Couples in Love (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 2
Ding!
As the elevator doors opened with a cheerful mechanical sound on the 24th floor, Green’s heart rate began to race faster.
‘Stay calm, Han Green. You can do this.’
Stepping out of the elevator and passing through the large glass doors, countless partitions and desks spread out before her eyes. The people focused on their work didn’t spare a glance at the stranger.
When she reached the end of the long hallway, a huge door appeared. Green knocked and cautiously entered, where a tall, well-built man greeted her.
“Are you Han Green?”
“Yes. By any chance, are you Jin Sunwoo?”
“No, the head manager is currently in a meeting. Please wait until the people inside come out, then go in.”
“Okay.”
The man who had been looking at Green with curiosity suddenly glanced at his ringing phone, excused himself, and hurried out.
At that moment, the tightly closed door of the head manager’s office opened, and two men with grim faces walked out.
“Head manager, you caught it again like a ghost.”
“Seriously. The team stared at it for three whole days and couldn’t find it… Looks like we’re pulling an all-nighter.”
The two men who had been grumbling to each other quickly left when their eyes met Green’s.
‘So… I can go in now?’
Just as Green was about to push open the slightly ajar door to the head manager’s office, a voice drifted out from inside.
“Why is the Hye Won City Hall project permit being delayed?”
It wasn’t loud, but the firm, attractive baritone made it clear the work wasn’t finished yet.
“Well, the civil servants are so stuck in their old habits…”
“If you only look for the cause externally, will you find an answer?”
Unable to contain her curiosity, Green peeked inside through the small gap in the door.
She saw the face of a young man glaring fiercely at his monitor. His features were sharp, yet he exuded a cold chill so intense it seemed not even a drop of blood would come out if pricked.
‘That’s Jin Sunwoo?’
His grandfather had been the Speaker of the National Assembly, and his father Jin Young Cheol was a current four-term congressman.
That wasn’t all—his maternal grandfather was the founder of K1 Construction, and his mother Park In Young was the vice chairman of K1 Construction.
The perfect golden child born from the union of political and business elite—that was Jin Sunwoo, as Green’s father had repeatedly emphasized with spittle flying.
So Green had easily assumed Sunwoo would be an arrogant, selfish, obnoxious, and spoiled young master. But seeing him in person… he was very different from what she had imagined.
“It’s a project worth trillions of won. If the permit came easily, that would be stranger. Explain the mixed-use development more simply and persuasively. Emphasize that linking facilities for culture, leisure, business, residential, and commercial purposes creates greater synergy. Rewrite the proposal.”
“Yes, head manager.”
She had expected someone born with a diamond spoon to be immature or overbearingly rude, but he seemed quite competent—cold and ruthless as he was.
Above all, his face was so stunning that she felt an urge to immediately press the camera shutter.
A straight forehead, thick eyebrows, sharp nose bridge, and jawline harmonized like a work of art. His handsome red lips and the coldly contrasting eyes made even Green’s secretly watching heart flutter.
‘Even actors and models have differences between their left and right sides, but this man would photograph perfectly from any angle.’
Just as she was half-dazed by a face that professionally satisfied her completely, the door in front of her suddenly swung wide open.
The man who had just been scolded by Sunwoo walked out looking as if his soul had been drained.
Green knocked on the now-open door and stepped inside. Sunwoo, who had been frowning at his monitor, lifted his head and looked at her.
“You’re Congressman Han Moon Taek’s daughter, Miss Han Green, correct?”
“Yes.”
Sunwoo pointed to the guest sofa. Green cautiously approached and perched awkwardly on the very edge.
When he came and sat at the head of the sofa, a refreshing woody scent invaded Green’s nose. Just as she unconsciously tried to breathe it in deeply, Sunwoo’s dry voice rang out.
“I have exactly 13 minutes left. Will that be enough?”
Earlier it was 15 minutes—now 2 minutes had already been cut. Green looked at him with displeasure, but she had no choice.
“It will be enough.”
“Then please begin.”
Sunwoo leaned back against the sofa, crossed his long legs, and clasped his hands, resting them on his firm thigh.
He was perfectly expressing with his body—not words—that he would listen to her for the next 13 minutes.
After taking a moment to steady her breathing, Green opened her mouth.
“As you know, we’re having the formal family introduction next week. If nothing goes wrong, we’ll end up getting married.”
“Yes.”
“I’m sure my father threatened Congressman Jin Young Cheol with some weakness. Otherwise, this marriage would never happen.”
“That’s correct. You know the situation exactly.”
Green took a deep breath, pulled an envelope of documents from her bag, and handed it to him.
“I hope something goes wrong at next week’s family introduction.”
Until then, Sunwoo had been leaning back leisurely, but now he slowly uncrossed his legs and straightened his back. He looked at the envelope Green offered with interest.
“Are you saying the contents that will cause that ‘something wrong’ are inside here?”
“Evidence of Representative Han Moon Taek’s corruption. With this much, your side can definitely overturn this marriage.”
“Very… interesting.”
It didn’t sound like an empty remark—Sunwoo’s eyes sharpened like a predator eyeing prey.
Yet he didn’t immediately reach for the envelope. Green found that extremely strange.
“If you’re suspicious, feel free to check the contents right now.”
“No, that’s not it.”
Sunwoo still didn’t touch the envelope with even a fingertip. Instead, he looked anew at Green sitting in front of him.
His deep eyes seemed to gauge her true intentions. Under Sunwoo’s openly piercing sharp gaze, Green’s heart raced even though she had done nothing wrong.
‘No need to be nervous. I haven’t committed any crime.’
Flustered by her own body’s reaction, Green let out an awkward cough. At that moment, as if he had finished assessing everything, Sunwoo spoke.
“There’s something Miss Han Green still doesn’t know.”
“What is it?”
“I very much want this marriage to go through.”
Thinking he was talking nonsense, Green’s eyes widened in shock. Wondering if he really didn’t understand the situation, she explained again.
“This marriage only happened because my father threatened your father!”
“I know.”
“And you still want to go through with it? Marry me?”
“Yes. With you, Miss Han Green.”
“Why? Have you… fallen for me?”
After blurting out the last part, Green wanted to bite her reckless tongue off.
It definitely wasn’t something her brain had planned to say—why did it come out of her mouth?
Surprisingly, Sunwoo smiled! He made no sound, but Green could clearly see the corners of his mouth curve upward ever so slightly.
Feeling that even in this moment his smile was incredibly sexy, Green wondered if she had finally gone mad.
Having quickly returned to an expressionless face, Sunwoo spoke calmly.
“It’s not that, but if anyone asks later, I’ll answer that way.”
“Then why…?”
Unable to hide her burning face and moving her lips, suddenly Sunwoo’s expression turned icy.
“My father strongly dislikes the idea of this marriage going through.”
“What?”
Green was shocked once more by Sunwoo’s unexpected answer.
“So because your father, Congressman Jin Young Cheol, hates this marriage so much, you absolutely want to do it?”
“Correct.”
“Regardless of who the partner is?”
“Yes.”
“What are you, a contrarian frog?”
Sunwoo looked at Green with amusement.
“That’s not something the person who personally bringing my father’s corruption files should say, is it?”
It was such a perfect comeback that Green bit her lip hard. But she couldn’t back down here.
Thinking all or nothing, Green began pouring out everything inside her.
“Do you think I like doing this? Until now, even when I didn’t like what my father did, I let it go because ‘that’s just how journalism is.’ But a marriage by blackmail? That’s really going too far. I have zero intention of dancing to my father’s tune.”
Even as she got so worked up her face turned red, Sunwoo offered no reply. That fact made Green even more anxious.
“My father is desperate for this marriage—I absolutely have to ruin it and give him the middle finger, but you’re going to make it happen just to give your father the middle finger? Don’t talk nonsense!”
The heated Green suddenly locked eyes with Sunwoo, who was still sitting calmly. Only then realizing she had gotten too excited, she muttered a little deflated.
“You’re a capable person, Jin Sunwoo, so you’ll be able to find another way to really screw over Congressman Jin. So please yield this particular middle finger to me.”
Having watched Green like she was performing a one-woman show, Sunwoo finally spoke.
“As expected, I’m not the only contrarian frog.”
His tone was blunt, but a playful glint danced in Sunwoo’s eyes, and the corners of his mouth lifted higher than before.
The cold-faced Sunwoo and the terrifyingly focused Sunwoo were extremely handsome, but Sunwoo smiling with raised lips was beauty that didn’t belong to this world.
Yet to Green, whose anger hadn’t subsided, his handsome smile only felt poisonous.
‘A handsome bastard trying to steal even the middle finger—it’s a dirty world where the haves take everything!’
Green glared at him with lingering resentment.
Sunwoo leaned back comfortably again and crossed his long legs.
“I’ll make you one proposal to Miss Han Green.”
“What kind of proposal?”
Already frustrated that Sunwoo wasn’t moving according to plan, Green answered curtly.
“If you attend the family introduction next week as scheduled…”
Sunwoo paused briefly, a faint smile appearing at his lips again—but Green wasn’t fooled. His eyes had instantly turned cold.
“I’ll prepare the middle finger for your future father-in-law.”
Receiving an unexpected proposal from Sunwoo, Green blinked rapidly.
“If you cooperate with this marriage, I’ll be the one to throw ashes on Han Moon Taek’s future. I guarantee it’ll be far more dramatic than you doing it yourself.”
“Are you serious?”
“Furthermore, I’ll make sure Han Moon Taek can never use you again.”
Green sincerely thought it would be great if things really went as he said. But how? Did such a method even exist in this world?
Noticing her inner conflict, Sunwoo deliberately glanced at his watch.
“Ten minutes have passed. I now have only 3 minutes left for you, Miss Han Green. Please decide.”
“Wait a second! Marriage isn’t something you decide so easily!”
Green snapped, frowning. She was anxious because her plan to break off the marriage was veering in a strange direction.
“Shall I help you decide? If Green wants, I’ll provide appropriate financial compensation as well.”
In an instant, Green’s eyes narrowed. Was this the contract marriage you only see in dramas?
‘If it’s appropriate financial compensation… would it cover Mom’s hospital bills too?’
Tired of having to beg her father every time hospital bills piled up, Green was genuinely tempted by the word “financial compensation.”
Sunwoo’s confident promise that her father would never be able to use her again also shook her heart. If she escaped her father’s shadow, she could finally live a new life—this felt like a real opportunity.
Noticing Green’s wavering, Sunwoo leisurely added,
“If Miss Han Green agrees, I’ll do my best to make sure you won’t regret this marriage. After all, we’re in the same boat now.”
“Can you take responsibility for those words?”
“We’ll write a contract. We can discuss the details on the day of the family introduction. Terms that will satisfy both of us.”
“Alright. Let’s do it—let’s get married!”
Finally hearing the answer he wanted, the corners of Sunwoo’s mouth twitched with satisfaction. Worried he might half-ass the middle finger plan, Green quickly added,
“But show me the middle finger you’ve prepared the day before the family introduction. If I’m not satisfied, I won’t show up.”
“I’m sure it’ll be to Miss Han Green’s liking. I promise.”
For some reason, Green believed the words of Sunwoo, whom she had met for the first time today. Widows understand widows, and contrarian frogs understand contrarian frogs.
She felt certain Sunwoo would prepare a spectacular middle finger that would turn Han Moon Taek inside out—and very willingly at that!
Sunwoo stood up and extended his hand toward Green.
“I’ll be in your care from now on, Miss Han Green.”
“Likewise, Mr. Jin Sunwoo.”
Their right hands clasped firmly. Green’s eyes sparkled with the joy of having found a kindred spirit as she looked at Sunwoo.
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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