It seems like last time was just a simple investigation, but now, arrest? Is this really talking about going to jail? Unable to believe it, La Jin shook her head slightly.
“What, what did you say?”
[Oh, CEO Oh is facing imprisonment. Who else other than the actress would there be to discuss this situation with?]“Where is my brother right now?”
[He’s being questioned by the prosecution.]Oh Jong-hyuk being questioned by the prosecution, the agency undergoing a search. The situation was progressing faster than La Jin had anticipated. So, next is Kim Yujun and the Myungjin Group?
Suddenly, La Jin’s heart pounded, and she almost collapsed. No, she felt dizzy to the point where her vision blurred.
‘Don’t act weak, pull yourself together. That’s the only way to escape from Kim Yujun.’
She reminded herself that this was just the beginning and that she needed to brace herself for what lay ahead. However, La Jin wavered as if she could collapse at any moment.
[Since CEO Oh has a similar previous record, the situation is worse.]“Did you call to inform me that he’s been arrested?”
Wanting to know the lawyer’s next move, she asked calmly.
[Well, CEO Oh is in a dire situation. He’s causing a fuss, telling me to contact you.]“What power do I have as an actress?”
[He said to do whatever it takes to change his mind. Otherwise, both you and the company will be ruined.]Instantly, rage surged through La Jin’s carotid artery.
What kind of sacrifice is being asked for in an investigation into overseas gambling, not even caught for independence movement? She had tried her best not to cry, but La Jin’s vision blurred suddenly.
“Let’s pretend I didn’t hear that.”
[Actress. The investigation is so strict that I can’t even say what was discussed at the higher-ups.]The lawyer’s threat, not a threat, continued, claiming that if Oh Jong-hyuk received a prison sentence, La Jin would be implicated too. Was this lawyer in his right mind? The heart-shaking with the absurd threat quickly found its place again in La Jin’s heart. As if turning cold water upside down, La Jin’s mind unexpectedly cleared.
“I’m hanging up.”
At La Jin’s chilly response, the lawyer let out a deep sigh.
[Then, about something else. I heard CEO Oh’s mother is seriously ill.]“What did you just say?”
[If there’s a medical certificate stating her critical condition, we can request leniency.]Critical condition? La Jin wondered if there was another meaning to the word ‘critical’ that she knew. Otherwise, why would a child be asked to request a false document stating that her mother was about to die?
Until now, La Jin had poured everything into keeping her mother healthy. Even getting entangled with Oh Jong-hyuk was solely for the purpose of saving her mother. But now, to cover Oh Jong-hyuk’s sins, using her mother? A cold wind blew through La Jin’s heart.
“Lawyer Kim.”
[Time is of the essence.]“No. I won’t do it, I can’t!”
[It seems you don’t understand my intentions. In simple terms, it means the company may go under.] Whether the company goes under or not, La Jin had made a promise with Prosecutor Kang Jiho. She gradually settled advertising contracts and decided to part ways with the agency. There were companies sending love calls to La Jin, and they even discussed the possibility of establishing a separate corporation if necessary.Whether Oh Jong-hyuk rots in prison for the rest of his life is his own fault for getting involved in gambling. La Jin had no intention of manipulating her mother’s condition to help him.
“I don’t want to make my mother look like she’s about to die.”
[I didn’t mean to actually do that, just the paperwork.]“Anytime you insult my stepmother, tell us not to touch our mother. And!”
As if swallowing a fireball, La Jin’s heated breath burst out.
“If you can’t handle it, just stop. Don’t think about using someone else’s mother.”
[No, there seems to be a misunderstanding.]“I don’t want to hear it.”
[Ha, actress.]“Tell the person Mr. Oh mentioned not to approach me.”
She pointed out that Oh Jong-hyuk would know who that person was. The lawyer who had been lecturing arrogantly from the beginning disappeared, and the man couldn’t even give a proper answer.
La Jin cut off the lawyer’s repeated apologies in one breath.
“Damn it.”
With that one heartfelt word, La Jin’s eyes reddened.
The hospital’s familiar antiseptic smell. La Jin gave the night caregiver a break and sat by Jin-ok’s side.
“Mom, I told you I got the role of a stepmom this time.”
La Jin gently touched her mother’s hand, which was just staring at the ceiling. Was she listening, or disappointed that it wasn’t the ‘regular older brother’ waiting in despair? Today, her mother’s eyes were vacant.
“I read the synopsis. There will be many trials before becoming a stepmom.”
“…….,”
“In a love triangle with a minister’s daughter, chased by a villain. How many near-death experiences are there?”
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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