Most conversations shifted to Mr. Baek In-ha’s incident after they checked my condition. Innocent faces wondering if such a terrible thing could happen. They were deceived, or the opinion that it was creepy predominated.
Each time, this manager was there to fend off the comments.
“It’s hard to eat.”
“I’m sorry.”
“Manager Moon doesn’t have to apologize.”
Stirring kimchi stew, I looked at Mr. Lee Jeong-hoon, who was carefully observing us. Fortunately, he seemed to catch on and silently focused on his meal.
At that moment, a call came from the police handling Mr. Baek In-ha. After leaving a message that I would go to the police station after work, I hung up.
“How about going with your boyfriend?”
“I was planning to ask anyway.”
“Yeah, I think that would be better.”
The manager, who had been listening, spoke with a worried expression.
After leaving the restaurant, I sent the manager and the new employee back to the company first and sat on a park bench. It seemed that the cold wind had driven people away, making the usually lively park strangely desolate.
As I sent a message to Ji Seo-jun and stared blankly at the sky, the HR team leader approached.
“Manager Moon, are you okay?”
“Oh, hello, Team Leader.”
“I was really worried, but you seem healthy, so that’s a relief.”
“Yes, thank you for your concern.”
It was a formal greeting. However, even after the greeting ended, HR Team Leader Kim, who had been awkwardly touching his nose, spoke up.
“Sorry, Manager Moon.”
“Yes?”
“I… I said a lot of nasty things to you, thinking only about my team members back then. If I had known you were that kind of person, I wouldn’t have sided with you like that…”
“…”
“I really wanted to say sorry. I’m truly sorry.”
After apologizing to me, HR Team Leader Kim crumpled the cigarette he was holding and put it in his coat pocket.
Seeing the HR team leader walking back to the company with a bitter smile left a feeling that something inside me had been sorted out.
After work, Ji Seo-jun and I went to the police station. Despite the dark evening, we followed the bright lights and entered the detective’s office.
“How’s your body?”
“I’ve gotten much better now. I’ve been going to work too.”
“That’s a relief. To get to the point… the case of Mr. Baek In-ha has been handed over to the prosecution. However, what we initially thought of as attempted murder seems to be treated as negligent homicide without intent on the prosecution side. The circumstances and evidence of what Mr. Baek In-ha did to you seem unrelated to the incident where you got injured.”
Listening to Ji Seo-jun’s low voice, the police continued.
“That woman was deliberately harassing you, even if it might have been an unintentional accident. I believe she had intentions to harm.”
“Yes, we also judged it that way, but the prosecution’s opinion is different. I’m sorry.”
The police looked very apologetic as he bowed his head.
“The somewhat fortunate thing is that Mr. Baek In-ha is admitting to all charges and willing to be punished. At first, he didn’t even try to hire a lawyer.”
“A lawyer too?”
“Yes. Eventually, he managed to get a lawyer, but not to reduce his sentence. He truly seems remorseful rather than trying to lessen his punishment.”
“Yes.”
The police sighed deeply, resting his hand on his stomach.
“And the next news is about Kim Hyeong-seok. He is likely to receive a prison sentence.”
“Really?”
Adjusting his posture, the police rummaged through the documents in front of him.
“There are more victims of him than we thought. There’s a high possibility that he’ll get a prison sentence.”
“A prison sentence?”
“Yes. He turned out to be worse than I thought. There were victims at the previous company as well. Apparently, that woman suffered alone due to the closed atmosphere of the company.”
After shuffling through the papers again, he searched through the computer.
“He’s going around asking for settlements everywhere, but never meet him. Don’t write a petition either.”
Ji Seo-jun and I looked at each other.
“Understood.”
After hearing about a few ongoing cases, we left the police station. At the beginning of the night, when many people had already left work, the police station remained busy.
“Shall we walk a bit?”
Ji Seo-jun nodded his head. Winter was winter. It hadn’t been long since we started walking, and my ears and nose began to feel cold. Although Ji Seo-jun and I held hands tightly, they were warm.
“What are you thinking?”
As we walked together, Ji Seo-jun seemed to be lost in thought, and his eyes were darker than the winter night hiding the moon and stars.
“I don’t know if I should consider it fortunate.”
“It is fortunate. There won’t be any more women suffering because of me.”
“How is that fortunate? You went through such a thing.”
The hand holding my hand tightened. Ji Seo-jun’s gaze also became darker, seemingly unhappy with my words. I pressed the fingers of the hand on the opposite side of the one I was holding, firmly into Ji Seo-jun’s temple.
“I had you. There might have been people who couldn’t even hope for someone’s help.”
“…”
“I protected you.”
In response to my words, Ji Seo-jun rested his head on my shoulder.
“I couldn’t protect you.”
Ji Seo-jun’s small voice echoed in my ears. He seemed to be vaguely blaming himself. Ji Seo-jun had become too kind.
I let go of the hand held in my hand and embraced Ji Seo-jun with both hands.
“You’re not Superman or Spider-Man, so how could you rescue me from such an accident? It’s not your fault.”
“…”
“Mr. Baek In-ha will be punished. Manager Kim too… So let’s not blame each other for those people anymore.”
Ji Seo-jun, who still didn’t lift his head, hugged me with his arms around my waist.
“I’ll forget everything. Mr. Baek In-ha’s smiling face when he looked at me, the worried or troubled look when I was going through a hard time—all those things. So… So don’t blame yourself either.”
Only then did Ji Seo-jun lift his head. His eye area was tinted with red.
“I can’t make it as if it never happened, but let’s not become unhappy because of that incident.”
I smiled. As brightly as possible. I gathered all the strength I had to smile. Then Ji Seo-jun also smiled. A single tear fell from his eye.
Male lead is reincarnated to save his wife
I’ve also read this one twice already. The female lead is kinda soft and gets embarrassed easily—not really my type, but the plot is definitely worth reading. Hurry up and read it, y’all!
Intro
When Shen Yuan encountered Su Jin again in his previous life, she had already become the Prime Minister of the current dynasty. As for him, the former top young master of the capital, he had long since fallen into the abyss, becoming a singer on a pleasure boat.
After a song ended, he was redeemed and sent to the Su Residence.
Su Jin respected and cherished him, gave him a roof over his head, and bestowed him with warmth. Shen Yuan fell deeper and deeper, but before he could express his feelings, Su Jin passed away.
Shen Yuan died to follow her in death, but instead, he returned to when he was fifteen years old.
At that time, he was not yet engaged, and Su Jin was just a poor scholar.
Shen Yuan gritted his teeth, casting aside all his pride, and thought of ways to coax and entice her every day.
The colder and more indifferent Su Jin was towards him, the more proactive Shen Yuan became.
He was not afraid of being mocked by the world, only wanting to marry his Wife-master early, to hold her hand and never let go for a lifetime.
[Note: This story will not specifically point out the male lead’s reincarnation time point; it’s all in the details. Whenever you feel that the male lead is acting strangely, he has most likely been reincarnated.]
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