The udon was expensive, but it was worth the price. After the meal, So-eun moved to pay her share, but unbeknownst to her, Tae-joon had already settled the bill.
“I had a good meal, Director.”
“Yes, me too.”
As he continued to respond politely and normally, So-eun honestly grew more fearful as time passed. She suspected he might be saving up his venomous words for a big blowout. Even back in Tae-joon’s car, she was tense, unsure when she might be thrown out again.
In her anxiety, they soon neared her home.
The silence in the car was broken by the comparatively loud vibration of a cellphone. It was Hee-wook.
Contrary to yesterday, she was pleased to hear from Hee-wook. It was also an opportunity. An opportunity to show Director Kim Tae-joon how good her relationship with her boyfriend was.
“Director, may I take this call?”
“Feel free.”
With Tae-joon’s permission and a smirk, So-eun answered the phone in a bright, elevated tone.
“Oppa.”
[Are you home? Did you finish work?]“No, not yet.”
Cough cough. Cough cough.
Suddenly, there was a noise. Tae-joon seemed to have a fit of coughing. So-eun quickly covered the phone’s microphone, but Hee-wook seemed to have noticed.
[What’s that? Whose voice is that?]“I’m still at work.”
[Did you eat?]“Yes. What about you, Oppa?”
[I ate too.]The conversation was awkward after their recent reconciliation. Both hesitated, searching for words to say.
Then.
[Well.]“Actually.”
Pfft.
So-eun and Hee-wook spoke at the same time. The timing was so amusing that a chuckle escaped from So-eun’s lips.
[You go first.]“No, you first, Oppa.”
Cough cough cough, cough cough cough. Cough.
Tae-joon’s coughing became more pronounced.
Annoyed, So-eun mouthed ‘Are you okay?’ to Tae-joon. He continued coughing, waving his hand to indicate she could continue the call.
“Go ahead. Oppa.”
[Okay. I’ll be quick. You don’t have plans this weekend, right?]“This weekend?”
[Yeah.]“I don’t have plans. We were going to date, right?”
So-eun eagerly responded to Hee-wook’s inquiry.
But Hee-wook had another reason for asking.
[Good. I have to go on a sudden business trip this weekend. Overseas.]“A business trip? Where to?”
[To Japan. It’s just for one night. I’ll leave on Saturday and return on Sunday. Let’s have fun when I get back.]Her smile quickly faded.
[Can you take care of my mom on Saturday and Sunday? My dad has an important golf appointment.]“Sure, I understand.”
Disappointed but without hesitation, she agreed.
Tae-joon, observing So-eun’s expression change from joy to neutrality, asked.
“Is your boyfriend going on a business trip this weekend?”
“Yes.”
“Are you so down because he’s going away? Wanted to go with him?”
“No!”
“Then, you’re upset about taking care of his mother again?”
She bristled at the first question but had no reply to the second. So-eun wondered how to diplomatically answer. She didn’t want Tae-joon meddling further.
“Can you help me?”
Then, Tae-joon unexpectedly made a suggestion.
“Want me to make you work overtime this weekend?”
“No, it’s okay.”
“It’s not okay. Come out. Work at the office this weekend.”
“……”
“Don’t work overtime tomorrow, leave on time, and come to work on the weekend.”
“No, it’s fine, Director.”
This time, it was So-eun’s turn to be serious. She earnestly responded to Tae-joon’s offer.
“I like taking care of his mother. I want to be good to her.”
It was sincere. How could she dislike someone she shared a part of herself with? She would never be able to do so for the rest of her life.
“Thank you for your concern.”
Her expression was calm, but Tae-joon’s eyes flickered minutely.
Tae-joon almost slammed on the brakes.
What kind of woman is this?
Han So-eun hadn’t changed at all since twenty years ago.
Her foolishness was cute when it was about her feelings for him. But now, what should he call this supreme level of naivety?
“Han So-eun, Chief.”
“Yes?”
“Do your overtime properly tomorrow.”
In three days.
Everything would be over by Sunday. By then, she
Tae-joon suppressed his rising anger in anticipation of the upcoming storm.
Eventually, the car arrived in front of So-eun’s house. Although she was slightly annoyed by Tae-joon’s capriciousness in canceling overtime work, it was still a much better conclusion compared to yesterday and the previous time. Anxious that another quarrel might ensue, So-eun hurriedly got out of the car.
“Thank you for the ride. Drive safely, Director.”
“Han So-eun, Chief.”
But Tae-joon’s voice caught her off guard.
“Here.”
He approached and handed her a paper bag he had taken from the back seat.
“Eel sushi. Eat it at home.”
When they left the restaurant, Tae-joon had a paper bag in his hand. She had thought he bought it for himself to eat later, but she didn’t expect him to give it to her.
“No, it’s okay. You have it, Director.”
“You said you liked eel.”
Did I say that?
She vaguely remembered praising eel rice bowl while drunk last week.
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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