“How do you even sustain life? I should ask a forensic professor next time I meet one,” Juhyeok said, shaking his head.
It was true; her diet was minimal. A few spoonfuls of rice would suffice for a meal, and picking what she ate took less time than choosing what not to eat.
She would pretend to eat in tough situations, but usually, she couldn’t finish even half her bowl.
“Could you ask a medical professor instead? I’m still alive, after all.”
Juhyeok laughed and took a swig of his beer.
“Haein has been admirable in school and even now.”
“Haein? The legal representative for Tae Sung?”
“Our junior from university.”
Line didn’t particularly favor connections based on educational background. She nodded, but her expression showed little interest.
“Don’t be too harsh on her. She’s competent, but with the Legal Affairs Manager involved, there’s not much she can do.”
“It’s not about being harsh. Even if they stick to their right to silence, it won’t stop us from catching the real culprit.”
Line spoke with conviction in every word. Thinking about the case brought a surge of determination, mixed with a hint of defiance.
She shook her head as if to shake off the thorns of frustration and picked up her beer can. The slight buzz from the alcohol seemed to soothe her sharpened nerves.
Back at the company, Songgang sat not at his desk but on the sofa, waiting for Attorney Cha to come up with the report. It seemed to be taking some time to organize the information from the recent interrogation.
He reopened Prosecutor Jin Line’s profile. She had the capability to drive this case forward and understood the weight of justice.
Then Haein entered after a knock.
“Sorry, the secretary is out.”
“I told everyone to leave for the day since it’s getting late. Attorney Cha, you’ve worked hard too. Please, have a seat.”
Songgang’s mannerisms were more precise and firm than ever.
Haein respectfully placed the documents in front of Songgang and sat down. The report couldn’t be prepared hastily due to the time constraints, especially since Songgang was not the kind of superior who would accept such excuses.
Songgang methodically flipped through the report, page by page.
“Is this the caliber of Prosecutor Jin Line’s skills? Targeting the real culprit behind me with every question?”
“Yes, that’s right. Although we’ve provided an overwhelming amount of evidence, and she hasn’t grasped the full picture yet, she seems to have some idea.”
Haein, feeling apologetic towards Songgang, hesitantly started to speak.
“Sir?”
“Yes, go ahead,” Songgang responded without taking his eyes off the report.
“Why don’t you ask me?”
“Ask you what?”
He pretended not to understand her question. It was a test.
In a situation where even those he believed to be his own had betrayed his trust, he couldn’t blindly trust Haein.
“Why don’t you ask me who the real culprit is?”
“Do you know, Attorney Cha? Who the real culprit is? Report it to me when you find out.”
Songgang continued to focus on the report.
He had anticipated that Haein, not being at the top of the legal department, wouldn’t know who the real culprit was.
“Yes…”
Her response was somewhat unexpected. It didn’t sound like a lie.
Songgang knew that even though Haein was currently sitting in front of him, she might turn her back if Geum Moran reached out to her. It was a personal choice that he couldn’t stop or force.
Yet, he wanted to see if she would act on what she just said.
After thoroughly reading the report, Songgang took a moment to gather his thoughts.
Summoning the head of the legal department to scold them wouldn’t straighten out the argument. It seemed an unfeasible situation.
He could foresee how his hidden ally might react.
It would only lead to more energy being wasted and potentially cornering him further.
Nor could he leave it to Attorney Cha to handle alone, given her affiliation with the legal department.
Strangely, at that moment, Songgang felt that Prosecutor Jin Line was the only one he could trust.
“Is the legal department sending more evidence this time?”
“Ah… Yes.”
“Well, if there’s a plan in place, but if the answer is already determined, think of the reader and send just enough.”
He made the remark, recalling her battered hands from reviewing the evidence.
“And send all the evidence submitted so far to my office.”
“Excuse me?”
Haein was visibly surprised by Songgang’s request. She quickly composed herself and looked down.
“Is there a problem with that?”
“You want all the evidence brought here, to your office?”
Songgang continued to gaze at her firmly.
Haein realized she had momentarily forgotten that Songgang disliked being asked the same question twice.
Caught off guard, her thoughts had unintentionally slipped out.
“Yes… Understood.”
The next day, as per his instructions, all the evidence submitted to the prosecution was brought to his office.
Sitting at his desk with his arms crossed, watching the evidence being placed, Songgang felt increasingly irritated.
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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