Then, Jin-gyo intervened.
“Why is a respectable person like you eavesdropping on others’ conversations?”
Seong-hyuk looked at him indifferently.
“I don’t recall ever pretending to be respectable in front of Mr. Seo Jin-gyo, so I’m not sure why you’re under that impression.”
“…….”
Jin-gyo couldn’t argue back. He had to admit that he never tried to hide his animosity from the start.
“If it’s about Chae Young-in, eavesdropping is the least I would do.”
Seong-hyuk had only just realized the meaning behind Jin-gyo’s question on the day he came to sign the contract. Probably Jin-gyo had heard that her ex-boyfriend was in the U.S. and wanted to check on it.
“Now that Mr. Seo Jin-gyo knows about Young-in and me, there’s no need to hide it.”
“Seems like you never really intended to hide it.”
“Well, I won’t deny that. I never wanted to hide my relationship with Young-in.”
As he spoke, Seong-hyuk’s gaze shifted to Young-in.
Young-in read in his eyes, “I’ve never been ashamed of you, so don’t think of yourself as lacking.”
Of course, she knew. If she had felt even slightly that Cha Seong-hyuk was ashamed of her as an adopted child, she would have broken up with him that day. She certainly wouldn’t have harbored feelings for him until now.
Young-in, biting her inner lip hard, finally spoke.
“What brings you here?”
“Just to see you.”
“You’ve seen me, now leave. The shoot will start soon.”
“I’ll wait until it’s over.”
“Why?”
“To take you home.”
Young-in steeled her wavering heart and tightly clenched her cold hands.
“I’m working right now. When the shoot ends, I’ll obviously go with Jin-gyo Senior.”
“…….”
Contrary to Seong-hyuk’s stern silence, Jin-gyo opened his mouth with a smile.
“Young-in will be safely escorted home by me. You can go back without worry, CEO.”
Seong-hyuk turned away silently, the bright sunlight pouring over his head.
Young-in silently watched him, a man who even in such moments shone so brightly, making him all the more unattainable.
Young-in got out of the taxi in front of her house.
It was almost midnight.
As she walked towards the gate, she heard a car stopping behind her. Thinking she might have left something in the taxi and it had come back, Young-in turned around abruptly and froze.
It wasn’t a taxi, but a black SUV. And the person getting out of the driver’s seat was Seong-hyuk.
“Where’s the person who said he’d see you home safely and not to worry?”
“I chose to come alone.”
“Good for you.”
“Were you waiting to see if Jin-gyo Senior would take me home?”
“I thought I could only sleep after seeing you enter your house.”
“…….”
How long had he been waiting?
She had embarrassed him deliberately in front of others, telling him to detach himself, but it seemed to have been in vain.
She knew she shouldn’t feel sorry, that she needed to be harsher and colder, but putting that into action was excruciatingly hard.
“I was worried you wouldn’t come home.”
“Worried I might spend the night with Jin-gyo Senior?”
“Yes.”
“…….”
Young-in wanted to tell him that she and Jin-gyo were not like that, but she refrained. She knew that telling the truth would be like giving Seong-hyuk hope.
“Go inside.”
Young-in turned silently and stepped into the gate, her steps as heavy as the darkness enveloping her.
It was a night heavier in heart than in body.
Young-in listened to Hae-yoon chatter beside her as they headed to the meeting room for a team leader meeting.
The topic was rumors about Team 5 circulating within the company.
“Everyone says the CEO favors Team 5, never thought he’d create a whole team for them, there’s so much talk.”
Management Team 5 was handling the same actors they had at Hye-seong, merely changing offices.
Employees from other companies absorbed around the same time as Hye-seong were distributed among Teams 1 to 4, so preferential treatment it was.
“Things calmed down a bit after Seo Jin-gyo Senior’s contract, but who knows when they’ll start gossiping again behind our backs.”
“What can we do? We’re the newcomers. We have to put up with that much….”
Young-in stopped dead in her tracks as she saw a middle-aged woman walking towards her from the opposite direction.
She had only seen her once, for a few minutes, but she recognized her immediately.
She was the matriarch of the SL Group and Cha Seong-hyuk’s mother.
Male lead is a clingy little husband
One-line summary: The male lead is initially an arrogant, noble, love-deprived brat, later a cute, clingy, scheming little jealous one.
Introduction:
One day, Lu Yuner’s soul transmigrates into a female-dominant world. She enters the Imperial Academy and takes up the position of a doctoral instructor, teaching classes and grading schoolwork.
One day, she encounters the young prince Su Qingwan secretly skipping class from the male academy.
As a result, Su Qingwan is punished.
From then on, Su Qingwan sees Lu Yuner as a “thorn in his side”.
But before long, this “thorn” becomes the person he cherishes most, and he goes to great lengths to win Lu Yuner’s affection.
Mini scene 1:
One day, the sun is high in the sky but Su Qingwan still hasn’t gotten up for class.
Servant Xiaoyuan: “Young prince, it’s time for class. You’ll be late otherwise.”
Su Qingwan says arrogantly: “I’m not going. I am the esteemed prince, my status is so noble, why should I suffer this hardship? Besides, isn’t learning all this just to please women? Hmph, they’re not worthy!”
Mini scene 2:
After Su Qingwan falls for someone, he completely changes. He no longer skips class and diligently learns how to be a good husband and father. But he discovers that Sister Yuner is always surrounded by admirers.
Drunk and overcome with jealousy one day, he clings to Lu Yuner, crying beautifully like a pear blossom in the rain.
Su Qingwan: “Qingwan likes Sister Yuner.”
Lu Yuner: “Young prince, you’re drunk.”
Su Qingwan: “Qingwan isn’t drunk. Qingwan likes Sister Yuner, likes you so much, likes you to bits…” Before he can finish, Lu Yuner’s eyes flash with emotion and she leans in closer.
[Reading Guide]
1. The female lead is gentle, gracious, humble and polite but not weak. The male lead is initially an arrogant, noble, love-deprived brat, later a cute, clingy, scheming little jealous one.
2. 1v1, a bit torturous in the beginning but definitely sweet later on.
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