Reluctantly, she had to agree with him. She didn’t feel confident to drive in her current state.
The ride home felt incredibly awkward. Merely the fact that Juntae had contacted her was enough to make her heart flutter uncontrollably.
“I won’t survive if I keep feeling guilty like this,” she thought, noticing Taehong’s watchful eyes.
Reaching her familiar home felt strangely relieving. Eager to leave his scrutiny, she quickly exited the car.
“Just going to go in then.”
As soon as she arrived, without turning back to Taehong, Haegin hurried inside. She needed time to think alone before meeting Juntae.
After Haegin entered, Taehong turned off the car and stayed inside.
What was on her mind? She wasn’t like this in the morning. No, she became unsettled after checking her phone message.
Resting his hand on the steering wheel, Taehong stopped tapping it suddenly and opened his phone.
“Get out.”
His voice, steeped in severity, chilled the air inside the car.
“Chairman, check the schedule. Anything unusual?”
He focused intently on the voice coming from the other end of the line. Then, the expected name precisely matched his prediction.
The report was that Haegin’s home was scheduled for a pickup, and the meeting would be in a personal space exclusive to the Chairman.
Taehong knew something Juntae probably didn’t: he had planted one of his own people among his secretaries.
In any normal family, mutual surveillance and suspicion might seem strange, but that’s only possible in a household with a typical family structure.
As Haegin sat with the phone disconnected, she couldn’t leave the pantry. A father who led a double life, relying on what, and completely disregarding his mother – could such a man truly understand trust?
This was why he personally selected employees for the Strategic Planning Team. Having felt profound betrayal from his closest family, he resolved to personally select his own people.
But what about Jeong Haegin? “There were no reports to make,” she said, and it seems that was the truth.
Despite trying not to show it, her anxiousness was evident. Meeting Juntae would be just the beginning.
Taehong called the top number on his call log.
“Take pictures of Jeong Haegin and the chairman alone. Make sure Haegin’s face is clearly visible.”
“Understood.” The heavy male voice faded as the screen dimmed. Taehong emotionlessly watched the entrance she had quickly entered.
Jeong Haegin, is she a card to be used or discarded?
Haegin thought returning home would ease her mind, but as the time for the car’s arrival approached, she couldn’t think of anything.
What if she had to report on Taehong’s every move? She decided to stand with him, but wouldn’t that be betrayal?
Should she pretend to report? How long could that last? Would Juntae, who had once come to her home, not know?
She couldn’t just tell Taehong that the chairman wanted to meet. Wouldn’t that prove her loyalty to him?
But without knowing what Juntae wanted, she couldn’t decide.
Fearing to act prematurely and cause a misunderstanding, she wanted to be useful to him, not a burden.
Her phone rang with an unknown number.
“Is this Deputy Jeong?”
After confirming, she heard, “We’ve arrived at your house.”
It was a signal to come down. She hung up after a deep breath.
Meeting Juntae initially was unexpected and scary, but now she was scared because she didn’t know the purpose.
The first time was difficult, and so was now.
As she waited for the elevator, nervously fiddling with her phone, she saw the last photo in her album – Taehong’s picture. It was from the day Juntae first came with his offer, a picture she had taken of Taehong’s phone.
The photo captured his fierce and intense gaze. Though not as intense as in person, the photo still seemed to scold her.
On her way to meet Juntae, filled with worries, the image of Taehong in the photo felt like a whip, urging her to make the right decision.
Ding. The elevator doors opened. Haegin slowly turned off the photo of Taehong.
Male lead is reincarnated to save his wife
I’ve also read this one twice already. The female lead is kinda soft and gets embarrassed easily—not really my type, but the plot is definitely worth reading. Hurry up and read it, y’all!
Intro
When Shen Yuan encountered Su Jin again in his previous life, she had already become the Prime Minister of the current dynasty. As for him, the former top young master of the capital, he had long since fallen into the abyss, becoming a singer on a pleasure boat.
After a song ended, he was redeemed and sent to the Su Residence.
Su Jin respected and cherished him, gave him a roof over his head, and bestowed him with warmth. Shen Yuan fell deeper and deeper, but before he could express his feelings, Su Jin passed away.
Shen Yuan died to follow her in death, but instead, he returned to when he was fifteen years old.
At that time, he was not yet engaged, and Su Jin was just a poor scholar.
Shen Yuan gritted his teeth, casting aside all his pride, and thought of ways to coax and entice her every day.
The colder and more indifferent Su Jin was towards him, the more proactive Shen Yuan became.
He was not afraid of being mocked by the world, only wanting to marry his Wife-master early, to hold her hand and never let go for a lifetime.
[Note: This story will not specifically point out the male lead’s reincarnation time point; it’s all in the details. Whenever you feel that the male lead is acting strangely, he has most likely been reincarnated.]
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