In Europe, of all the many countries, Rajin’s and his own travel plans not only overlapped but also coincided in timing.
Jiho stared piercingly at the opinion letter submitted by Kim Yoo-jun’s lawyer. It could be his overreaction, but considering Kim Yoo-jun’s brazen behavior, it was a very reasonable suspicion.
What if Rajin’s photoshoot was arranged to match Kim Yoo-jun’s business trip schedule? It would have been Oh Jong-hyuk manipulating her schedule.
Overseas, where she’s less free to act than at home.
If Rajin unexpectedly encounters Kim Yoo-jun and is placed in an unwanted situation…
“Damn it.”
Though nothing had happened yet, it felt like it had already occurred, plunging Jiho’s vision into darkness.
There was no need for grand reasons. Rajin, who willingly took risks for them, was now part of his team. Ensuring her safety was now his important duty.
“If only they don’t cross paths at all. What to do…”
Jiho tapped the lawyer’s opinion letter. Even if their overlapping schedules were coincidental, it was best to prepare.
“If Executive Director Kim Yoo-jun requests cooperation, we should oblige.”
Jiho smirked and scribbled ‘Only possible when in the country’ on the opinion letter.
“He hasn’t even been investigated yet, and he’s trying to slip out of the country.”
He murmured about Kim Yoo-jun’s audacity, his lips curling slightly.
He had the authority to prevent a suspect at risk of fleeing from leaving the country. Being a prosecutor plagued with overtime had never been so gratifying.
Jiho displayed his schedule on the screen.
“Surprises are best when they’re shocking.”
―May 30th, Kim Yoo-jun’s emergency travel ban! A public humiliation at the airport!!
Since the travel ban would not be notified separately, even the capable secretariat of Myungjin wouldn’t know.
Kim Yoo-jun would be hit by a bolt from the blue in front of his employees, causing chaos.
He regretted not being able to see Kim Yoo-jun’s face being rejected at the airport, but the best move was to remain unseen.
“One last thing.”
Jiho picked up the office phone, his eyebrows raised. A soft voice soon followed the ringing.
“Chief, it’s Kang Jiho.”
After exchanging pleasantries, Jiho cut straight to the point.
“There’s an annoying tip.”
He spoke more seriously than ever, adding a bit of flavor.
“Nowadays, with the economy being tough, there are guys who smuggle foreign currency for overseas gambling.”
He didn’t forget to assert that such rotten mentality needed strict legal treatment. Then, Jiho subtly dropped what he wanted.
“Especially, the name of Oh Jong-hyuk, the CEO of OH Entertainment, came up several times.”
He mixed in the fact that it was a pity to waste precious foreign currency on the streets, especially when K-Content exports were struggling.
“Not a celebrity, but as a CEO of an entertainment agency, it would make several headlines. And it might involve a few celebrities.”
For a chief prosecutor needing a flashy package before the July regular personnel changes, it was a tempting tip.
“A senior committed to investigations should go to a good place, so juniors can follow the same path.”
If the chief prosecutor could be in the spotlight, even for half a day, why not? Jiho planned to shake every speck of dust from Oh Jong-hyuk.
The chief prosecutor expressed his intention to assemble a team for a major investigation on overseas gambling.
There was no need for lengthy regretful words. The facts were clear, the conversation smooth, and the result satisfying. The call flowed as smoothly as water.
With a leading actor wrapped in a sense of mission now secured, all that was left was for the script to flow as desired.
“Well then, let’s get ready to issue a warrant.”
With a smooth feeling of everything falling into place, Jiho’s heart throbbed with positive excitement for the first time in a while, and he grinned.
At the newly opened flagship store of the luxury brand ‘Serene’ in Hannam-dong.
Rajin had no time to admire the modern exterior and unique signature style of the store. Delayed at the Cheongdam-dong shop, the global ambassador was almost late for her appointment.
Especially with celebrities who love to gossip, she didn’t want to provide fodder for them and hurried.
“Actress, here’s the sponsored bag!”
“Oh? Oh! Thank you, Haeun.”
Rajin winked towards Haeun, who deliberately kept her distance in front of the manager, and quickly slung the luxury sponsored bag over her arm.
“Welcome to the Serene House.”
Facing the picture-perfect smile of a staff member with white gloves, Rajin responded with an even brighter smile.
As she entered the event venue guided by the staff, the scattered gazes around her magnetically focused on her.
People assessing the worth of the new arrivals were busy calculating the value of the items Rajin had received. Then they whispered among themselves as if they had discovered some significant secret, fingers pointing conspicuously.
“Actress, the photo wall is this way.”
Rajin nodded and walked slowly.
Male lead is a Divorced Husband
She said to him: “Tell me, what makes you like me? I’ll change it!”
Liu Changning transmigrated into a female cannon fodder character in a female-dominant novel.
After reading the first half of the novel’s plot, the first thing she did upon transmigration was to divorce the Pan Jinlian-style male protagonist she had just married.
She indulged herself, pretending to be ugly and poor.
But as time passed, the way that man looked at her became more and more unusual…
Liu Changning was dumbfounded: Tell me, what makes you like me? I’ll change!
――
This lifetime, Pei Yuanshao was rejected by the same woman twice!
The first time, she drove him away. Forced by the situation, he endured the waves of anger in his heart, yielding and humbling himself.
That person lay slanted on a rocking chair, her sallow face emotionless: “If you don’t want a divorce, go cook!”
Pei Yuanshao’s face was dark and gloomy: “You!”
The second time, after the crisis in Jinling City was resolved, the new emperor sent someone to pick him up. He turned around, stammering: “I… I have to go. If you keep me…”
That person lay on the kang bed, her back to him, as if she had long anticipated this day, crisp and clear: “Goodbye!”
Pei Yuanshao was so angry his fingers trembled: “You… you!”
The mission of family and country made him restrain himself, averting his eyes and turning to leave this broken household.
Two years later, they met again. Seeing her ethereal face, his body shook like a sieve.
“She was originally a ‘she’!”
At the Qionglin Banquet, the top scholar of the imperial examination, a talented person with exceptional speech and conduct, all the unmarried young gentlemen from aristocratic families looked at her with shy and timid eyes.
The peerless imperial official Pei Yuanshao felt the anger in his heart erupt. He pointed at the woman surrounded by the crowd at the Qionglin Banquet, his thin lips slightly curled: “Little sister, I wants that person to be the wife-master of my Mingde Prince Manor.”
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