Hyang Mi, who was rushed to the hospital, immediately went into emergency surgery. In the waiting room outside the operating room, Young Hoon cried as if Hyang Mi was already dead.
“Honey, what will I do if my mom dies?”
“Surely not……”
“I made excuses about my phone being broken and didn’t contact mom, I treated her so badly……”
“When did your father say he’d arrive?”
“He left a while ago, so he should be here soon…… Why did mom suddenly come there? Did you get any calls from her?”
“W-well….. I did get a missed call, but I was washing up so I couldn’t answer. Where did you go, Young Hoon?”
“The internet was slow so I went to an internet cafe to play some games. But how did mom know your home address?”
“I-I told her last time we talked. She was worried when I said you were staying at my place.”
“I see……”
Young Hoon burst into tears again. Ju Ri had a headache. It would be a problem whether the surgery went well or not. The fortunate thing was that there were no CCTVs in the villa.
She had planned to pretend she lost the baby after being pushed down the stairs by Hyang Mi. She was certain Young Hoon would leave then. But Hyang Mi was the one who fell.
Ju Ri let out a long, shaky breath. She wasn’t sure what she had done. It felt like a dream. One lie had led to another.
Now she just hoped Hyang Mi wouldn’t wake up.
[This is the timeline separator]Da Eun and Yu Kwon decided to be thorough. Before deceiving Yu Kwon’s family, the first thing they had to do was deceive even themselves into believing this marriage was sincere.
“Well, go on in.”
“Thank you for dropping me off. P-please get home safely.”
“You’re just going to go like that?”
Yu Kwon asked, spreading his arms wide.
After hesitating for a moment, Da Eun fell into his embrace.
“Drive safely.”
“That feels a bit lacking.”
“……We’ll see each other all day tomorrow anyway.”
“True. I’ll call when I get home.”
Da Eun nodded, and Yu Kwon patted her head before getting into the driver’s seat. She waved until his car was out of sight.
It was a strange feeling. It was clearly an act, they weren’t really dating, but her heart fluttered.
Had her home always been this pretty? Everything looked beautiful to Da Eun’s eyes, as if she was seeing through a filter.
“Elder sister! Have some chicken. The owner gave us extra when delivering.”
“Oh, chicken.”
Da Eun grabbed and bit into the chicken leg Da Hyun held out.
“Elder sister, should we have ramyeon too?”
“Go ahead and make some.”
“Okay. Keep eating!”
As Da Eun was eating the ramyeon Da Hyun made along with the chicken while watching TV, she got a call from Yu Kwon.
Da Eun swallowed all the food in her mouth with some water and went into her room.
“H-hello?”
―I’ve arrived home.
“Ah, good work.”
―And you?
“Oh, um. I was just washing up and reading a book.”
Ahem, Da Eun said demurely. Just then, Da Hyun knocked on the door and shouted.
“Elder sister, are you going to eat more chicken? There’s still one more left?”
Da Eun hurriedly covered the phone with her hand at the sudden shout. To block the sound from going through.
When it quieted down, Da Eun removed her hand from the phone.
“Um, where were we?”
―There’s still one more left, apparently.
“Oh geez…… Never mind, hang up.”
―Eat well and sleep well, Da Eun.
“……Okay.”
Why does just calling my name make me feel this way?
Her heart was pounding so hard she felt dizzy. Da Eun thumped her chest with her hand.
“Elder sister, are you having indigestion? Want some digestive medicine?”
Da Hyun poked his head through the slightly open door.
“Get out. Get out, you brat.”
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.
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The next morning, Da Eun checked her phone first thing after waking up early.
[Did you sleep well?]Da Eun smiled unconsciously at the message from Yu Kwon.
“Get a grip, Song Da Eun. Is this something to smile about? Is it?!”
Da Eun hit her own head repeatedly.
“……I guess it could be.”
She smiled again and quickly took a shower.
‘Still, I should act normal at work, right?’
As she hummed and showered, Da Eun imagined what she should wear.
‘Cha Yu Kwon will dress nicely again today, should I buy some new clothes too?’
After washing thoroughly, she dried her hair with a hairdryer.
‘Should I leave it down today?’
She suddenly recalled when Lee Ra, the Lumière president, had her hair down. What was Yu Kwon’s expression like then?
Da Eun shook off the distracting thoughts, dressed as usual, tied her hair as usual, and left home.
But a familiar car was parked in front of Da Eun’s house. It was Yu Kwon’s car.
Da Eun hurriedly got into the passenger seat and asked Yu Kwon with wide eyes.
“Where’s Driver Kim?”
“I gave him time off.”
“Did you come to pick me up?”
“Yes.”
Before Da Eun could calm down, Yu Kwon leaned in close and fastened her seatbelt for her.
Thump thump, her heart started racing again.
Cha Yu Kwon, was he always this caring……?
“For grandfather’s birthday, let’s go greet him together.”
“Ah……”
“We need to appear as a perfect couple by then, do you think you can manage?”
“Of course. I’ll practice hard.”
Yu Kwon, who was about to start the car, suddenly turned his head and tapped his cheek with his index finger.
Here? Right now?
Da Eun hesitated, then squeezed her eyes shut and kissed Yu Kwon’s cheek. But something felt off. It was too soft and warm to be a cheek.
Da Eun opened her eyes slightly. He had turned his head at some point, and her lips were touching not his cheek, but his lips.
“……Ah, I really can’t let my guard down.”
As Da Eun quickly turned her head away, Yu Kwon grabbed her shoulder and pulled her towards him.
“We only have a week left, so we need to do this intensively.”
Then he kissed her deeply. Parting her soft lips, he desperately explored inside her mouth.
“……We’ll be late, Director.”
Da Eun pushed Yu Kwon away, breathing heavily.
“This Saturday, right?”
“Saturday?”
“Don’t you remember? What we agreed to do.”
This doesn’t seem like it’s just about deceiving grandfather.
Is he trying to satisfy his own desires?
Da Eun glared at Yu Kwon suspiciously.
“You need to answer, Song Da Eun.”
Yu Kwon covered Da Eun’s eyes with his large hand.
“You seem very excited, Director.”
“Yeah, I wonder why I’m so excited?”
Yu Kwon started the car slowly and teased Da Eun.
I think I’ve gotten myself into something strange.
Da Eun thought that, but it was already too late for regrets.
[This is the timeline separator]Myung Il woke up at 5 AM every day and had breakfast at 6 AM. It was a habit ingrained over 60 years of living that way.
Since no one else at Hyanglimjae ate at that hour, Myung Il enjoyed his breakfast leisurely alone. No matter how busy he was, he never neglected his meals.
Eating meals carelessly was like mistreating oneself. Myung Il contentedly looked at the simple but neat dishes prepared for him.
Although he had an exceptionally sensitive palate, it was becoming duller with age. Even though he had quit smoking and drinking, there was no helping the dulling of his taste buds as he aged.
“Ma’am, prepare mine too. Keep it simple.”
Just as he was about to start eating, Yong Hee, dressed lavishly, sat down in front of Myung Il.
“What brings you here at this early hour?”
“I woke up early to have a meal with father. Wednesdays are so busy and chaotic.”
“You must have something to say. Get on with it. Don’t force yourself to eat just to please me. It’s bothersome.”
Shortly after, a kitchen staff brought out Yong Hee’s breakfast.
She ignored everything else and picked up a slice of bread, spreading butter on it.
“I can’t eat Korean food in the morning, maybe because I lived abroad for so long?”
Yong Hee took a bite of the bread she had spread evenly with butter and jam.
Myung Il was eating leisurely as usual. After chewing her bread for a while and staring at him, Yong Hee spoke up.
“Father, are you really going to give it to Yu Kwon? Myung Il Foods?”
“……”
“I mean, what kind of condition is that? Father, don’t you know Yu Kwon? It’s obvious he’ll put on a show and bring any woman to marry, are you going to hand over Myung Il Foods to someone like that?”
“That’s right. I told him to bring any woman. That’s why.”
Yong Hee, who had become angry, threw down the bread she had barely eaten halfway.
“What if he brings someone like Yoon, whom father looks down on so much?”
Yong Hee mentioned her husband and gritted her teeth.
“Yu Kwon won’t do that. I know him better than you do.”
Despite Yong Hee’s sharp reaction, Myung Il continued eating calmly. Angered further by this, she clenched her fists tightly.
“If you’re done eating, you can leave.”
Instead of replying, Yong Hee stood up.
“I forgot. Our father is someone who cares more about meals than his children.”
Back in her separate quarters, Yong Hee threw a tantrum with all her might. She picked up and threw whatever she could see and screamed. The staff of the separate quarters seemed accustomed to it and held their breath, trying not to catch Yong Hee’s eye.
Secretary Oh, who had been watching Yong Hee, approached her. As if she had been waiting for this, Yong Hee slapped his cheek. Secretary Oh, as if it were a procedure, naturally took the slap and held out a cigarette to her. Yong Hee took the cigarette and put it in her mouth.
Yong Hee, exhaling a shaky breath of anger, laughed hysterically.
“I guess I’m invisible in our father’s eyes. After all that talk about the eldest son, now it’s about the eldest grandson?”
Yong Hee, who had been laughing, lay down on the sofa in the center of the separate quarters.
Her expression, which had been cackling, suddenly distorted.
“Father’s eldest son, father killed him. Because of his insistence on that damned eldest son succession.”
Yong Hee, who had been muttering, started cackling again.
As the laughter subsided, Secretary Oh cautiously spoke up.
“Executive Director, Driver Kim Jung Woo has been waiting since 6 AM.”
“Yu Kwon’s driver? Tell him to come in.”
She had told him to come at 6 but had completely forgotten. Yong Hee got up as if something interesting had come to mind. While a staff member went to call Jung Woo, Secretary Oh tidied up her disheveled hair.
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Ex-husband Wants Reconciliation (Female-dominant)
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.
Synopsis:
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.
He even had his eyes on another woman.
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.
Su Mu expressed her disdain.
This life’s kindness was enough. If there was a next life, she would definitely kick Yan Jiyue away.
She also wanted to embrace Xie Yi, who had silently stayed by her side in her previous life and committed suicide by taking poison after her death.
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.”
[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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