The Jeju Island shoot concluded smoothly for Yeongin. Her biggest gain was the ease she felt with Jinkyo. She regretted the moment she stopped him from confessing, wondering if it would have been better to let him speak.
If she could say she had become comfortable with Seonghyeok, it might be an overstatement. Though somewhat forced, not avoiding his calls made her feel less uncomfortable.
However, due to Huiran’s intense annoyance, she had to furrow her brows more than once. The cause of the irritation was surely Chae Seonghyeok, but Yeongin couldn’t be certain about the conversations between them. She could only vaguely guess.
Back in Seoul, Yeongin spent the weekend trying not to think about anything. Then came Monday afternoon.
Yeongin and Haeyun left the office together. They were heading to the movie set where the assigned actor was filming. However, in front of the elevator, they unexpectedly encountered someone who didn’t seem pleased at all.
Coming up from below, Huiran was inside the elevator that stopped on the fifth floor.
Yeongin and Haeyun exchanged a silent greeting with fists clenched, facing Huiran who stood smiling as she descended from the elevator.
“I came to see Chae Yeongin, and we coincidentally met.”
Yeongin’s eyes flickered at the mention of Yi Chae.
“Me?”
“I have a favor to ask.”
Judging by her expression and tone, it seemed more like an order or directive rather than a request. Nevertheless, Yeongin decided to listen.
“Go ahead.”
“Eonni, Hyunsim, decided to take a break until the end of this week. Until Hyunsim eonni returns, could you accompany me on my schedule?”
“It’s better to talk to the team leader about this.”
“Are you refusing my request right now?”
“Yes.”
“Jinkyo oppa can do it, but not me?”
Haeyun, who had been silently listening, couldn’t hold back.
“No, you should insist on what you want. Senior Seo Jinkyo is in the fifth team, and Senior Baek Huiran is in the second team.”
Huiran’s gaze shifted to Haeyun, her face showing a hint of displeasure.
“Even if we’re in different teams, do we have to divide between my team and your team for a simple schedule? It’s too strict, really.”
Haeyun couldn’t help but smirk.
“Do you know what this is called? It’s called petty bureaucracy. There’s no shortage of people in the second team; why are you doing this to our team leader?”
Huiran raised an eyebrow at Haeyun.
“What’s your name?”
“I’m An Haeyun. Why?”
Yeongin couldn’t just watch the situation intensify.
“Until Assistant Team Leader Jo returns to work, I’ll take care of Miss Huiran’s schedule.”
Both of them turned to look at Yeongin.
“Check with the deputy team leader for my schedule.”
Huiran gave Haeyun a sharp look before leaving.
Haeyun let out a heavy sigh.
“Team leader, don’t you know Baek Huiran is relentless? She’ll catch onto something absurd.”
“I know.”
Unless she’s a fool, how could she not know?
“Why did you agree if you knew?”
“I don’t like things getting noisy.”
“Is it because of… me?”
Yeongin smiled playfully at Haeyun, who was watching her every move.
“Haeyoon said she did that to the CEO. I thought I wouldn’t just let it happen. I could have refused well, but I was anxious that I might awkwardly agree.
It was hastily resolved due to the potential escalation of the fight between Huiran and Haeyoon.
“In the heat of the moment…”
In fact, there was some anxiety.
Haeyoon was reminded that Yeongin had managed to restore everything that Huiran had overturned.
“I’m sorry for intervening, Team Leader.”
“It’s okay. Actually, it was a bit touching.”
Yeongin gently comforted the dejected Haeyoon.
Two days later, three people gathered in front of Huiran’s house.
Yeongin, quietly observing Huiran’s on-site manager anxiously pressing the doorbell, spoke up.
“Do you know the door code?”
“I don’t know…”
When Yeongin’s gaze turned to me, the stylist urgently nodded.
“I don’t know either.”
The three people had come up to the house because no one answered their calls, and the doorbell was the same.
“Then who does know?”
“Team Leader Jo knows.”
“What are you doing? Don’t ask without contacting quickly.”
“Oh, okay.”
The stylist hastily called Hyun-sim and, after finding out the door lock password, opened the door. Yeongin ushered the two inside and followed them.
As they passed through the silent hallway and arrived in the living room, they saw the homeowner lying on the rug under the sofa. Empty bottles were scattered on the sofa table.
The on-site manager and stylist were speechless at the unbelievable scene. Yeongin, who had been silently observing Huiran sleeping soundly, gave instructions to the two.
“Turn on the living room lights and wake up Huiran.”
“Yes.”
The on-site manager, now fully conscious, quickly turned on the living room lights, and the stylist woke up Huiran.
After shouting and shaking for a while, Huiran finally opened her eyes. Her blurry eyes were filled with intoxication.
A calm statement came out of Yeongin’s mouth.
“Did you forget about today’s advertising shoot? I said I would pick you up by 6.”
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.”
