confirming Ju Won’s uncertain feelings for the first time, Hye Ju’s emotions became even more complicated. He was none other than the company’s CEO, and moreover, Seung Won’s older brother.
“It would be a headache if things end after a casual relationship…”
The real problem was that she had these concerns in the first place. If she didn’t have any feelings for him, she wouldn’t be worried at all. The fact that she was already worrying about various things was evidence that more than half had already passed to him.
“Oh Hye Ju, you’re really easy, too easy…”
Sighing at herself for falling head over heels in the pretty boy trap, Hye Ju stepped into the elevator.
Thunk.
At that moment, a hand suddenly slipped through the closing doors.
“Oh Hye Ju, just a moment.”
Hye Ju quickly pressed the open button.
“Um… Come in.”
Despite it being the end of work hours, Ju Won stood there immaculately dressed in a wrinklefree shirt.
Seeing his face for the first time at the end of a turbulent day, she felt a pleasant sensation. However, at the same time, it felt awkward.
“Are you leaving now?”
“Yes. I’m about to.”
“Me too.”
Ju Won glanced at the floor indicator while his hand was tucked into his pants pocket. Unlike usual, there was a cool air about him. Hye Ju pursed her lips several times, hesitant, and then closed them.
“Have you eaten?”
That was the only thing he managed to say after much contemplation.
“No. Have you?”
“Not yet.”
Hye Ju regretted the fact that he hadn’t eaten either. There were many things she wanted to talk to him about. She was curious if he had contacted Seung Won and wanted to know the conclusion of their conversation from the previous day.
So, does he really want to spend time with me exactly how I want? Will we go to the Han River together, watch a movie, and have a meal?
“Well, if you’re okay with it…”
Dingdong.
The elevator reached the first floor. Ju Won caught a glimpse of Hye Ju’s face.
“You’re getting off on the first floor?”
“Oh, yes.”
Hye Ju hastily got off the elevator. It felt like someone had nudged her from behind. While pondering whether to eat pork belly or hot pot in her mind, Hye Ju became greatly distressed.
“Well, take care.”
“Yeah, you too.”
Swoosh.
The doors closed without a trace of lingering emotions.
Staring at the slowly changing numbers on the floor indicator, Hye Ju murmured to herself.
lu lu lo la ▪️ net (lululola.net)
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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