In a darkened room,
the round streetlamp light reflected on the opaque window swayed faintly.
The current branch manager, who checked the message sent by Taehyung-sik, lowered his gaze.
“From now on, it would be wise to listen to me carefully.”
Upon hearing a polite threat, Haeun buried her face in her knees. She neither wanted to hear nor found it worthy of listening.
“Call the actress and cry. Tell her something big happened.”
“I don’t want to!”
Her response was resolute.
Ha, the sighing current branch manager bent his upper body slightly.
“Don’t want to? Why?”
“Because it puts my sister in danger.”
“Then, what about the person in this photo?”
When the current branch manager suddenly extended his phone, Haeun only revealed her eyes. Her upper body, which had been peering at the bright screen, shot up like a spring.
“You, you bad guy!”
“Boldly swearing without fear?”
“Don’t touch my sister!”
“I’m not touching her. I’m trying to help.”
A faint smile leaked through the man’s thin lips.
“Even though you had surgery, it still hurts a lot, right? You also need a lot of money.”
Isn’t that right? With these words, a white envelope fell. Despite the inability to gauge in the darkness, it looked quite thick.
“Jung Haeun uses this money to live with her sick sister.”
“What is this?”
“It’s compensation. Don’t appear in front of the actress for the rest of your life.”
A statement followed that she should go abroad for two years and live like a hermit. What right did they have to force such unreasonable demands? Haeun pushed the envelope away with her foot.
“It’s not about preserving dignity. With this money, leave on the plane tomorrow night.”
“We’ve also arranged accommodation there. Taking care of your sick sister in a warm place, isn’t it nice?”
“I don’t want to.”
“We’re not asking Jung Haeun if it’s good or bad.”
A voice as cold as ice whispered softly.
“There’s only one correct answer to choose.”
Why didn’t she know that, the man tsked, then tapped his phone.
The silent space was filled with a familiar voice. Haeun reached out in the direction where the sound of her brother’s voice could be heard.
―Sent by Jung Haeun. I brought it instead of the sponsored item.
―Oh! Nuna didn’t specifically ask for a favor. Can you wait here for a moment?
In the unseen video, the voices of her younger brother and burly men echoed.
“Um, who are those people?”
As Haeun was about to grab the branch manager’s phone, he grabbed her shoulder and pressed down.
“So, don’t get agitated. Do as I say.”
“You, this is blackmail.”
“Is there blackmail where you get money, a house, and get sent abroad?”
If it was that kind of blackmail, everyone would gladly stand in line to receive it, the man scoffed and then tapped on his phone.
As the dark threats unfolded, Haeun burst into tears. The man who silently watched Haeun’s appearance took out her phone.
“Make a choice. Whether it’s an ailing younger sibling or a total stranger.”
“Why are you doing this to me?”
“That’s why you’re bothering the actress.”
Right now, if you call Lajin, there’s a promise to release her by tomorrow morning. Then came the seemingly fabricated story that they would allow a meeting with her younger brother at the airport.
“But… if you still don’t want to?”
His voice, which came close in a whisper, calmly continued.
“Do you have to see it through to the end? Like this?”
In the dim room, one bright photo stood out. Haeun blocked her mouth.
How far an hour away from Seoul felt, Lajin’s stomach was tightly tied up.
‘Just because she touched one finger.’
The kind that bullies unnecessarily just because they seem easy. Lajin focused only on the thought of rescuing Haeun, despite being weighed down by various concerns.
‘First, go there, assess the situation, contact the assigned lawyer, and if that doesn’t work, ask Jiho for help.’
Even though she was racing down the wide-open expressway, her mind was consumed by the thought of Haeun suffering verbal abuse.
At that very moment, Lajin’s phone rang.
“Oh! Hello? Haeun!”
[Uhh, unn, unni. Sniff.]“Why are you crying? What’s wrong!”
No matter how much she sobbed, Haeun’s voice was barely audible.
“Listen carefully, Unni. I’ll solve whatever problem you have.”
So, don’t worry. Don’t kneel, stand tall, and a continuous plea to be bold echoed endlessly.
[Sniff, Unni. I-I’m sorry. I’m really sorry.]“Jung Haeun, pull yourself together. Unni will come right now.”
“No. Unni.”
“Haeun! We just passed the Seoul tollgate. I’ll be there soon.”
[Absolutely no…]The call was abruptly cut off. When she quickly tried to call back, the message indicating the phone was turned off appeared.
After the turmoil last night, who in their right mind would have charged their phone? Just hearing Haeun’s voice was enough to make Lajin echo a silent “thank you.”
How much fear did that representative person instill in her brave sister for her to cry like that? Lajin’s heart was on the verge of shattering into pieces.
“Ha.”
Male lead is a Destined Young Husband (Female-dominant)
One-sentence summary: Wife-master, listen to my explanation!
Li Ruantang, a young lady from a prestigious family, stumbled and fell. When she woke up, she saw a noble and beautiful young man sitting by her bedside, wiping away tears.
The young master had slightly reddened eyes, and his every move exuded charm.
The sight made Li Ruantang’s eyes hot and her heart flutter. After all, she had made a bet with the young master Meng from the neighboring family. If she couldn’t marry a husband before the end of the year, she would have to admit defeat and give up the jade she had worked so hard to obtain.
Outside the window, the flowers were in full bloom.
Rather than losing the bet, the jade, and her face, Li Ruantang calculated that it would be better to seek marriage with the young master in front of her, killing three birds with one stone.
…
Meng Jun never thought that an accident during a spring outing would lead to them rolling down a cliff and into a river, yet still survive.
Now they were trapped in an unknown village, and Meng Jun had overheard that the family who had rescued them had their own intentions.
After all, it was Li Ruantang who had lost her mind and sought marriage first. He was only trying to protect himself!
Glancing at Li Ruantang, who was listing her own merits, the young husband’s voice softened, and he blushed as he lied, “W-wife-master, Wife-master, don’t you remember me?”
The young husband’s voice was clear and handsome, coaxing Li Ruantang’s heart to be soft and sweet, and she spared no effort to protect him.
It wasn’t until they returned to the capital that Li Ruantang suddenly remembered.
When they had fallen off the cliff, in order not to implicate Wei Yunruo, whom he secretly admired, the young husband had instead pulled her, who was slightly farther away, down the cliff with him…
Short summary by Yuushi L: Initially, the male lead (ML) liked another girl, while the female lead (FL) liked the ML. Both fell off a cliff. The FL temporarily lost her memory, and the ML, fearing others might take advantage of him, claimed FL was his wife while they were staying in a village. Later, when they returned home, the FL regained her memories and remembered that the ML liked someone else, so she kept her distance from him. However, during their time living together in the countryside, the ML’s view of the FL had completely changed. From this point, his pursuit of the FL begins.
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