“Can they just notify us like this unilaterally?”
“Well, we got the travel expenses, and we’ll claim our service fee. That’s enough.”
“…….”
“Just take it as a good experience. You did well, Yang Byun.”
Chan-il patted Hee-wook’s shoulder and left. Hee-wook felt a loss of strength in his shoulders. Then, Hyun-ji came out of the meeting room, laughing.
“Oppa!”
Hee-wook, feeling that her voice was too loud, discreetly signaled her and shared the news he had just heard.
“We’ve been cut.”
“Cut by the company? For an affair?”
“I’m not even married, what affair? Just, Kim Tae-joon cut us off.”
“What about the money?”
“They sent the travel expenses, but no success fee since we didn’t succeed.”
The only grandson of K Group’s chairman. The second in line for inheritance. It was good while it lasted.
He felt the loss of the fish that got away.
“Ah, damn it. Kim Tae-joon, thinks he can do anything with his money? Thinks lawyers are a joke.”
“It’s okay, Oppa.”
Hyun-ji consoled the upset Hee-wook.
“We got the travel expenses, and I had a good time with you.”
How can she be so positive? A bright demeanor Hee-wook had never seen in Han So-eun made him feel pleased.
Hee-wook pulled Hyun-ji into an empty meeting room. He was thinking of stealing a kiss when nobody was around.
Dring, dring. His phone vibrated. It was his sister, Hee-jin.
This sister, never helpful.
Hee-wook sighed heavily and answered gruffly.
“Yeah, what?”
[Did you get any contact from So-eun?]Hee-jin’s voice sounded unusually anxious and rushed.
He hadn’t contacted So-eun since their argument over revealing the surgery to Hyun-ji. But he was worried she might act impulsively.
“No, why?”
Hee-wook closed the door of the meeting room and asked tensely.
[Ah, what do I do? She found out.]“What did she find out?”
Hee-jin confessed, sobbing.
[Yesterday, I took my son Hyung-woo to the hospital with Mom… and I ended up telling So-eun that I’m O-type.]“……What?”
[Hyung-woo can’t lie… What should I do?]“Hey! I told you to be careful in front of Han So-eun!”
Hee-wook exploded, his voice resonating through the company despite having closed the door.
He didn’t want anything to do with his sister or nephew.
[Star icon]So-eun, who had taken sick leave, lay quietly in bed, idly passing the time.
Wondering why she had been so desperate to go to work every day, like a child obsessed with perfect attendance.
The midday sunlight streaming in through the window was truly comforting. The sunlight seen while working and the sunlight seen while resting were different. So-eun traced the lines of sunlight entering through the window shape with her eyes. In the unusually bright straight line of light, the dust in the house fluttered like golden flecks.
“People call this ‘migeum.’ Dust that looks like gold powder.”
She vaguely remembered someone from her childhood saying this.
Dust like gold powder. A pretty phrase, but in the end, it’s still just dust.
Dust mistaken for gold powder.
Mistaken love for dust.
It was not love but mere lingering feelings. Now, she had to end these feelings.
But, even as she resolved to end it, her heart would waver.
Honestly, isn’t it a pity?
Frankly, yes, it is.
Hee-wook, who values his dignity, might agree to marry her if she insisted. He might reluctantly marry her.
But that place won, by insistence, would be a dump.
She couldn’t spend her life with a man who didn’t love her.
She wanted more love, more respect.
Rather than spending her life cautiously tied to those thoughts, it would be better to live freely without expecting anything.
But still, honestly, isn’t it a pity?
Can you really cut him off, leave with nothing in your hands?
Wouldn’t it feel more satisfying to demand alimony?
Selfish thoughts prickled like thorns.
But she couldn’t do that.
She didn’t want to put a price on her decision.
When she was on the operating table, she resolved to never regret it, no matter what. So, now it’s done.
It’s okay. She saved a person.
And it was her choice.
There was a time when she was hated for things beyond her control, not her choice. Compared to that time, how rewarding was this?
It was a rewarding thing, so it’s okay.
While she was comforting her unconsolable heart, her phone vibrated unexpectedly. It was Song Moon-kyung, the manager.
“Hello?”
So-eun answered with a restrained voice.
[It’s me, Song Moon-kyung.]“Hello, Manager Song.”
[The director asked me to contact you.]“Is there something? I took a day off today.”
[Yes. He asked to check if you properly handed over the folder phone repair job.]Again with that. I thought he was worried about me.
So-eun chuckled weakly. In a way, it was typical of Director Kim Tae-joon’s concern.
“Yes, I’ve asked a colleague to take care of it. If you’re curious about the progress, you can contact Jang Eun-pyo, the manager of the Mobile Service Team.”
[Ah, okay. I’ll tell him that. How are you feeling?]“Fine. I’ll be back at work tomorrow.”
[Alright. Rest well.]“Thank you for calling.”
[But are you eating well? You need to eat properly when you’re sick.]“Yes, I’ll take care of it.”
[Your voice sounds like you’re just saying it and not eating.]Song Moon-kyung continued to talk even as it seemed the conversation was wrapping up.
[I’ll send you a voucher, so order some porridge from the nearby store. Okay?]“No, you don’t have to do that.”
[I’ll feel better. Get well soon and see you in good health.]“……Thank you.”
Song Moon-kyung was a person full of warmth.
Despite thinking that there is no such thing as unexplained kindness in the world, meeting good people like Song Moon-kyung always revives her spirits and hope.
Even people who know nothing about her situation care for her, so she can’t break down.
Let’s sort it out well.
A clean start is possible after a clean end.
Finally, So-eun could smile freely. Her fingers dialing Hee-wook’s number didn’t feel too heavy.
Male lead is a Destined Young Husband (Female-dominant)
One-sentence summary: Wife-master, listen to my explanation!
Li Ruantang, a young lady from a prestigious family, stumbled and fell. When she woke up, she saw a noble and beautiful young man sitting by her bedside, wiping away tears.
The young master had slightly reddened eyes, and his every move exuded charm.
The sight made Li Ruantang’s eyes hot and her heart flutter. After all, she had made a bet with the young master Meng from the neighboring family. If she couldn’t marry a husband before the end of the year, she would have to admit defeat and give up the jade she had worked so hard to obtain.
Outside the window, the flowers were in full bloom.
Rather than losing the bet, the jade, and her face, Li Ruantang calculated that it would be better to seek marriage with the young master in front of her, killing three birds with one stone.
…
Meng Jun never thought that an accident during a spring outing would lead to them rolling down a cliff and into a river, yet still survive.
Now they were trapped in an unknown village, and Meng Jun had overheard that the family who had rescued them had their own intentions.
After all, it was Li Ruantang who had lost her mind and sought marriage first. He was only trying to protect himself!
Glancing at Li Ruantang, who was listing her own merits, the young husband’s voice softened, and he blushed as he lied, “W-wife-master, Wife-master, don’t you remember me?”
The young husband’s voice was clear and handsome, coaxing Li Ruantang’s heart to be soft and sweet, and she spared no effort to protect him.
It wasn’t until they returned to the capital that Li Ruantang suddenly remembered.
When they had fallen off the cliff, in order not to implicate Wei Yunruo, whom he secretly admired, the young husband had instead pulled her, who was slightly farther away, down the cliff with him…
Short summary by Yuushi L: Initially, the male lead (ML) liked another girl, while the female lead (FL) liked the ML. Both fell off a cliff. The FL temporarily lost her memory, and the ML, fearing others might take advantage of him, claimed FL was his wife while they were staying in a village. Later, when they returned home, the FL regained her memories and remembered that the ML liked someone else, so she kept her distance from him. However, during their time living together in the countryside, the ML’s view of the FL had completely changed. From this point, his pursuit of the FL begins.
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