Saying so, Seo Rin ignored Min Hyung standing in front of her, sat down, and checked her phone. There was a friendly message from Director Park.
Jo Min Hyung seems to be attending the gathering.
Director Park’s message was likely sent in hopes that she could avoid encountering Min Hyung. But what could she do? That damned Jo Min Hyung was already sitting right in front of her.
Of course, even if she had known in advance, she wouldn’t have avoided him. She had come here with a clear purpose, and someone like Jo Min Hyung couldn’t change her direction.
However, she couldn’t help but be annoyed by his very presence.
Seo Rin put her phone in her handbag and looked at Min Hyung sitting across from her, as if his mere existence was pitiful.
“You’re still the same, Baek Seo Rin.”
“……”
“But let’s make one thing clear. I didn’t know you were going to attend here today. I asked Ha Rim a while ago, and I heard you hadn’t been here for a while, so I came.”
“And?”
“I thought I was being considerate of you. I started avoiding this gathering after our divorce, thinking you might be uncomfortable.”
“Or is it because the thief has a guilty conscience?”
For a moment, Min Hyung’s eyes, which had been relaxed, sharpened, but Seo Rin countered his blazing anger with a cool chill.
Compared to the flushed Min Hyung, she didn’t change her expression at all. It was as if expressing anger towards him was a waste.
“Hey, hey. Let’s stop. Why spoil our faces when we both came to the gathering after a long time? It’s a story that happened years ago, isn’t it? Even couples who were married are coolly remaining friends after divorce these days, right? So let’s not talk about this on such a good occasion!”
Ha Rim cut through the chilly atmosphere at the right moment. Then, she filled the wine glasses of the two newcomers.
“Let’s have a glass each. Here, cheers!”
They gave a hasty toast and each emptied a glass of sweet wine.
Seo Rin usually refrained from drinking in such places, but today, she cleanly emptied her first glass. She hoped the surge of alcohol would alleviate her irritation.
“But Seo Rin, you’ve been going through a lot lately. Your father passing away, and then the shareholders’ meeting. I wanted to reach out, but I couldn’t. I was really curious.”
“Right. Before you arrived, we were talking if anyone knew how you were doing these days.”
“Yeah. Now that you’re here, let’s hear it directly from you. How have you been lately?”
Each one of them expressed their concern. However, Seo Rin felt a different curiosity from the eyes focused on her, different from their words.
Yes, this was the world she lived in.
A world where one’s misfortune becomes another’s fortune.
Moreover, a world where that misfortune becomes gossip and a sweet pastime.
There was no sincerity here.
Only hypocrisy masquerading as sincerity.
“Is there anything special about living? I’ve been fine. I held my father’s funeral well, and I also got through the shareholders’ meeting.”
And hypocrisy should only be dealt with hypocrisy.
Having realized that truth long ago, Seo Rin didn’t reveal her true feelings to anyone.
“Wow, you really are amazing. You survived that shareholders’ meeting against your uncle.”
“Right. None of us expected that. And isn’t your uncle a formidable person?”
“Ah, you’re right. I only met your uncle once, but his charisma was truly overwhelming. My dad said he’s someone you should never underestimate.”
Everyone said their piece. And then, eyes full of both admiration and jealousy poured onto Seo Rin, who had won the provisional shareholders’ meeting against President Baek.
However, among them, there was one person who looked at Seo Rin with a face full of dissatisfaction, neither admiration nor jealousy, and that was Jo Min Hyung.
“Why are we talking about such boring things? It’s been a long time since we’ve met, don’t make it dull. Let’s talk about something fun, huh?”
He slowly swirled his wine glass, which was nearly empty, attempting to change the subject.
Seo Rin was not fond of this.
As expected, Min Hyung’s restless gaze fell on her. Although he didn’t show it, his eyes were full of malice. Well, because of her, he had to live a semiforced reclusive life for several years, so how deep must his resentment be.
Seo Rin met Jo Min Hyung’s gaze with a languid look.
As if to say, you can’t leave even a tiny speck on me.
Then, Min Hyung’s eyes began to waver, becoming dangerously unstable, and finally, he crossed the line.
“Seo Rin… you’ve been dating recently? Who is he?”
He was truly annoying until the end.
Meanwhile, at that time, Director Park had just managed to catch up with the mediumsized sedan. He blocked the road with his emergency blinkers on, in the quiet street. He saw a man in the rear car yelling hysterically and waving his cane.
Director Park immediately got out of his car and approached the rear car. As he knocked on the driver’s side window, the glass lowered, and a man with a fierce expression lowered his mask and started cursing.
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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