Already seated in the quiet private room of the hotel’s upscale Korean restaurant, Jin Young-cheol, Park In-young, and Seonwoo looked at Green and her father Han Ma-taek as they entered.
The contrast between Green from a week ago, who barged into the office with a large bag, and today’s Green was so stark that Seonwoo’s eyebrows shot up in surprise.
She shot a fierce glare at Seonwoo before looking down, an unspoken pressure to act as if they were meeting for the first time.
“Ah, Assemblyman Jin, Chairwoman Park. You’re early. Is Jin Seonwoo doing well?”
Han Ma-taek greeted them cheerfully, but no one responded.
“Nice to meet you. I’m Han Green.”
As Han Ma-taek awkwardly stood by, Green greeted Jin Young-cheol and Park In-young.
Jin Young-cheol still looked displeased, but Park In-young, despite her cold demeanor, nodded and accepted Green’s greeting.
“Please, take a seat.”
As Green and Han Ma-taek sat across from them, Jin Young-cheol turned his body 45 degrees away. The conversation naturally fell under Park In-young’s control.
“As you know, this marriage isn’t normal, so the opinions of the parties involved aren’t important. Therefore, I think Han Ma-taek and I should discuss the conditions.”
“It’s all fine by me.”
Han Ma-taek was ready to accept any condition as long as Green married Seonwoo.
“Let’s start with the most important thing. We agree that those unpleasant photos you sent me will be buried forever with this marriage. If those photos ever surface again, you’ll have to pay 300 billion won in damages.”
“300 billion?”
Han Ma-taek swallowed hard at the staggering amount, but he realized if Green and Seonwoo got married, those photos circulating wouldn’t be good for him either.
“Fine.”
“The next condition is that the wedding will be held in two months at K1 Hotel’s special hall. We’ll take care of all wedding preparations and security.”
“That’s very kind of you! Then, the marriage registration…?”
“Hah, you think they’ll last? Just be satisfied with the wedding ceremony.”
Jin Young-cheol, who had been silent, finally spoke up.
Startled by Seonwoo’s indifferent response, Jin Young-cheol turned desperately to his wife.
“Honey, say something. Do we really have to register this ridiculous marriage?”
“What choice do we have? Han Ma-taek is holding the cards.”
Seeing his wife not taking his side, Jin Young-cheol’s face crumpled in frustration. Park In-young calmly explained the reality to him.
“If those photos get out, your political career could be over. The next general election is less than a year away. Can you handle that?”
“That, that’s…”
“It would be fatal for K1 Construction too. Everyone knows you’re my husband.”
Jin Young-cheol’s face reddened with anger, but he realized there was nothing he could do.
Park In-young then turned her gaze to Green, who was sitting quietly beside Han Ma-taek. She scrutinized Green slowly and deliberately.
Noticing Park In-young’s gaze, Green managed an awkward smile, like a Miss Korea contestant.
‘Seonwoo smiled while talking about this girl.’
Park In-young turned to look at Seonwoo, who still had an inscrutable expression.
Resolute, Park In-young, still standing, looked at Han Ma-taek and said, “Please sit down. Let’s readjust the conditions.”
“Ahem.”
Reluctantly, Han Ma-taek sat back down.
“The marriage registration will be done immediately after the wedding ceremony. However, the wedding will be a small one, attended only by the bride and groom and their parents.”
“A small wedding?”
“Yes, it will be beautifully presented in the media as an exemplary upper-class wedding.”
Han Ma-taek, who had been excited about recovering decades of gifted wedding money, felt as if a bucket of cold water had been dumped on him at the news of not being able to invite even a single guest.
“It’s a bit much not to have close relatives at even a small wedding…”
Trailing off, Han Ma-taek then remembered something important and raised his head.
“You’re not saying that K1 Construction’s Chairman Park Chan-wook won’t attend, right? It’s his only grandchild’s wedding.”
“No, he won’t be attending. Seonwoo doesn’t want to show this marriage to his respected grandfather.”
“Really…”
The more they discussed, the more absurd and humiliating the conditions seemed.
However, Han Ma-taek persevered. With his future son-in-law Seonwoo set to become K1 Construction’s representative, and people lining up to work with him, he was prepared to endure the humiliation of the wedding day.
Just as he resolved himself, Green, who had been silent, spoke.
“Father, are you really going through with this marriage?”
Green’s words were laden with meaning, essentially giving her father one last chance.
“I can endure anything as long as you, Green, are happy.”
At that moment, Green clenched her eyes shut, feeling a surge of disgust. Han Ma-taek was selling her happiness while satisfying his greed.
“Shall we sign the contract now that we have agreed?” Park In-young suggested, pulling out two contracts for Han Ma-taek.
“A contract, really?”
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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