My Sweet Enemy (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 10
“Why isn’t she replying? My sister is definitely still alive.”
A Rin checked her email inbox on her phone countless times. Yet, there was still no reply from Tae In, and her newly sent email hadn’t even been read.
“Could someone else have read it? Maybe they logged into her phone or computer…?”
The moment she thought of that, her mood darkened.
The sorrow, which had been blurred by hope, rose again.
“No, no—my sister isn’t dead.”
Because her sister was the strongest person in the world.
A Rin nodded firmly, as if trying to convince herself, then grabbed the teddy bear resting at the head of her bed and squeezed it tightly.
It was the bear Tae In had given her. A Rin unzipped the zipper on its back.
Inside was a tiny black plastic piece, hardly bigger than a fingernail.
When she’d asked why Tae In gave it to her, Tae In had replied,
“You’ll treasure whatever I give you. If something ever happens to me, contact this number and hand it over.”
Tae In had entered the number into A Rin’s phone and saved it under the name Do Hee Won.
“D-Do Hee Won…”
She’d completely forgotten about it. A Rin quickly dialed the number Tae In had saved.
She was nervous, unsure what to say. Who was Do Hee Won? Would they laugh at her stuttering?
To her embarrassment, Do Hee Won didn’t answer the call.
Fiddling with the plastic piece, A Rin suddenly widened her eyes as if remembering something.
“T-this… connects to a computer!”
She’d seen Tae In do it before. A Rin hurried to Tae In’s room, moving carefully so no one would notice.
But Tae In’s laptop, which had been there just a few days ago, was gone.
A Rin’s shoulders slumped. She didn’t have a computer of her own.
While she stood there lost in thought, footsteps sounded outside.
“Where on earth is it?”
It was Se Ji’s voice.
“This mustn’t fall into anyone’s hands—especially not my sisters’.”
A Rin clutched the USB drive tightly and crawled under the bed. Soon, Tae In’s bedroom door opened.
A Rin curled up and held her breath.
Both Se Ji and Se Young frightened her, but A Rin feared Se Ji the most.
Se Ji had once pushed her down the stairs for being in the way, and thrown things at her just because she hated the sound of crying.
Their mother had always sided with her sisters and had never once looked at A Rin with warmth.
“Could Kang Nok Hyeon have it?”
Se Ji was clearly searching for something. A Rin tightened her grip on the USB drive, suddenly suspecting that might be exactly what Se Ji was after.
“Hic!”
Out of nervousness, she hiccupped. She quickly covered her mouth, but it was probably already too late.
“Seo A Rin?”
At the sound of Se Ji’s voice, A Rin’s whole body trembled.
“Where’s our little A Rin hiding?”
The sound of the closet door opening and closing echoed. Her heart pounded so hard she felt it might burst out of her chest.
She hadn’t done anything wrong, yet she felt as guilty as if she’d committed a terrible crime.
“Maybe I heard wrong.”
Miraculously, the door closed again. Se Ji must have left.
A Rin let out a sigh of relief and pushed herself up with her elbows to crawl out.
But as she lifted her head—
Her eyes met Se Ji’s, who was peering under the bed through the doorway.
Those dark, empty eyes. Every time she met that gaze, she had nightmares.
“So you were hiding here, our little mouse.”
In an instant, Se Ji grabbed one of A Rin’s legs and dragged her out.
Even as her jaw shook with fear, A Rin shoved the USB drive into her mouth to keep her promise to Tae In.
Before she could even feel relieved, her phone slipped from her pocket and hit the floor.
Se Ji stared at it blankly for a moment before picking it up.
“Emails?”
“Hello, Attorney Woo.”
“Hello, Sol Mi.”
Je Ha greeted the staffer with a bright smile. The woman blushed as if remembering her name was something extraordinary.
Wherever Je Ha went, she drew people’s eyes—especially women’s.
Acting as if she were completely used to it, Je Ha walked past the staff members and stood in front of Se Ji’s office. Secretary Im, recognizing Je Ha, gave a respectful nod.
Je Ha offered a light greeting and opened the door.
Se Ji greeted her with a cold expression.
“You don’t look like someone who got what they wanted.”
Je Ha sat down on the sofa and leaned back. Soon, Secretary Im brought out a warm cup of tea.
“Someone claims they saw Seo Tae In.”
Se Ji mentioned it casually as Je Ha took a sip of the perfectly warm tea.
Je Ha raised an eyebrow.
“Where?”
“I don’t know. It popped up online but was deleted right away.”
“Do you believe it?”
“I didn’t—until I saw this.”
Se Ji handed Je Ha a phone that looked like a toy.
Je Ha eyed the phone suspiciously—it was in a case plastered with a large yellow cat—then took it.
“What is this?”
“Seo A Rin’s phone. It has records of her exchanging emails with Seo Tae In. And look—someone read all the emails sent after Tae In’s supposed death.”
“Her secretary could’ve been managing the email account.”
“Does Seo Tae In seem like the type to do that? And Secretary Im used to be Tae In’s secretary—she acted like she had no idea whatsoever.”
“…That is suspicious.”
Watching Je Ha sink into thought, Se Ji suddenly laughed.
“What, excited? Thinking your ex-fiancée might still be alive?”
At Se Ji’s words, Je Ha openly scowled.
“That’s impossible.”
Their families had discussed a marriage proposal, but they were never formally engaged. Soon after, Je Ha’s father’s company collapsed, forcing her to take Se Ji’s hand to survive.
She held no lingering feelings for Tae In. Arrogant, cold people like Tae In were exactly her least favorite.
“Just to be sure—did you kill Seo Tae In, Seo Se Ji?”
“What?”
“You look uneasy. Like you’d personally kill her if she were still alive.”
Je Ha dropped the smile from her face as she asked.
At that, Se Ji’s lips twitched.
Then, as if nothing had happened, she smiled again.
“If Seo Tae In comes back alive, it’ll be just as inconvenient for you, Woo Je Ha, won’t it? We’re on the same side, after all.”
“We’ll see. But if you’re really worried, I’ll look into it—who read those emails and where they are now. That’s why you called me, right?”
“You’re sharp. And one more thing—have Kang Nok Hyeon followed.”
Je Ha shrugged and stood up.
If anyone suspected Tae In might be alive, they should be tailing Jung Yi Kyung, not Kang Nok Hyeon.
There was no way Nok Hyeon would get directly involved.
“I’ll take this with me.”
Je Ha waved the overly cute phone and slipped it into her pocket.
She pretended to cooperate, but had no intention of easily handing over what Se Ji wanted.
From the start, aligning with Se Ji—and granting her desires—had been driven by Je Ha’s own ambition.
What reason did she have to stick so close, enduring every dirty task?
Je Ha wanted something far greater.
Power beyond wealth or honor—something Se Ji couldn’t possibly give her.
Tae In woke before dawn and quietly crept up to the second floor.
She had to move extremely discreetly so as not to wake Nok Hyeon.
This time, she’d confirm things swiftly before getting chased out again like last time.
Holding her breath, Tae In slipped into Nok Hyeon’s bedroom.
She sat beside the bed and gazed at Nok Hyeon, who lay asleep like a doll.
She’d entered boldly enough, yet now she didn’t know what to do.
Staring at his refined face, her heart fluttered anew.
Then, suddenly, a thought struck her.
What did the problem even matter? Kang Nok Hyeon had no intention of divorcing her—and even if there was an issue with him, it didn’t matter to Tae In.
Platonic love would be fine.
Having reached her conclusion, Tae In lay down beside him, facing him.
The pale blue light of dawn spilled across Nok Hyeon’s back.
She lightly tapped his pale cheek with her finger.
She couldn’t tell whether this painful, trembling emotion was something she’d always carried or something newly born.
Just as she was about to pull her hand away, Nok Hyeon opened his eyes.
Without the slightest surprise, he simply regarded her with his usual indifferent gaze.
Their eyes met for several seconds, and Tae In held her breath.
“Why.”
His lazy voice curled around her ear. Though clearly long awake, Tae In felt as if she were still dreaming.
Tae In hesitated.
Should she tell the truth or not?
“…I wanted to check something.”
“What?”
“It doesn’t matter anymore. I’ve decided I can accept platonic love.”
Nok Hyeon stared intently into Tae In’s starry eyes. Tae In quickly looked away.
“Platonic?”
Nok Hyeon raised an eyebrow, then let out a quiet chuckle.
“Yeah.”
Nok Hyeon gently grasped Tae In’s chin and insistently met her eyes.
“I hate that word.”
Before Tae In could respond, Nok Hyeon climbed on top of her.
Tae In stared up at him, lying flat on her back.
“W-what are you doing?”
Sensing danger, Tae In asked tensely.
Nok Hyeon’s arm, brushing against her bare shoulder as her dress slipped down, felt unbearably hot.
“What were you trying to check?”
Unlike the flustered Tae In, Nok Hyeon remained perfectly calm.
His gaze was cool, as if he’d already seen straight into Tae In’s scheming little mind.
“I was just curious about what your issue was…”
It was that very question—the reason she’d been forced to mention divorce—that had kept her awake, driving her to this room at dawn.
“At the very least, it’s not why you’re in my bedroom right now.”
“…I guess it does look that way. I’ve confirmed what I needed to—so I’ll go now.”
Seeing his confident expression, she realized he was right. Her curiosity was satisfied, yet she felt as if she’d just walked into a trap.
Tae In twisted her body, trying to slip away from him.
“No, I haven’t proven it yet.”
But Nok Hyeon had no intention of letting her go so easily.
“E-enough! I was being short-sighted.”
Tae In shook her head vigorously. Nok Hyeon, who’d been bracing himself on his arms above her, lowered his body.
At the sudden closeness, Tae In squeezed her eyes shut.
“I told you.”
Nok Hyeon whispered into her ear.
His hot breath made Tae In’s shoulders twitch.
“I never do anything halfway.”
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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