“‘,’ huh…”
As Ki-tae was heading to the department store for work, his mind was entirely occupied with Yoon Dae-Ho’s painting. Ever since he heard the news from Park, the gallery manager, he had been continuously thinking about that painting.
The piece by Yoon Dae-Ho that the director of Leon Gallery was presenting at the exhibition tomorrow was “.”
Tap, tap, tap. His index finger rhythmically tapped as he pondered.
“We’ve arrived, Mr. President.”
Before he could gather his thoughts, the black sedan came to a stop in front of the first-floor lobby.
Ki-tae sighed, his thoughts still unsorted, and proceeded past the lobby to the elevator.
Reaching his floor, his secretary immediately approached him.
“Good morning, Mr. President.”
“Yes.”
“The guest has been shown to your office.”
Following the secretary’s words, Ki-tae’s gaze landed on the woman sitting in the corner of the office sofa.
Cha Hye-Su.
She had been waiting for his contact, which he had inadvertently delayed. It had been quite a while since he last saw her.
As Ki-tae entered the office, Hye-Su stood up abruptly.
“Ki-tae!”
Her face changed expressions rapidly. It seemed she had been waiting to speak to him, and as soon as she sat back down, her words came out in a rush.
“That day, I didn’t go to the gallery to see you, Ki-tae. I just dropped by to meet Autumn for a moment. And… if I had known you disliked unannounced visits, I wouldn’t have done it.”
Hye-Su hastily explained the incident, clearly feeling unjustly treated.
Meanwhile, Ki-tae listened to her explanation with an utterly disinterested expression. He had called her late only because they had made a prior appointment. He had no intention of listening to her detailed explanation.
That day, everything had been irksome and irritating, but now, all of it seemed indifferent to him.
However, remembering what Autumn had said, Ki-tae asked a sharp question.
“Alright. Why did you go to see Yoon Autumn?”
“…I was just a bit worried about something.”
“I heard marriage was discussed.”
“That is…”
“What exactly did you tell my grandfather?”
Despite maintaining politeness, Ki-tae was not one to beat around the bush.
“I didn’t know we were that kind of couple.”
Hye-Su’s face flushed with embarrassment. Hearing such a cold response from him made her feel hurt.
But since she had been waiting for his call and preparing for questions that might come her way, she quickly composed herself and stepped back a bit.
“As you know, I’m close with the chairman. He had his eye on me as his daughter-in-law, so I thought your opinion was also included in that.”
Not wanting to ruin their relationship, Hye-Su made a calculated retreat.
“Isn’t it natural to be concerned when the man you’re supposed to marry constantly has another woman by his side?”
“…”
“So, that’s why I did it. I thought it was a planned marriage.”
Though trying to sound cool, Hye-Su’s sharp nails were digging into the sofa beneath the table, hidden from view.
Yoon Autumn’s prolonged conversation came to her mind, and she was irritated that she had to sit here giving awkward explanations.
Although she made up excuses without really meaning them, inside, she was seething with anger.
Despite her inner turmoil, Hye-Su consciously maintained a composed facade, hiding her true feelings with a bright smile.
“We would be getting married, so I misunderstood. I didn’t have any bad intentions towards Autumn.”
Seeing Ki-tae not responding, Hye-Su added another statement, feeling uneasy.
“I apologize for what happened that day. It was a misunderstanding on my part, and I am really sorry, Ki-tae.”
Hye-Su continued with a flirtatious smile. The responses were premeditated, so despite her feelings, she could speak them relatively easily.
“You’ll accept my apology, right? We’ll see each other often in the future, so there’s no need to be awkward. I’ll be more careful from now on. Let’s continue to get along well, like we have been.”
Ki-tae, who had been just staring at Hye-Su with apparent dissatisfaction, finally nodded his head and stood up.
Hye-Su followed suit, rising from the sofa.
“Well, alright.”
Now that she had settled his suspicions, she could slowly approach him again. She planned to show her good side to make up for her mistake that day and gradually reveal her true self to him.
Hye-Su grimaced when she heard Ki-tae’s final remark.
“So, there was never any marriage talk.”
Autumn had been lying in bed until late afternoon.
She felt a bit better after sharing her difficulties with him, but it was hard to be completely okay. Alone again, thoughts of Dae-Jun kept her from sleeping well, and her condition was far from good.
She probably needed more time to fully recover her composure.
Rrrr… Rrrr…
Mi-Jung’s name appeared on the idle Autumn’s phone screen. She quickly answered the call.
“Yes, Madam.”
“Ah, Autumn.”
“What’s the matter?”
As soon as Autumn picked up the phone, Mi-Jung’s lively voice came through with a request.
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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