But the man quickly countered her question.
“Give me the pen, please. I have company waiting.”
Haegin pulled harder on the pen, and the man let go. She took the pen and quickly turned around to walk the other way. Rounding the corner, she saw Taehong finishing a call.
“Are you done with your call?”
Haegin asked, slightly out of breath. Taehong shifted his gaze from his phone to her.
“Out of breath?”
“Just walked a bit fast.”
Taehong’s eyes quickly scanned her up and down, as if checking for something else.
“Let’s go down.”
Haegin acted as if it was no big deal, and he shifted his gaze away. They talked a bit more with the officials in the lobby before getting up.
“It’s not me you need to impress, but Haegin. She’s the one in charge here, not me. I’m just the person who signs the documents.”
With that, Taehong turned slightly towards Haegin, who was a step behind. The officials’ gazes followed him to her.
“Haegin is the person in charge here, and she’ll be representing me.”
The message was clear: Haegin was now his proxy.
As Haegin bowed in acknowledgment, the officials also bowed. They left the hotel with a light mood as the deal seemed well set. As they shook hands to conclude, someone was watching them from the lobby.
“So, she’s with Yeonchang Group, working with Mun Taehong?”
It was Park Seowoo, the man who had bumped into Haegin earlier. He looked at the two with a sharp glint in his eyes.
Back in Taehong’s car, Haegin still couldn’t take her eyes off her notebook.
“What are you thinking about so much?”
Taehong, not wanting to disturb Haegin’s focus on work, yet compelled by a twisted sense of curiosity, eventually broke her concentration.
“I was thinking we should come to the hotel again.”
Suddenly, the car jerked to a halt. The abrupt stop caused Haegin’s body to lurch forward slightly.
“Sorry, I was distracted.”
Haegin slightly adjusted her seatbelt back into place, and Taehong, asking if she was okay, restarted the car.
“We should come back to the hotel.”
Unaware of what surprised Haegin, she repeated her statement.
“The more I see, the better it seems. If possible, I’d like to have a proper conversation with the hotel manager here.”
As Haegin excitedly shared her thoughts, Taehong showed little reaction. Taking his silence for agreement, she pushed a bit further.
“Do you know any higher-ups at this hotel?”
Wondering if she could leverage Taehong’s connections, she asked, but his response was sharp.
“I think I’ve done enough by bringing you here and arranging meetings with the managers.”
“Manager, am I saying this for my own benefit? It’s all for Yeonchang Group.”
Haegin was indignant at Taehong’s interpretation. Just a meeting wouldn’t suffice. To plan effectively, one must personally experience and identify the strengths and weaknesses.
“Would I say this if I didn’t know the person in charge of Grace Hotel?”
“If you know them, please help. You said you would.”
Haegin knew the importance of utilizing all possible resources, legal and ethical, for a successful project.
“But I’m not really feeling like introducing you.”
His narrowed eyes drew a clear line. No more playing around.
“Work well with the managers, Haegin. After all, they’re the ones you’ll be working with.”
“But still, hearing directly from the founder about their original motivations and…”
“Stop wasting your time on unnecessary thoughts.”
Taehong cut her off sharply. His particularly sensitive reaction made Haegin realize further requests would be futile.
If he wouldn’t help, she would find a solution herself. Finally, his gaze turned towards Haegin.
“I think we need to visit this hotel a few more times.”
Taehong’s frown deepened, as if she was making no sense at all.
“Nothing beats direct experience. Reading someone’s review is just second-hand. People read reviews not only to check before visiting but also to experience emotions about places they haven’t been to.”
Just then, the car stopped at a red light. Taehong fully turned towards Haegin.
“If it’s possible, staying here could be worthwhile.”
“If you really think so.”
In his hesitant voice, Haegin’s focus shifted entirely to him.
“Let’s stay here together.”
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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