My Husband's Scandal (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 5
“Teacher Seo, look at this. Didn’t I tell you Cha Kang Hyun and Son Si Young seem to be dating? Just watch their video from the last premiere—it’s no joke. Especially Son Si Young—she looked absolutely smitten.”
Teacher Kang Ho Jung, sitting beside Yoon, showed her phone to Yoon as she spoke.
“How long will this one last? At least with Jung Ha Na last time, they dated for a few years, right? Anyway, I’m so jealous of Son Si Young.”
On the phone Ho Jung showed her, a sweet photo of Cha Kang Hyun and Son Si Young from the premiere served as the main image for the news article.
“But seriously, Cha Kang Hyun is absolutely devastating. A friend of mine met him in person and was completely shocked. Apparently, his looks on screen don’t even do him justice. Can you believe that? It means he’s even more handsome in real life. Ugh, I’d rather not see him myself. I’d probably suffer serious emotional damage afterward.”
“Oh… yeah.”
“Why are you reacting like that? Didn’t you say you liked Cha Kang Hyun too, Teacher Seo?”
“Just a little…”
“So you do like him! Come on, Teacher Seo, you can be honest. Honestly, is there a single woman in Korea who doesn’t like Cha Kang Hyun? Sure, he’s got a reputation for being a bit rude, but with that face, what can you do? You just have to accept him. As long as he doesn’t commit a crime, everything else about Cha Kang Hyun is forgivable. He’s earned the right to be immune from hate.”
Truthfully, Yoon was also a fan of Cha Kang Hyun. That’s why she always went to see any movie he starred in.
Kang Hyun only acted sporadically—like finding beans in a drought—so whenever she saw news that he was in a film, she’d count down the days until it hit theaters.
Moreover, Kang Hyun was also the person who’d helped Yoon escape that hell, and she owed him a debt of 50,000 won.
But he didn’t remember her at all. Then again, her appearance had changed too, so it wasn’t surprising. Still, for some inexplicable reason, he despised her.
‘If he hates me so much, why is he so insistent on marrying me? Ugh…’
Just as Yoon sighed and stood up to walk toward the copier,
“Teacher Seo, please copy mine too!”
Min Shin Joo, the English teacher, flashed a playful smile and handed Yoon the stack of papers she was holding.
“Sure.”
“Thanks, Teacher Seo.”
Shin Joo tossed off a half-hearted thanks and quickly turned away.
“Teacher Min Shin Joo, please stop taking advantage of Teacher Seo.”
Park Seung Yeop, the PE teacher passing by, muttered dryly toward Shin Joo.
“Teacher Park, I’ve told you how many times—I’m Min Shin Joo, not Shin Min Joo.”
Shin Joo shot Seung Yeop a glare and hurried off.
“She acts like that precisely because Teacher Seo is too kind.”
Seung Yeop clicked his tongue after glaring at Shin Joo’s retreating back.
“I guess so.”
It wasn’t so much kindness as helplessness. Yoon was a new temporary teacher who’d signed a one-year contract with Sura High School at the start of this year.
As a result, she’d somehow ended up handling all the little errands in the staff room—and among everyone, Teacher Min Shin Joo was by far the most frequent requester.
“I’ll help you.”
Seung Yeop approached Yoon.
“It’s okay, I can manage on my own. Thank you.”
In the end, Yoon ended up copying not only her own materials but Shin Joo’s as well, causing her to arrive slightly late to the cafeteria during lunch break.
As she held her tray and scanned for a seat, she spotted Ho Jung waving at her from afar. Yoon smiled brightly at Ho Jung and sat down beside her.
Looking ahead, she noticed Hong Young Hoon watching her indifferently. Young Hoon was her senior from university—and her ex-boyfriend until recently. Yoon quickly avoided his gaze.
“This year, since I’m not homeroom teacher, I have to stay in the central staff room, which is kind of awkward. You’re stuck with second-year staff room, Teacher Hong, but at least that’s easier, right?”
Ho Jung asked, glancing at Young Hoon.
“It’s true, but being homeroom teacher is just exhausting overall.”
Young Hoon sighed as he replied.
“But now that counseling’s over and all midterms are prepared, it’s gotten better, hasn’t it?”
“Yeah, that’s true.”
Yoon ate quietly as she listened to Ho Jung and Young Hoon’s conversation. Beside Young Hoon, Shin Joo, seated right next to him, shot Yoon a sideways glare.
In Kang Hyun’s apartment living room, Woo Jin—planning team chief at JM Production—and Kyung Hwa, Kang Hyun’s stylist, sat anxiously on the sofa waiting for him.
“The bags under your eyes are terrible, CEO.”
Manager Cheol Young announced as he came down the stairs.
“What are we going to do? Why can’t you sleep? What’s going to happen to our CEO if he keeps this up?”
Kyung Hwa fretted with concern.
Moments later, Kang Hyun emerged from the shower, wearing only a robe, striding out like he was on a runway.
“Why’s everyone swarming my place? I’m changing the door code.”
Kang Hyun grumbled as he slumped onto the sofa. He hadn’t slept a wink again last night. Just as he’d finally dozed off, Cheol Young barged in and woke him up—no wonder he was irritable.
“CEO, about the scandal…”
Woo Jin cautiously began. Woo Jin had started as Kang Hyun’s personal manager before moving to JM Production, where he now oversaw overall operations.
“No.”
“Just as I thought… But right now, it’s serious. Production’s at a complete standstill because of this. Phones won’t stop ringing, and the internet’s flooded with rumors about your relationship.”
“Which agency is she with?”
Kang Hyun clutched his pounding head and snapped irritably.
“Gayoon Entertainment. I’d heard rumors their CEO occasionally stirs drama by pairing up with rookies, but I never expected them to mess with you directly.”
Due to worsening insomnia lately, Kang Hyun hadn’t slept properly for several days.
Ever since witnessing his mother’s tragic death, he’d suffered recurring bouts of sleeplessness.
His deeply furrowed brow clearly reflected just how terrible his condition was.
“Tell them to take it down immediately—before I sue.”
Kang Hyun snapped irritably as he splashed water on his face.
“Yes. Oh, and by the way—now that news spread about your drama debut, reactions are pouring in already. Everything’s moving fast.”
Woo Jin beamed with a broad smile. Kang Hyun had decided to personally appear in the drama he was producing.
Top-tier male actors had all declined, citing the character as too despicable, and using a rookie actor would weaken platform appeal and likely fail to attract advertisers.
“Has Shin Young Joo received her contract?”
“Of course. She kept delaying it, but as soon as they heard you’d be in it, her agency chief came over first thing this morning to deliver it personally—with a grin from ear to ear. Haha.”
Woo Jin himself was also grinning from ear to ear as he said this.
“It’s already being hailed as the most anticipated drama of Q4.”
This was Kang Hyun’s first time appearing in a drama. He’d only ever acted in films—mostly noir, action, or horror like ‘Vampire Doctor.’
This drama was also noir, but with a romantic undercurrent, making it Kang Hyun’s first foray into romance.
“So the CEO is finally doing a romance drama! Fans are already going wild—saying their wait was worth it.”
Truthfully, Kang Hyun had barely ever done romance acting, having avoided it all this time because he felt awkward at it.
But this time, due to persistent delays in casting the male lead, he’d had no choice but to step in himself.
“By the way, CEO, about Chae So Yi—they keep asking us to adjust her screen time. What should we do?”
Chae So Yi was a rising newcomer who’d recently skyrocketed in popularity after a supporting role in a hit drama.
In this drama, she played Kang Hyun’s ally, so her role wasn’t small—but her agency was now pushing for a romantic subplot between her and Kang Hyun too.
“Just because she got popular, she’s acting entitled.”
Once casting finalized, actors often began their own power plays.
It started from the order names appeared in the credits, to complaints about screen time, or even demands to completely rewrite their character’s personality if they didn’t like it.
Just a few months ago, Chae So Yi was a complete unknown—but now that she’d gotten famous from one drama, she was already acting like a top star.
“Tell them if they keep pushing, we’ll terminate the contract.”
“But then the penalty fee…”
“They’re the ones causing trouble first. If we really get into legal specifics, they’d be at greater disadvantage. Even if we suffer some loss, it’s better than completely rewriting the story and ruining everything.”
“Understood.”
Kang Hyun was generally like this in all matters, but especially ruthless and cold when it came to work. No matter how trendy or popular Chae So Yi had become, he wouldn’t cut her any slack.
“Alright, that’s enough—leave. I’m going to sleep.”
Kang Hyun rose from the sofa with his tall frame and strode back upstairs. The three watched him go, then quickly gathered their bags and left through the front door.
“Guess Gayoon’s CEO finally lost it—daring to mess with our CEO.”
“Right? What does our CEO even need with someone like her?”
Kyung Hwa pouted as she spoke. Ever since filming began, Son Si Young had openly flirted with Kang Hyun.
Many newcomers like her tried to latch onto him, hoping even a fake dating rumor would boost their visibility—and indeed, such rumors were great for building fame.
‘How dare someone like Son Si Young even dream of him? She’s ugly and doesn’t know her place.’
Kyung Hwa, a staunch believer in looks, inwardly mocked Son Si Young—whose appearance fell far below her standards—and left Kang Hyun’s place with Cheol Young.
The rumor about Kang Hyun’s romance, which had heated up the internet all day, wrapped up within just over 24 hours as an absurd publicity stunt by Son Si Young’s agency.
In the master bedroom of Seo Ji Man’s house in Seongbuk-dong, Yoo Jin was hopping around with disheveled hair, while Kim Seo Jung sat quietly reading the newspaper, utterly indifferent to her daughter’s tantrum—a perfect study in contrast.
“If I’d known it was Cha Kang Hyun, I would’ve taken it myself! Ugh!”
Seo Jung hadn’t even glanced at Yoo Jin, who was tearing at her hair in frustration—but now she set down the newspaper and left the room. Yoo Jin immediately followed her out.
‘Did she forget to take her meds today?’
Yoo Jin suffered such severe anger issues she needed medication just to manage them.
“Mom, I’ll do it! I’ll marry him!”
“Stop talking nonsense!”
Seo Jung, plagued all day by Yoo Jin’s outbursts, clutched her throbbing head and swallowed a painkiller with water.
“Why didn’t you say it was Oppa Kang Hyun from the start? Waaah…”
Now Yoo Jin was sobbing and whining pitifully.
“Do you think I knew? They said Cha Kang Hyun suddenly showed up at the matchmaking meeting!”
“Who does this?! Aaargh!”
Yoo Jin felt like she was losing her mind. Kang Hyun had been her idol since childhood.
She’d never seriously considered marrying him, though—after he’d become a model and then an actor, he’d just kept generating scandals and gained a reputation for complicated relationships. She’d practically given up.
He never even showed his face at social gatherings among the elite, so she’d had no chance to meet him. Now that Cha Kang Hyun suddenly appeared as Yoon’s fiancé, she was absolutely furious.
She never imagined Cha Kang Hyun would show up at a matchmaking meeting she’d rejected. It felt like she’d cooked porridge only for a dog to eat it.
“No way! I’m doing it no matter what! Can’t you just talk to Dad about it, Mom?”
Yoo Jin clung desperately to Seo Jung’s arm.
“It’s already settled. The engagement’s in two weeks—what nonsense are you spouting now?”
Both families were eager to finalize the marriage, so they’d even skipped the formal first meeting.
“What’s so urgent?!”
Yoo Jin jumped up in protest.
“And Cha Kang Hyun is absolutely out of the question! Don’t you know he’s even less suitable than Cha Yu Hyun?”
“Ugh! Cha Kang Hyun is mine! How dare Yoon take what’s mine… I won’t let her get away with this! Aaargh!”
Seo Jung sighed as she watched Yoo Jin now rolling around on the kitchen floor, then turned and went back into her room.
“Good looks alone mean nothing. Why on earth would anyone like that womanizing, ill-tempered jerk? Tsk.”
Having watched her own unfaithful husband cause her so much pain, Seo Jung couldn’t believe her daughter was still so naive.
But then, a sudden thought crossed her mind, and the corners of her lips curled upward.
“Yes, Yoon—you should experience what it’s like to marry a womanizer like him. Hehehe.”
When scheming men desperately battle for her favor in the male harem
This one’s also on my reread list! The rivalry, scheming between the men in the imperial harem are just as intense and thrilling as in classic palace drama novels, where concubines fight to the death. Give it a read, girls! I promise you won’t be disappointed.
Synopsis:
“I am not worthy of her… but I still want to be by her side, even if only as a loyal dog…”
Those were the painful whispers of Yue Guanyi – the proud Crown Prince of the Great Qi, who was torn between deep love and a guilty conscience. Despite holding the supreme power of the Imperial Guard, he still could not forget the dark past when he was sold into a brothel.
Fate played a cruel twist when Qiu Shuzhi – a young female official who had just passed the imperial examinations with top honors – stepped into his life. She did not know that she was the one who had saved him from a tragic fate many years ago. And now, her heart was the target of pursuit for both Yue Guanyi and the powerful Empress Dowager Qin Qing.
While Yue Guanyi only dared to silently care for and protect the one he loved from afar, the Empress Dowager Qin Qing openly expressed his feelings and did not hesitate to take advantage of his power to approach Qiu Shuzhi. The covert struggle between the two most powerful forces in the imperial court began…
Trigger warning: All men in this novel are yandere style.
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Maldito jefe de curso y maldito exnovio, son basuras, tratando mal a los abuelitos de Yoon, ojalá queden en vergüenza los dos. Por otro lado, pensé que Kang Hyun iba a tardar más en llegar, que bueno que no alargaron tanto el drama. Finalmente, sospecho que la madrastra de Kang Hyun estuvo detrás de esto.
Maldito jefe de curso y maldito exnovio, son basuras, tratando mal a los abuelitos de Yoon, ojalá queden en vergüenza los dos. Por otro lado, pensé que Kang Hyun iba a tardar más en llegar, que bueno que no alargaron tanto el drama. Finalmente, sospecho que la madrastra de Kang Hyun estuvo detrás de esto.