“Oh, it’s not that big of a deal. By the way, this person… it seems like it’s time for them to arrive.”
Chairman Jo was slightly excited at Assemblyman Jung’s words.
How did things resolve so smoothly?
Han Sung Construction had been separately managed for decades. There were numerous incidents during that time, but the truth was that Han Sung Construction’s contributions were not insignificant until the establishment of Ocean Shipping.
This was because they used insufficient funds from the construction company to create Ocean Shipping.
In short, Han Sung Construction was closer to the mother who fed and raised Ocean Shipping, sacrificing its blood and flesh.
Now that Chairman Jo had acquired Han Sung Construction into Ocean Shipping and legally gained control of all businesses, he was no longer afraid.
Ocean Shipping would now evolve into an ocean group.
Even if they couldn’t learn and weren’t elegant, they would make everyone kneel before them.
In that case, even those who had ignored him, calling him a gangster, would no longer be able to ignore him.
“Chairman Jo, if you build good connections with this person, you might be able to secure all business rights in the city in the future! This person is looking for other donors and investors.”
“Oh, really? What kind of person is this…?”
As he asked, Chairman Jo reflected with excitement.
“Oh? They’re here! They came!”
It seems that the awaited donor has arrived. Chairman Jo turned his gaze to where Assemblyman Jung was excitedly shaking hands.
However, as Chairman Jo looked at them entering the banquet hall, the smile on his face vanished in an instant.
Two people entered, drawing everyone’s attention with their overwhelming visuals.
They were not unfamiliar figures.
Well, how could anyone forget them?
Even a brief encounter was enough to leave a powerful visual imprint in one’s mind.
“Oh, no… isn’t that… Baek Seorin over there?”
“Come on, you must be kidding!”
As Assemblyman Jung and Mayor Park exclaimed, they looked at Chairman Jo, frightened.
“How did Baek Seorin end up here…?”
“That’s right. And next to her… James Kang… together…”
Seorin’s appearance, which had become uncomfortable due to Minhyung’s incident, seemed like pouring cold water on the heated banquet hall.
“Uh, Chairman Jo… We never thought those two would come together. What’s going on here?”
While Assemblyman Jung sighed in disbelief, Chairman Jo, who knew the relationship between the two very well, wasn’t that surprised.
However, the fact that they appeared in this place itself was a bit unpleasant.
Moreover, Taejoon had a much better visual than what he had seen in the pictures. It irritated him even more.
What purpose could they have for coming here?
With a cold, firm expression, Chairman Jo stared at the two.
A moment later, as they approached, Chairman Jo directed a weighty remark toward Seorin.
“I never imagined you would come here.”
It indirectly talked about discomfort. If it were someone else, they might have felt momentarily intimidated by Chairman Jo’s charisma.
But it was Baek Seorin.
If she were someone who could be oppressed by Chairman Jo’s charisma, he wouldn’t have created such an uncomfortable situation in the first place.
“I make a very clear distinction between work and personal matters.”
As she responded with an unwavering voice, Taejoon, who was by her side, extended his hand and slowly opened his mouth.
“Hello. I’m James Kang. But Chairman, isn’t the name Kang Taejoon more familiar to you?”
Why would he let slip such words that the name Kang Taejoon is more familiar than James Kang? Chairman Jo looked down at the hand Taejoon extended for a moment. Many thoughts crossed his mind in that brief moment of whether to shake that hand or not.
However, Chairman Jo quickly finished his momentary hesitation and firmly shook Taejoon’s hand.
“Nice to meet you. I’m Jo Gukjin from Ocean Shipping.”
The hands of the two met.
The surrounding air felt as cold as stepping onto frozen ground.
“Oh, Chairman Jo. I’m really sorry about this. It was truly unexpected that James Kang married Baek Seorin.”
Fortunately, quick-witted Mayor Park offered to introduce Taejoon and Seorin to others and led them elsewhere.
They couldn’t endure the suffocating tension generated by the uncomfortable relationship between Seorin and Chairman Jo.
But Chairman Jo knows. This harsh atmosphere was not derived from Seorin’s relationship with him but rather from Taejoon’s one-sided vigor.
“No, but how did this happen…? Baek Seorin is truly amazing. Even if work and personal life are separated, I don’t think I could come to a place like this.”
Assemblyman Jung sighed as he looked at Taejoon and Seorin.
“It’s okay. It’s not even true what you’re thinking. Anyway, once the event starts, there won’t be a chance to mix words, so there won’t be a big problem.”
That statement was true.
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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