“Does the tea not suit your taste? I guess I should have served you coffee.”
Mrs. Park opened her mouth, looking at the untouched teacup. Then, President Baek shook his head.
“No, Sisterinlaw. It’s just that I drank too much water today.”
“I see. At our age, the more we drink, the more we have to go to the restroom.”
Mrs. Park nodded, but the uncomfortable atmosphere did not easily dissipate. President Baek had come to say something, and Mrs. Park had planned not to listen to him.
“But what brings you here?”
“Ah. I feel like I made a big mistake last time. I intruded when you were having a meal with your sibling.”
“Do we… still look like siblings to you?”
“Pardon?”
Mrs. Park put down the teacup she was holding and calmly sighed.
“When I married into this house, I was actually kicked out of my own house. The ones who hurt me the most were my own blood relatives. So… my family is Sung Won, not Hyo Sung.”
“……”
“Do not set up such situations in the future. People from the Hyo Sung family can’t have any influence on me.”
When she spoke so sharply, President Baek, as if his throat was dry, finally took a sip of tea.
“I’m sorry, Sisterinlaw. I think I made a huge mistake. But since you said you are not a person of Hyo Sung, but of Sung Won, I will be blunt.”
“……”
“Could you please support me in the next regular shareholders’ meeting?”
“Why should I do that? If I take your side, my daughter will have to step down from her position.”
“I, respected my late brother more than anyone else. To me, who never married, my brother and the company were everything.”
“But after my brother passed away, you are now turning the blade towards your niece, knowing better than anyone what kind of daughter Seo Rin is to him. The deceased… he must be unable to close his eyes in the afterlife.”
Mrs. Park’s words carried a thorny edge, as if she found President Baek’s pretense laughable.
It was a clear indication to stop making such ridiculous remarks. However, President Baek did not back down.
“That’s exactly why I am doing this. She is my only niece, isn’t she? This industry isn’t easy. So far, Seo Rin has held up well, but there’s no guarantee that luck will continue, right? I’m not trying to take away Seo Rin’s shares. The same goes for yours, Sisterinlaw. Live comfortably. Why buy such hardship when you have wealth enough to eat and play for a lifetime?”
“Ha… don’t you still understand our Seo Rin? Is she the type to sit at home, admire artwork, attend yoga classes, and just accept the meals served to her?”
“Why can’t Seo Rin do what other kids do? She clings to work at the company because she has nowhere else to turn.”
Having said that, President Baek realized his slip of the tongue. Saying she had nowhere to turn was like striking right at the Achilles heel of Mrs. Park, who had raised Seo Rin with love and dedication.
“That’s right, I am greatly lacking.”
“No, what I meant was…”
“But Seo Rin was born with that temperament. Even when she was little, she was a child who had to do everything from one to ten with her own hands. A child who would not accept help. It was as if she matured too early. At first, I thought it was because I was her stepmother, but no. Our Seo Rin was born that way. If you confine her to the house, she will wither like a sick flower.”
“Ha…”
“I don’t want to further disgrace myself with you over this issue. After all, we’re family.”
Ultimately, his persuasion failed. He had anticipated it, but Mrs. Park was more stubborn than he thought. She seemed unlikely to ever bend her obstinacy.
He hadn’t hoped much, but it was inevitable to feel greater disappointment when he saw no slight gap from Mrs. Park.
He was burning up inside. Securing the shares was harder than he had thought.
Suddenly, he craved the cigarettes he had quit long ago at Chairman Baek’s urging.
Why do you smoke those badforyourhealth cigarettes so frequently? Quit. If you desperately want one after quitting, call me. Be it for a drink or golf, I’ll accompany you for anything.
And yet.
At this moment when he desperately wanted a cigarette, where on earth were you!
“Having made me quit smoking, you went ahead first.”
His resentful words were directed at the innocent Chairman Baek. He hadn’t drunk alcohol, but his stomach felt bitter.
But now, there was no one to vent his bitter feelings to.
After the only person, Chairman Baek, had died, he had become utterly alone.
Holding his aching stomach, he got into his car and started the engine. At that moment, his phone, tucked inside his suit jacket, vibrated.
“Hello.”
[Ah, hello. President Baek! I think I might have hung up too abruptly when you called last time. Do you happen to have time?]It was Jo Min Hyung.
No, why on earth was Jo Min Hyung calling at this hour? And even proposing to meet outright.
But President Baek read a hopeful message from Jo Min Hyung’s impatience.
“Ha ha. Of course, I have time. When shall we meet?”
Indeed, the heavens were on his side.
Male lead first thought she played hard to get, only to realize she
really disliked him
Short intro:
What she can’t stand the most is the streets full of effeminate men, especially that so-called top beauty whom she avoids at all costs.
Shen Yaoxing looks at Jiang Mingyue, who keeps approaching her with coy shyness.
Shen Yaoxing: Bro, don’t be like this, I’m really about to throw up!
She fears nothing in heaven or earth, except for him getting close to her.
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At first he thought she was just using the trick of feigning indifference to attract his attention. Later, he learned that she truly despised him.
This dealt a heavy blow to Jiang Mingyue, and he vowed to make her, like everyone else, fall at his feet in worship!
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Synopsis:
Before transmigrating, Shen Yaoxing only wanted to find a reliable man to spend her life with. Who knew that after transmigrating, she would become a reliable woman herself…
A forced misandrist, highly skilled, and reliable female lead
vs.
An initially aloof and arrogant, later morbid, obsessed male lead
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