“I wish we could meet more often, but Do-ha makes it difficult,” Yoon-ho said, covering his mouth with his free hand and whispering about Do-ha’s ‘overprotectiveness’. Normally, Haeyeon would have laughed along, but her nervousness today kept her from responding in kind.
“Yoon-ho.”
“Yes, Haeyeon.”
Despite Haeyeon’s serious demeanor, Yoon-ho maintained his gentle smile. Since discovering Do-ha’s scars, Haeyeon had kept her composure until now, but she felt her fingertips trembling.
Her nervousness wasn’t due to mistrust in Yoon-ho. He was one of the few acquaintances Do-ha maintained, a testament to his trust in Yoon-ho.
This meant Yoon-ho was someone Do-ha genuinely trusted. Haeyeon had sensed this in their past encounters. Do-ha’s reluctance to bring him closer wasn’t due to anything other than Yoon-ho’s mischievous nature.
The problem was Yoon-ho’s close relation to Soo-rin.
That was Haeyeon’s biggest concern. Of course, she hadn’t decided without any plan.
Only after asking Joo-a for potentially useful information and subtly probing her about the incidental meeting with Soo-rin at the department store did Haeyeon resolve to approach Yoon-ho. Joo-a’s reluctant revelations painted a complex picture of the Mibon family dynamics.
Siblings in chaebol families aren’t family; they are rivals to be ousted. It’s the same with the Gilmyung Group, where only Do-ha and Do-hee stand out; Do-hun has a worse relationship than outsiders.
“Mibon Group’s siblings are infamously at odds,” Joo-a had said, indicating the deep-rooted rivalry fostered by their father from a young age.
With this background, Haeyeon decided to approach Yoon-ho, leading to their current conversation.
“I have a favor to ask regarding Do-ha.”
Haeyeon whispered softly.
“Shall we move over there?”
Suggesting a quieter spot, Haeyeon gestured subtly. Yoon-ho, still smiling, followed without question, maintaining his composure.
As Haeyeon moved to a more secluded spot, she kept glancing at Do-ha, who thankfully seemed engrossed in conversation with a group of businessmen, unaware of her movement.
Suppressing her racing heart, Haeyeon forced a smile and slowly walked towards the quiet area. When they finally reached a remote and tranquil spot, Yoon-ho broke the silence.
“Why would Haeyeon ask me for a favor? Especially regarding Do-ha?”
Yoon-ho narrowed his eyes, giving off a sly, fox-like aura. Haeyeon took a deep breath and got straight to the point.
“I’ve lost my memory.”
“Excuse me?”
Yoon-ho’s black eyes flickered in disbelief, thinking he might have misunderstood. But Haeyeon, who couldn’t afford to spare his feelings, was straightforward.
“I’ve lost my memory of the past year, Yoon-ho.”
The mention of a year ago seemed to strike a chord with Yoon-ho, who swallowed hard.
“This doesn’t seem like the right place for such a conversation.”
“Yes, but I had no other chance but now.”
Even though Haeyeon’s statement was abrupt and without context, Yoon-ho, understanding its gravity, responded with a somber expression.
Ignoring Yoon-ho’s darkened demeanor, Haeyeon simply raised her champagne glass towards him. Yoon-ho watched the bubbles in her glass and lifted his own to clink against hers.
“I understand. I’ll contact you separately.”
“Thank you, Yoon-ho.”
The two exchanged smiles and returned to their respective socializing.
While Haeyeon acted as usual, Yoon-ho was slightly more awkward than normal, a subtle change only noticeable to Haeyeon.
Male lead is a Divorced Husband
She said to him: “Tell me, what makes you like me? I’ll change it!”
Liu Changning transmigrated into a female cannon fodder character in a female-dominant novel.
After reading the first half of the novel’s plot, the first thing she did upon transmigration was to divorce the Pan Jinlian-style male protagonist she had just married.
She indulged herself, pretending to be ugly and poor.
But as time passed, the way that man looked at her became more and more unusual…
Liu Changning was dumbfounded: Tell me, what makes you like me? I’ll change!
――
This lifetime, Pei Yuanshao was rejected by the same woman twice!
The first time, she drove him away. Forced by the situation, he endured the waves of anger in his heart, yielding and humbling himself.
That person lay slanted on a rocking chair, her sallow face emotionless: “If you don’t want a divorce, go cook!”
Pei Yuanshao’s face was dark and gloomy: “You!”
The second time, after the crisis in Jinling City was resolved, the new emperor sent someone to pick him up. He turned around, stammering: “I… I have to go. If you keep me…”
That person lay on the kang bed, her back to him, as if she had long anticipated this day, crisp and clear: “Goodbye!”
Pei Yuanshao was so angry his fingers trembled: “You… you!”
The mission of family and country made him restrain himself, averting his eyes and turning to leave this broken household.
Two years later, they met again. Seeing her ethereal face, his body shook like a sieve.
“She was originally a ‘she’!”
At the Qionglin Banquet, the top scholar of the imperial examination, a talented person with exceptional speech and conduct, all the unmarried young gentlemen from aristocratic families looked at her with shy and timid eyes.
The peerless imperial official Pei Yuanshao felt the anger in his heart erupt. He pointed at the woman surrounded by the crowd at the Qionglin Banquet, his thin lips slightly curled: “Little sister, I wants that person to be the wife-master of my Mingde Prince Manor.”
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