Before she changed jobs, Da Hee asked him to keep their breakup a secret. She wanted it to appear as if they naturally grew apart after she switched jobs, so that her pride could remain intact.
“Did you agree to keep seeing each other?”
That’s why Seung Won couldn’t speak his true feelings. Of course, Ju Won wouldn’t go spreading rumors anywhere, but to naive Seung Won, the promise itself held significance.
“Yeah. For now, we decided to keep dating,” he said.
“Oh, I see.”
Suddenly, a sense of relief crossed Ju Won’s face. Seung Won raised his eyebrows, as if he looked like someone who had smoothly overcome the last hurdle.
“Why? Did you think Da Hee and I broke up?”
“I thought maybe you didn’t care much. You should have left the company more decisively,” Ju Won said.
“Was it that bad?”
“Yeah, I even wondered if there was some kind of love triangle going on. Otherwise, I couldn’t understand it at all.”
“What do you mean by a love triangle?”
Seung Won felt like there was gritty sand stuck in his throat.
“By any chance… did strange rumors circulate in the company? Anything related to Hye Ju?”
“It’s common for the company president to be at the center of rumors. Don’t you know that even if a crowd gathers, once I show up, they all disappear?”
“I see.”
“But suddenly, you’re mentioning Hye Ju. It seems like you’ve heard something?” Ju Won asked subtly.
“That… it’s just a rumor, right?”
Seung Won vigorously nodded his head as if it had become a habit.
“Of course. When you’re close with someone, all sorts of rumors circulate.”
Even at this moment, Seung Won couldn’t honestly express the feelings he had failed to recognize throughout his acquaintance with Hye Ju. Whether denying had become a habit or without giving much thought, his response came out first.
“I like Da Hee. Don’t worry, I’ll date her well so that no strange rumors circulate in the company.”
As different words were spoken from his heart and mind, an entirely unexpected conclusion popped out of his mouth.
“I don’t care about rumors. Just… never mind.”
Ju Won patted Seung Won’s shoulder and stood up.
As he watched his brother’s retreating figure, Seung Won immediately regretted it.
“I should have asked once. Whether it’s okay for me to like Hye Ju.”
He wondered if this realization, which came too late, was too selfish or if it was a feeling that could only bring harm to someone.
“If he really knew everything, he would have given me an answer.”
Seung Won regretfully stuffed the remaining beer into his mouth.
Dong, dong, dong.
It was a little past lunchtime, and Hye Ju was pacing back and forth on the rooftop of the company building.
“Oh no, what should I do!”
On her way out to have lunch, she saw Ju Won passing by in the distance. His appearance, crossing the lobby with investors, was so impressive like a movie protagonist that the employees who were entering after their meal naturally split open like the Red Sea.
While he usually preferred a casual suit style, on important occasions like today, he would dress in a doublebreasted suit, exuding a sense of weight and style. Wearing a deep navy suit and sweeping back his hair to reveal his forehead, he had an undeniable aura.
A handsome man like that liking me, it’s only natural for my body to twist and my heart to beat even when I’m just standing still.
Suddenly craving a mintflavored popsicle, Hye Ju bought one and made her way up to the rooftop before returning to work.
Chwok.
Whenever there was a moment of pause, she recalled the kiss from that day. The gentle and cold touch that softly brushed against her lower lip.
Even with her eyes closed, she could vividly remember the sound it made when their lips separated and how sweet it was.
It came to mind while she was sleeping, while she was eating, and even in the restroom. She couldn’t understand why she felt so desperate, as if she were a high school girl in unrequited love, even though she was the one who received the confession.
“If that’s the case, I should have just accepted him right away.”
The reason she didn’t immediately accept his confession was that she wasn’t sure if her feelings for him were genuine as a man.
The time spent having a onesided crush on someone was so long that I lived as if that feeling was the correct answer. It was gentle, comforting, and made me want to take care of them, comfort them.
If we were to describe it in colors, it would be a pastel pink kind of emotion.
However, Ju Won’s color was too red. Just thinking of him made my heart race and my palms sweat. I felt tense and scared.
His color was so strong that it felt like being by his side would make me lose my own light. It was frightening, as if I would be pulled into his world with a single gulp down my throat.
“Do I really like him? But I didn’t feel this way when it came to Seung Won.”
Hye Ju, who had pondered countless times, found the answer within her own heart.
Male lead is reincarnated to save his wife
I’ve also read this one twice already. The female lead is kinda soft and gets embarrassed easily—not really my type, but the plot is definitely worth reading. Hurry up and read it, y’all!
Intro
When Shen Yuan encountered Su Jin again in his previous life, she had already become the Prime Minister of the current dynasty. As for him, the former top young master of the capital, he had long since fallen into the abyss, becoming a singer on a pleasure boat.
After a song ended, he was redeemed and sent to the Su Residence.
Su Jin respected and cherished him, gave him a roof over his head, and bestowed him with warmth. Shen Yuan fell deeper and deeper, but before he could express his feelings, Su Jin passed away.
Shen Yuan died to follow her in death, but instead, he returned to when he was fifteen years old.
At that time, he was not yet engaged, and Su Jin was just a poor scholar.
Shen Yuan gritted his teeth, casting aside all his pride, and thought of ways to coax and entice her every day.
The colder and more indifferent Su Jin was towards him, the more proactive Shen Yuan became.
He was not afraid of being mocked by the world, only wanting to marry his Wife-master early, to hold her hand and never let go for a lifetime.
[Note: This story will not specifically point out the male lead’s reincarnation time point; it’s all in the details. Whenever you feel that the male lead is acting strangely, he has most likely been reincarnated.]
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