Line’s attitude made Attorney Cha Hae-in uneasy. Songkang had momentarily forgotten her true nature, which had become slightly dangerous.
Perhaps this slight change could be considered a significant development. It wasn’t an unexpected development, but he had let his guard down a bit.
“Prosecutor Jina Line, shouldn’t you share your plans so that Attorney Cha Hae-in can prepare as well?”
Line paused for a moment, then glared at Hae-in. If she were a lawyer from Taesung Law Firm, her skills could be trusted, but the fact that she was from Taesung bothered him.
“No need to prepare.”
Songkang didn’t completely understand Line’s frame of mind, but he thought that accepting Attorney Cha Hae-in’s assistance had been agreed upon.
At this rate, it seemed that there would be no progress in the case.
“She’s someone I trust…”
“If Director believes in her, should I too?”
Line abruptly interrupted Songkang’s words and expressed her clear emotions. Hae-in didn’t show any discomfort and only glanced at Songkang.
It wasn’t just Haein who was upset. Songkang made an effort to remain calm and composed to navigate this complicated situation.
“Attorney Cha Hae-in, I apologize. Could you please vacate your seat for a moment?”
Hae-in responded briefly and moved aside as Songkang had requested.
Line kept her mouth shut, avoiding eye contact with Songkang. Songkang stared at her intently. Based on his experience with her so far, calmly discussing the matter was the wisest solution.
“What went wrong? Why are you suddenly like this?”
“It’s not sudden. I mentioned it before.”
“Attorney Cha Hae-in’s assistance, or rather, working together, isn’t it a fact that it was agreed upon, not something unexpected?”
He clarified that it was collaboration rather than assistance to avoid scratching her pride.
“That’s right. But I’ve changed my mind. I can’t trust Taesung Law Firm anymore.”
Judging by Line’s expression, it didn’t seem easy to change her mind. Moreover, Attorney Cha Hae-in had done nothing wrong.
“Prosecutor Jina Line, in that case, apologize to Attorney Cha Hae-in.”
When he asked for an apology, Line glared at him with force in her expression.
“Why should I?”
She showed a reaction that indicated she couldn’t understand.
“It’s not a sudden change. Both then and now, Attorney Cha Hae-in is still affiliated with Taesung Law Firm. What has changed is Prosecutor Jina Line’s mind. Therefore, Attorney Cha Hae-in has no reason to accept the previous Prosecutor Jina Line’s rudeness. Apologize.”
His words were entirely correct. Line didn’t verbally admit her mistake, but she blinked her eyes quickly. In her mind, she acknowledged her mistake.
Songkang knew that Line was not the type to say, “I made a mistake” outright.
“What should we do? Will we continue to exclude Attorney Cha Hae-in?”
Songkang asked Line. It seemed like she needed time to suppress her uncomfortable emotions. He didn’t want to push Line further into an unpleasant state. It wasn’t Attorney Cha Hae-in’s fault, after all.
Line gazed down, deep in thought.
“When I think about what Taesung did to me…”
Line quickly stopped her sentence and turned her head. However, the words that had escaped her lips had shaken Songkang’s conscience.
That was it. She didn’t distrust Attorney Cha Hae-in; she didn’t trust Taesung itself.
Songkang had made up his mind and called Hae-in to come back. Hae-in entered the room, cutting through the heavy atmosphere, and took her seat.
“Attorney Cha Hae-in, I apologize. This happened because of my shortcomings.”
Songkang’s words left both Hae-in and Line bewildered.
“Taesung made a mistake to Prosecutor Jina Line. I couldn’t anticipate or prepare for the fact that she couldn’t easily overcome that emotional wound as the victim. There’s no clear evidence, no proof to state it so definitively…”
Line’s words trailed off. She felt sorry for blaming Taesung as the reason for her termination, even though there was no clear evidence.
“No, what’s more important than circumstances or evidence is the hearts of the people working together. The part where Taesung made you feel this way, I fully acknowledge it as well. I apologize, not only to Prosecutor Jina Line but also to Attorney Cha Hae-in.”
Director Na Songkang was saying so earnestly that Line couldn’t express any more negative emotions. The room fell silent for a moment.
“Attorney Cha Hae-in, I’ll try not to intervene too much. I’ll prepare the written documents, and you can handle the rest.”
At this point, it seemed that Line had regained her composure. Songkang assessed Attorney Cha Hae-in’s mood.
No matter how junior she was and even if she was hired and paid, he believed that no one had the right to treat her rudely. That was his fundamental philosophy of personnel management.
“Attorney Cha Hae-in, I apologize. You can make the decision. If you want to decline, I will accept it without complaint.”
Songkang said humbly. This was more effective in piercing Line’s heart with remorse than directly asking her to apologize.
Male lead is reincarnated to save his wife
I’ve also read this one twice already. The female lead is kinda soft and gets embarrassed easily—not really my type, but the plot is definitely worth reading. Hurry up and read it, y’all!
Intro
When Shen Yuan encountered Su Jin again in his previous life, she had already become the Prime Minister of the current dynasty. As for him, the former top young master of the capital, he had long since fallen into the abyss, becoming a singer on a pleasure boat.
After a song ended, he was redeemed and sent to the Su Residence.
Su Jin respected and cherished him, gave him a roof over his head, and bestowed him with warmth. Shen Yuan fell deeper and deeper, but before he could express his feelings, Su Jin passed away.
Shen Yuan died to follow her in death, but instead, he returned to when he was fifteen years old.
At that time, he was not yet engaged, and Su Jin was just a poor scholar.
Shen Yuan gritted his teeth, casting aside all his pride, and thought of ways to coax and entice her every day.
The colder and more indifferent Su Jin was towards him, the more proactive Shen Yuan became.
He was not afraid of being mocked by the world, only wanting to marry his Wife-master early, to hold her hand and never let go for a lifetime.
[Note: This story will not specifically point out the male lead’s reincarnation time point; it’s all in the details. Whenever you feel that the male lead is acting strangely, he has most likely been reincarnated.]
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