How much of him that I don’t know, and how much do I actually know? It was difficult to estimate.
Could she also gain such confidence if more time passed?
“And I’m not one to meddle, but let me tell you one more thing.”
As the words that would lead to the conclusion were heard, the elevator doors opened wide.
Jin Seok politely gestured for her to exit first. Then, following Yoo In, he lowered his tone in the confined space and spoke.
“I don’t think Director Doh values secrets lightly.”
“Ah…”
Whether it was admiration or a sigh, Yoo In’s cheek revealed a complex emotion. The man who had just given piercing advice led Yoo In as if nothing had happened.
And passing through that corridor I once faced, we reached a thick wooden door, sending a gaze filled with various unspoken messages to Yoo In.
If we interpret that, it roughly means, let’s leave aside the trivial jokes we just shared. When Yoo In showed a positive nod, Jin Seok, instead of answering, knocked on the door.
Knock.
A muffled response came from inside. The man who opened the office door ushered Yoo In in, closed the door promptly, and disappeared.
Due to the midday light pouring through the fully raised blinds on the front window, the vision was momentarily blurred.
As the distinct features gradually became clearer on the once opaque corneas, a man seated like the king of a jungle in the fringe of sunlight appeared, wearing a picturesque smile.
Playfully tilting her head, Gyeon said, “My Nam Yoo In has finally come.” The laughing Gyeon showed Yoo In his open arms. Yoo In, automatically drawn to him, found herself securely nestled in the firm man’s embrace.
Having left tender kisses on Yoo In’s ear, expressing affection and tenderness, Gyeon, who was grinning broadly, effortlessly lifted her light body and placed it on his thigh.
Yoo In looked at him with a bewildered face, her image on his knees seemingly out of place.
“Is this okay in the office?”
“What’s wrong? Is there a rule that says I can’t let my lover sit on my knees in the office?”
“What if suddenly a secretary comes in?”
“There’s no way. One of the virtues of a secretary is knocking. And no one can enter here in the company without my permission.”
Due to his serious mention of an unfamiliar virtue, Yoo In couldn’t help but smile. The man who teasingly smiled at her faced Yoo In, pulling her into an embrace, and leaned his forehead against her temple near the nape of her neck.
In the next moment, his voice, slightly tinged with fatigue, reached her ears.
“Our Nam Yoo In. Thank you for coming. Did anything happen on the way here? How did you come?”
“I took a taxi.”
“Hmm. Wasn’t it scary to come up?”
“It was. But you had a bodyguard with me.”
Gyeon seemed to smile subtly. The silent smile made Yoo In feel strangely uneasy. Gently exhaling, she lightly patted the back of the man who leaned on her.
She hoped for even a slight break from the piles of documents stacked on the desk. Even if it was this much, she wished for comfort.
He, who exuded a calm atmosphere within the appropriate indoor temperature, was quiet for a moment. Following him, Yoo In also sympathized with the silence, and after a while, she spoke quietly, albeit somewhat lightly.
“What do I do while you work, Director?”
“You can stay with me like this.”
“…That’s a bit.”
Uttering a sentence with dissatisfaction, Yoo In pushed away the thin shoulders wrapped in a gray-toned checkered shirt.
Reluctantly parting, Gyeon raised his eyebrows slightly, then calmly met her gaze.
“Do whatever you want in here. Did you have lunch before coming?”
“Yes. I’ll keep it simple at home. What about you, Director?”
“Yeah. I’ll keep it simple too.”
“Now, let’s work quickly. I won’t disturb you.”
Quickly putting strength into the legs and separating from the embrace, Yoo In’s waist, leaving a lingering feeling of regret, was released from the large hand.
Looking at her like that, Gyeon immediately laughed and added, “You can read a book on the bookshelf. You can watch TV. Or would you like to see the script for Nam Yoo Jin’s upcoming shoot?”
“The script? Can I see that? Isn’t the director being taken away due to script leakage?”
“Taken away? By whom? Me?”
The man frowned, as if hearing such an absurd remark for the first time, then shook his head excitedly as if shaking off the absurdity.
“You can do anything you want, so feel free. Need coffee?”
“Yeah.”
“Iced?”
“Iced.”
When Gyeon conveyed the order for takeout coffee on the internal phone, Jin Seok brought two iced Americanos within five minutes.
Yoo In sat on the guest sofa, and Gyeon sat at the work desk. Each enjoyed their respective coffee.
The man, seemingly forgetting Yoo In’s presence, immersed himself in work, and Yoo In, who gradually became bored sitting still, tried to move around the office making as little noise as possible.
Having admired the view from the front window where a splendid skyscraper could be seen, enjoyed a painting hanging in a lobby-like style, and finally stood in front of a bookshelf filled with books.
“…….”
Gyeon, with a small back clearly showing what she was contemplating, smiled and winked.
Watching her move around like a curious puppy, glancing here and there, was truly adorable.
Even when she violated the promise with him, behaved shamelessly, and made him almost angry and upset, seeing Yoo In fluttering around, he once again realized that his judgment was correct.
If he hadn’t seen Yoo In today, it would have been a big problem. Really.
Gyeon, who let out a wry laugh, shifted his gaze from stealing glances at Yoo In to looking at the monitor. It wasn’t long before he noticed Yoo In, who was busy choosing books, quietly heading toward the door.
“Where are you going?”
Turning around with her thin shoulders wrapped in a gray-toned checkered shirt fluttering, Yoo In blinked her big eyes.
“I’m going to the bathroom.”
“Sure. It’s at the end of the hallway.”
As if wondering if he had disturbed her, he glanced at Yoo In with dewy eyes. He couldn’t help but laugh at the way she looked around like a curious puppy.
“Go ahead. It’s at the end of the corridor.”
Feeling a bit sorry for her, he watched her leave. As soon as she left, Gyeon, who had been holding a fountain pen, put it down with a sound.
“So cute.”
The cute subject mumbled unheard words.
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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