Taeyeon said she would take the bag back, but Dojun was also firm.
“Silently handing over documents and running away is not like Mr. Jintae Yeon.”
Taeyeon forcibly spit out her words.
“If we’re going to divorce anyway, I’d like to proceed as quickly as possible.”
“Mr. Jintae Yeon.”
Dojun took another step forward and exhaled a pleasant mid-low tone.
“I heard that there was a predetermined period for this marriage from the beginning.”
“Yes.”
If Dojun knew about this, it would have made the conversation easier.
“A marriage with Mr. Dojun was just a contract with CEO Jinvung Phil that I endured.”
At that, Dojun’s pupils slightly showed a hint of hurt.
“So, as soon as possible…”
“Isn’t the contract period until the end of this year?”
“…”
“There’s still time left.”
As Dojun listed the facts, Taeyeon could only remain silent, her lips trembling.
“We won’t talk standing on the street like this. Let’s talk while riding in my car.”
Whether by persuasion or coercion, in any case, as Dojun said, it wasn’t something to be done on the streets where people were passing by.
Taeyeon had no choice but to approach Dojun’s car.
Even in this situation, why is he unnecessarily affectionate?
Taeyeon turned away from her continually wavering heart and got into the car.
Dojun came closer to her, opened the passenger door, and handed her the bag.
It was so affectionate in this situation.
Taeyeon got into the car with a heavy heart, fastening the seatbelt.
Confirming that Taeyeon had fastened her seatbelt, Dojun started the car.
Dojun was the first to break the silence that flowed.
“Did you happen to see the article that came out this morning?”
“Yes, I saw it.”
She couldn’t ask if he was the one who did it.
As if Dojun had read Taeyeon’s mind, he mentioned it first.
“I’ve been collecting data since a long time ago.”
“…”
“Even if it’s bursting like that, it seemed that CEO Jinvung Phil would be quiet for a while after the article was published. I had a lot of worries because it was a household associated with you.”
“Is that so?”
Taeyeon threw her gaze out of the window and bit her lips.
Hearing that brief remark, Taeyeon could understand.
Despite saying it so calmly, how much Dojun must have agonized.
“You must have suffered.”
There was a short laugh.
“I suffered because you weren’t by my side.”
Taeyeon clenched the seatbelt tightly with both hands and turned her gaze away again, which she had thrown out of the window.
“Mr. Dojun, you don’t have to try so hard like this.”
I’m not qualified to be by Dojun’s side.
I wish Dojun hadn’t exerted himself for this.
“Mr. Jintae Yeon, did CEO Jinvung Phil present divorce papers to me because of a threat?”
“No, it’s not.”
Of course, it wasn’t just because of that.
Even if CEO Jinvung Phil went down, Taeyeon didn’t know what Taehyeon would do to separate me and Dojun again.
“If that’s not the case, is it because of Mr. Jintae Jin?”
“…”
Dojun seemed to have a sense that he knew everything to the point where he couldn’t even ask what he knew.
“It must be because of both of them.”
In a timely manner, Dojun’s car stopped at a quiet brunch cafe.
“Let’s go in and have a meal.”
Taeyeon went down with Dojun and entered together.
After ordering salads, the two sat facing each other by the window.
“Ms. Jintae Yeon, let’s not unnecessarily weaken and be honest.”
“…”
“I had a hard time during those few days without you.”
Dojun smoothed his chin with one hand.
Even without saying it, Dojun’s face, which had become haggard, revealed his situation.
“If it wasn’t because I hated you and wanted to leave.”
Dojun sent a pleading gaze.
“How about going up to Seoul with me and spending the remaining marriage period thinking about it?”
“We don’t really need to…”
“Yes, I do.”
Dojun’s voice, holding onto Taeyeon, was too earnest.
Taeyeon’s resolute heart crumbled in an instant.
Dojun began to methodically lay out his thoughts again.
“Anyway, you were planning to come back to the company in two weeks and resign, weren’t you?”
“Yes.”
“So, you know. And to proceed with the divorce, you’ll need a divorce lawyer.”
Dojun continued to persuade her to do it by his side.
“If you don’t want to see my face, I’ll stay outside.”
“No, there’s no need…”
I wondered why Dojun was leaving the comfortable house.
“I’ll go out.”
Dojun shook his head with a firm face.
“If you run away again.”
“…”
“I have to come to catch you like this again.”
At the words advising not to waste energy on stubbornness, Taeyeon nodded slowly, unknowingly enchanted.
“Oh, I mean. Even if I say that, it doesn’t mean I’ve changed my mind about getting a divorce.”
“Okay, let’s assume that.”
Dojun’s mouth twitched ever so slightly.
He intended to follow Dojun’s advice to be honest.
If they could talk logically, Dojun might understand that divorce was the best choice for now.
“Mr. Dojun, Jinvung Phil and my sister, Taejin, recently came to find me and urged for a divorce.”
Dojun silently listened to her words.
“Of course, it’s not just because of that threat that I left.”
The Male lead Always Seduces Her with His Beauty (Matriarchy)
Xin Jiao Zhou is the leader of the world’s premier sect. She has just experienced betrayal from all sides, was poisoned in an assassination attempt, and faced death squad attacks while the poison was taking effect. After finally clearing out the scum from her sect, she was drugged again while trying to detoxify.
After waking up from a night of unconsciousness, she gained a “beautiful and kind-hearted” husband.
Xin Jiao Zhou: “???”
He fell ill.
She came to see him, bringing breakfast.
As she put down the breakfast and was about to leave, his hand slipped while holding the spoon. “Clank!”
She turned around upon hearing the noise.
He looked up at her, his eyebrows drooping: “My hand… has no strength.”
“Shall I… feed you?” she asked tentatively.
He opened his mouth cheerfully: “Ah—”
Thinking she was drowning, he jumped in without hesitation to save her, but nearly drowned himself. In the end, it was she who swam over to rescue him, giving him air underwater.
After emerging from the water, his ear tips turned red. He lightly brushed his cheek, tucking his sideburns behind his ear, revealing delicate, pink-tinged ear tips. He lowered his gaze, too embarrassed to look at her.
Xin Jiao Zhou: He’s truly beautiful, kind-hearted, and adorable.
A certain someone when disciplining subordinates behind the scenes: “If they don’t obey, just kill them.”
What’s that? She might already have someone she cares about in her heart? A certain someone: Find out who it is, kill them, and then there won’t be anyone.
What? She met a man by the riverside? What? That man even hurt her? A certain someone: Whichever hand hurt her, chop off his entire arm.
Love at first sight without realizing it, gradually falling in love, slowly getting closer…
Family and national grudges, schemes and desires, good and evil, crime and punishment, she and he face the future together, seeking justice with passion!
A naturally dark female lead who could accidentally destroy the world but is actually an honest person VS a weak, pitiful, and helpless but skilled fighter, beautiful white-cut black male lead
My heart is not of stone, how steadfast is your love? — Tao Yuanming “Imitating the Ancients (No. 3)”
— Reading Guide —
Cold female lead & dramatic black lotus with hidden yandere traits male lead
