Sun-woo intertwined his fingers between Green’s slender ones and smiled sweetly at her.
“We’ve decided to start getting to know each other better from today.”
Stunned by their son’s absurd declaration, Jin Young-chul stood open-mouthed, unable to respond.
Han Moon-taek, incredulous, turned to his daughter and asked,
“Green! Surely not, right?”
“From today, we’re dating.”
Green answered her father but kept her gaze fixed on Sun-woo. Their eyes spoke volumes, perfectly understanding each other’s hearts.
To spite their fathers, this couple, who had been at odds for a year, decided to start their relationship anew.
Han Green first met Jin Sun-woo a year ago.
Had it not been for her father, Han Moon-taek, their paths would never have crossed. Their worlds were just too different.
“Father, do you know what day it is today?”
Green coldly glared at her father, Han Moon-taek, who had come home late, drunk.
“Today? It’s Tuesday. Why?”
“Forget it. Why did you delay last month’s hospital payment for mom again?”
Their relationship had been severely strained for nearly five years.
Naturally selfish and absorbed in his work, her father wasn’t always this way. Their relationship hadn’t always been this terrible.
“Do you know how important a journalist’s job is? Dad’s busy doing big things; it’s not that he doesn’t love us.”
Green’s mother used to defend him whenever young Green complained about her father.
This kept Green’s attitude towards her father from turning to outright hatred, at least until her mother became unconscious in a hit-and-run accident.
“How could you do this to mom! How can you not visit her even once in five years?”
Han Moon-taek, drunk but triumphant, was oblivious to his daughter’s resentment.
“The hospital bill will be taken care of soon. I’ve finished talks with Congressman Jin Young-chul and Vice Chairman Park In-young. They finally agreed to your marriage with Jin Sun-woo!”
Puffing out his chest, Han Moon-taek was expecting a grateful response from Green, but her eyes only grew colder.
“With a four-term congressman as my father-in-law and a construction conglomerate vice chairman as my mother-in-law, how did I manage to snag such a golden son-in-law?”
“It’s all thanks to having a capable father.”
Han Moon-taek answered proudly, but Green was not fooled.
“Father, you blackmailed Congressman Jin Young-chul with his corruption, didn’t you?”
Han Moon-taek, who spent 20 years as a political reporter for the conservative daily Goryeo Ilbo and now heads the online media ‘Wide Current Affairs’, was once called ‘Han Mama’ by politicians from both parties. The nickname signified someone as feared and annoying as ‘Hwan Mama’, because he knew their dark secrets better than anyone.
“The engagement meeting is next week. Go to the salon, get a massage, look pretty for your in-laws, okay?”
A tipsy Han Moon-taek chuckled contentedly. This marriage would save Wide Current Affairs, currently on the brink of bankruptcy.
As soon as it was rumored that he would be K1 Construction’s prospective in-law, investors lined up, and construction-related companies flooded him with advertising inquiries. Securing ads from K1 Construction was almost a sure thing.
Expecting all his problems to be solved by this marriage, Han Moon-taek couldn’t stop smiling.
“After your wedding, let’s move mom to a private hospital room. Sounds good?”
Confident Green couldn’t refuse, Han Moon-taek whistled as he disappeared into his bedroom. Left alone in the living room, Green’s face twisted with despair.
Biting her lip until it bled, she decisively went upstairs to her room and struggled to push a bookshelf full of books. A gap barely wide enough for a palm appeared between the wall and the bookshelf, and Green reached in to pull out a yellow envelope.
“Stupid father, today was mom’s birthday.”
Brushing off the dust from the envelope, Green murmured expressionlessly.
“Sorry, but I won’t move according to your wishes.”
The next morning, Green stood in front of the imposing K1 Construction headquarters in Jongno. Standing before the state-of-the-art skyscraper, she felt utterly insignificant.
The heavy camera bag on her shoulder was also annoying. She had unexpectedly landed a job last night to shoot profiles for aspiring models.
She should have turned down the job, given her imminent task, but she couldn’t refuse the request of the modeling academy head she’d known since her repeat exam year.
Last month, her father delayed her mother’s hospital bill payment again, so every penny mattered.
She had no choice but to bring her usual work bag, containing a DSLR camera, telephoto lens, and extra chargers, all the way here.
Looking at her reflection in the glass, she felt deflated and kept doubting herself, but she couldn’t hesitate. The engagement meeting was next week!
Resolved, Green took a deep breath.
“I shouldn’t rely on father anymore. I’ll work harder and pay for mom’s hospital bills.”
Fuelled by determination, Green stepped into the revolving doors of the high-tech building. The receptionist greeted her with a pleasant smile.
“How may I assist you?”
“I’m here to see Mr. Jin Sun-woo, the head of development.”
When Green stated her purpose, the receptionist maintained a mechanically pleasant smile.
“Do you have an appointment?”
“Yes…no.”
Confused by the receptionist’s question, Green quickly composed herself and spoke confidently.
“Please tell Mr. Jin Sun-woo that Han Green is here. He will surely see me.”
“It’s difficult without a prior appointment. You can only meet the director if you have scheduled an appointment in advance.”
“If he decides not to see me, I’ll leave without any fuss. Please just inform him that I’ve come.”
The skilled receptionist hesitated for a moment. From her experience, the woman in front of her didn’t seem like someone who would easily back down.
Deciding it was better to make a quick call to the director’s office rather than have a drawn-out confrontation first thing in the morning, she quickly picked up the phone and pressed a button, not forgetting to give Green a derisive glance.
“Assistant Ahn, a person named Han Green has come without an appointment insisting on seeing Director Jin Sun-woo. Yes, Han Green. …Okay, understood.”
After finishing the call, she turned to Green with a slightly embarrassed flush on her face.
“Director Jin has a meeting in 20 minutes. If you can finish your business within 15 minutes, you are welcome to go up.”
“Of course.”
The prospect of finally meeting him brought a bright, cherry-blossom-like smile to Green’s face, which had been tense until then.
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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