“Here, stop here for a moment.”
Seorin, who came down to the management office, requested to see the CCTV footage of the building, citing that a stranger had left mail at her house.
“Oh, this man. But he’s wearing a hat and a mask, so you can’t recognize his face at all.”
“Can you find out how this man entered the building?”
“Yes. I looked it up, and he followed this child in.”
The security officer turned the screen back to show the first scene of the man with the hat.
“If you look, he followed the child in when the door was opened, right? Well, if he can get through here, taking the elevator is not a problem.”
In the end, Seorin returned home with no substantial gains. However, when she looked at the photos on the table again, the feelings of anger surged.
With cold eyes, she examined the photos again.
There were five photos. The first one showed Taehoon hugging a woman. As the woman’s back was the only visible part, it was impossible to identify her precisely.
But from the other four photos, it could be inferred that they were the same woman.
There were no explicit photos, but there were pictures of them sitting affectionately in a hotel cafe, as well as a photo of the two of them in the same space, seemingly unaware of each other.
It seemed like they were implying a secret relationship.
The intention of the photos was clear.
To let her know that Taehoon had another woman.
And at such an appropriate timing.
If it had been another woman, she might have thought, shaken by a few photos, that he wanted a divorce to have an affair.
However, Seorin had long passed the point of being shaken by ordinary women.
Moreover, she knew too little about Taehoon.
“Ha, how amusing.”
While looking at the photos, Seorin chuckled and called Director Park early the next morning. However, Director Park had a different reaction when he saw the photos.
“How could this happen…”
His pupils dilated, his nostrils widened, and his sharp eyes wrinkled.
When his senses were blocked, and even his pores were blocked, Park Director’s habit of not venting anger came out.
However, Seorin remained unaffected by Director Park’s reaction.
She wasn’t angry.
Furthermore, the identity of the woman in the photo was not even a consideration.
She wanted only one thing.
“Director Park, check if these photos are edited or not… Find out.”
The authenticity of the photos.
“Do you think, Vice President, that these photos are manipulated?”
Seorin didn’t bother to answer. In fact, whether the photos were manipulated or not wasn’t a significant concern for her.
The problem was the sender’s intention.
I was truly curious about the intentions behind trying to separate Taejoon and her, and also who exactly benefited from it.
“By any chance, President Baek…”
In fact, I didn’t fail to think about that all night. If Taejoon and her were to be separated due to a misunderstanding, the person who would benefit the most at this moment would be none other than President Baek.
However, President Baek didn’t have such a cunning style. He valued his dignity more than anyone else and wouldn’t undermine his self-esteem through crude methods. Therefore, when Jo Minhyung found out about what he had done to her, didn’t he end their relationship on his own?
There was someone else. Someone who desperately wanted her and Taejoon to part ways. And Seorin doubted why that someone appeared at this particular moment. Perhaps, really, perhaps, could the burden Taejoon carried be because of that someone… that thought crossed her mind.
“It’s not President Baek. Ah, since I’m looking into it, it would be nice to find out who that woman is. Even if I don’t know, there’s nothing I can do.”
“Yes, I understand.”
It felt like someone had thrown down a big game. But the problem was that Seorin had a gambler’s spirit that couldn’t stand losing. She absolutely couldn’t lose. Whoever it was, she would repay today’s futile efforts double. That’s how the game began.
Ok Seondang.
It was a place where the sound of gayageum, reminiscent of a Joseon Dynasty gisaeng house, and the sound of the waterwheel in the garden delighted the ears. Moreover, the graceful footsteps of women with neatly tied hair and wearing hanbok made onlookers turn their gazes once again.
However, Minhyung had no time to spare a glance at those women. Jo Chairman was sitting right in front of him.
“Yes. It’s tomorrow, but how is the work progressing?”
Chairman Jo asked, filling Minhyung’s empty glass with clear liquor.
“Ah, that? Don’t worry. It’s going very well. It seems that Pharaoh invested heavily this time. I can understand why my father said that if only this goes well, our construction business can establish itself. It seems to be quite large in scale.”
“So. That’s why I told you to do well. If you can secure that, there won’t be anyone left in the company to call you a parachute.”
“Yes. I understand.”
“It’s a bit concerning that the opponent is Seorin.”
“Seorin? Ha… Father. Please don’t worry about Seorin.”
The Male lead Always Seduces Her with His Beauty (Matriarchy)
Xin Jiao Zhou is the leader of the world’s premier sect. She has just experienced betrayal from all sides, was poisoned in an assassination attempt, and faced death squad attacks while the poison was taking effect. After finally clearing out the scum from her sect, she was drugged again while trying to detoxify.
After waking up from a night of unconsciousness, she gained a “beautiful and kind-hearted” husband.
Xin Jiao Zhou: “???”
He fell ill.
She came to see him, bringing breakfast.
As she put down the breakfast and was about to leave, his hand slipped while holding the spoon. “Clank!”
She turned around upon hearing the noise.
He looked up at her, his eyebrows drooping: “My hand… has no strength.”
“Shall I… feed you?” she asked tentatively.
He opened his mouth cheerfully: “Ah—”
Thinking she was drowning, he jumped in without hesitation to save her, but nearly drowned himself. In the end, it was she who swam over to rescue him, giving him air underwater.
After emerging from the water, his ear tips turned red. He lightly brushed his cheek, tucking his sideburns behind his ear, revealing delicate, pink-tinged ear tips. He lowered his gaze, too embarrassed to look at her.
Xin Jiao Zhou: He’s truly beautiful, kind-hearted, and adorable.
A certain someone when disciplining subordinates behind the scenes: “If they don’t obey, just kill them.”
What’s that? She might already have someone she cares about in her heart? A certain someone: Find out who it is, kill them, and then there won’t be anyone.
What? She met a man by the riverside? What? That man even hurt her? A certain someone: Whichever hand hurt her, chop off his entire arm.
Love at first sight without realizing it, gradually falling in love, slowly getting closer…
Family and national grudges, schemes and desires, good and evil, crime and punishment, she and he face the future together, seeking justice with passion!
A naturally dark female lead who could accidentally destroy the world but is actually an honest person VS a weak, pitiful, and helpless but skilled fighter, beautiful white-cut black male lead
My heart is not of stone, how steadfast is your love? — Tao Yuanming “Imitating the Ancients (No. 3)”
— Reading Guide —
Cold female lead & dramatic black lotus with hidden yandere traits male lead
