Taeyeon knew she should act calmly, but it didn’t work as smoothly as she wished.
Fortunately, Yunji didn’t ask in more detail about Dojun and Taeyeon’s relationship.
No, in a way, that was unfortunate.
It would have been better if she had asked something so that Taeyeon could deny it.
Was she pretending not to know even though she did?
Or maybe she genuinely didn’t know; there was no way to find out.
“Take care, Assistant Jin.”
After leaving those words, Yunji returned to her place, leaving a heavy stone in Taeyeon’s chest.
The fact that Yunji was not the type to spread rumors was the only stroke of luck in the current situation.
After work, Dojun and Taeyeon visited Baeksangjae. Seeing the familiar car, Dojun frowned slightly, but soon wiped any displeasure from his face. As they entered the dining room, as expected, Haejun was there.
“Did you come?”
The chairman laughed heartily, gesturing for them to sit in the empty seats.
“We were discussing the new fashion brand with Haejun.”
“How much progress has been made?”
“Well.”
The chairman extended various portfolios, giving Taeyeon a benevolent look.
“Pick a few that suit our daughter-in-law’s taste.”
Although Taeyeon told him it wasn’t necessary to go to such lengths, the chairman insisted they choose without hesitation. To him, selecting from these portfolios seemed as easy as picking items from a local store.
After careful consideration, Taeyeon chose a portfolio from one designer.
“I like the products from this designer because they are mainly simple.”
“Haha. I also liked that designer the most.”
Expressing his satisfaction with the shared taste, the chairman instructed Haejun.
“Contact that designer and quickly set the schedule for launching the brand.”
Listening silently to the conversation, Taeyeon cautiously added a comment.
“Father, are you really planning to make products from that brand just for me to wear?”
“Well, isn’t that what Dojun commissioned?”
Taeyeon made a slightly awkward expression.
Even if I leave Dojun’s side, the preparations for launching this brand will be completed.
However, she couldn’t irresponsibly establish a brand and leave.
Seeing Taeyeon hesitate, the chairman asked, “Why are you like this?”
“If it’s okay with you…”
Dojun looked at Taeyeon with a warm gaze.
“Miss Jin Taeyeon, feel free to share your opinions.”
Although I had doubts about expressing such opinions when Haejun, in charge of KK Fashion, was present, I couldn’t help it.
If I let it go like this, it seemed a brand tailored just for me would truly be born.
“How about releasing one or two high-end products that ordinary customers can purchase each quarter?”
“The purpose of creating this brand is not to gain profitability.”
It was merely to demonstrate KK Fashion’s ability to manage a brand exclusively for one person by recruiting such a remarkable designer.
Taeyeon also knew that this brand was not created to generate profits.
“Products released to the market each quarter will be sold in the form of donations.”
“Donations?”
Chairman Cha showed interest as if he found the idea, which he had never considered before, intriguing.
“Yes, it seems we can effectively utilize the desire to possess something rare in the world, no matter how much money one has to pay.”
Taeyeon’s argument was as follows:
Sell limited products quarterly, and donate all the profits obtained from those products in the name of the KK Group. Taeyeon’s analysis was that consumers willing to pay high prices for the products would gladly open their wallets knowing that they are contributing to a good cause. She added that since there are very few people who can afford such products, their value would be even higher.
“Haha, quite clever.”
It seemed to be an opinion that suited Chairman Cha’s taste.
“Good. Haejun, proceed with it like that.”
Haejun nodded silently.
“As soon as the outline is clear, release a press statement and see how the public reacts.”
Then Chairman Cha turned his attention back to Dojun and Taeyeon.
Haejun was amazing.
The reason he called me here was no doubt to watch over this couple’s affectionate actions and enjoy the spectacle.
In the meantime, Chairman Cha praised Dojun for handling this crisis so well.
Whatever he did to tarnish Dojun and Taeyeon’s relationship seems to have backfired.
It was ridiculous to boast about a relationship that had only grown stronger.
“I’ll leave first.”
Without giving a second glance to Haejun, Chairman Cha replied curtly.
“Hurry with that brand.”
Haejun left Baeksangjae with a smug smirk and slammed the bricks of Baeksangjae with his fist.
Yet, his anger didn’t subside.
“I can’t let it go like this.”
In the darkness, Haejun’s eyes flashed fiercely.
After Being Cheated On, She Picked Up a Treasure (Female-dominant)
One-line summary: The husband I married on a whim had been secretly in love with me for a long time.
On the day when Jun Shao finally obtained the imperial decree for her marriage, Lan Qu, the person she had admired for six years, defied the decree and ran away.
Her gentleness and devotion, her promise of a lifetime together, were all disregarded by him. Instead, he dreamed of entering the palace to serve the Emperor’s sister as a sixth-rank attendant.
News of this incident spread throughout the capital, and the alleys in front of and behind the Lan mansion were crowded with people who came to watch the commotion.
Jun Shao should have been embarrassed and angry.
But someone stepped in to protect her dignity.
The figure was in a miserable state, yet still possessed an undeniable elegance and handsomeness.
The young lord struggled to climb the wall of the Lan mansion and shouted to her, “If he won’t marry you, I will!”
So, Jun Shao took advantage of the situation and married the person.
She thought the young lord did it to save the Lan family from the crime of defying the imperial decree, but never imagined that from beginning to end, what he coveted was her.
*
After the wedding, Jun Shao felt like she was living in a dream.
Her Wife-master was as beautiful as a fairy in a painting, skilled in the six arts, well-versed in poetry and literature, capable of being gentle and attentive, and also grand and dignified. Most importantly, she was the only one in his heart and eyes.
Jun Shao didn’t know how Lan Shiwu, as a illegitimate son without a father and blessed with beauty, had managed to preserve his purity, recklessly escape, and use his last ounce of strength to ruin his own reputation, all because of his love for her, just to stand before her.
She could only see him gazing at her with eyes full of love, and when she bestowed a name upon him, his eyes shone like stars.
“You have come to me like a weary bird perching on a branch. I shall call you A Qi.”
