Although she handed her card to Hwi, telling her to spend it freely, Hwi vehemently refused, saying a transit card was enough, and reluctantly, Seyoung gave her all the cash.
It had been a long time since Seyoung sold Taeein’s belongings, and the only person she believed in was her mother. Seyoung sneaked into her mother’s dressing room.
However, there was a lock on the display case containing bags and jewelry.
“Miss, it’s dangerous.”
Not worth getting angry, Seyoung quickly moved to Honggyu’s dressing room.
Unfortunately, it was locked from the entrance. Seyoung was dismayed. Honggyu’s safe was inside the dressing room.
Under these circumstances, there was no other option. She had to rummage through Seji’s room.
Sneaking up to Seji’s room, Seyoung once again felt dismayed. The door itself was locked.
At that time, there was a commotion downstairs. Looking down the stairs, it seemed like Seji had entered.
Seyoung quickly descended the stairs and stood in front of Seji.
Thinking about what happened last time, she still wanted to kill Seji, but this time, she judged that it would be better to suppress her anger and go inside.
Seji frowned as if annoyed.
“What’s the fuss with your big body blocking the way?”
The first words were unlucky. Although Seyoung’s fist involuntarily tightened, she had to endure the situation.
“Sister, I was wrong last time.”
Seyoung sincerely apologized to Seji. After squeezing some money from Taekang’s vice president, revenge could wait for later.
“What’s wrong with you? Apologizing first? But what should I do? I don’t plan to accept it.”
“I lost my sanity back then. You know, when I lose my sanity, I become an animal.”
“Really? Then kneel down.”
50 billion or pride.
Seyoung was in constant conflict. To strengthen her resolve, she took out her phone and checked Hwi’s face. With a firm heart, Seyoung knelt down.
Seji stared at Seyoung as if enjoying an interesting sight after a long time.
“Is it enough now?”
“No. Crawl around on all fours and cry like a pig. We’ll talk later.”
Seyoung was shocked. The same went for all the employees in the house.
After kneeling down, she had to crawl around on all fours, completely abandoning her pride?
I can’t take it anymore. When Seyoung tried to get up, Hwi’s face came to mind.
“Seyoung, I’m so happy. I thought I couldn’t live doing what I wanted, but it feels like a dream!”
She couldn’t bring herself to say anything to Hwi, who had been through tough times and could now comfortably pursue acting.
Seyoung placed both arms on the floor and began to bow.
“Bow…”
At that moment, Seji burst into laughter.
“Enough, stop. It’s upsetting my stomach.”
Seji waved her hand, and Seyoung trembled with anger.
The desire to kill Seji was intense.
“Will you accept an apology?”
“Sure, what do you want to say?”
“Just give me 5 billion.”
“What? Not borrowing, just asking for it?”
“Yeah.”
Seyoung was confident, and Seji was astonished.
“Are you crazy? Seriously? Where do you plan to use 5 billion?”
“I don’t care where you use it. Can you give me 5 billion?”
“What are you believing to be so confident? Let’s find out. I won’t just give it to you. What can you give me?”
“I know the secrets of Mom and Uncle. It will be very useful for my sister.”
“Come to my room.”
Seji went up the stairs as if satisfied. Seyoung followed behind her with a smile.
“Let’s see if it’s worth 5 billion.”
Seji, who arrived in the room, sat on the sofa. Seyoung also sat in front of her and opened her mouth.
“Promise to give it to me first.”
“What if it’s nothing important?”
“There’s nothing insignificant, so promise first.”
Seji was starting to get annoyed with Seyoung’s attitude.
“Okay, let’s just forget about it.”
Seji waved her hand dismissively.
“It’s something that could catch Seyoung Taerin’s ankles. Don’t you want to hear it?”
At that moment, Seji’s pupils shook. Seyoung silently celebrated. She thought it was a good idea to bring up Taerin’s story after all.
“It’s a matter of life and death unless it’s something significant.”
“Deposit the money first.”
The sisters’ gazes collided in the air like flames.
Seji opened the laptop on the table.
While pretending not to care, Seyoung carefully watched Seji touching the laptop.
“I sent it. Speak.”
It was fast.
Seyoung cleared her throat and spoke.
“Searin isn’t Mom’s biological child.”
“What?”
Seji narrowed her eyes. Youngmi was clearly pregnant and gave birth.
“She pretended to be pregnant. I saw it.”
“Then who is Searin?”
“A child brought from outside.”
“And that’s a great story to catch Seyoung Taerin’s ankles? Give me back the money.”
“I’m in a hurry. It’s a story about Seyoung Taerin’s biological mother.”
“Seyoung’s mom, didn’t she leave for abroad?”
“I don’t know about that, but I heard Uncle and Mom talking. If she’s not Mom’s own daughter, maybe they can stimulate Taerin using her?”
In that moment, there was a change in Seji’s eyes.
Although she had treated Arin harshly until now, the thin thread of being siblings made it impossible for her to treat her more recklessly.
If Taerin were to find out about this, it was certain that he would regard Arin, who was already detested, even more preciously. Therefore, a significant weakness had emerged for Taerin.
“Bring more solid evidence. Like a paternity test. After spending 5 billion won, you should be able to do that, right?”
“Of course.”
Seyoung returned to her room, humming a tune. Adding the 5 billion won she had and the money Seji gave her, it amounted to 10 billion won.
After depositing the money into the account written in the contract, Seyoung immediately called Hwi.
She wanted to share this news quickly. Just imagining how moved Hwi would be, how much more he would like her, filled her with an exhilarating thrill.
However, Hwi didn’t answer, and instead, a woman’s voice echoed in Seyoung’s ears.
“The number you have dialed is not in service. Please check and try again.”
“What is this nonsense?”
Seyoung called Hwi again.
However, only the woman’s announcement continued to play, and there was no response from Hwi.
After Being Cheated On, She Picked Up a Treasure (Female-dominant)
One-line summary: The husband I married on a whim had been secretly in love with me for a long time.
On the day when Jun Shao finally obtained the imperial decree for her marriage, Lan Qu, the person she had admired for six years, defied the decree and ran away.
Her gentleness and devotion, her promise of a lifetime together, were all disregarded by him. Instead, he dreamed of entering the palace to serve the Emperor’s sister as a sixth-rank attendant.
News of this incident spread throughout the capital, and the alleys in front of and behind the Lan mansion were crowded with people who came to watch the commotion.
Jun Shao should have been embarrassed and angry.
But someone stepped in to protect her dignity.
The figure was in a miserable state, yet still possessed an undeniable elegance and handsomeness.
The young lord struggled to climb the wall of the Lan mansion and shouted to her, “If he won’t marry you, I will!”
So, Jun Shao took advantage of the situation and married the person.
She thought the young lord did it to save the Lan family from the crime of defying the imperial decree, but never imagined that from beginning to end, what he coveted was her.
*
After the wedding, Jun Shao felt like she was living in a dream.
Her Wife-master was as beautiful as a fairy in a painting, skilled in the six arts, well-versed in poetry and literature, capable of being gentle and attentive, and also grand and dignified. Most importantly, she was the only one in his heart and eyes.
Jun Shao didn’t know how Lan Shiwu, as a illegitimate son without a father and blessed with beauty, had managed to preserve his purity, recklessly escape, and use his last ounce of strength to ruin his own reputation, all because of his love for her, just to stand before her.
She could only see him gazing at her with eyes full of love, and when she bestowed a name upon him, his eyes shone like stars.
“You have come to me like a weary bird perching on a branch. I shall call you A Qi.”
