“Hello.”
Having left the store, Haeyeon got into her car and immediately pulled out her phone from her bag to make a call.
[How was it? Was the information I gave you useful?]A low voice tinged with laughter emanated from the speaker. Just hearing the voice, one could easily picture the expression on its owner’s face. It was Yoonho.
“Yes, it was really helpful. Thank you.”
[No need to mention it. After all, I was compensated for this task, so you don’t need to thank me so much.]Two days ago, Haeyeon had contacted Yoonho again regarding Gyusik’s matter. She needed Yoonho’s help to deal with him. Although she felt guilty for asking for his help again, Yoonho was the most reliable option she had at her disposal.
It wasn’t a one-sided request. The deal was beneficial for Yoonho too. Through Gyusik, they could trace back to Lee Soorin, who was likely at the root of it all.
Currently, Lee Soorin was unaware that she was in contact with Yoonho. If they acted before she noticed, they could gather evidence of her involvement in industrial espionage.
[I welcome such a transaction.]Yoonho’s last words before ending the call. Haeyeon started the car, feeling relieved. Will she see Gyusik’s face at Dallikoffee tomorrow?
Whether he leaves or stays, there’s nothing he can decide for himself anymore.
Fatigue overwhelmed her all at once. Haeyeon pressed down on the accelerator.
“Did you hear that Gyusik, the Sales Team 2 manager, resigned today?”
“Yeah, I heard. The team is ecstatic, aren’t they?”
“But why did he suddenly resign?”
Arriving at Dallikoffee, Haeyeon was greeted by the buzzing of employees since morning and couldn’t help but smile internally.
Gyusik had bit off more than he could chew. Without realizing the consequences, he swallowed more than he could handle and inevitably faced repercussions. Suffering from severe backlash, he chose to confess rather than endure the scrutiny of others. The employees were unaware of the exact reason behind his resignation.
Passing by the employees, Haeyeon was soon approached by Sojung, who rushed over, her excitement evident.
“Did you hear, Haeyeon?”
“Yeah? Not yet…”
Before Haeyeon could finish, Sojung, beaming, grabbed her hands and pulled her into the management support team office. The employees there were busy with their daily tasks, unaware of the news. Sojung whispered to her.
“Gyusik from Sales Team 2 got a disciplinary resignation.”
“Really?”
“Yeah.”
“How?”
Haeyeon asked with a hint of excitement, and Sojung hesitated to continue. Perceiving Sojung’s reluctance, Haeyeon was taken aback by her sudden outburst.
“Now there’s no one left to trouble you, Haeyeon! You’ll be less stressed from now on!”
Haeyeon was touched. Sojung had been worried and helpless when Haeyeon was dragged off by Gyusik’s unreasonable demands, yet she, too, was just an employee without power.
Knowing this, a word of comfort from her was enough, but Haeyeon didn’t expect her to be this sincere.
Finally, Haeyeon genuinely enjoyed the current situation. Her brown eyes softly crinkled as she smiled at Sojung.
In a way, Sojung reminded her of Dohee.
Throughout the morning, the company buzzed with talks of Gyusik’s resignation, yet the higher-ups remained quiet.
The more hushed the reasons for his departure were, the longer the rumors persisted. It seemed the building would be abuzz with Gyusik’s story for quite some time.
“Alright, if we don’t want a late lunch, let’s start the meeting now.”
It was Yoojoon. His voice was loud enough for everyone in the meeting room to hear, prompting the team members to start moving quickly.
Haeyeon also took off her office slippers and switched into the shoes she wore to work, heading towards the meeting room. Once everyone was seated, Yoojoon began speaking.
“Then, let’s start the meeting. First, how’s the Talent Donation Café doing?”
Dallikoffee had developed a talent donation-based social contribution program, remodeling cafes in communities where disabled individuals, youths, and vulnerable groups worked, and also providing café operation training.
The management support team, which Haeyeon was a part of, was responsible for analyzing and evaluating the performance of this program. Kim Hyunwoo, the deputy manager chosen by Yoojoon, briefed on the progress.
“Compared to the previous year, there’s a significant increase in both revenue and preference ratings.”
Deputy Manager Kim, who was systematically explaining, was indeed talented. Haeyeon couldn’t help feeling bitter that such a capable person was involved in industrial espionage for another company’s executive.
“Especially, the systematization of barista training and the transfer of store management know-how from our directly-managed stores seem to have been helpful.”
“That’s good. It seems we’ve reached our target. Then, Deputy Manager Lee, Ms. Haeyeon. You both visited the site recently, right? Was there anything that needed improvement or addition?”
Ex-husband Wants Reconciliation
One-line summary: Chasing the wife to the crematorium (making an effort to attract someone who has become indifferent), the female lead doesn’t look back, the second male lead takes the position.
Intro:
To repay the kindness of the older generation, Su Mu crossed into a female-dominated world and became a live-in daughter-in-law of the Yan family, single-handedly saving the Yan family from fire and water.
But her husband, Yan Jiyue, the eldest son of the Yan family, treated her with sarcasm and never showed her a good face.
It wasn’t until after Su Mu’s death that this pampered and arrogant young master shed a few fake tears and pretended to want to die for love.
This life’s kindness was enough. If there was a next life, she would definitely kick Yan Jiyue away.
Who knew that the heavens would be so kind as to allow her to be reborn, returning to the time when she had just married into the Yan family.
Su Mu glanced at the Yan eldest son, who still spoke coldly to her, and threw a divorce letter in front of him.
“Let’s divorce!”
***
Yan Jiyue never imagined that he would be reborn. He happily went to find Su Mu, wanting to make up for the mistakes he had made in his ignorant youth.
Wasn’t the reason the heavens allowed him to be reborn to let him reconcile with Su Mu?
But when he pushed open the door to Su Mu’s room, the person lying on the bed was another man.
Su Mu’s personal attendant, Xie Yi.
Yan Jiyue hated him so much that his teeth itched. In front of Su Mu, Xie Yi was a gentle and considerate whisperer of sweet nothings, but in reality, he was vicious-hearted and deliberately sabotaged their husband and wife relationship.
In the previous life, it was he who secretly hid in Su Mu’s coffin and committed suicide, stealing a step ahead of him to be buried with Su Mu.
Yan Jiyue’s eyes were filled with hatred as he cursed, “What kind of thing are you? Your background is lowly, what right do you have to occupy Su Mu?”
Xie Yi looked at the sleeping Su Mu and no longer pretended to be a whisperer of sweet nothings.
He proudly stuck out his belly, “I have the right because my belly is capable of giving the Wife-master a daughter.”
***
Yan Jiyue was consumed with jealousy. He spread rumors that Xie Yi had once been branded with the mark of a “harlot” on his chest.
But on the night Xie Yi cut off the flesh bearing that mark, Su Mu suddenly realized something was amiss.
“How did you know the exact moment I was poisoned? And why did you show up a month early?”
Xie Yi remained silent, blood from his wound soaking through his robes. His sapphire eyes brimmed with anguish – or was it just a flawless act?
Between a once-arrogant husband now seeking redemption, and a gentle soul willing to die for her – who truly held the darkest secrets? And could it be that Su Mu and Yan Jiyue weren’t the only ones given a second chance at life…?
[Reading Guide]
1. True divorce, chasing the wife to the crematorium, the female lead doesn’t look back, the male lead is Xie Yi.
2. The ex-husband did not cheat, he just realized too late and didn’t realize that he liked the female lead.
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