Only then did an uncontrollable rage rise at the situation just a while ago where he had been helplessly beaten.
“Ha! How dare they! Do they know who I am!”
He was furious.
Even so, Min Hyung was quickly calculating the situation in his head.
They wouldn’t be able to prove Min Hyung’s crime. He had bought the expensive vitamins because the drug left no trace.
Even more, it was a perfect drug as far as effects went, to the point where the victims wouldn’t even realize that they had been sexually assaulted. Moreover, because they had shown up early, Min Hyung hadn’t even laid a finger on Seo Rin’s body.
Yet strangely, a sense of unease sprouted in a corner of his heart.
Tae Joon’s last words kept echoing in his chest.
“Don’t think it’s over. Your punishment is just beginning.”
It was his first time encountering someone with such an aura.
“I think it’s right to call the police, even if it’s late.”
In the elevator, holding Seo Rin, Director Park carefully but firmly expressed his opinion to Tae Joon.
He was probably frustrated and upset about having properly raided the scene of the crime but leaving Jo Min Hyung alone.
Of course, Tae Joon’s feelings were no different from Director Park’s. He had just considered the pros and cons a bit more rationally.
“Do you trust the power of the law, Director Park?”
“Excuse me?”
At the unexpected question, Director Park’s surprised gaze turned to the side of Tae Joon’s face, but his expression was so stoic that it was impossible to discern his thoughts.
“I’m sorry, but I don’t trust the power of the law. The law, you see, is necessary to correct the order of our society, but sometimes, it can be the cruelest thing to the victim.”
“What do you mean……”
“Don’t the victims have to prove everything, not the perpetrators? In order to legally punish Jo Min Hyung, Seo Rin has to prove his crime from the victim’s standpoint. But do we have decisive evidence?”
“I know the guy who sold the drugs to Jo Min Hyung. I can catch him.”
“That’s not decisive evidence. Subjective evidence is weaker than objective evidence. And even if we luckily prove that Jo Min Hyung bought the drug, if we can’t prove the process of administering it to Seo Rin, we will be the ones to suffer. For defamation.”
“……”
“I will put importance on the fact that we arrived on time today and safely rescued Seo Rin.”
Then the elevator door opened, and So Dam, who had been waiting anxiously, appeared. Seeing Seo Rin nestled in Tae Joon’s arms, she blocked her emerging scream and looked at Director Park.
He reassured So Dam that Seo Rin was fine.
Tae Joon put Seo Rin in the passenger seat of his car and safely fastened her seatbelt.
“Director Park, I appreciate your help today. If it weren’t for you… I hate to think about it.”
“No, not at all. It was my duty. If only… If only I had acted a bit sooner…”
“Don’t blame yourself. I understand your position. No matter what anyone says, you’re the hero of the day.”
“Are you heading to the hospital?”
“No, we’ll be going home. According to Secretary Shin, there won’t be any significant issues once the effect of the drug wears off. Even if we go, there’s nothing the doctor can do.”
“But we need to leave some evidence. While the drug is still in effect.”
“What kind of evidence? If we can’t prove Jo Min Hyung’s crime, the ketamine found in Seo Rin’s body could serve as evidence that she used drugs. We can’t act rashly.”
Director Park, who hadn’t considered that far, nodded his head.
“I understand. Then… please take care.”
“Yes, I will. Oh, I have a favor to ask about Secretary Shin.”
With a nod from Director Park, Tae Joon got into the car. Watching his car drive away, Director Park clenched his fist tightly.
Yes, there must be a reason for not taking Seo Rin to the hospital.
Then what about Jo Min Hyung? Why would he want to end things here, even though he has all the power to do anything?
It was too lenient a treatment for Jo Min Hyung.
Tomorrow, except for a slightly injured face and a slightly hurt finger, he might be walking around looking for another target.
A potential criminal.
If another woman becomes another victim of Jo Min Hyung, their sin of standing by would not be light.
“I really don’t understand, maybe it’s because I’m not smart enough. Why are you trying to end it by just giving Jo Min Hyung a few punches? Especially someone like Director Kang.”
It wasn’t a question expecting an answer. It was just a few words muttered in rising anger. But So Dam, who was standing next to him, looked at him with wide eyes as if to ask what he was talking about.
“Who said that? That it’s over with a few punches?”
“That’s because the CEO just now…”
“Ha, this guy… He doesn’t look like it, but he’s more naive than I thought. He still hasn’t fully understood our CEO.”
“What…?”
“It’s not over. He hasn’t even started yet. Just wait. He’ll slowly squeeze Jo Min Hyung’s throat in his own unique way.”
“That’s what I’m saying. I don’t understand why he has to use such a method. Leaving the fast way.”
“What’s the fast way?”
“The police.”
“Hmm, our CEO absolutely doesn’t trust the police.”
“Why?”
That was incomprehensible. Tae Joon sometimes said that the law can be the cruelest to the victim.
But that was only for powerless victims, and although they didn’t want to admit it, for powerful victims, public power was the best ally.
As far as Director Park knew, Seo Rin and Tae Joon had enough power to draw in public authority as their greatest ally.
But then, So Dam spouted unexpected words.
“Because… our CEO is the biggest victim of that damned public power.”
Director Park’s eyes widened at So Dam’s words.
Tae Joon, who had come home, laid Seo Rin on the bed.
Looking at her spread out on the bed, a surge of emotion welled up in his throat again. He just felt sorry and heartbroken.
Why did this happen to you?
He sat on the bed and looked at Seo Rin, who seemed to be sleeping, for a long time. After a while, Seo Rin tossed and turned, as if the clothes she was wearing to bed were uncomfortable.
Only then did Tae Joon come out with a clean towel soaked in warm water from the bathroom. He thought he might at least wipe her down with a towel instead of a shower.
“Seo Rin, let’s just wipe you down with this for now.”
He took off her jacket and reached out to her blouse.
Perhaps because he too had gone through a lot, like her, today of all days the tiny buttons were not coming undone easily.
“Why won’t this come undone…”
Why were the things that usually came undone at the touch of a hand giving him such a hard time today?
It was when he had finally managed to undo a couple of buttons with difficulty.
Suddenly, Seo Rin wrapped her arm around his neck. When he raised his gaze, he met her halfopened eyes, when had she opened them?
Was it because of her weak state?
Her halfclosed eyes looked unusually dreamy.
And her flushed cheeks to boot.
“No, I was just trying to… wipe you down a bit.”
An embarrassing excuse naturally flowed out as if a thief was tripping over his own feet. It was because his action of holding onto her halfopened blouse buttons was enough to be misunderstood.
But then,
“Tae Joon… hug… me.”
With a slower tone than usual, perhaps due to her weak state, she shook his heart.
“Hug me, please…”
It was a blatant temptation.
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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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