After a while, Juwon arrived at the apartment, parked the car in the parking lot, and slowly descended in the elevator.
Descending from the 24th floor, Juwon opened the front door and entered his home. After tossing his jacket on the sofa, he went to the liquor cabinet next to the refrigerator, loosened his tie, and took out a bottle of whiskey. Then, pouring it into a straight glass, he swiftly swallowed it. The strong alcohol aroma filled his throat. After pouring another glass and sipping it down, Juwon put the glass down and picked up his phone. For the first time in three years, he dialed the number of Minsuji that he had never pressed. After a moment of signal tones, Suji answered the call.
Hello?
Suji’s voice in the phone carried a clear sense of confusion. Juwon took off his tie and placed it on the table before speaking.
“What are you up to?”
…
There was silence from Suji on the other end of the phone.
“Answer. What are you planning to do now?”
After a cold burst of Juwon’s energy, Suji couldn’t say anything again. Then, after a moment, she spoke with a clicking sound.
Why? Do you want to know what your cute girlfriend said to you?
Juwon slowly raised his hand, sweeping his bangs aside.
What on earth did she say to make you call me after three years?
Juwon chuckled and put his hand in his pocket.
“Minsuji, have you changed a lot in these three years?”
What?
“Why did the Minsuji, who was like a textbook of etiquette, become so lowly?”
What did you say?
Suji’s voice suddenly rose.
“Seems like your memory has gotten worse, so let me say it again. Don’t cross the line. No more.”
Suji remained silent for a while on the phone before finally speaking.
You really… are going too far.
Upon hearing those words, Juwon let out a short sigh.
“Am I going too far? To me, your past is just your past. Was it too much to emphasize your existence to my girlfriend?”
…
“Let’s withdraw the statement about being able to exchange greetings when we meet next time. I hope we never meet again.”
Before Suji could respond, Juwon hung up the phone.
Suji closed her eyes and held her chest.
The words “Your past is just your past” hit her heart mercilessly.
Throwing her phone and covering her face, tears began to fall.
It was so pitiful and miserable.
She had never received such treatment in her life…
The one who first brought her this miserable feeling was none other than Juwon…
Unable to believe the harsh reality, Suji wiped away the tears and bit her lips.
As she glared into the void with swollen eyes, Juwon’s girlfriend came to mind.
What right did such a cute-looking woman have to treat her like this…
With a firm bite on her lips, tears of anger flowed down Suji’s face.
Ina, lying on the bed, tossed and turned.
It’s been an hour since I lay down, but sleep hasn’t come easily. When I close my eyes, Minsuji comes to mind, and her words keep replaying. Even though I completely believed in Juwon’s sincerity shown in the car, oddly, an uneasy feeling crept up when thinking about Minsuji. Turning to the other side again, Ina recalled the time when she asked Juwon how many people he had dated. At that time, Juwon mentioned he had dated two people. One of them must have been such an outstanding woman… But the fact that this remarkable woman still holds feelings for Juwon surprised her. Once again, Ina realized how amazing Juwon was. Even in middle school, it wasn’t just one or two girls who said they liked Juwon. Considering the 13 years they had spent apart, it was clear how many women would have shown interest in him. To think that such a goddess-like woman couldn’t forget him for three years… Ina sighed deeply, realizing once again how incredibly charming her man was. Somehow, tonight seemed like it would be difficult to fall asleep.
Fortunately, time passed without any significant events, and it was Thursday again before she knew it. Ina didn’t have overtime today, but Juwon did. While organizing the contents of the afternoon meeting, Ina received a message from Juwon.
-Seoina, how about staying over at my place today?
Despite Juwon’s polite text, laughter was about to burst out, but then another message came.
-It’s the day when my mother comes over, so she probably prepared all the side dishes. Would you like to have dinner first and rest? I’ll come as soon as I finish work.
Ina, who had been lost in thought for a moment, understood and replied.
-And there’s a package from Juhee on the living room table. She said it’s a gift for us. Open it.
-A gift?
-Yeah. She sent a couple’s gift as a return for the baby clothes she bought. Open it yourself.
-Okay. Got it.
-I’ll try to finish work as soon as possible. But I might need until 9 PM, so have dinner and maybe watch TV.
-Yeah. Got it.
Male lead is a Divorced Husband
She said to him: “Tell me, what makes you like me? I’ll change it!”
Liu Changning transmigrated into a female cannon fodder character in a female-dominant novel.
After reading the first half of the novel’s plot, the first thing she did upon transmigration was to divorce the Pan Jinlian-style male protagonist she had just married.
She indulged herself, pretending to be ugly and poor.
But as time passed, the way that man looked at her became more and more unusual…
Liu Changning was dumbfounded: Tell me, what makes you like me? I’ll change!
――
This lifetime, Pei Yuanshao was rejected by the same woman twice!
The first time, she drove him away. Forced by the situation, he endured the waves of anger in his heart, yielding and humbling himself.
That person lay slanted on a rocking chair, her sallow face emotionless: “If you don’t want a divorce, go cook!”
Pei Yuanshao’s face was dark and gloomy: “You!”
The second time, after the crisis in Jinling City was resolved, the new emperor sent someone to pick him up. He turned around, stammering: “I… I have to go. If you keep me…”
That person lay on the kang bed, her back to him, as if she had long anticipated this day, crisp and clear: “Goodbye!”
Pei Yuanshao was so angry his fingers trembled: “You… you!”
The mission of family and country made him restrain himself, averting his eyes and turning to leave this broken household.
Two years later, they met again. Seeing her ethereal face, his body shook like a sieve.
“She was originally a ‘she’!”
At the Qionglin Banquet, the top scholar of the imperial examination, a talented person with exceptional speech and conduct, all the unmarried young gentlemen from aristocratic families looked at her with shy and timid eyes.
The peerless imperial official Pei Yuanshao felt the anger in his heart erupt. He pointed at the woman surrounded by the crowd at the Qionglin Banquet, his thin lips slightly curled: “Little sister, I wants that person to be the wife-master of my Mingde Prince Manor.”
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