“Firstly, he wants to secure K1 Construction advertisements in the Goryeo Daily and Wide Affairs. He’s already contacted our marketing team. Quite predictable, right? He’ll keep using our relationship for future gains. We’ll have to keep an eye on that.”
“That’s why I think we should proceed with the wedding at this time.”
Sun-woo handed In-young a note with his preferred wedding date and future plans.
After reviewing Sun-woo’s note, In-young’s eyes widened in surprise. It was something she hadn’t anticipated.
“Are you serious?”
“Yes.”
“Will Han Green just comply?”
“She was more than happy when I talked to her.”
Remembering Green’s reaction, Sun-woo’s lips slightly curled up.
At that moment, In-young’s eyes narrowed, scrutinizing his face as if to catch every small expression.
“Sun-woo.”
“Yes?”
Returning to his usual expressionless face, Sun-woo looked at In-young, puzzled.
In-young, who seemed to have something to say, soon composed herself and looked away.
“Let’s go. We’ll see you at the engagement venue tomorrow.”
“Understood.”
Sun-woo quietly bowed and left the study, standing in front of the closed door, unable to move for a while, feeling an inexplicable pressure on his chest.
“Do you want me to leave the company and go into politics?”
“If that’s what you want.”
Recalling his conversation with In-young, Sun-woo’s face crumpled involuntarily.
‘How much more do I have to prove?’
With a bitter smile, Sun-woo slowly left the house in Seongbuk-dong.
The feeling of oppression that had always weighed on his heart since he was nine years old resurfaced, and Sun-woo felt as if he was walking alone in the middle of a dry desert.
On the morning of the engagement day, Green rushed to Hanna’s house in her just-woken-up state.
“It’s the engagement today, right? I’m leaving myself entirely in your hands, Hanna. Do whatever you want.”
“Wow, what a demanding client first thing in the morning. Seriously, you should have at least washed your hair!”
Hanna grumbled at Green’s appearance but transformed her like a fairy godmother from Cinderella.
First, Hanna dressed Green in a modest two-piece suit suitable for the meeting, then used a hair volumizer to puff up her bangs and crown before tying it neatly.
“Why use a volumizer if you’re going to tie it up anyway?”
“Idiot. There’s a world of difference between just tying it up and using a volumizer. Stop complaining and stay still.”
Hanna scolded Green, who decided to shut up and let her do her work. Medicine to the pharmacist, treatment to the doctor, and transformation to Hanna!
In the meantime, Hanna completed the base makeup and proceeded with the lip and eye makeup, even attaching eyelashes and perfectly drawing the eyebrows.
“Isn’t it a bit over the top to put on fake eyelashes?”
“People nowadays wear them even to work. Do you think everyone just lives with what they’re born with?”
After finishing her makeup, Hanna proudly led Green to a large mirror.
“How is it? Do you like it?”
“…It’s strange. It doesn’t look like me.”
“Look at this, after all my hard work, this is what I get.”
“Am I really not weird?”
“Not weird at all. Your skin is so nice, it’s actually pretty. Are you just fishing for compliments?”
Despite Hanna’s assurance, Green felt awkward and kept pacing in front of the mirror.
Watching Green and Hanna bicker, Jenny, who had been sitting in a corner, suddenly got up and approached Green.
“Do you have a wristwatch? It would go well with that outfit.”
“Who wears wristwatches these days? I have a phone.”
At Green’s reply, Jenny sighed lightly and removed her own watch, placing it on Green’s left wrist.
Hanna, shocked, stopped Jenny.
“Are you crazy? Green’s left wrist will get paralyzed if you just casually put a twenty million won watch on it.”
“What?”
Hanna’s prediction missed the mark. As soon as she heard Jenny’s watch was worth twenty million won, Green felt paralyzed all over her body, not just her wrist.
It took about twenty breaths for Green to calm down. Then, holding a designer bag Jenny gave her, she left Hanna’s house.
With a designer watch on one wrist and a designer bag in the other hand, her arms felt as heavy as lead.
Outside, Han Ma-taek had been waiting in his car for thirty minutes.
Constantly urging her to come out via text, he was startled when a strange woman opened the passenger door and got in.
“What are you so surprised about? You said we’re late. Let’s go.”
“Ah, Green, is that you?”
“Did you think I was someone else?”
Even though Green herself felt strange seeing her reflection in the mirror, she was slightly annoyed that her father didn’t recognize her immediately.
“Remember to keep your promise. I’m going to this meeting today, but you must visit mom in the hospital when I’m away on business. And take care of the nursing fees.”
“I told you, I will. How many times do you need to say the same thing?”
Han Ma-taek grumbled discontentedly and hurriedly started the car. Maintaining silence for a while due to tension, he glanced at his daughter.
“Don’t feel inferior. Life’s the same for everyone, and just because they’re wealthy doesn’t mean they eat five meals a day.”
“Okay.”
Though he meant to ease Green’s nerves, in truth, Han Ma-taek himself felt inferior facing the engagement. He licked his lips and muttered discontentedly.
“That’s why you should’ve studied harder to get into the Goryeo Daily. I paid for your photo school, your repeat year, but you neglected your studies to hang out with those model kids. If only.”
Green’s entry into Goryeo Daily was Han Ma-taek’s unfulfilled wish, but for her, it was a nightmare.
Becoming a journalist meant living the same life as her father.
She detested dealing with corrupt politicians and loathed seeing them act as if they were doing something grand.
Green never regretted becoming a photographer. Nothing in the world excited her more than capturing the most stunning moments and dramatic instances of her subjects through her camera lens.
As Han Ma-taek continued his nagging, Green let it go in one ear and out the other. Soon enough, they arrived at K1 Hotel, the venue for the meeting.
It was the moment for the engagement meeting between two families that held nothing but hatred and contempt for each other.
Turns Out He’s Been Secretly in Love with Me
One-line summary: He acts like he doesn’t like her but is actually playing hard to get.
Synopsis:
Xu Muzhou like her. He has liked her for a very long time, and through repeated schemes, he finally closed the distance with her.
But this is still far from enough.
He wants to be the one who stands out among her many suitors, to fight for her attention, and to make her take the initiative to pursue him.
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