“I want our child… to grow up touching the ground.”
His earnest voice wouldn’t leave Seo Rin’s ears.
Because that was the moment when she felt the reality of their marriage, which didn’t really hit her even after their marriage registration.
“A child…?”
A deep sigh and a question popped out from Seo Rin’s mouth.
Could they really afford to think about a child when their marriage was already shaky?
It was almost a tsunami of shock when the word “child,” an unexplored territory she had never thought about, came out of Tae Joon’s mouth yesterday.
Of course, Tae Joon reassured her afterwards that it was a story for the distant future, not right now.
But the aftereffect left by that one word ‘child’ surpassed imagination, because every word Tae Joon uttered was his sincerity.
And today,
“Where are you? Are you moving your stuff right now?”
Was the day Tae Joon moved into her apartment.
The result of her nodding at his words that he would move in without delay.
“No, I’m at the hotel right now. I have a meeting in the afternoon. But my new secretary is moving my stuff. It’ll be over soon. I didn’t bring much when I came to Korea.”
“Got it.”
“What time do you get off?”
“Around six.”
“Got it. See you at home.”
The word ‘home’ that naturally flowed from his text was very unfamiliar.
From now on, she wouldn’t be alone when she came home.
Not one, but two.
Could she adapt well?
As soon as he finished exchanging text messages with Seo Rin and put his phone on the table, So Dam walked in.
“Already done?”
“Yes. You brought so little when you moved in, it was embarrassingly quick. But you’re going to take care of everything on the U.S. side, right?”
“Of course.”
“Then I’ll arrange it.”
“As soon as possible. Oh, and is it okay for the new secretary to work here?”
“What do you mean?”
“Your parents are all in the U.S. Is it okay for you to work in Korea following me? If you want, I can transfer you to the U.S. branch.”
Tae Joon was considerate, but she frowned.
“Have you forgotten? I’ve been travelling around the world with you for several years now. I’ve stayed at hotels or my parents’ house, excluding the one in the U.S. I have no regrets. Instead, if you could find me a place to live here….”
“Sure. Find one right away. I’ll do everything the new secretary asks.”
“If I’m going to settle here, I might as well get a car….”
“Choose one. Right now. I have to pick one too, so let’s go together.”
As if she knew this would happen, So Dam smiled sweetly.
“Don’t issue a transfer to the U.S. branch later because the maintenance costs are too high!”
This time, Tae Joon nodded and laughed. As expected, it was just like Shin So Dam. And he was once again grateful to her for choosing to stay by his side.
The two were so in sync professionally that they could tell what the other wanted just by breathing, so maintenance costs were not an issue.
Although she seemed naive, So Dam, who always produced perfect results in everything, was more than what one could imagine.
“Um, Mr. President. Can I ask a question?”
“What is it?”
“Yesterday, when Vice President Baek was persuading that big man, he kept mentioning the name Jo Min Hyung. Do you know who that is?”
Oops! He had forgotten.
Yes, Tae Joon was very curious about that. He wondered why the name he was hearing for the first time didn’t feel unfamiliar or why it bothered him so much.
He picked up his phone and searched.
“Damn it! What is this?”
Sure enough, his guess was spot on,
A quiet flash of anger passed over his dark eyes. There were lines of articles searched with the name Jo Min Hyung on the phone screen.
“No wonder, the name sounded familiar.”
Jo Min Hyung.
He was the only son of Haeyang Shipping and Seo Rin’s exfiancé.
That is, the very man she was engaged to not long after she broke up with Tae Joon.
He had come back to win Seo Rin back but ended up starting a bar due to the shock of her engagement news, drinking himself to oblivion. That was not all. He even started smoking, which he never used to do.
Of course, he sobered up soon, but at that time, it was a shock.
So, he didn’t even look into what kind of guy he was or what he did. He thought it would only upset him more the more he knew.
Not seeing and not hearing was the only way he could escape from that shock.
That forgotten name, Jo Min Hyung.
That threeletter name now came to mind.
Looking at his picture, he seemed like a decent looking guy.
Despite being the dreadful past now, Jo Min Hyung strangely twisted his gut. His stomach turned just by looking at his face.
“Secretary Shin.”
“Yes.”
“Find out right now why our Seo Rin and Jo Min Hyung divorced.”
“Di, divorce? Then Jo Min Hyung is Vice President Baek’s exman……”
So Dam, who was speaking up to that point, closed her mouth due to Tae Joon’s fierce atmosphere and picked up her tablet to dig up the information.
And Tae Joon, in his way, read all the articles searched with the name Jo Min Hyung, but there was no detailed reason for the divorce.
When scheming men desperately battle for her favor in the male harem
This one’s also on my reread list! The rivalry, scheming between the men in the imperial harem are just as intense and thrilling as in classic palace drama novels, where concubines fight to the death. Give it a read, girls! I promise you won’t be disappointed.
Synopsis:
“I am not worthy of her… but I still want to be by her side, even if only as a loyal dog…”
Those were the painful whispers of Yue Guanyi – the proud Crown Prince of the Great Qi, who was torn between deep love and a guilty conscience. Despite holding the supreme power of the Imperial Guard, he still could not forget the dark past when he was sold into a brothel.
Fate played a cruel twist when Qiu Shuzhi – a young female official who had just passed the imperial examinations with top honors – stepped into his life. She did not know that she was the one who had saved him from a tragic fate many years ago. And now, her heart was the target of pursuit for both Yue Guanyi and the powerful Empress Dowager Qin Qing.
While Yue Guanyi only dared to silently care for and protect the one he loved from afar, the Empress Dowager Qin Qing openly expressed his feelings and did not hesitate to take advantage of his power to approach Qiu Shuzhi. The covert struggle between the two most powerful forces in the imperial court began…
Trigger warning: All men in this novel are yandere style.
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