Office Romance Scandal (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 73
Tae Hong had been lost in thought for a long time. After meeting Hae Jin’s parents, his mind was in complete chaos.
When he faced Hee Jung, it felt as though he held the key to a gigantic Pandora’s box. Part of him couldn’t believe this was happening, yet another part felt as if scattered puzzle pieces had suddenly clicked into place all at once.
Now he finally understood why his father had neglected his mother for so many years and pressured his stepmother to maintain her youthful appearance.
At the heart of it all was Hee Jung.
His stepmother, Da Yeon, resembled Hee Jung in both demeanor and looks. In the end, his father had simply sought a substitute for a love he’d failed to fulfill in the past.
Two women had been sacrificed for one man. “Arms bend inward,” as the saying goes—and Tae Hong couldn’t hide his pity for his mother.
Regret washed over him: If only he’d known sooner, could he have been the son who offered her comfort?
He knew she had only one person to lean on, yet Tae Hong couldn’t bring himself to gently take her hand.
Looking back, he realized that, even while hating his father, he’d ended up treating his mother in exactly the same way.
Guilt and shame surged within him. He felt deeply sorry for his mother, who’d never truly received love, slowly wasting away in sorrow.
Therefore, Tae Hong had no intention of covering up this matter.
The real question now was how to reveal the truth. Some might accuse him of stabbing his father in the back—of betraying him by refusing to let things stay buried—but he didn’t care.
Compared to watching his stepmother wilt day by day, this was nothing.
As he pondered where to strike the match for the biggest explosion, there was only one answer.
The vulnerable one—the one punished for loving too deeply—was the key.
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The Male lead Always Seduces Her with His Beauty (Matriarchy)
Xin Jiao Zhou is the leader of the world’s premier sect. She has just experienced betrayal from all sides, was poisoned in an assassination attempt, and faced death squad attacks while the poison was taking effect. After finally clearing out the scum from her sect, she was drugged again while trying to detoxify.
After waking up from a night of unconsciousness, she gained a “beautiful and kind-hearted” husband.
Xin Jiao Zhou: “???”
He fell ill.
She came to see him, bringing breakfast.
As she put down the breakfast and was about to leave, his hand slipped while holding the spoon. “Clank!”
She turned around upon hearing the noise.
He looked up at her, his eyebrows drooping: “My hand… has no strength.”
“Shall I… feed you?” she asked tentatively.
He opened his mouth cheerfully: “Ah—”
Thinking she was drowning, he jumped in without hesitation to save her, but nearly drowned himself. In the end, it was she who swam over to rescue him, giving him air underwater.
After emerging from the water, his ear tips turned red. He lightly brushed his cheek, tucking his sideburns behind his ear, revealing delicate, pink-tinged ear tips. He lowered his gaze, too embarrassed to look at her.
Xin Jiao Zhou: He’s truly beautiful, kind-hearted, and adorable.
A certain someone when disciplining subordinates behind the scenes: “If they don’t obey, just kill them.”
What’s that? She might already have someone she cares about in her heart? A certain someone: Find out who it is, kill them, and then there won’t be anyone.
What? She met a man by the riverside? What? That man even hurt her? A certain someone: Whichever hand hurt her, chop off his entire arm.
Love at first sight without realizing it, gradually falling in love, slowly getting closer…
Family and national grudges, schemes and desires, good and evil, crime and punishment, she and he face the future together, seeking justice with passion!
A naturally dark female lead who could accidentally destroy the world but is actually an honest person VS a weak, pitiful, and helpless but skilled fighter, beautiful white-cut black male lead
My heart is not of stone, how steadfast is your love? — Tao Yuanming “Imitating the Ancients (No. 3)”
— Reading Guide —
Cold female lead & dramatic black lotus with hidden yandere traits male lead
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