Minje’s eyebrows twitched. Hayan, realizing her mistake, quickly closed her mouth and awkwardly greeted.
“G-Good morning.”
Judging by his expression, it didn’t seem like a good morning at all, but oh well. There’s no spitting on a smiling face.
“Wait, look at me for a moment.”
Huh? Isn’t that it? From his current expression, it seems like he could both spit and curse at a smiling face.
“Ah… Yes.”
Hayan mumbled as she followed him.
Thud, the door opened, and the study appeared. Hayan stared blankly for a moment at the indoor space so similar to his.
The study, decorated with peculiar items of a grey and dark brown tone, free of any clutter, was adorned with neatly arranged documents and modern art, reminiscent of a well-organized interior.
“Sit for a moment.”
Hayan plopped her bottom on the soft sofa he pointed at.
“I called you to write a contract, not to devour you.”
It was a joking remark thrown because she seemed so frozen, but somehow, her body seemed to stiffen even more.
“Ahaha, I see.”
Hayan understood that he made a joke with those words, but not knowing when to laugh, she responded with a strange expression, smiling only with her mouth.
Minje’s eyebrows twitched again.
Why did I like such a rugged-looking man… Hayan regretted the days when she used to giggle whenever he appeared in magazines or newspapers.
If she had known that he exuded such a suffocating atmosphere, maybe she would have had different thoughts.
“But is this resume properly written?”
Minje asked, flipping through the resume that Hayan had submitted in advance.
“Yes, it’s written correctly.”
Hayan nodded. It’s only been a few part-time jobs; how could she have written the resume incorrectly?
“Hmm, I see.”
Minje nodded. Although he had previously conducted one investigation about her, he seemed to focus only on her criminal record, and now, he noticed something new about her. Perhaps it was her unexpected background as an art student or something else.
“But you majored in fine arts at Korea University?”
“I’m currently on leave.”
Hayan rolled her eyes. What’s this? Did I make a mistake in my resume?
“Well, I see.”
Minje sighed, as if he had carefully inspected her resume, especially paying attention to her criminal record. There seemed to be something new about her, such as her being a fine arts student or other aspects.
“Do you still draw paintings?”
“Yes?”
Hayan’s pupils trembled at the unexpected question. No one had ever asked her such a question before.
“Ah… well, no.”
She intended to casually dodge the question by saying she occasionally drew, but under the sharp gaze that seemed to pierce through her true feelings, she confessed as it was.
“Do you have a major field, or do you mainly enjoy drawing…?”
Once again, Hayan’s pupils trembled. Why is this man asking such a question?
Since she was hired to take care of his son, he could have just asked about her experience or skills in babysitting.
“I mainly painted portraits.”
“I see.”
After loudly covering the documents he had been flipping through, he stood up.
“Follow me.”
Uncertain of how to react to his erratic behavior, Hayan followed him slowly. Wondering why he was acting like this.
Minje, who came out of the study, headed towards the furthest room on the first floor.
Thud, as the door opened, Hayan let out a small gasp.
Sketchbooks, easels, canvases, and sculptures were scattered all around.
“This is…”
“My drawing room. Well, you can think of it as a studio.”
With the smell of paint lingering, Hayan wandered around the room with a slightly reminiscent expression.
A smile appeared on her face at the sight of art tools she hadn’t seen in a long time. She only had a few spare moments while working part-time jobs, so professional tools were indeed a rare sight.
“If you want, you can use this place while Jiho is at kindergarten.”
Hayan looked at him with an expression of disbelief upon hearing his words.
“What’s with that expression? Did I seem like such a wicked employer who would exploit people without any consideration?”
He flexed his fist tightly with a stern expression.
“No, of course not. You are the first employer in my life who seems like such an angel.”
Hayan automatically uttered the words necessary for survival, having never tried anything other than that.
“Well, that’s true.”
As he nodded seriously, Hayan’s expression twitched for a moment.
While she was exploring the room, Minje suddenly spoke.
“Show me, your painting.”
His deep voice that resonated through her eardrums made her heart thump, as if a heavy bat began pounding it below.
Hayan slowly turned her head to stare into his eyes, trying to understand his intentions.
A playful, sincere, and upright gaze. He genuinely wanted to see her paintings. But why…?
“Why my paintings…?”
“Just got curious.”
He tilted his head and chuckled.
Her heart began to swing wildly at the sight of his slightly folded eyes and revealed white teeth.
Ah, even if nothing else, his smiling face was undoubtedly harmful to her heart.
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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