Rushing to the bathroom, Se-hee turned on the shower and poured cold water over her flushed face.
“Ha.”
A sound unheard before echoed in Kyle’s silent office.
Dave’s ears perked up, sensing something unusual.
Detecting a different energy, Dave cautiously shifted his gaze towards Kyle.
Doubting his ears and scrutinizing Kyle, Dave saw him staring at the screen with a stern expression and withdrew his gaze.
Of course.
It wasn’t laughter, but rather a scoff of discontent.
Dave tensed up and focused on his work.
How much time had passed?
The same sound came from Kyle again.
Clearly, something was bothering him. Concerned, Dave stood up.
“Sir… Mr. Kyle?”
Dave had a knack for noticing when Kyle’s focus wavered.
“Is there a problem?”
“Problem? What problem?”
Kyle’s question in response to Dave’s inquiry.
“Ah, no. Sorry.”
Quick-witted Dave immediately bowed his head.
Kyle had been troubled by the pool incident since earlier.
Specifically, the face of the woman who had recklessly provoked him.
It wasn’t anger but disbelief.
So, when her face popped up in his mind, a laugh escaped him without realizing it.
Kyle had seen her loitering around the pool area while he was heading to the event hall.
He never cared for superstitions like the ‘Curse of the Jaina’ and the first day of the voyage had already passed.
Hurriedly concealing herself underwater, Se-hee was abruptly pulled back into the man’s embrace. He muttered lowly, as if annoyed by the situation.
In stark contrast to before, Se-hee found herself pressed tightly against the man’s chest, her face instantly flushing red. The thin wet shirt failed to function as a barrier, only enhancing the sensation of their contact.
Se-hee felt like she needed to pray to the heavens for an escape from this awkward predicament.
But at that moment, as if answered by the heavens, a soft towel appeared.
The man, quicker than Se-hee, grabbed the towel and wrapped her in it before hastily letting go, as if she were a bug to be flicked off. His demeanor was as though he was shaking off a pest.
He then abruptly lifted Se-hee out of the pool and set her outside with a roughness akin to throwing her out.
As soon as Se-hee was out of the water, safety officers who were on standby and the blonde woman who seemed to have caused the incident rushed to her. Surrounded by the apologetic woman and the officers checking on her, Se-hee managed to get away. By that time, the presumptuous man had vanished.
After things settled down and she was safely back in her cabin, Se-hee couldn’t stop thinking about the mysterious man. Twice now, he had saved her life. Yet, he possessed an annoyingly exceptional ability to obliterate any sense of gratitude with his overwhelming arrogance. His disastrous words had once again prevented Se-hee from properly expressing her thanks.
Reflecting on it, she recalled that he had also emitted a nice scent. A faint, refreshing fragrance still lingered in Se-hee’s nostrils. What perfume was it? Her curiosity brought back the sensation of his firm chest muscles against her skin.
Suddenly, her face heated up again.
“This is crazy, Se-hee. Get a grip.”
Rushing into the bathroom, she turned on the shower, pouring cold water on her overheated face.
“Cocktail party, huh.”
Se-hee, who had spent the afternoon resting in her cabin after ordering room service due to the incident earlier, checked the evening’s event. Tonight’s party was a cocktail party, which Se-hee, not a strong drinker, could enjoy without any pressure. She planned to participate in all these event parties to fully enjoy the cruise.
Of course, the fact that she was alone was a concern, but who knows? Maybe she’d meet a special connection in this unfamiliar place.
Suddenly, the thought of that arrogant man popped into her head. Trying to shake off his image, Se-hee checked the dress code and opened her wardrobe.
She had prepared for this day.
An off-shoulder mint green long dress.
Se-hee carefully put on the dress and styled her hair in a half-updo, matching the outfit. She opened her jewelry box.
A set of pearl necklaces, her first treasure purchased for herself, was carefully stored inside.
On a special day like today, she had not forgotten to bring it.
The pearl necklace elegantly adorned her slender neckline, and small, charming earrings completed the look.
With a sparkling clutch in hand, Se-hee, now perfectly dressed, walked gracefully to the party venue.
As she walked, the touch of the silk dress brushing against her legs lifted her spirits.
Upon arriving at the event venue, sweet melodies greeted her. Among the guests already enjoying the party, Se-hee naturally blended in.
As she sat down, a waiter promptly presented her with a menu.
Se-hee chose the Granblue cocktail, befitting the Mediterranean.
Shortly after, a cocktail glass, embodying the blue of the Mediterranean, was placed on her table.
Taking a refreshing sip, the sweet and fragrant taste lingered on her taste buds.
As the event hall offered free cocktails to all guests, many were already tipsily enjoying the night.
At that moment, Se-hee remembered a warning from her former office senior, Manager Kim, about cocktails. “They seem light, but they can hit you hard all at once.”
Just then, a foreign man who had been closely observing Se-hee alone, approached her slowly.
“Alone?”
Placing his glass on the table in front of Se-hee, the man gave her a lingering look that made her skin crawl.
“I’m waiting for someone,” Se-hee retorted, feeling uncomfortable under the man’s creepy gaze. She got up from her seat, her expression souring.
But the man also stood up abruptly.
Seeking to distance herself, Se-hee quickly headed out of the event hall. The man followed closely and reached out his arm towards her in a rough gesture.
As Se-hee tried to dodge, the man’s hand sharply grazed her earlobe, causing a sharp pain. Startled, Se-hee clutched her ear, stepping back in shock.
“Oh, I didn’t mean to scare you. I just wanted to have a cocktail with you,” the man said, looking at Se-hee with a half-closed, languid gaze and slowly advancing towards her.
Feeling threatened, Se-hee continued to step back in horror. As her expression turned pale with fear, the man quickened his pace, seemingly amused.
Just as the man reached out to grab her, someone else’s strong grip halted his arm in mid-air. An authoritative voice then cut through the air.
“Cocktails should be enjoyed in the event hall.”
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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